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Once again, I'm sharing my off-season projects on my old 1980 Mainship 34 via a thread. Previous editions have provided me with some great feedback and suggestions as so many of these projects have been taken on by others. There are still a few of these boats kicking around and a few members...

Trans Atlantic Diesel has earned a great reputation and on the East Coast of the US, they are arguably the hands down experts for Perkins marine diesels. I just wanted to share my latest experience, further reinforcing their reputation. I have a "contra rotation" Perkins T6.354 and some parts...

This thread is to track my newest, foolish endeavor. The short story is that I’m cutting down a club 420 sailboat to serve as a rowing/motor/sailing dinghy for my modest sized cruiser. The following narrative will delve deep into my rational and plans (sure to evolve) but primarily I’ll share...

I try to tackle at least one significant repair or upgrade to my old boat each spring, hopefully this will keep it in a safe and enjoyable condition without burning myself out by ripping too much apart at once. This spring's project is re-coring the cockpit deck. It had a couple of soft spots...

I am in the process of re-coring my cockpit deck and wanted to share a a recommendation of a coosa board supplier in Maryland. I have no affiliation with this company, just satisfied with the service: https://harborsales.net/ For anyone not familiar, coosa is a fiberglass reinforced coring...

The 2023 Chesapeake Maninship Rendezvous will be held on July 14-16, 2023 at Herrington Harbour South Marina in Deale, MD. Reservations open for the marina on 1 /4/23 and the marina can fill by mid January for certain weekends. Book early and mention you are with Chesapeake Mainship to secure...

Last spring, I was running behind on my list of repairs and maintenance and tried a shortcut on my bottom paint prep. The short story is that I wiped it down with acetone and rolled a new coat on. Well, results are in and it held up just fine. Full details below but that is the condensed...

I've got a topic for discussion, hopefully I'm not the only one amused and slightly conflicted by this. I recently listed an item for sale, I listed it on this site, as well as a classified ads group within facebook and finally I listed it on ebay. I received one quick inquiry from facebook...

Used 9KW Onan with sound enclosure and manual. Exact hours unknown, reportedly under 1,000 but no hour meter present. Does not include remote panel. Originally installed in 1996. This is a 3,600 rpm unit so the sound enclosure is necessary. The motor is a Kubota D722, parts are readily...

I'm planning to install a block heater, preferably the circulating type. Does anyone have recommendations for a particular model? I'm leery of anything with a plastic body. Thank you.

Does anyone else care to share which obscure youtube channels you may find yourself enjoying which have little or nothing at all to do with boating. I'm not promoting or providing links so I hope this subject is allowed. I Do Cars - primarily consists of teardowns of bad engines from passenger...

This is a very specific question but has anyone here retrofitted a perkins 6.354 to use a multi-groove/serpentine style water pump and alternator drive belt? I'm looking at the balmar AltMount Pulley Kit: 48-PSP-6354 but can't find a picture of an installed unit, their instruction manual shows...

I didn't want to sidetrack another thread but I am curious what/if any modifications are boats used in assistance towing. I'd be really interested to hear psneeld's input. I'm only asking out of curiosity, I've heard hearsay that for inboards, the transmissions are upgraded, I'm not sure about...

I'm starting this thread to track and possibly commiserate and solicit ideas as I prepare for my second season with my old Mainship 34. Consider this to be my disclaimer: I'm not doing anything novel or grand, it is really just mundane maintenance and repairs but in the past I've enjoyed...

Can anyone share how the fixed panes between the salon and cockpit of a Mainship 34 are secured? I was out in some nasty chop a couple weeks ago, heard the door sliding and was surprised to see that the fixed section on the port side had shifted 3 inches towards the center of the boat. It slid...

Is anyone successfully running the Simrad (Navico) wifi router integrated into a first generation NSS multifunction display and using a tablet or phone to control it remotely? If so what app are you using on tablet? My boat came with this system and I would like to get it working but from what...

I would greatly appreciate hearing what others are using these days for both Ship's Logs and Maintenance Logs. While these are separate items, they are very much interrelated I am certain that someone on the forum has adopted or thought up a medium or system that would suit me as well. If my...

I'm going to track my first haul out in this thread for the purpose of comparing notes with others and just tracking my progress. When I was purchasing the boat, it was already in the water so the surveyor did the in water inspection, we hauled out and hung it in the slings for the out of water...

I am sharing my project to upgrade my whole anchor setup. Currently the boat has a anchor roller mounted directly on the bow and had a smooth drum windlass that requires tailing it and can only handle rope rode. I wanted to install a heavier anchor a little further out with a windlass at the...

I am thinking through my options on how I would like to configure the house battery set up on my new (to me) Mainship 34 MK1. In particular I'm trying to weight the cost an benefit of retaining the existing charger/inverter as it works and I already own it but it may limit the options I have for...

I'm looking forward to becoming a boat mooch once again. After close to 4 years of use and upgrades to my Parents' mainship 34 mkIII, the boat was sold in July, turning my attention back to my own little bowrider for day trips and saying goodbye to multi-day cruises on the Bay. I've enjoyed...

I am looking for suggestions for a tablet or laptop based electronic charting setup based on ease of use, compatibility with best data source(s) and cost effective. Specifically, the purpose of this need is inland Navigation that is not covered, or not adequately covered by NOAA chart (perhaps...

Does anyone know their idle speed off hand (speed through water, not engine speed) for a 350, 390 or 34T with a single diesel and stock prop? I'm asking because we occasionally troll off of the current 34' Mark III at about 2.8 - 3 knots but I'm curious if the newer singles can go that slow...

Ready to cruise, this boat is perfect for anyone wanting to get into trawler boating. She has a stern thruster, a 200 turbo diesel Perkins that sips fuel as she cruises at 8 knots. (3 gallons per hour) Her Ray Marine auto helm and Yanmar powered 5 K gen set were installed by her current owners...

Had the bottom soda blasted down to gel coat in the fall and I will be barrier coating and bottom painting when in early spring. I estimate I will need 3 gallons of barrier coat but if anyone else has done their boat recently I would greatly appreciate their experience. I am ordering from a...