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To avoid dealing with amine blush with epoxy, look into Peel Ply. If the deck area isn't too complex, you simply lay down the Peel Ply after wetting out the cloth. Peel Ply is rolled (you will have to remove extra epoxy around the edges). When the Peel Ply is yanked off, it leaves a very fine...

Before I could get a certificate of occupancy from the County on my house with a well, I had to have the well tested. The County provided the test bottle (like above) and I paid a small fee. I tested the well the same way when I contracted giardia. County didn't seem to care why I was testing...

Yes, $30 a year. I didn't ask about it when reviewing the policy or reading my declaration page. "Sign and Glide = $30." Based on the creepy name, I probably didn't want to know.

I just got an email from Progressive wanting their insureds to download their "sign and glide app" to make contacting them for towing services easier. I knew I had Progressive, but I'd never heard of "sign and glide." Called my insurance agent. Yes, I've had it as part of my standard insurance...

I'm retired and boat solo (wife loves her job, apparently more than me). But I recently installed an AIS transponder so that she can have some idea of my location. But AIS information doesn't seem as complete as the link in post #1. When I go to an AIS tracking site (like Vessel Finder), I...

I apparently come from a different recreational background than many. Multi-week trips with only what fits in my backpack or kayak and a wife that also enjoyed it. No need for refrigeration or electrical gadgets. I tend to find virtue in simplicity. Others, having different experiences...

I don't know how long ago this Oceana 30 sold or how long the listing will remain, but I found it interesting. The 360 degree photos are worth looking at for anybody who likes to snoop around (which I do). Snagging the video and saving it here or on YouTube is beyond my computer skills, but it...

The default weather model on Windy is ECMWF, with "E" standing for "ensemble." It is a composite of several models, including GFS, the U.S. model. Other stand alone models available on Windy are HRRR, NAM, ICON. They vary in how "granular" the models are and also in their forecasts. It is a...

The problems you cause yourself may be inherited by the subsequent owner. I went through Victoria one time and declared my nice bottles of wine. Since I was over the duty free amount, I knew that I would have to pay duty. What I didn't know was that Canadian duty was 100% my US cost. So a...

I think that was the issue that my exhaust system was meant to address. Kind of odd since my 4 cyl Lehman turns over just by looking at it. Same starter as the 6 cyl. but 33% less resistance. I don't think I've ever run the starter more than a few seconds. Even less now that somebody pointed...

I have an exhaust elbow fix in my future. I think the first owner had a custom-made stainless exhaust fitted (pre 1991). The first owner was in California and the heat lagging has a California business name on it. The lagging was removed for these photos. A stainless pipe was welded to a...

I searched bar sinks and prep sinks in order to find small ones. Many of them are deeper which is good on a boat.

From the pictures, it appears that the new paint also solved your horrible list. Bonus!

That might be where the problem lies. Prior to installing the Vesper transceiver, I was using the AIS receive-only capability of my radio (SH GX2400) to see AIS targets on my Garmin MFD. But I could not get the Garmin to reliably locate satellites and produce a GPS location. So the AIS...

That's what I did when I got rid of propane (already had four golf cart batteries). Hope your inverter is pure sine wave. I didn't put in a dedicated circuit from inverter to induction top. I installed my inverter close enough to plug in the induction top's power cord to the inverter. That...

I seem to have temporarily solved my Garmin MFD not picking up my GPS position by installing a Vesper AIS transponder connected with NMEA 2000. the Vesper instantly picks up satellites. I'll work out why the Garmin internal GPS isn't receiving later. What is kind of weird is that the Garmin...

Check out this thread. https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/s32/sonihull-ultrasonic-antifouling-install-47771.html

I've never found a good use for starboard. Expensive, doesn't hold screws, can't be glued, sags under stress. Makes an okay cutting board, but I can't figure out why it is popular for other projects. When I built my shop/garage I used Azek trim for windows and Trex for the window sills...

I've had the self-adhesive pads fail in a few days and others last for years. Most now last for years, but it takes some tedious prep. Good clean solid surface, scrub with acetone, heat area with heat gun, hold pad in place with pressure for 10-15 seconds. I have some going on 6 years with...

My first theory was that Gardner made stationary and marine engines, which is a different beast than a "generic" diesel that may have to climb hills, shift gears, etc. I thought that maybe the newer engines had to be a jack-of-all-trades in order to make commercial sense. The difference would...

This might be them. I don't remember spending that much. https://www.amazon.com/DP1000-Adaptor-Converts-Cartridge-Element/dp/B00V3ESQLC

I bought the replacement kit about a year and a half ago (after hearing that they are no longer available). It does make changes easier. Unfortunately, I didn't make a note of where I found them. Look around before you give up.

I looked at the Willard Vega for months and found two nice ones for sale in the PNW. A broker let me spend time onboard one of them to do my own survey. There was some bulging around the stern tube. I found that there was access forward by removing floor panels and looked into the bilge...

I made my own "Anchor Buddy" for PNW conditions. The commercial ones claim to stretch to a max 50' and have galvanized fittings. No good for PNW saltwater tides. I bought +120' of yellow polypro and 40' of bungee and used a fid to run the bungee inside the poly (easier than it sounds). It...

Use an oil can like this filled with hydraulic fluid. Store it in a bucket so that you don't get oil stains everywhere. Although, if you are losing fluid, you may already have those.