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With the teak removed you will have a gazillion empty screw holes. Filling them all will be time consuming. When I removed old teak decks I laid down a couple of layers of 10 oz. mat to cover the holes and prevent leakage.

If you can't find the exact replacement it might be possible to thread a piece of bronze pipe into a standard stern bearing and have a machine shop turn the inboard end down to fit the shaft seal.

Try using De-Bond along with a thin putty knife/dead blow mallet.

Should have said 1986 MK III Jim Curry

I had the pulpit off my 1086 MK III and it is time consuming but not difficult. Remove the bow rail and vertical support bolts. Remove the windlass and mooring cleats as they are bolted through the windlass base. The pulpit can then be removed. I think you are in for a new pulpit because the...

The Cruel Sea

My wife and I painted our 1986 Mainship 34 from the bridge to the rail, including the decks, cabin and cockpit with Awlgrip. We used the small diameter "hot dog" rollers and tipped with a brush. There is definitely a learning curve on vertical surfaces which is why we used the small diameter...

The MKIII has the "hidden" HIN in the forepeak. The MKI was built before the second HIN was required. James Curry SAMS AMS

Not quite. Fuel fill and exhaust hoses are the only hoses required to be to be double clamped. ABYC recommendation and federal Regulation. Other hoses can be double clamped provided the hose barb is long enough. Double clamping on a too short hose barb can damage the hose.

May not be relevant but I had a 1985 4.4 Westerbeke that ran when i bought the boat, was laid up for two years and failed to start. Had an experienced diesel mechanic go over it, did injectors, engine would not crank fast enough to start; di all the usual troubleshooting. Finally tore the...

Some surveys (mine for example) have a third party exclusion; use is restricted to the named client. Unless your name is in the survey it may not be of use to you. James Curry SAMS AMS

I owned a 1986 Mainship 34 MK III(no thruster)kept in the CT River, lots of strong current. I timed my dock arrival and departure with near slack water. The mooring was no problem. Block island and Shelter Island slips were no problem. The long keel, large rudder and propeller have a lot of...

battery box You can build a very strong acid resistant box and cover using 1/4"or heavier fiberglass sheet from McMaster Carr, an industrial supply house That allows on line ordering. Comes in various sizes, not all 4'x8' sheets.

jcurry My 1986 M34 MK III with the 200 hp. Perkins with a clean bottom and a reconditioned 23"x21" 4 blade does 16 knots (gps) @ 2500 rpm.