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Most excellent! Very tidy and professional looking job.

Shoalwaters - The tag is a tongue-in-cheek reference to some of my less than elegant former aircraft mechanics. Same guys that say "If it don't fit, force it; if it breaks, it needed changing anyway".

Gulfstar 36 - My fuel tank has a very similar looking panel which has the fuel inlet hose, vent line, supply lines to both engines & genset, and returns from the engines and genset. There is a square top plug in the midst of all that stuff, but I haven't messed with it. Not real convenient to...

Given - a single prop has a lot of protection provided by the keel. Does anyone know about retro-fitting some skegs or something to help protect twin props and rudders?

FF - Yes, I was concerned about temperature in the design. That's one reason I didn't enclose the batteries. Since it is mounted in the engine room itself, underway things should be cool enough with outsied air being drawn in for combustion. I am planning on installing an exhaust fan, maybe...

Not thinking about a fuel gauge at this time. Lifting an access panel in the galley deck forward of the tank reveals a somewhat opaque vertical strip of fiberglass. I'm guessing that fuel quantity can be seen in this area. The water tank is forward of this, with the same unpainted strip to...

Overhauling my DC electrical system. Built a new battery box from 1/2 inch plywood and fiberglass. House bank is 6 volt golf cart batteries (690 amps) from Sam's club, and two 27 size 1000 cca start batteries. The hold downs are PVC L channels pop riveted together. All the grounds will...

I installed a Seabuilt tank access system on my 36 trawler last week. As often happens, a 4 hour job turned into 4 days. I cut an access panel in the deck of the galley below the steps from the salon. Then I used a jig saw and cut an 8” opening in the top of the tank. Unfortunately, I ran...

Sam's club also has a 6" memory foam mattress. I just ordered one to give it a try, $160 including shipping. Since our bunks are half under the deck, we can't have too high a mattress. Current one is about 6 inches, but it's also 40 years old! Hope this new one works out.

I've found numerous markings behind panels and furniture. Mostly "36 motor" or "36 trawler". I believe the early sail and power boats shared the same hull, hence the markings. By the way, your rudder post set up appears to be identical to mine, though I have two. I'm sure they used as much...

I keep several jars of sawdust from various species for color match touch up, both with epoxy and Titebond III. They work great. Have also used corn starch in a pinch (when the First Mate wasn't looking :D!

Just got back from 5 days at the boat. I feel that there are too many through-hull fittings on my boat (9) and want to eliminate some. I started with the head in the stateroom. I'm going with a RV style head using gravity and fresh water flush. Pulled the old electric head without...

I removed and re-bedded all my stanchions last year. Yes, they have backing plates, but the deck is balsa cored. With use over time, the balsa will compress, the deck crack, and water will get in, turning the balsa into mush. Big source of leaks, especially over our two bunks in the...

My hatch slides on a cut down fiberglass sail batten, installed by the PO. Hatch rides on a SS angle wrapped around each bottom edge. A little lube now and then, and it works great. K.I.S.S.

We have a 1973 36 foot Mk 1. Bought it cheap and have been restoring it for two years. Hope to launch this summer. Love the look of the 44s, but the 36 will be more than enough boat for the two of us. Best of luck to you! Rick - what new adventures do you have planned for this year?

Sorry guys, none of you will get the Nigerian money. It's being sent on my behalf to that pretty girl that only lives a few miles from me, and we're sharing it on our world cruise!

Living aboard on the hard means climbing a 10 foot ladder to get on board. I keep telling the First Mate to imagine we're eloping and going out the second story window. She is not amused. Two or three steps to the dock will be a piece of cake when we get in the water.

Welcome aboard, trekker. Best advice we were ever given was don't buy the biggest boat you can afford, buy the smallest that will fit your needs. Both of you should make a list of your wants. Keep reading and asking questions of other boaters. Then re-evaluate your list from time to time...

Can you share the cost and turn around time for your injector rework? I'm thinking I might have to do mine in the near future.

Welcome aboard, Thurman. Best wishes on your commissioning! Love to see some pics.

FF - Explain please?

Thanks for pointing this unit out to me. I'm also looking for a 2 alt - 3 bank set up for 2 90 amp alts. Found some ProIsoChargers on Ebay for around $220. I think it will handle 2 27 engine start batteries, and a house bank of 6 6 volt golf carts. I am also looking at a Marinco 2532, 2 alt...

I really liked the name SNAFU MARU, from an old military phrase (Situation Normal, All F @#($&#* Up). It reminded me to not take myself too seriously. But reason and propriety won out. Named my second love after the first, the Lady J. If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy!

FlyWright - What model is your Garmin? Looks like everything one would need is on one screen.

Daddyo - One step I left out was to clean with TSP after all the scraping and sanding, prior to the epoxy. The Smith's epoxy went on with 24 hours between coats. It's a very thin two-part mixture, and really penetrates the wood. Provides a nice barrier coat to water intrusion. The Cetol then...