Recent content by Capt. Rodbone

Follow up I understand now what you meant on both accounts. Wish I’d thought to take pics before we packed up, put her in storage in Whitehall MI, and drove back to AL. Was able to find a couple which I’ve attached here. I suppose if you have older boats long enough then you have the “oh crap”...

I always respect and appreciate your replies. I’m confused this time though. Quick math on your comments on a solid teak door AND AWLWOOD finish seem to indicate we could do this turn key for less than $600 per door? I consider this a nobrainer if so. I’m also not sure about your comment on...

Hoping for a few nuggets of wisdom regarding how we approach the aesthetics of the two doors on our 78 Grand Banks 42 Classic. She’s in heated storage in Michigan for the winter, and we will renovate and complete our loop next summer. Over coffee this morning the Admiral and I realized this...

All great suggestions and thanks! I don’t want to type and you don’t want to read a novel here but I have decided to use Cetol . I’ve used it in other sections on the boat and like the look. I started using Awlwood while we were doing the loop on our Grand Banks, and did smaller sections at a...

Thank you for replying I apologize for a miss on my part. I always try to give pertinent and necessary information without being overly verbose, but I should have expressed this is exterior.

I’ve wooded down the cabin sides on our schooner. This is mahogany. I’m going to use Awlwood. It’s expensive but I love the look. At $400/gal I need it to last, and it will have a glossy finish that I’m afraid these cracks will show even more than they do now. Matching the color will be a...

Reply to MyTraveler You offer many valid points and I appreciate it. Thank you for taking the time. I disagree however that my approach won’t lend itself to repeat business. I foresee just the opposite. As stated in my OP, We will plan to stay in a port no more than a month, provided I’ve...

We all have different skills I appreciate your response, and you are certainly one who’s taken the time to reply to me numerous times. I had that immediate thought followed by the thought on how we all have different talents. Even within “boat things”, some of excel in very different areas. It...

It seemed in the first few hundred miles of our Loop trip I was reaching out to this forum almost on a daily basis for thoughts on issues I was having with which I had no experience or knowledge of how to handle. You came through in wonderful fashion. We have been blessed in that we have had...

You make a great point Yes. I have a tendency to do that. ? the complications though in some ways are what feed my need to be creating business related ideas then putting them into execution. Absolutely nothing wrong with trying it that way though to see if I really enjoy doing other peoples...

Spider horrors Hey, so a quick funny. My admiral finally convinced me to put the Sunbrella covers back on all of our rails patches, etc. that were varnished, so as to extend the life of search while we are on the loop. About two months ago, we experienced the same uptick in spider population...

I’ve posted lengthy things here before but now this is the second time this is happened so I am wondering what I’m doing wrong or maybe I should start typing my replies somewhere else and then cutting and pasting to the site. I posted last night a post and looked forward to the replies I might...

My admiral and I are 75% finished with the GreatLoop. If all goes as expected, we will be in our home port of Guntersville, Alabama on the Tennessee River by mid December. We are considering a myriad of ideas on what we do once finished, however another loop or more likely, continued long-term...

Headway to report from the OP We and our friends decided mid afternoon to go ahead and make some headway today in anticipation of stronger winds tomorrow. As mentioned previously as a planned experiment I started the route on my newest iPad, and gave it to them to monitor on their boat...

Thanks! I enjoy going into the type places that might have one so worth a try.