So IOLANI is in dire need of handrail refinish. The marina where we keep her moored in the summer is not really conducive to a lot of noise and dust from power tool scrapping /sanding. The marina that has her up on the hard has strict rules which prohibit any sanding or painting unless you use...

I have always had a bad smell in the center ac drain sump box. I decided to replace pump, hose, lever, and clamps and investigate. I found a big glob of failing silicone under the pump and lever. After vacuuming as much of the solid black water out of the old holes, I am looking to repair. I...

So in order to start a new thred that will garner 100,000 views, I figgered that this ought to get the ball rolling. Not to jump the gun, but I am thinking of hauling the first or second week of October. I can do a nice liesurely winterizing and not have to crowd the yard guys either. It kinda...

I am looking at adding a fuel primer pump to facilitate priming the racor filters and fuel system after a fuel filter change. At the same time I would like to be able to use the new primer pump to polish the fuel and/or transfer fuel in-between the 2 fuel tanks. The new primer pump could also...

I have a line midship going around a square concrete piling to keep the boat off the dock so my gangway fits. Dock is floating, found out today that the 3/4" line is getting snagged on the square pillar and bearing all of the weight of an 80K pound boat as the tide lowers. Is there some type of...

Hey guys, I got my windlass rebuilt and back in, but somethng odd is going on with the wiring. I posted a video on my Youtube channel, but thought maybe one of you could help out. I have an old Ideal modified V5C and it has up and down functions. 4 solenoids, two sets of switches, one in...