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here is a better advise.. have someone else taste it, didnt say admiral but that is one option.

bringing back this towing thread... how much line should be used for towing a 13 RIB? Not having done this before, what are the big NO NO's? guess backing up into the tow rope would be one problem...

the glue will not fail, least i will never admit to it, should it happen...

we have same set up, mesh cover for when we are onboard, and sunbrella covers when we are away. really like the mesh, gives you privacy and keeps out most of the hot sun, same time lets in lots of light and visibility from inside out. the mesh covers we have are made for each window, and the...

We put her together and inflated the tubes on Fathers day morning. Even treated the tubes with a cleaning agent so her blue coat really shone as she went back in the wet. Her new varnished floor, transom and bench seats were glistening. The new bottom drain plug kept her dry on the inside. When...

on saturday we went and picked up our (new to us) used toy. 13 ft Novurania RIB with a 40HP o/b. Our marina (Alamitos bay in Long Beach) is very large, it has a canal system going around the Isle of Naples so we did some touring in the new rib, had good friends over as well. Good food and drinks...

check out some of the car carriers, usual they allow cargo to be loaded on deck which is what i think Arctic is talking about. longshoremen are usually not gentle, and you cannot get around them, atleast they are present on all US westcoast ports. longshoremen also make the job very expensive as...

this is the wrench i am going to bring * Tom, antiseize matter? what the heck is that? or are your taking about the blue lock paste? i guess the anti-seize stuff would help if the PO had used it. And yes the PO did do the initial rounding of the nut. btw, i did try one of those sockets...

thanks Tom, makes sense for sure.

update: the pads are on.. did the job at home, went 100% by the book. right temp, right humidity, no direct sun. sanded and prepped using a solvent containing MEK/Toulene, two thin layers of glue with curing time in between. used gripwise x 4 to keep the pads firmly in place while curing for 48...

lots of good advice.. my mechanic said pretty much the same, apply lots of heat and dont be afraid to apply some force to the nut. i already have the easy out drill and reverse out bits, but that will be (second to) last resort. i am gonna try with a file to make the now rounded bolt back to...

The pencil zinc in my heat exchanger is in a brass plug in the bottom of the HE. Head was already rounded before i got started. Tried medium size gripwise and even applied a little heat but the plug will not budge.. any ideas?

RE: 1982 Californian 34 LRC Fuel tanks: HOW BIG?? sounds exciting, keep us posted... btw, i have a 38' LRC. (same year i believe) according to the book my tanks are 200 gal each... 200 hp x 2 should get you moving at a pretty good speed

i dont think it is illegal to use for fishing in california, it is often used to catch live squid which is used as live bait (aka candy bait)

is your inverter and charger a combined unit?

we have a 9' achilles with the 3hp 2stroke evinrude. and for what we have used it for its been great or at least good enough. i or wifey can singlehanded pull it up on the swimstep. it has the wood floorboards and a bench seat, we can almost comfortable fit 2 adults, 2 kids and our smaller dog...

*you had to ask i deflated the tender, took her home. upon removing the other of the two pads, i guess the glue showed its strength and peeled some of the outer layer off from the achilles tube.. now consider taking it to a shop to get it done. * thanks for the link, it looks workable but...

haven been off-loaded from the container ship YM Cypress a few minutes earlier. Jim Dewitt, Bill Kimley, (both former extraordinary sailboat racers, now artist and boat builder, respectively) and I boarded that Coot from Dick Horn's chase boat. We quickly disconnected the four crane cables...

the box is CG compliant but i will add some blocking for peace of mind. http://marineengineparts.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/page144.html#5425

sailboaters have an inept quest to find the optimal wind and force, this makes sense. trawler folks... i dont really see the need, radar will help if you get fogged in which is useful. i would spend my money on a good barometer, perhaps combined with indoor/outdoor temp. barometric pressure and...

very impressed with the attention to details with everything. the gage not only meters fuel, but also water. that is some serious trawler.

Seems popular in our marina to have an underwater type light as the stern. we were at Catalina last summer and a guy who have the lights had them on while at anchor at night time. it was amazing to see, like having your personal aquarium. was wondering if anyone here have these lights and if...

i brought all my tackle thinking i was going to do some elaborate pulley lifting but first i figured i give it a shot to see if i could just lift them out. somehow i was able to get a good footing and get myself positioned right over the batts, lifting carefully not to overload my back i was...

Delfin, appreciate the effort but i already bought a pre-fab box with the right dims to fit in the space. wish i had thought to post before. Al, picked up a 1/2 ton chain ratchet hoist last night, now i gotta figure out how to secure it off a beam or something. anyone know how heavy those 8Ds...

looks like this calls for a visit to my local harborfreight store.. theoretically i should be able to lift it straight up (if there is a beam right there..cant recall) remove the old box, install the new box and lower the batts into the new box. somehow i doubt it will be this simple.