Recent content by Gordon495

After all the work of setting things up like financing and where to have it painted, it turns out our boat is just to tall to move and no boat mover here on the island will touch it. Lesson learned, before you do anything check to see if it can be moved first. But I will give a final mention to...

Hello all, just wondering if anyone out there would happen to know the height of a 38 OA from bottom of keel to top of windscreen on the flybridge. I need to transport my boat and height is critical. I can't seem to find any info out there on the net. Thanks

Yup I can appreciate the wanting to save money part. It's like I mentioned at the beginning, the weather up here can be cantankerous to deal with, otherwise I would attempt it. My finishing skills are not the best but I would attempt it. $45000 is a lot of money. Serenity now

We're getting it done at North Island Fiberglass in Courtenay. The boat will be done inside their shop. I posted on this thread their phone number and contact. They've done some really nice work and their rates are good. I'm going to approach the owner and see if we can video document the process.

I'm having the boat painted at North Island Fiberglass in Courtenay B.C. I'll be posting pictures of the process on here as soon as we get started. If you are from this area and would be interested in a quote from this shop you can contact them. Owners name is Ty and their number is (250)...

So I contacted Al Kelly in Sidney B.C who specializes in painting boats and has been doing just that for 30 years. he gave a rough quote over the phone and said, approximately $18,000 dollars to do the hull and upwards of $60,000 to do the topsides for a total of potentially $80,000. Now he did...

I've posted some pictures of our boat under boats afloat for anyone interested and I'll post some along the way when she goes in the shop, before and after. Thank you again to everyone who weighed in and gave their advice

Good advice and I didn't know that about the OA's. Decisions decisions

That is a really great breakdown you've given me. The shop owner actually said they apply a sealer so I took that to mean a clear coat, but maybe he means different. I'll ask him again about the procedure. Thanks for taking the time to educate, I really appreciate it. I really would like to do...

Try and look at that stop solenoid and see if the linkage is hanging up somehow. Even with it running you can check to see if it opens all the way. It maybe that simple. Also I thought that maybe it's a card issue, When it warms up there maybe a break in the circuits that are causing it to shut...

I would go with having your windlass rebuilt. I was able to obtain all the parts through the US for replacement gears, Not cheap parts but worth the money. These windlasses are better built being all bronze then a lot of the new aluminum windlasses. Schaefer marine has bought out Ideal so you'll...

That windlass isn't ours Colin so you would have to contact them to ask what price they're willing to take. But the good part is that it's in Canadian dollars so a lot less expensive for you. That is a good price at $1450. And fyi Crofton is on Vancouver Island, British Columbia if you need to...

I think what you experiencing is the drop in pressure to push the water further down the line. It takes more pressure and your bladder drops quicker and makes it pump a little more. That water pump is keeping your buffer tank pressurized. The tap closet to the buffer tank will probably take less...

Do you think there is any advantage of going with 2 coats of clear on a white hull ??

There is a really nice freshly restored Plath model 9a for sale up here in BC for sale that you might be interested in. I recently replaced my old Windlass ( Ideal ) with a Lofrans Tigress..long story but I was forced to buy the new windlass. But I know how good the solid bronze windlasses can...