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Nice article about loopers: https://www.niagarathisweek.com/life/beamsville-boaters-recognized-for-trip-of-a-lifetime/article_86ce0187-f898-59a5-8290-0d15443eba79.html Congratulations to them! L

Hello TFers, First new thread since a while, apologies if anyone wondered if I was still alive but life kept me away in some ways. I recently read a few things regarding LFP battery and I was wondering if this would be a good choice in cold climate. Let me explain my question. For what I saw...

I am surprised to see nothing regarding what happening in Europe. Maybe this is infringing rules, I do not know (excuse my ignorance). Usually any hot topic is triggering debate so my surprise. L

I was usually using the mobile app for the forum for quite some time and switched back recently toe the web site and noticed that in user profile there is "reputation" flag. Can a moderator explain what it is and how it is "measured"? Mine is a black square, does it mean I am a Corsair or...

Just watched this and found this quite impressive, I would wet my pants in half that weather :D https://youtu.be/0FKpNwI13EM L

I went over this, very interesting. Sorry the article is in French but you can have it translated by google https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/protection-des-coques-des-bateaux-le-film-adhesif-presente-comme-solution-alternative-a-la-peinture-antifouling-2177338.html L

Hello fellows, I just did fix my bow pulpit where the chain/rode is going through the pulpit as the chain/rode rubbing eroded the paint and allowed for some small water leak. Would you have any idea for something like rubber to protect the pulpit? L

In a separate discussion I posted a picture of my old windlass/capstan. I am wondering why the electric motor shows 3 wires, one negative and 2 connected together (red and green) to the positive as shown below. Would anybody have an idea? L

Hello fellows, Was wondering if anybody would have any hint about drilling/grinding fiberglass/epoxy? 1. I have a crack in my fiberglass bow pulpit, I want to grind it and fill it with epoxy and fiberglass strands. What kind of disk to use to grind cleanly the crack? 2. I am redoing my anchor...

I was looking at info about different material to make a bunch of backing plates and found the following article: https://www.practical-sailor.com/boat-maintenance/how-big-does-a-backing-plate-need-to-be Found it interesting. L

Hello, I need to remove adhesive from the old carpet I stripped away on a fairly large area (like 15 to 20 square feet for now, more later). I tried to sand it but his does not do it, more rubberize it in fact. Would you know about a good effective product to remove it? I tried 3M adhesive...

Would anybody have advice on fairing compounds? I plan to fair interior fiberglass that is not smooth before painting. I think about using west system 410 as a fairing filler but was wondering if there is any cheaper alternative? I saw 3M glass bubbles in bulk for a fraction of the price and...

Hello, I am about to start working on my boat and first thing to tackle is to remove forward portholes and replace them (plastic windows show yellowish aging and join start leaking. Does any body has any advice/hint/best practice to remove rubber joins that hold the plastic windows? These a a...

I just got my boat delivered to my home, she now stands in my garden. I got my arch cut to my specifications so to be able to truck it. I will make it removable this will be practical. Now the serious rehab work needs to start! L

The Phocea, a real true beauty to have seen her multiple times, sunk after a fire. Sad loss of a really very beautiful boat. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/yacht-once-owned-by-french-tycoon-bernard-tapie-sinks-off-malaysia L

I went over this by total luck and found it very clever. Robotic can be found in many unexpected application! https://usafe-global.com L

Good evening fellow TFers and happy new year to you all, may you be happy, healthy and wealthy. My boat has a fix arch that makes its air draft about 14 feet. Add to this its draft of about 3 feet and total height is about 17 feet what does not allow me to move it by road (bridge, power lines...

If you look for a 82' boat to restore, you may get one or two crate of scotch with this one https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-55089850 L

I just bought a Unique (this is the brand) refrigerator. Apparently this is made in Ontario. It is a dual 12/110 Voltage, has 2 separated compartments that can set to different temp. Also yo can disable one of the two in case you don't need it. One feature I like is an integrated programmable...

Wish you all an happy St Jean Baptiste fellows! L

Based on Firehoser75 comment on a separate thread about the price of a moorage in BC, I am wondering about private moorage rules in Canada. For some while I started to search about that and here is what I found: 1. If you setup a private mooring buoy it must not be an obstacle in the navigation...

Last year I removed the waste tank to get my hull issue repaired. It was messy and not a enjoyable job. Before putting the tank back I plan to take opportunity to change all hoses, vent, toile discharge, and tank discharge. I was thinking to add a valve on the tank discharge side, right after...

Hello fellows! I am sure to have seen some threads about this but cannot find it back so bare with me. I was looking to get some spare impellers for my raw water pump and went over Globe run dry impellers. Looks interesting to have impeller being able to run dry for a while especially when there...

A fire devastated a boat storage today https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/01/18/incendie-devastateur-a-la-marina-de-lile-aux-noix L

Merry Christmas to you all! May you enjoy your Christmas Eve and have good time! Cheers! L