Recent content by Singingrivercruiser

Choices, sorry to hear you’ll be parting with your beautiful boat. Hope you’ll continue to monitor TF and provide advice and guidance especially for GB owners. Anyone looking for probably the finest example of a well maintained, exceptionally equipped GB Europa look no further. I wouldn’t...

Want mine? ….. Just kidding, still love my boat. I was shopping for an entry level trawler, one that wouldn’t break my bank (in case I found out I really don’t like sleeping on the water), one that I could learn trawler systems and do a lot of work myself, one I thought I could handle alone or...

It’s major work and costly butI sleep much better knowing I’m not relying on my bilge pumps and batteries to keep my boat off the bottom of the slip. Much like Datenight, cut false floor, removed shaft tube, installed new tube with cutlass bearing in middle (yes GB 32’s were built with this...

Thanks for the links STB, I’ll want to do the veneer under the helm where I have a couple of removable panels. But now rethinking the areas under the seating after Comodave and Xlantic replies. Could do paint there with just the trim natural. I have a lot of interior painting to do anyway...

I’ll be interested in the responses as I have a project GB 32’ with a lot of potential veneer repair. I’ve always considered painting as kinda a last resort option and even then there’s considerable surface filling and prep. Any good sources for teak veneer in quantities out there?

Pics of old and new shaft log

GB 32 Shaft log/shaft tube replacement I’m in real need of information on the design of the shaft tube in my 1973 GB 32 fiberglass hull #464. I purchased in April and hauled out for bottom job and the cutlass bearing needed replacement as well. We needed to cut out the old ‘fixture’ and...

I think I’ll take it but would like to speak to you about it. Not sure how to contact you via PM. I’m going to look now

Raymarine still available? Just bought a GB 32 ‘73 with no electronics except a depth finder that doesn’t work. Thanks

Thanks for the info, I'll follow up.

Will be very interested in speaking with you about parts as I’ll be closing on a 1973 GB 32 tomorrow. This is almost a project boat as a lot was damaged in hurricane. It was in a covered slip that was destroyed, actually have a lot of the pieces that are not attached at the moment, ie...

Caggie, I hope your new boat is giving you great memories. Did you get any response to your message above. Just bought a Grand Banks in Rockport and will be moving it up to our area (Kemah/Clear Lake/Seabrook) in a couple of months and it will need some work. Any recommendations/experiences...

Thanks for the reply, congrats on the mainship, been shopping those as well except in 34’ models. I’ll look up Litton thanks for that info.

Universal marine rep Just wanted to know what you found out about universal marine? I may have interest in one and don’t know anything about them.