Recent content by thebruce

Oh wow. That boat is gorgeous. Your making me have bilge envy. That’s an upcoming project, maybe this spring. Did you repaint yours or is that original?

Yup, totally agree.

I had an amazing (and affordable) crew help me with all the painting and sanding, but yes they did it in the slip and did an amazing job. Without them this project would have been too much for one person and a yard would have charged easily $100k for all the exterior work (which we did for...

A dutchman is just a fancy woodworking term for a wood patch. You can see the rectangular patch here in the middle. This was the worst spot on my decks. I had a row of exposed fasteners the prior owner had put some caulk junk in. That just held the moisture in and caused some of them to rot...

CIMBA, a restored '66 GB32 on my dock fiberglassed their deck with non-skid. Looks great. I would go that route if you're going to rip it up. But im not at that point yet. I'm focused on spot fixes for now and am down to ~3 leaks. 1) There was a whole row of exposed foredeck bungs (well most...

More summer fun

Summertime fun on the BG. The only two projects of the summer were to re-fare the window frames and to start fixing the worst of the exposed deck fasteners.

Too funny :)

@COD and @Festus - great stories and thank you so much for sharing. Sorry I didn't reply earlier I totally missed these notes... Yes this project went full circle with comments starting at "you're a complete idiot" which then evolved to "I applaud your determination but question your sanity"...

Hey there - so it’s an NMEA analog to digital data converter for engine gauges. I bought the Chinese version from Ali express as a $100 gamble. I think the Noland is $400. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001625407357.html It converts 10+ guages for 2 engines into standard NMEA 2k readable...

Sorry for not updating on the Barbary Ghost project. I've been posting progress updates in the GB Facebook group but wanted to check back in, as this is where it all began :) In short, it's coming together great. Progress is a bit slower only because we have been using it too much. Latest...

Call your local State Farm rep. They have more discretion to underwrite policies. Nobody would insure our 50yr old Grand Banks, and those that would were quoting crazy rates for crap policies. One phone call to our local State Farm rep and we had a comprehensive policy lined up within 24hrs for...

The Barbary Ghost GB32 Hull #293 - Update #12 Still at the yard waiting for some bronze rub rail. Hopefully back in the water in a few more days. - Bottom job is done. - New red boot stripe is on. Looks awesome. - New B60 transducer installed. - The yard milled new deck molding. That will get...

Thanks @xlantic :) Its coming together.

Quick update - New bottom paint looking great. - Bootstripe goes on next week - New b60 transducer installed - New teak molding for the deck/cabin joint was milled - Did a test sanding of the decks and I think they are going to clean up nicely. - Got some new bronze rubrail for the spray...