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Be careful where you use those. They're great as exhaust clamps and for some other things, but they're typically wider than a standard...

That's a big thing. I look at spares I need to carry as being the things I might need on short notice and are either easy to carry, or...

Beyond whatever opinions you get here, it would be a good idea to talk to the machine shop that will be doing the work and see what they...

I run into that issue in the Great Lakes, NY Canals, etc. But I always end up just converting everything into knots and nautical miles...

It depends on how deep the damage is. Many cast iron block engines that don't have factory sleeves are designed to be over-bored up to...

The NY locks occasionally will have a preferred side and will tell you, but most of the time they don't care. We almost always go port...

Yes, quite a few people have done that. Even just hanging flopper stoppers from the spring cleats can be a significant improvement in...

Many of the newer fin setups do work at anchor, but they still share an issue with gyros, etc. Powering it at anchor requires a decent...

I like to have something further forward just in case, but realistically, unless it's a massive fender, it shouldn't ever touch due to...

In locks our forward-most fender at rub rail height is far enough forward that it should never touch the wall, but if we ever get a bit...

That also points to another thing. In situations where you don't want to use giant fenders (due to making the step on/off too large...

As far as building a fiberglass top, I've thought about how to do it for my own boat without a mold. I'm thinking of making a something...

I'd personally prefer fiberglass over stainless sheet. Easier to mount things to, and if you make it a cored fiberglass panel it would...

True, but I have no exterior deck hatches, no cockpit, etc. So any water that gets onto the boat just runs off it, nowhere for it to...

Only helps if the plug is in a reasonable location. Mine has never been pulled in the boat's life as far as I know, and I periodically...