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Over the years, I've tried several things to keep barnacles and soft growth off my boat's props. I've tried regular bottom paint (doesn't stay on), bottom paint with an adhesion promoter (zinc chromate primer- that didn't stay on, either), bottom paint preceded by Interprotect AND zinc chromate...

Looking at built-in fuel polishing systems. Gulf Coast makes them; they are nice, also very expensive. If anyone has had experience with any other systems and wants to recommend them, I am interested to hear about it.

There used to be a publication called Powerboat Reports, which had no ads and also did comparison surveys of boats and products for boat owners. PBR folded years ago, but their sister publication, Practical Sailor, is still around. Every year they publish a roundup of things they've tested...

At the CYCA rendezvous in St Michaels. There are at least four Hatteras yachts here, just in our group. More across the harbor. Also several Chris-Crafts, including a gorgeous Roamer in our club. And plenty of rain intermittently as well, but still a good weekend all in all.

A few years ago I saw some inflatable fenders for sale at the Annapolis Powerboat Show. I bought two of them, with covers, and just ordered two more, larger ones in a different color so I don't get the sleeves mixed up. These are made of Hypalon, the stuff used to make inflatable boats and...

"MIAMI — A boat collision off the Florida Keys has left one woman dead and injured another. The Coast Guard said in a news release that a 44-foot Catamaran and 55-foot sport-fishing boat collided Thursday afternoon near Mud Key, ejecting both women from the sailboat into the water. The women...

Photos of stateroom with new bed covering, curtains, and pillows. This looks a great deal better than how it did before.

Some photos of the main salon with new curtains in it.

Two photos of the curtains removed from my boat. I have all the curtains for the salon of a Series I 36C, plus some additional ones which I think we made for the V berth and never used. PLUS a bedspread for the offset double berth in the V berth, which was used a few times and then stored. All...

I had a bunch of drapes, bed covering, pillows etc done for Blue Note, by a local seamstress who seems to specialize in yacht interiors. I'll post photos in a day or two, but if anyone in the Annapolis/KI area wants her contact information, please PM me and I'll furnish it. She did an...

This set of photos show the frame of the aft awning on my 36 Hatteras. The photos aren't of the canvas, but I will take some and post them. These may be useful because they show the support framework that holds the top. It is secured to the bridge deck with a channel into which the forward end...

Suggestions on best way to wash Sunbrella, on the boat and off it? Mine needs attention. I know they have factory recs, but I am interested to hear what other HOF members have done and how well it's worked.

New curtains for the salon are arriving today for Blue Note. Which means the old ones are available, for the cost of packing and shipping, to anyone who would like them. They cover the side windows and the aft bulkhead window as well. They have gray and blue stripes in them. I'll try to post...

I thought I might start a thread for vendors and craftsmen who have done a good job and helped me out. Some are local, some not, but all of them have done good work, priced fairly, delivered on time, and generally made my life easier. Tops on the list would be Sam's, needless to say, but here...

List for this weekend: new trim tab cylinders (after trimming the mounting ears on the new ones to fit; evidently Boat Leveler has now made them thicker), a new depth sounder transducer, and finishing the replacement of that seawater intake hose I started. It does not feel much like spring...

8-12 inches of snow forecast for Annapolis area tomorrow and Tuesday. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.:mad:

In my email inbox is a group of listings from Bluewater in Hampton, VA. It includes a 45C that may be of interest here- repowered with Cummins 450Cs, some updates. Asking around 57K. Appears to be a decent and tidy boat although (obviously) dated. But the engine room appears clean and for...

Whoever prayed for snow, would you give it a rest? Or move to Sochi, where they actually need it?

Spent most of the day at the Simeone Foundation Museum in Philly, today. If you like old racing cars, this is a great place to spend the day. The owner has spent his life collecting vintage race cars and has some amazing old ones in there, plus a few on loan from other collectors. If you are in...

It's four degrees in Annapolis this morning. Sunny, but that won't help much. Tomorrow we get some relief from the cold. It's worse in the Midwest and New England; evidently it's thirty below in Milwaukee, or some similar awful number. There was an interview on radio yesterday with a bike...