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Wife and I are upsizing to one of these 2 models. Problem is when we see them in the market, they go under contract before we get a chance to board them. Is there an owner that is willing to provide a :30 tour and discussion about their boat? We are well aware of the features and options. It...

My 40 yr old Trawler had leaking windows (of course they do) along the walkways. I removed the entire frame and I am replacing the sliding glass window with a tinted acrylic solid piece. For ease of install I will be using the 3M brand VHB tape and then caulking the outside. The double...

Of course the outboard craps out before the big July 4 week. Summary: 2015 Merc never had an issue. Ran fine 2 weeks ago, yesterday it would not start. It has new fuel, filter is clean and flows gas right up to the fuel pump when the bulb is squeezed. I am thinking the diaphragm fuel pump is...

Looking to sand flat my textured painted decks to repaint. I am looking at electric corded random orbital sanders. Wow, what a price difference. Anywhere from $49 to $600. Trawler is 41' and this is probably a one time endeavor with minimal sanding after the project is completed. Was...

Hello: On the spring commissioning run last weekend my starboard engine started fine but had a mild ticking noise in the front, away from the tranny side. It was paced with the RPM's. All gages read normal pressure and temp. 1982 Engines have 3,000 hrs and have always run fantastic. Last night...

I am applying some Engineering logic to "what can go wrong" on a Northern Lights 6kW Genny. Raw water cooling flow is not easily visual, except for discharge out the side. I have replaced my black 3/4" ID feed hose from the impeller driven water pump to the heat exchanger with a thick wall...

My 1982 Taiwanese trawler needs a fresh new look. I will be doing it myself as I have the technique, time and don't want the painting to cost more than the boat is worth, lol. I have been doing lots of reading on the 2 options. I like the Pettit top side paints as they also have the EZ Faire...

I have twin Ford Lehman diesels and about every 5 hrs of travel time my port engine runs out of fuel. When I bleed the system, my Racor 500's are full but I have air bubbles in my secondary's and injector pump. After a quick bleed we start up and go on our way. My NL Genny is also having...

What would cause my NL genny to bog down and sometimes stall out after running. The failure mode is never a hard shut down, it bogs down and sometimes revs up again normally. This just started in the last 50 hrs of running. I have 1900 hrs on it. Oil and filter freshly changed, Fuel filter...

Our President used to have a Delta anchor. We have switched to a Rocna 33 and love it. I am ready to improve the system with a Rocna approved bow launcher. Their site says they are self launching, but the 33 does not fit well in the old launcher. What have you done or used to have it fit...

Wife and I are a few years from retirement and doing some preliminary planning about where to travel to. We have been all around Southern New England and wondered about local knowledge further up the Eastern Seaboard to Nova Scotia - New Brunswick ? We have taken our car up to Arcadia National...

Looking for a mfg'r of custom embroidered shirts for my family - crew. Maybe a picture of the boat or a standard Trawler profile with our names on them. I know I have seen them at Boat shows but I lost the contact info. Thanks Santa

Had an interesting conversation yesterday with my very prestigious Marina about rebedding my forward windows. I have asked them to remove the front windows, clean the tracks and rebed. They said they will "do there best" but if a window breaks I will have to pay for it. I asked what tools do...

I am changing my FL120 exhaust elbows and having a hard time removing the hose from the old 30 yr old one. As I go thru my engine I have updated most of the hoses trying to get away from the black. Not sure why, but I like it to look new and clean, lol. Is there a big difference in the 250 or...

Hello: I am not sure exactly what it is called but this piece of semi transparent (tinted most of the time) plastic is on the upper front of the flybridge tilting forward. I suppose it is a wind or splash guard, but mine is crazed and cracked. What material is this made from ? Acrylic ...

Our old Cetrek Model 770 finally died and we are looking for a replacement. Don't want to break the bank, just need a device to hold a heading with manual adjustment along the way for set / drift. I do not want it to talk to our older Garmin GPS's either. They will be upgraded in a few years...

We are liveaboards and I have yet to find a robust fresh water pump to circulate our water for faucets and showers. This last one failed after 8 months. The type of pump I use senses a pressure drop when you open a faucet and turns on accordingly. What do you all use that lasts ?

We have a 1982 President trawler and have avoided touching up some of the interior wood finish on the walls and trim. We have tried a "satin" varnish and it is still to shiny. I seemed to remember that other owners discovered a mixture that was a good match. Tongue oils and varnish ? Any ideas.

We are year round liveaboards in CT. In the past years we have used the clear indoor shrink that you tape to the window frames and shrink with a heat gun. The problem is condensation gathers and saturates the wood windows. frames etc.... Our window frames are Aluminum and they get cold...

Finally had the time to perform a comparison of my dashboard tachometer gages vs the actual shaft RPM to the props. My engines were idling at 500 RPM's by the tach's but my shafts were spinning at 250 when measured with my handheld meter with a reflective pick up on the shaft. Is this a...

I have an older 2007 Garmin (actually three of them) 2010C GPS plotters. My older boat had the transom mount transducer. This current boat has a flybridge and the cables will not reach. I am having a hard time finding a transducer that I can mount in my engine room (not drilling thru the...

We stayed at a Marina a few weeks ago reserved thru Dockwa. Not a fan of the "service", I am not sure why we need a middle man just to add to the cost of dockage. The marina staff was terrible and we wanted to post a review on Dockwa so people knew the info. Why do you have to have an...

We have a 2004 Xantrex inverter with a Prosine 20+ charger. While underway last week, we were charging our battery bank with the running generator. This was providing power to the charger. The genny shutdown because of an overheat (impeller shredded) sequence. We got to port, changed the...

My wife has a new idea. She wants me to carve a mermaid figurehead and put it under our bow pulpit. She wants it to be about 4' feet tall. Has anybody seen or heard of "plans" on a DIY level ? I have made a few Kayaks from awesome templates over the years and was just wondering if _________.

We have a few leaky front windows on our 1982 President. We are very handy with DIY repairs / upgrades. Is this a big project ? It seems relatively straight forward but I would imagine there are some tricks and techniques to use.