Over the last several years I've learned to do my own upholstery and canvas work. I will also do jobs for my friend and dock mates, on occasion. As a result I have an account with both Sailrite and Trivantage, providing me with "discounts" in the materials. But I have found that the shipping...
I have four 20” gas lifters. Two are 40lb. One is 90lb (black one) and one is 100lb. They are yours if you want them. Just send me your mailing address. I’ll handle shipping costs.
Right now this is just an analytical exercise with no real plans to do this, but since I have diesels and there is no actual requirement for an engine suppression system, what would it take to remove a Sea Fire system? Is the controller a parallel wired device that can simply be removed and the...
What are you streamers now doing with your satellite stuff. I have a KVH TV1 that I don’t expect to ever use again. I can leave it up in case of future apocalypse requires it’s use. I can take it down and box it up to clean up the arch a bit. Or I can try to sell it, although not sure anyone...
I’m looking to finally replace my old RL80C. I have standalone radar and fish finder so I really just need chart plotter only. I found places that have the original Axiom still. So I’m looking at that to keep cost down. They sell three versions of the 12” that I am looking at:
1. Chart...
Thought i would pass this on since many here have these tachs. I’ve had Aetna digital tachs for a half dozen years. Last week I encountered an issue with one of them. It was displaying an incorrect rpm. Too high. This led me to chasing a ghost regarding the synch module. But after talking...
Looks like the starboard side of my diesel synch module failed. It’s the hockey puck thing under the helm that takes the pickup pulse signals and converts that to voltage for the synch gauge. What’s the history of that thing? No one makes the diesel version anymore and hasn’t for a long...
After 10 years of using we’ve decided our dinette table is unnaturally too high. Never liked that. I need to short the post by a few inches. It’s tapered so cutting off the ends doesn’t appear to be an option. Only idea I have is to cut it at the center and slide both ends over a wood pole...
Well, after buffing and waxing my own boat for 12 years I somehow managed to burn the gelcoat in a spot. I have no idea how I did this. I guess that’s what it is because I noticed it right after I ran the buffer over that area. It’s inconspicuous and faint enough to not be a bother. But, do...
Was curious about this. Off road diesel at the pump at the gas station down the street is $4.39 a gallon. Diesel at our marina not far from there is $6.09 a gallon. Who gets to keep the $1.70 a gallon? It’s certainly not me.
I’m doing a full restoration of my bridge seating. One task is to refurb the captains chairs bolster brackets. I got them off (2 screws into side and three wide flanged rivets into base) and have scraped away all the loose paint. Got the stiffest one working freely. The hinge was so gunked up...
During the post haulout cleanup by the yard the decided to basically pressure wash the bridge, helm and everything. I ended up with 7 of nine gauges looking like this. That white stuff is dried onto the inside of the gauge. Got all ready to order new ones then figured I’d try stuff. Couple...
When I bought the boat 8 years ago I dished out $800 for a new systems monitor DDU. Well a lightning EMP fried it a few weeks ago. I had no interest in another $800 purchase so I looked at alternatives. Since I have all mechanical engines with no Smartcraft and no Nmea2000, I went with the...
PM me your address and I will ship it to you. I think it works. Lightening EMP took out the DDU but don’t think it damaged this, but can’t guarantee it.
My Highfield aluminum RIB has gone completely end of life. Should I just take the whole thing to the dump or is the aluminum hull worth keeping for some reason I haven’t thought of?
I’m pretty good at decoding personal license plates. Saw this one on a Maine car this morning. Had me stumped for a while, then the light bulb went off. Don’t post the answer. Just post if you got it or not.
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2001 400 Sedan Bridge with Cummins 6CTA (not my boat but a friends). Boat was hauled two weeks ago for bottom paint and some gelcoat repair. I went and checked on it yesterday for the owner and all four main engine batteries were completely discharged. 0.0V. Brand new AGMs. The two main...
Finally replaced the factory anchor swivel with a Mantus swivel. Anyone want it? Just PM me your address and I’ll ship it to you. No charge for the swivel or the shipping. Held a 400 Sedan Bridge rock solid, so it works well.