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I gained a lot of information from this thread. Enough to maybe talk some sense. https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s4/isolation-transformer-neutral-ground-connections-70843.html I bought my boat 15 months ago in Madisonville LA and needed to get the boat back to Sandusky Ohio. This boat...

I am going to build an electronic system that I feel comfortable with in the near future. First a bit of background. I have a 1977 Hatteras 42 LRC with 1,710 hours total since new. Yes dock queen to the max, covered slip, fresh water. Updating? Nada. Everything is old, most of it works, but...

Since being a member of this trawler forum I am amazed at the number of Newbie's that have heard about the liveaboard lifestyle or the loop that want to jump in both feet with little to no experience. Their sense of adventure and apparent tolerance for risk is refreshing. We all pour cold...

I have two heads that could use a rebuild. I have a Raritan Crown Head Mod XCL and a Groco EB head. The Raritan head currently works and the Groco head does not. My question is where is the best place to order parts Thanks in advance

Hi all: I have a trip coming up in three weeks and want to do some upgrades to my electrical system. I presently have a 9kw generator, a 20 amp charger and two, I think start 8D's for a house bank. This was adequate for the previous owner whom used the boat locally but not for a 3,400 mile...

I could use help locating hardware to attach two sets of stairs that I built. These are NOT ladder stairs, these are full fledged wide tread 7.5" riser stairs to replace the ladder stairs to my flying bridge and the rear dog house. One is a two step and the other is a four step set. Stairs are...

I have a question that I could not answer with an internet search. Will going from fresh water to salt water for a few days kill the bottom growth enough for the ablative paint to do its job? My boat is currently in fresh water. Two months ago during survey, the bottom was power washed. The...

I bought a boat two months ago and never once have I considered it a yacht. Went to the ski slopes today where I am a total guru and word was out that I might bought a winter escape pod. After showing pictures and explaining the boat everyone was chiding me about buying a yacht, not a boat. I...

I gotta ask if anyone has tried impreg to extend the life of engine manifolds and goose necks? Impreg is a system of submerging a casting that has leaks into a hot 400 deg F vat of low voc plastic and pulling a vacuum on it. The air comes out and the plastic runs in when the pressure is...

Does anyone in the forums have Matlock Stabilizers and happen to have an owner's manual. I have these stabilizers on the new boat and they have not worked for a very long time. I am capable of figuring things out and going with new equivalent parts with or without a manual but, a manual might...

I am finalizing the purchase of a Hatteras 42 LRC this week and want to put my e bike on board. I bike roughly 4,000+ miles a year and my e bike is no ordinary E bike. I would like to know how you all handle your e bike problem? I built the bike for touring the remote desert areas of the US...

Hi to all of you in these forums. I am a well-seasoned very knowledgeable boater. I have built several boats over the course of my lifetime including a trawler. I just sold the trawler that I built to my nephew because my wife can no longer easily board the boat safely. My trawler was 26'...