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There has been a lot of twists and turns with life. So progress slowed and sometimes was halted. But we will geterdone. I did get to float it last week so that I could break in the engine after rigging it. I like to rig these things and get all the right holes correctly placed before doing my...

Nice, I wonder if someone can tell me what size prop is on those engines? I take it that those engines are not the high thrust or big foot ones. I have just installed the DF 60A and in the process of getting close to the wheel. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Of course I know that the...

I don't have a problem, either logged in or out. But the Hull Truth forum is impossible for me to view at all. It locks my electronics up every time I attempt to look in. That's the only site to date that I have a problem with.

I love these types of threads, where folks in the aviation industry share their experiences. This includes mechanics that fixes these types of birds when incidents takes place. I remember when Eastern Airlines flew the state of the art Whisperliner. Dang the first class service was second to...

Well things are still moving along. I pulled the boat out of the shed so that I could do some clean up before moving along with some exterior paint work. I put a guide coat on the hull primer so that I could see the areas for fairing for the finish coat, which is the same color. I did the name...

This is a non-secular train of thought. There are parts of the state of the art airplanes laying on the bottom of the ocean these days as a result of pilots depending on electronic equipment that failed. Heck frozen water has taken down a couple too. One even crashed into a runway a few year...

When we found out that the world was not flat and needed to go somewhere, old school navigation, even regional trips used dead reckoning. I learned that way and its served me well. SWMBO says to others that she thinks my limited brain functions is centered around a compass rose, no matter where...

I love it when the weather bunnies tell us that the season will have more than a normal of hurricanes I have never known what is normal. These days the so called experts name a rain cloud so that they can get the numbers up. In the olden days there were no names and little warning. But with...

Thanks Moonfish. I am almost ready to prime all of the upright areas and I am in the process of rigging the sliding tracks for the port side window. This is a fairly slow process with the curved cabin sides, but will get done by adding filler pieces to accomadate the straight tracks. The...

Those hand grabs are so functional and really easy to build in place. You can put them just about anywhere and with the wood interior it fits n better than metal grab bars, IMO. I have rough fit SWMBO's fold down reading, ICW chart book table and will work for the lap top. I will also trim the...

The food was not bad on either island.:thumb: I would stay at the old Riding Rock Inn, on South Caico during that era. From what I understand now, that area has been developed as much as the Provo area. Boy did I eat pounds of Couch too. And the fishing in San Salvador was a good as it gets...

RDS has manufactured thousands of tanks for the marine industry. But their attitude of doing one off tanks has declined in the last few years. This past year I had a custom one off tank done by Best Fab in Florida. Best Fab Inc. - Fuel, Water, Oil & Holding Tanks They were very responsive...

I have observed in older boats that the screens in the hull vents can and will grow corrosion across the small holes, which restricts their venting. I have also observed older vent lines collapsing in some areas where there is some loop in the line. Those two areas would be my first places to...

Glad things worked out for you and hope you find the cause.. As a side note pertaining to being stocked, well since we live in a hurricane prone area one of the first things folks rush out for when storm warnings are put up is milk and bread . Well if things look like a serious event, the...

I have used Sudsy Amonia for a long time to clean and freshen up raw teak. That's what many of the regular sportfishing boats use for a freshening up. I have never stripped varnish off with it. Just keep everything really wet as you are scrubbing it. Let it bubble up as you scrub it and work it...

Well the wood addict has been at it again. :lol: The final mahogany trim, mahogany stain and two coats of clear resin in on. I need to refit the mortises a bit with some extra resin that ran a bit into the mortises so that the seams close up. But the leafs will fold up and the table can fold...

Thanks folks for the kind words. If I fold down the leafs, I am unable to use the forward seat back in the forward facing area. The leaf would hit the back if I left it open. And I can swap the seat backs without dropping the table down too, with the one side folded over within itself. I also...

Well the dinette table is done, short of trimming the exterior borders with mahogany. The leafs will close to allow me to hinge it down between the dinette seats. It will also allow me to fold the one side over when the forward facing seat is it's location. While I did not have any wide Birds...

My new Isotherm has two separate wiring harnesses for the ac and dc current. But both go into the power supply unit.

Not only is your boat a nice looking boat, the paint job shows very well. The bottom color with the white boot top is really the classic look with that combination too. I have a garvey with the same color and its still going strong after 15 years of saltwater use. It did take some serious...

My opinions on financing a boat are as follows. As a husband and wife team, in the best of times, mainly health related, I don't see a real problem. But over time I have seen total nightmares by mainly the wife, becoming a widow and having the burden fall upon her to deal with unloading the...

Thanks guys, And Janice, nice webpage..

Ain't that the truth,..all of it.. And my wife does not ever ask for any receipt either, except for something that may have a warranty attached to it. Then it goes in a dedicated envelope with the manual, if applicable. While I will never own a boat bigger than probably 28 to 30 ft, I don't...

It is my understanding that these units use rotary compressors, which is way above my pay grade. But its told to me that this is one of the reasons for the lack of a "beater" noise. One fellow traveler uses a separated cooler box from an Isotherm compressor and has had great results. I know...

Well a lot of bits and pieces such as the cabin roof veneers that's not showy,, but I did get my dc/ac Isotherm frig dry fitted and installed. I will take it back out and do all the finish work when I finish the galley front and doors. I tried the unit, including the freezer portion of it. And...