I was at the boat today (in dry dock) to do a few things. It was 50 this afternoon - fantastic for Jan in NJ. When I was kneeling in the passageway near the galley, I noticed a small opening developing at the junction of each "plank". The ends of the planks were installed quite tight against...

Anyone ever heard of P & C Diesel, Pat Dover from the central east coast area of Florida? He has rebuilt a set of 8v92's - 720hp that I am looking at in an 1987 Hatteras. 450 Hrs since rebuild. Any comments would be appreciated.

I'd appreciate feedback on the following issue. I've changed views over the last 7 years to that expressed below. Again I just read "turbos don't last as long as naturals" in the "52 53 refit" thread and that's also what Pascoe suggests via the "8V71TI and M 20 weak points" thread here. I...

I'm going to be sanding off all the cetol on 53's rails and pulput and refinishing with varnish but what is the black material between the pulpit boards in the pic? It doesn't feel like silicone to me but maybe it is. I figured I'd remove it, sand and varnish the wood, and then replace the black...

I thought I remember seeing a post or an advertisement about having seacocks and ball valves rebuilt v/s replacing. It would be a lot easier in my situation to rebuild since I would not have to do any replumbing. The next problem is there is no markings on the seacock telling me the manufacturer....

My insurance company (Nat'l Marine Underwriters) is dropping me due to the age and location of my boat ('73 Hat in Florida). I nees port risk insurance until I finish doing a large refurbishing and refit on the boat in Cape Canaveral. Does anyone have the names for companies that insure boats in...

I have a set of 20+ year old Lee's Senior outriggers. Some of the support bars and related hardware have become pitted and tarnished over the years (the tubes are still flawless). They appear to be chrome plated brass and are no longer available from Lee's. Has any replaced any of their...

I'm going to sand down and redo my v-berth. It is all original teak...though not seemingly as nice a quality as say the galley / main salon. Most of my boat was redone before I purchased it with enough coats to make the walls look like they are covered in a sheet of glass over the beautiful zebra...

I ripped out both exhaust systems this weekend expecting to find lots of good stuff growing in them because they are original mufflers from 1985! :eek: To my suprise they were totally open and relatively clean. My question is....Is there any reason to replace these even though they're 20+ yrs...