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"Both right and left end caps for Hatteras wood railings?" Those aren't just for Hatteras. Chris Craft used them, too, so the market is bigger by that segment. I happened to find a NOS set that I'll eventually install on my Roamer, but they're chromed pot metal IIRC. A set made from 316 cast...

There are four pilings on the starboard side, so that's no help. As it is, I can step from the stubby finger pier onto the transom steps, but that's basically climbing a ladder. Mine is by far the biggest boat in the marina. Most are pontoons, ski boats, crabbers, and a few newer boats without...

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but your comment reminded me of a funny thing I saw recently.

This reminds me of a marina called Tall Timbers on the lower Potomac, just inside the Herring Creek inlet. You pass the red buoy and the docks are right there off the starboard side. But you will hit rocks and oyster beds if you make a bee line to the docks. The charts don't show the rocks...

The modern ones are soooo much quieter than the old stuff. Scroll compressors basically require no more juice to start than they do to run. The old piston compressors were always 2x the amp draw for starting than for running. That said, one of my priority items is to confirm that the engines...

I bought two of these used Dometic raw water pumps for my Roamer refit but have realized they're 3x bigger than what I need for my boat. Both were configured for 115v when I bought them. I tested both, and they start and run quietly. I changed the motor wiring on the one with the painted pump...

Here's the only pic I can find of mine. I think it's from ~1990. IIRC, it looked lots better once I installed the bumpers.

I'm thinking ahead to the raw water plumbing for the self-contained AC units I'll install in my Chris Craft Roamer refit and am hoping for some suggestions. Since this is an aluminum boat, I'm minimizing copper and bronze inside the boat as much as possible. So even though I've got tons of...

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On my 1968 Chris Craft Commander 42 knock-about boat, the OEM Cruisair 3-knob control panel in the salon was getting seriously hot recently. I assumed it had something to do with the fact that this split system is 50 years old. The [what appeared to be] original water-cooled March 510gph water...

I'm having trouble with this Dometic AC unit. The fan, water pump, and compressor all come on as they should...sometimes. But most of the time, only the fan and water pump come on. The compressor doesn't fire off. I've wiggled wires and nudged things on the control board and had the...

I've got a Dometic VCD10k/1 dated 2002 that I picked up at the Dania flea market in 2008. I bought it for my Roamer but decided to go with new Flagship units instead. I've also got a Chris Craft Commander 42 (our knockabout boat during the Roamer refit), and it's got a really lousy system for...

My buddy is getting rid of his Pacemaker 46. The craigslist ad says it all. FRP hull, Detroits, new ACs...$20k. Starts (one side is a bit smokey when cold), runs, and drives. It's a lot of boat for the money. https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/boa/d/pacemaker-46/6534880341.html

Hi guys. Merry Christmas! My AC units were delivered recently, and that's got me thinking about electrical things. I've got an isolation transformer that's wired for 240 --> 240, so only the two hots and ground come aboard. The ground goes to the transformer case. Two hots and a neutral come...

I've seen what looks like HD garden hose used for raw water supply to air conditioners and I've seen double wall, steel reinforced hose used. What are y'all using?

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Yup, Jim, It's 6" side exhaust, and there's a hole for a raw water dump so it doesn't all have to go through the showerhead and muffler. Oscar, for the money you'd spend on dry slip fees, a trailer that size, and all the fuel dragging it back and forth, I'd be inclined (with perfect 20-20...

I welded some tabs on the forward tank, epoxy coated it, and finished its installation by bolting it to the corresponding tabs on the cradle. Then I insulated the under-side of the galley floors and the back-side of the bulkhead, and finished installing the floors there. Those tab welds are not...

Thanks, Jim. The aft head is as far as it will get this year. Once the salon and steps are done, I've got to wrap up the port engine installation, get the mufflers, fuel system, and electrical installed (hopefully before Christmas). Once the engine is in place, I can get the gantry out of there...

A USCG Authorization bill before Congress would have recreational documentation certificates last five years instead of needing renewal every year. The Coasties changed their regs last year to require a fee for renewal, and one of their justifications was that they need more bureaucrats to...