Recent content by dhays

Thanks. I may need to try that.

I am failing at finding what the replacements should be for the two O rings that are on the sea strainer cap for the Groco ARG-2000. Can anyone help a confused old man?

Welcome from a former Catalina 36 and 400 owner.

Not a necessity, but I would make sure to put one on any boat that I owned if it didn't have one already.

I have one of those on my boat. The idea was to send battery information from the batteries to the Victron Solar Charge controller. Due to issues related to cabling, the charge controller is in the pilothouse. The batteries at in the after lazarette. The bluetooth range isn't good enough for...

When I was first looking at moving from a sailboat to a trawler, one of my requirements was a full walk-around deck. Second requirement was the lack of a flybridge. I ended up getting a boat without walk-around decks and a flybridge. My point is to try and be open as you look. You may be...

I have used Woody Wax in the past and the recommendations for it are to rinse it down afterwards really well after it dries. I would try that and then using a soft boat brush on it with a rinse and letting it dry.

Ok, finally got it done.

My general recommendation is to use the filters that the engine manufacturer recommends. What I have been doing is to change one of the primary filters every year. I select one of the primary filters to use (not Both). I use that for a year, then replace it and switch to using the other...

Quick update: I have the two rear chocks mounted. It seems to have worked well. I started on the forward chocks today. I found a surprise. The Boat deck has a plywood sandwich. I was expecting this on the forward chocks as well. However, the first hole I drilled I ran into a honeycomb core...

I was using thickened epoxy. I may have misspoke. I used 404 thickener. However, it wasn't super thick. I may have done better if I had used a bit more of the 404 to make it thicker. I ended up cleaning the amine as Commodave suggested and the result was good. So far I have the two aft...

Mine is set at water under keel. I have a sticker on the sounder display reminding me of that. - In the Salish Sea, most of the time we have lots of water. For those times when it is shallow, I want to know how much between the bottom and my keel. - Water under the keel doesn't depend on...

Welcome from another former sailor (my little sailing dinghy doesn't count). When you get back out there after checking all the systems, I would offer one other little word of advice. Avoid big wind against the current. The trawler is not a sailboat and doesn't handle rough weather nearly as...

It is a long and old thread so your confusion is understandable. No acceptable (to my wife) access to the underside of the deck. I wanted to be able to use bolts screwed into the deck to mount the hardware. I considered, and rejected, using a drill and tap method, in favor of the casting...

Thanks Dave, I didn't know that. I will do that.