Search results

Alternative Reinforce the hatch instead. Remove the aluminum support. Glue and screw a piece of hardwood 2X2 lengthwise to the underside of the hatch. My Main ship 43 has a similarly sized hatch and it does exactly that. A $10 solution.

I have a Mainship 43 aft cabin trawler. Cruise is 15-16 kts but dial it back to 7.5 kts and get 3 NM per gal. At cruise, .6 NM per gal. We used to go from Florida to the Bahamas in 3 1/2 hours at cruise with two couples on board. At today's price of fuel that is only $300 - about the same as...

Camera I use. A small Garmin monitor with wireless backup camera wired to a 12v switch. Inexpensive and effective with no latency.

My wife and I attended a week long course at the Chapman's School of Seamanship in Port Salerno Florida. It included classroom and on water sessions for several hours a day. Even experienced boaters were amazed at how much they learned. Winter is a great time to go.

It is either injectors or valves need adjustment

Could be lacking of air. Check for spider mites that may have clogged air intake ports.

Update It is being widely reported that remarks by Trudeau in the last day or so indicate that border restrictions will be softened before the end of June. Proof of vaccination will be required and possibly a Covid test on arrival. The latter depends on the vaccination rate in Canada. If it...

I expect by July or sooner Canadians will open border to those who can show proof of vaccination. Their tourism industry is critical to it. With first vaccine numbers now eclipsing that of the US and vaccine hesitancy far less, by July they will surpass the US with fully vaccinated percentages...

To remove rust soak in phosphoric acid ( 'Ospho' or 'A Must For Rust') and scrub with brillo pad. Let dry then rinse and coat with 3 in 1 oil ( mineral oil ) or wax with Rennaisance Wax. Amazing stuff that doesn't leave an oily residue

I have used GraphXOff with success in the past. If it is baked on use buffing compound and a polisher

Watch for shoaling in northern SC on your way back. River Dunes Marina in NC is the best hurricane hole on the east coast. 5 stars.

I have Cummins engines and the company provides a chart of fuel burn at various rpms. Check with your manufacturer for the same. As mentioned previously anything above hull speed is really wasteful of fuel. It is calculated by taking the square root of the waterline length and multiplying by...

A 1000w is somewhat small. It would not run a microwave nor many coffee makers, toasters, or electric motors. Why not get a 3000w inverter and run it off the house bank ?. That would give you more versatility and costs much less. I use one to power the refridgerator. If you go this way be...

I think it is essential that the gel coat be peeled. In my case there were many large voids that could not be seen or adressed without removal of the gel. It is not much more work, if any, than removing just the paint. It comes out failrly smooth so little sanding is needed. Again no need to...

Been there I peeled bottom, filled and faired. Forget gel coat. Not needed. Next sanded. Then 8 coats Interlux barrier coat alternating colors white and grey to ensure coverage. Then bottom paint. To avoid a hard edge where the epoxy meets the gelcoat above the waterline, mask tape the gelcoat...

I have a 10' hard bottom West Maine that weighs 95 lbs. It is a Zodiac design and presumably manufactured by them. No need for more than 10 hp as it planes easily with 450 lbs. on board. Quality is very good and it performs as well as my former A/B at half the price. As others have noted...

Your problem is not getting back in. US citizens cannot be refused entry. The issue is you likely can't get in to Canada. Check with Canadian immigration first.

It could also be that the charger is defective. Test on a known good battery. I had 8ds and replaced them with golf cart batteries. Not enough cranking amps for my liking. Replaced those with two sets of 2 group 31 wired parallel. 205 AH each set compared with 225 on each 8D. Losing 10%...

Gel or Paint Having lived in Florida I can attest that gel coat needs a lot of maintenance there and in the tropics. At least two full wax jobs per year and preferably three. A neighbor painted his boat and it still looked great after 12 years with no maintenance beyond standard cleaning. If...

Lots of good advice already but also check fuel tank air vent for obstruction. Friend had same problem and it turned out to be spider mites in the vent.

Check out the Mini Brute. For $650 it is a great machine. I built my entire Bimini with one. 9 panels and 5 windows. Also restitch all the seams in the top. If the zippers are gone so is the rest of it.

Bigger is better. There will be times when you'll want to explore with 4 people. Get a hard bottom. I have the West Marine 310 and find it ideal. It is 10'2" with 16" tubes and rated for four persons and up to 10hp. Weighs only 95 lbs. Was originally designed and sold by Zodiak.

I like the twins for redundancy and manouverability. Some transmissions allow freewheeling which means you can run on one engine with the other turned off. I do this often when running at displacement speed on my Mainship 43 with ZF transmissions. The fuel burn is about the same because of the...

First verify there is an exhaust leak. Run the engine with a CO monitor close to the suspected source. An impact gun will almost always remove stuck bolts. If that doesnt work drill out with a left hand bit. The heat and drill bite will usually spin it right out. Don't waste money on screw...

I have 7 coverings with 4 snaps each. Have seen 60 mph+ sustained winds on 4 occasions with no issue