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Lube a seacock? Another thing to add to my list! I'm on freshwater and have never lubed the seacocks. I'm sure this will sound dumb to those that know what to do, but how do you even do that? What part of the seacock are you lubing?

On a related point, has anyone found a good wood filler that matches the teak or any way to do a repair that blends in? I have a couple dings in my galley floor that I need to repair before finishing. I’ve experimented with a few things but can’t seem to find a match.

Ditto. Dry and clean.

On the lake where I am, there’s a company that you can hire to spray the dock monthly. They use a product called Essentria. You can get it on Amazon. It looks to be natural oils. We’re not free of spiders, but it helps.

We have a counter top toaster over that we hauled out when we needed it. Then I realized (after 3 years) that our microwave was a convection combo. Started using it. Seems to do everything the toaster oven can do except make toast, and we already have a toaster. Going to take the toaster...

There's a section in this article that makes some good points about towing. https://boattest.com/article/boat-buddies-myths-boating-friends

I've noticed that NoFlex keeps down the odor if you use it according to instructions. However, if I'm away from the boat for a couple of weeks, it does smell when I flush. Then I usually put in some of the blue stuff to knock down the smell quickly and switch back to NoFlex after the next...

Anywhere that you want the bond to be permanent. It should be though of as an adhesive, not a sealant. That's the purpose of the stuff. Use it only in places that you never (or should never) have to get it apart again. I have a seam in my hull around the swim platform under the rub rail...

Recent video by Nigel Calder: https://youtu.be/cN_fTL_0r_8

I've read probably a hundred articles and posts on anchoring, and this is a new one on me. Anyone every try this or something similar? Thoughts? Seems like you're counting a lot on that zip tie. If it breaks when you don't want it to, the anchor could more easily release. Maybe good for...

My shafts are off center and was having trouble with proper seals. Investigated Tides, but Tides recommends that your shaft be within 1/8 inch of center to use their lip seal. After consulting with PYI, I switched instead to oversize carbons and the PSS Pro bellows. This solved the problem...

Boat Electrics Course Highly recommend the boat electrics course at boathowto.com. Useful course if you're rewiring your boat whether doing it yourself or to validate that your electrician actually knows what they are doing. The course is covers both ABYC and ISO standards.

I have a Xantrex charger that I thought was dead from water spray from a failing shaft seal. The technician did something to 'reset' it. Been working great for 2 years since then. One caveat is that it was lake water, not salt water.

Anyone have experience with dreamyachtcharter? We were thinking to charter in the Florida Keys with them. The challenge is that they do not maintain current pictures of the boats. The one we're looking at had only 2 pictures, and they told me they are likely just stock photos and not even...

I used wake boat ballast bags: https://www.leadwake.com/collections/frontpage They are 'encapsulated', have handles, decent price and free shipping over $50. They're (relatively) easy to move around as you experiment with placement. I needed 500 pounds to level my boat. You can use the...

A mechanic once told me that many cases of damper plate rattle that he's seen are actually the engine running rough at idle. Something causing a misfire and often fixed by changing plugs or wires or sometimes an injector issue. Don't know if that's right or not, but he said that he'd always...

I replaced mine a couple years ago using Lexan. From my research, I found that acrylic/plexi is more brittle but more scratch resistant. Lexan/polycarb is more break resistant but scratches more easy. Do an internet search on acrylic vs lexan, and you'll get tons of information. Here's a...

Boat ownership is a never ending game of 'whack a mole'. As soon as you 'whack' one problem, guess what? Another one pops up. Have fun and keep whacking!!

This is a great question. We were just ready to make the move to a slightly larger boat and probably a trawler ourselves when the market went crazy. We've delayed our plans hoping that things will at least settle down. Even if prices don't come down much, it would be nice to have a more...

The line of 'black paint' was probably carbon spray. If the seal is not sealing completely, you can get a fine water spray that will take some carbon with it and make an ugly black line. See picture. I had that problem and had to replace the seals to get rid of it as they couldn't be...

Peggie, Thanks for the instructions. I've been following your posts for quite a while as I've already done a bunch of work on my vacuflush system. That's how I knew about the raritan hose. There was another thread that I read recently where you mentioned the KY. So already picked up...

I think that I found the tank fitting. Appears to be Dometic which would be consistent with the rest of the system which is vacuflush. https://www.environmentalmarine.com/search.php?search_query=311251&section=product This looks like the rest of the assembly for the pump out tube...

I'm in the process of changing my sanitary hoses as they've started to smell. The hoses on the pump out have some kind of sealant on them. I'm guessing this isn't original but added by a PO trying to eliminate odor. The sealant is grey and rubbery. Its pretty tough stuff. Way more dense...

After softening adhesive with acetone, spray the surface with goo gone before the acetone evaporates. It prevents the balls of adhesive from sticking again. Then wash with soapy water. I’ve used this method often. If there’s any little remaining, wipe with a rag and acetone.

I'm in the same position as the OP and have the same questions. So this thread has been very helpful. I currently own a 40 foot boat on an inland lake and looking to move to the ocean for the freedom to travel and explore. I'm also considering the charter route vs ownership, but charters...