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Well, I broke down and decided to clean up and paint the dinghy. As with all paint jobs, the real work is all prep related. This one wasn't any different. The biggest challenges were removing all the mildew and degreasing the tubes. The "Foolin' Around" decals on the tubes were a royal pain...

Spent the weekend on Kismet getting her ready for the season. Beautiful weekend to be on the water! With the help of a friend, I did my own own and filter changes, along with getting all the dewinterizing projects done. I've said many times here, that I LOVE these engines and this weekend was...

Anyone else have any issues saving (submitting) changes to your threads? Maybe I'm not explaining properly. If I respond to a thread and find later that I had a typo or grammatical error, I try to fix it. If I'm on my iPad, I can make the change, but can't "save" it for some reason. Anyone...

Without getting into the whole "Delo, Valvoline, etc." is better discussion, I need to find some Rotella 40W around the Virginia area. I've used it (as had the previous owner) for years with great results and analysis. Engines don't smoke at all at any speed or temperature. Trouble is, it's...

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boat-commercial-classifieds-marine-services/399928-custom-41-hatteras-only-59000-a.html Looks like an great renovation. Got me thinking....... :rolleyes:

Is it just me, or do these look remarkably similar? Either way, timeless designs....

I need to put a rod holder/rack in the guest stateroom to store rods when not in use (most of the time). There's a perfect spot on the interior wall above the starboard twin bed. I'm in search of a NICE horizontal rod rack and would like some recommendations. Teak would obviously look nice...

Spent the last 3 days of the year on the water. Weather was awesome and fishing was pretty good too! Happy New Year everyone!

We're supposed to head out early tomorrow mad my stabilizers are showing low fluid. Does anyone know where to fill these? There's a mushroom shaped cap on top of the canister, but it doesn't want to come off. Feels like a relief valve. I have the manuals, but they just say "fill to full...

Mike, thanks for the offer, but I've already got two of those sitting in the garage! :) I think I'm going to need something like this:

I picked up a new "used" Garmin 24HD a few weeks ago and am trying to figure out where to mount it. Simrad will stay up there and used in the pilothouse. Garmin will act as a back-up on the flybridge. It will probably mount on the soft top structure - but I'd prefer not to do that.

After all that happened yesterday morning, this was how we were greeted coming home last night. Great example of why I LOVE cruising at night!

I just installed a new Garmin/Airmar M260 in the forward bilge if our LRC. Put it in the center on the bottom because it was level down there. Unfortunately, I'm not getting a signal and starting to second guess if this unit (1kw) will shoot thru the keel portion of the keel. Has anyone else...

This will be a short message, as I'm on my PDA. I was cruising/fishing today with my brothers in law when I smelled an electrical fire in the pilothouse. Looked down and saw smoke coming out if the main breaker panel. Shut everying down except the engine, grabbed a couple if fire...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have some leftover lead ingots for sale. Here's the scoop: Size: 12" x 3" x 4" Weight: 55-58 pounds each Quantity: 11 I paid $1.20 each + delivery for these. I'll let them go for $50 each (less that $1.00 per...

Yeah, I know its November 1st, but it's time for a personal resolution: Dear self, The Facts: 1. I'm an internet junky and I have a problem 2. I can't find enough time in the day to read every thread on 20+ forums 3. The political ones drive up my blood pressure 4. I have yet to convert...

Or has almost every weekend recently been really crappy?! "SAT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SAT NIGHT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH...

This is one of the best maritime accident reports I've ever read. I think all of us can take "something" from reading this extensive report. While you may disagree, I believe we all operate our vessels with some form of complacency - or at least within a "comfort range". In the case of...

We'll be cruising the lower/middle bay this weekend. Would live to catch up with anyone heading south. Beer is cold! Let us know and stop on by!

Along the same lines of the other thread about fixing things that you'll never use, does anyone else find themselves with a by a bunch of stuff that "needs" to get installed, but you haven't found the time? My list: New VHF's New Garmin 6212 TV's for the other 2 staterooms New components for...