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I will be replacing my older Raymarine RD218 2kW radome at some stage in the future, but while it is off the boat during the refit I am doing, I am tempted to give it a tidy up with a coat of paint. Have done some searches and all I can find is a statement that says, "don't use metallic based...

Getting close to needing to decide on the colour to be used for the non-skid. I have teak decks, but there is non-skid on top of the forecastle trunk cabin and on the flying bridge deck. Have been looking at pictures and watching videos paying close attention to colours used on other boats and...

Where is the best place to buy galvanised anchor chain in SEQ? I have a 25kg Rocna anchor and only 8mm chain and want to upgrade to 10mm. Will keep the 8mm for a secondary anchor setup. Looking for around 100m or whatever the single lengths come in...I think 110m?

I am nearly at a point where I will go ahead and use the Alwood system for the teak on my boat. It has all been stripped to bare wood and sanded with 80grit so far. Doing research to ensure I have the best chance of a good outcome, have come up with the following; Alwood MA Primer Yellow...

I have done my research and decided to use Cetol on my teak handrails and gunwhale caprail, rather than re-varnish. All other teak is going to be painted 2-pack gloss white. I know Cetol won't give me the same quality of finish, but after scraping varnish for the last three months I don't think...

Boat is now out of the water for the next phase of my refit and have removed the swim platform. Idea was to refurbish it and put it back in place. The brackets look to be made of bronze and are in serviceable condition, but upon closer inspection the timber swim platform has numerous cracks and...

In the process of doing a mini-refit to my vessel and with adding new MFD's I want to build an instrument box to add to the helm area so I can flush mount the screens. Simple question; what material is normally used for the black facia? e.g. see this pic for an example.

I am looking to add an inverter to an existing system, but am not sure where/how it is wired in with minimal changes. By way of description I have added a diagram below and will explain here; 1. There is a three-way switch to select AC sources, between shore, generator and off. 2. There are...

Researching and selecting components for an electronics upgrade on my vessel and looking for feedback on NMEA2000 to WiFi adapters. Purpose will be to display AIS targets via the Navionics app on an iPad and for the iPad to receive GPS position data from a more reliable source than the internal...

I am part way through a refit on the boat and considering replacing the old Raymarine electronics so I can install AIS, wind instruments and use a navigation PC. I have a thread going in the electronics forum, but wanted to ask here if anybody has a recommendation for Furuno retailers in...

I am about to start a project to refresh the electronics on-board my boat. I would prefer not to do a wholesale remove and re-install of new equipment, but would rather slowly add/replace items on a priority basis. But before I do any of that I am trying to determine which pieces can be re-used...

Has anybody heard about or had recent experience at Double Island Point with the entrance to the lagoon closing up due to shifting sand?

In my ‘new to me’ boat I have two separate depth transducers. One is connected to a Raymarine CP370 and into a Raymarine E80 display. The second transducer connects to a Navman Depth display which also has a Navman R100 repeater display at the flybidge. Both of these screens are the typical...

New boat to me and still working through how everything works, but am perplexed as to what this curved stainless steel pipe is that bends up from the stanchion on both sides of the the rear railing. Any ideas?

Just wanted to post and introduce myself and my new vessel. I have been a member here for some time, but only recently moved to a more boating friendly location so felt it was time to get back into the game. Anyway I am sure I will have a heap of questions. I can see there is a wealth of...