My entire boating life, (I am 64), has been spent on the fresh water of the great lakes. We now have a 1986 36C. What a perfect boat. I do wish it had diesels though. We are thinking of moving it to Biscane Bay Florida. Both of our sons have taken new jobs and moved down there. My concern is...

Anyone know the location of the bearing retaining screws, and the procedure for removing the shaft bearing from the hull / log tube? I can not seem to locate the screws or fasteners that hold the bearing in place. There are no retaining screws inside the boat, and I can not find any on the out...

Does anyone know the bridge clearance, with the mast down, for a 48 LRC? We are planning a possible "great loop" cruise. Our boat is a few thousand miles away right now and none of the archived literature indentifies the clearance.

Anyone know where to get 32V dimmer for dash lights , online?

Is there any way to use the existing factory tv cable system with new modern coax. I have a 1984 53 ED. Im trying to get my tracvision to play in the master. In the engine room there is a cable master that has the coax from the outside then converts it to the flat double wire. Thanks for your...

My 1979 43DC has a dual TV outlet in the salon. I can attach the cable from the TV to either the "Cable" or "Antennae" outlet on the coverplate. I would like to add another similar setup in the aft cabin. Does anyone know of a source for these dual outlet coverplates? I have found similar...

Perhaps this is a question for Boatdiesel, but here goes! The raw water cooling pipe coming off the rear of my port DD671TI has deteriorated beyond repair. This 2" copper pipe is about 2 feet long with a 90 degree bend near one end and has a 3/8 inch hose attached at the bend and a 1 inch hose...

I am restoring a 46 ft SF and wonder why they did not use any insulation. It seems to me there would be several advantages: Easier to heat/cool, sound deadening and reducing condensation. This past winter while working on the boat I noticed the heated moist air in the boat would condensate on the...

If I knew how to post pictures on this site I would take some pictures of my new doors on my 1981 LRC and my bow rails after repair. When I purchased it almost two years ago, both bow rails were broken due to a marina sign falling across it. Both teak rails busted. I had my wife's nephew...

I will be moving my boat from Wilmington, NC to Lake Seneca in upstate NY. via the ICW, Hudson river, & Erie canal. My boat is a 41 Twin Cabin with 6V53 Detroits. I have spent very littel time running the boat since I purchased her in 2003 so fuel consumption is a bit of a mystery. Has anyone...