Recent content by Rpoconnor

I should have mentioned in my post that it is essential to remove the old caulk entirely. Carefully scrap the old caulk out. I used a metal caulk removal tool (Amazon purchase) that I ground down on the sides to fit the area I was working on. Then sanded the gap, then cleaned the gap with...

I have a 2004 Mainship 390 trawler. Several years ago I had a freshwater (rain) leak into the bilge. The water ran down the inside of the hull portside midship somewhere behind the fuel tank, so it was not possible to identify the source of the leak. I had read that the hull, deck rub rail area...

I have a SideShift stern thruster made in Canada. Don't know what a Dockmaster is.

I installed a Sideshift stern thruster on my Mainship 390 last year. The total cost $6,909. It included installation of $1,000. I had it connected to my own house batteries (I have 6 six volt Trojan golf cart batteries, lot's of power). Also installed control switches on both upper and lower...