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Hi Moonstruck, Do you stay up in the Abaco's or do you get further South? If you get to Nassau give me a shout. regards Graham

Very Nice, I notice you do not have any zincs on the rudders, are they bonded to something else ? Regards Graham

Hi There,***** there is a 38' Present "Europa"* for sale here in the Bahamas.*****Don't know much about it,* I know it needs elbow grease, but I think it is fully functional,** May be had for about 28 - 30 K,*** If anyone is interested let me know I'll get you a contact Regards Graham

Hi Ruthless,* nice interior,** yep, thats the idea,* I am going to see if I can design somthing like that.**** If I keep them straight I think they will take up too much of the salon on that port side.** Steve, your steps look like the same height as mine,** but mine are hard over to the port...

Hi Steve,****** One of the things I do want to change on my boat, is the steps down into the salon from the aft deck.*** I have three steps that are really a little too high for comfort.** I have seen a couple of photo's of trawlers ( not Present) that have a stair case that turns 90deg.* rather...

about 2 inches above the waterline.**** Have you been introduced to Brian Smith at American Diesel Corp. yet ?** He knows all there is to know about all the* Ford Lehmans.** If the 225 can be muffled I'll bet he can tell you when & how !!! Graham

No we do not have mufflers,* Do you have a swim platform?** I have a solid fiberglass swim platform on our boat, maybe that deflect some of the sound. I can hear my engines from the bridge, it's enough to alert me if there is a change in pitch, but not objectionable. Regards Graham

Hi gang,* sorry for not paying attention,** Bob, congrats on your 38' If they are built anything like the 42's then it should be a good solid boat.* As Steve mentioned I have a pair of SP 225's in our boat.*** I have not yet checked to see if I have any of the "L" valves, I am going on the...

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I find that the Cetol does not flow out like a vanish, so on areas like a hand rail or grab rail I find that a light rub with the pad gives a nicer feel to the finish. but thats just me.*** You and I have about the same climate conditions, so I hope to only have to do a maintenance coat once a...

I have 4 coats of Cetol Natural, rubbed after each coat coat with a green 3m scrub pad, and then 2 coats of the Cetol Clear.**** I plan to scrub with the pad at the end of May or early June and apply one coat of clear, ready for the summer. Regards Graham

Hi,* just a FYI,* I have started to refinish my teak railings, decided to try the new "Cetol* Natural Teak"** I did not like the orange colour that the original Cetol gave,* but the Natural is looking very nice.

Hi Steve,*** My 42' is a 1987, with twin sp225's, home port Nassau, Bahamas. She has not yet been "christened" but we are leaning towards "Take Five II.."********* This roll call is a great idea. Regards,* Graham*.

Ed,* Thanks for the video link,* I'll show it to my electrician and see if we can do those same tests, and see what we see !* Great help, thanks. Regards Graham

Another question, If an item has it's own zinc, ie trim tab, rudder etc, would you connect them to the bonding system?

Thanks for the info,* Ed, that section on Cathode /Anode ratio is interesting, I have not been much on painting the shafts, but then all my other boats have been faster so probably would not stay on anyhow.** Is there such a thing as the correct voltage value as read on a potentiometer that is...

Good Morning All.**** Just came off the hard after a bottom paint and an old salt passed by to express his opinion* that I had too many zincs on my boat thus being over-protected.** His thinking being that Taiwanese Stainless Steel is known for it's low quality and therefore is less noble than...

JMERRILL, Welcome, good to have another Present 42 aboard, I have just started on my "year" of getting her ready. What year is your boat? She looks great. Enjoy every minute. An old friend once told me that "God does not deduct from our time on earth, time spent on the water" hope he's...

OK Thanks, What are we looking for on the rudder posts?? Regards Graham

Hi Liquid Living, So far she is proving to be a solid well built boat, Like all boats of that era systems need to be upgraded. There is a good article posted on the forum "Magazine articles on taiwanese trawlers" that is well worth reading. Have a good diesel mechanic do a pre-purchase...

Thank you, We had a family function last weekend so have not had much time on the boat yet, but hope to "go play" with her this weekend, next week is our 40th wedding anniversary and the boss has decided we are going to Cuba for a few days, so there goes another weekend, but I hope to...

Hello all,* just want to introduce myself,* Christine & Graham, from Nassau.* Just bought a '87 Present 42,* this forum and a lot of input from *"Forklift", were instumental in helping us decide to buy this boat. The boats a little rough but has good "Bones" so....let the games begin!