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The one I keep telling myself is the Detroit Diesels won't be affected by the Electromagnetic Pulse bombs, and the boat is our portable fall out shelter for when we have to get far off land. Also, Zombies can't swim. Let's hear your irrational boating justifications, I bet there are some good...

Found this "bypass filter" on youtube. Supposedly helps engine life and oil life? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPXsCG-C-JY&t=829s Interesting concept. What are your thoughts?

Just wondering if there are any forums out there dedicated to folks living on the hook? I know that lifestyle has it's difficulties, and it would be interesting to gain knowledge from people actually doing it. With the price of dockage down south I'm questioning if we would ever be able to...

Does anyone know anything about this long range cruiser? I couldn't get the link to work, but it is on Rick Obey Yacht Sales https://www.rickobeyyachtsales.com/

No, not that kind. I just need to tighten this line 2 more inches, or 4 or 6 Does anyone make a device that will attach to a line and tighten it a little? In the chain world I think they call them chain binders and have different styles, with hooks on both ends and either a lever you pull and it...

So my port side engine room blower apparently bit the dust, I see they have them at same for around $470. So I have ben mulling over the possibly of doing that or finding something more powerful to put in it's place. The question I have however is on proper use of the blowers. Do you all leave...

After spending hours attempting to fair and paint the center lift out storm board panel that gives access to the swim platform ladder I am wondering if the other panels that need similar repairs might be easier to just replace. These are the thick panels, solid fiberglass and about 1/4" thick...

So the raw water intake for the AC's is plugged again, again after a short trip. Usually it's just the strainer basket, but this time there is seaweed in the seacock itself. It looks like some wise guy along the way decided to put 2 90 degree elbows between the seacock and the strainer, making...

I have been working on various designs of swim platforms and stair systems to go on a swim platform and inquired with a company about getting a laser scan done of the stern. Here is what he told me: Roughly $3500 for the stern, swim platform and window outlines cleaned up and put into a CAD...

Tube bender for 1" stainless tubing? Any recommendations? I'm looking to make a set of stairs for the swim platform. It's sounding like buying might be cost prohibitive for me. Does anyone have experience with tube benders that could recommend one?

Does anyone know a source for the teak handrail for the aft deck of a 53MY? I currently have the swim platform ladder in the center of the stern, and would like to convert it to be offset to one side to allow installation of some stairs going down to the swim platform. Maybe some used ones I...

I'm looking for an aft deck ladder like shown below, or something very close to this. I actually want to put it out on the swim platform to improve the climbing angle. If anyone has a used one for sale, or maybe hardware for one please let me know.

This happened last year, my Onan 6.5kw started pouring out black smoke out of the cooling water exhaust. A fellow boater alerted us and yelled "Your on Fire!" Thankfully it was not on fire. It did it last year and never figured out why. A month or so later it started and has been running...

I have these storm boards and the paint has a weird cracking in it that is very deep.I thought I could sand through it but it's proving to be very thick hard paint.What are my options? Would primer fill this in or do I have to sand right down to the fiberglass?Thank you 😊

I tried these on a little 13' Whaler, seats broke down quickly. Looking for something way better, anyone have a recommendation on a good brand? I think I still need a folding seat but way better quality!

I was making the assumption that the swim platform wood was teak. But then looking at it, it appears it had varnish on it. I thought you only put varnish on Mahogany and teak or or teak sealer on teak. Anyone know what these are made of? Also, I can't tell if these are split down the...

I'm planning a trip with the boat to visit my parents who live on Lake Huron. Lake Huron generally has a very rocky shoreline. Anything from pebble size rocks mixed with sand and a lot of 2 to 5" diameter rocks and bigger. I'm in the market for a new dinghy as the 13' Whaler has just proven to...

Transom drawings / thickness / swim platform plates? 1980 53 MY Does anyone have drawings or cross sections of the transom thickness plate locations etc. Trying to figure out if its possible to have a large swim platform that carries a dinghy and/or could withstand the weight of the dinghy and...

I keep our dinghy, currently a Boston Whaler tied up behind the swim platform. Regular round fenders tend to get pushed out of the way and the tender just doesn't sit well with them. I have been searching for something that would run along the edge of the swim platform, like a bump rail kind of...

I was reading the threads about rewiring the transformers to boost the shore power. Is there only one option for a 10% boost or are there multiple taps available. I'm only getting 180 Volts from my shore power. If only 10% is available that would get me 198, but that still is no where near...