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When we purchased our 1990 DeFever trawler, we had the notion to bring all the teak back to its former glory. However all of the teak, toe rails, guard rails, window frames, doors, steps, etc. had all been painted white, and now most of it is flaked. After many hours of using a heat gun and...

Hi Our DeFever 44ft Trawler will be in Cape Coral in January at a friend's dock. She has been sitting on the hard for six months, and I need to get her ready for a cruise down to the Keys commencing early Feb. I have a long list of non-technical projects to complete in January and am looking...

Thought these instructions would be useful for anyone that needs to operate a VHF radio outside of US waters (likely Bahamas for most of us). This is the online application process, you will need at least two cups of coffee, or something stronger! to complete the application. Current fees as of...

Hi fellow trawler owners.. I am a recent owner of a 1990 DF 44 OC trawler. The upper helm is in pretty bad shape, with old redundant/broken switches and a variety of badly filled screw holes. Also the gel coat flaking. Attached photos that give you some idea of the challenge (this is just a...

Hi We are trying to find a slip in the Keys for Feb and March, ok to move around if only available for a few days at a time. This will be our first cruise to the Keys before we head over to the Bahamas at the end of March , early April. Any recommendations would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Recently took our DeFever 44 on a lengthy 5 day shake down cruise. One of the more annoying issues was the Simrad auto-helm would only engage for 30 seconds or so before throwing an error.. No Rudder Response.. and the auto-helm would disengage. Any ideas on where to troubleshoot re most...

Inmarsat radar dome, modified to house the standard Starlink dish - fully protects from all the elements. Size of the dome: 25" in diameter and 27" high, includes a fitted base for Starlink Dish. Asking $300.00 , not including shipping, can be picked up from central Florida. email...

Used but working fine when I replaced it with a Victron combo charger/inverter. http://www.effectivesolar.com/PDF/statpower/1750_specs.pdf New priced around $350.00- $400.00, asking $125.00 plus shipping. Includes a wired extended remote control panel. Contact : grahambda@gmail.com

Vetus - Sanitary Hose 1 1/2" #VE SAHOSE38 Have approx 35 ft left over from trawler head re-fit. Retailed @ $10.00 ft , asking $5.00 ft. (35 ft x $5.00 = $175.00) shipping not included, can be picked up from central Florida. email grahambda@gmail.com

After spending 6 months doing major projects and upgrades including victon electronic upgrades at one Marina, we finally set off today heading down south in Florida. Only to find the first Marina we come to, with the newer pedestals, trips timmediately on the 50 amp and even the 110. I...

Vetus bow thruster, was working fine during the sea trial (of course !) But now only port side working. Checked all the wiring seems ok, however clicking noise when pressing starboard switch, thinking solonoid , any other ideas before I drop the $$ on the spare part. Note brand new battery...

Solid teak stand with chrome stainless riser. 100.00 Tampa area for pick up. Rgds Graham.

Hi I am replacing two of my salon and galley windows panes in our DeFever 44. So I need to find a supplier of the channeling , see photo below, approx 1/2” wide and deep. Also any recommendations on how to re bed the channeling when I do find a supply? Thanks !

Part way through servicing the Groco SV series seacocks, so far so good, however during the process I found that 3 of the 5 combo seacock/strainers had no strainer baskets installed! I can only think this was due to the PO not being able to source any due to age and they are probably...

What are your thoughts on whether engine cranking and thruster/windless batteries should be fused? Getting mixed responses; one camp feels that they can draw so much it will blow a fuse when you need it most, and another camp says absolutely fuse- to stop the wire melting. Check out PYC Jeff...

Hi All. Looking for safe harbor storage on the lower east coast for July..November. on the hard or wet slip. North Florida East coast ideally. Any recommendations?

HI, Our 1990 DeFever 44 is currently on the hard and we have done several projects. One major area that concerns me is the state of the seacocks (bolted through the seachest. I believe they are bronze (or brass, but unsure); there are nine of them, and two I won't need anymore - converting the...

Hi, I am in the process of upgrading my house batts to Agm super cycle total 940ah. I have twin 135’s in my DeFever 44 trawler. I want to upgrade the alternator on my starboard engine to dedicate to charging the house batts. Looking at the Balmar XT 250, should I add this as a second independent...

Where to put the dinghy!? So when we bought our DeFever 44 the dinghy was rigged to hang off the transom via a couple of power winches attached to a pair of Davit s. A few problems with this configuration, 1) extended the LOA by 4-5ft, 2) restricted access to the swim platform, unless you...

I am a big fan of Monday.com for tracking boat projects (well any projects), it is very easy to use and keeps track of progress, timeline, resources, costs (actual vs budget), etc etc. So much easier than using spreadsheets or word/google docs. Etc. It's free for a single user or around $8.00 a...

On our new, to us, DF44 Trawler, the DC battery selector switch on the panel is missing (see photo attached), looks to be a Cole Hersee switch- so will order one of those. Interesting labeling though - I can only assume 4 positions - OFF, ENGINE (assume cranking batts), BOTH, and HOUSE (labeled...

Hi , we are prepping our DeFever 44 for Bahamas cruising over the next two years or so. If our plans work out we should be crossing over around March next year. Rather than bring her back during the hurricane season we would prefer to keep her in the Bahamas and find a safe harbor if needed...

Hi All, Looking ahead, if all goes well we hope to move our boat over to the east coast around Feb/March next year, looking for a Marina where we can keep her for a month to complete the upgrades, final checks and provision for the Bahamas crossing. Do any members have any recommendations in...

Hi All, I am looking to get our trawler checked out by a certified Marine electrician, before we start with any upgrades (replacement batteries, inverter, charger, instruments etc.). Does anyone have any recommendations for such a resource in the Tampa area? As always thanks in advance for...

Moving on from the depression of our bow damage, one of the many projects we have, to get ready for the Bahamas long term cruising, is to install a washer dryer. From what I have read on the forum the combo washer dryers aren’t really up to the job beyond T-shirts so looking to install a...