Recent content by rgano

I have a different hull design, but my side exhaust is a bit in the water. Other than getting rid of the Brait part of my combination anchor rode the only forward weight added is 80 more feet of 1/4" chain to the 100 feet the boat came with.

Slap it with a hammer and hope it does not go thunk.

I had it made by a local upholsterer whose shop was near the house. He was willing to do the odd canvas job over the years on both my boats. I helped him measure for it, and it was really simple. I bet you have the in-house talent to handle it.

Here are some more photos of the job. You can see where I gained a lot of visibilty as I hold up the old closure over the new window in the first photo.

I have been off the air on this topic for a while as I conducted my research for this project. I finally settled on Wynne Marine in Tuscumbia, AL for the manufacture of my aluminum framed, three slinging panes windows for both price (about a third the cost of the Florida-based company that...

Most boats I see with a flat exit out of the skeg like you have are equipped with a cutless bearing housing there.

I cut a four-inch diameter hole in my MS 30 P II's cabin sole to allow me to replace the tripping hazard the table mounting became with the table removed. I used a flush-mounted fitting. Anyway, the veneer is definitely not wood, but the subsurface to which it was bonded to is thick plywood...

In addition to the source Bacchus mentioned, look closely at the windshield-to-cabin seam. Also look at the portlight rubber seals. I had a leak coming through the Bomar hatch in the cabin top which was quickly taken care of with a very thin line of 3M 5200 made possible using tape on either...

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Just think how much you learned that day. :)

They shut bridges down here in NWFL at 40 MPH sustained.

Phelps and me?? In regard to the overhang, I'd look at it as something akin to soffit repair of a house. Cut that mess out of there and renew with some CPES-soaked plywood. As for the rest of that hot mess, I'd break out the sanders and take it all down to whatever layer of paint/gelcoat...

I bought my new AP through a local marine electronics dealer who agreed to come to my boat to survey the mounting locations for the various components to be installed by me. He also was on the hook to come a troubleshoot if his connection directions did not result in a properly working AP. It...

That's what mine was, Benmar Cetek. The drive motor was indestructible, and if yours is working, not a problem to connect to the output of the AP's brain.

My brother (also a TFer) and I had chain and cable drive steering systems on our two Grand Banks 42-footer (you likely have hydraulic) with old analog point-and-go APs. No interface to anything, just course holders. At some point we added chartplotters (in my case to replace the LORAN the boat...