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  1. nobles9596

    Any reason to keep my mast/boom?

    LOVE MY MASTGoogle Photos
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    Maxwell's HRC FF 8 - thoughts?

    I installed the same one on my Marine Trader 34. Have been extremely pleased.
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    eBikes - thoughts?

    WWW.LECTRICBIKES.COM is probably the best for the money. My first one I have 1500 miles on it and just bought a second one house at a summer home. They do fold but I never do that. They are heavy apps 62lbs with the battery installed. I have carried one all over the US on a camper. One of their...
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    Delivery Captain/Tutor needed

    I personally am not a licensed captain
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    Delivery Captain/Tutor needed

    Contact Paul Bates(paulhbates@gmail.com) He is a wealth of information and has a YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@NoRegretsLifestyle/about). He does exactly what you need and he will give you training along the route.
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    Delivery Captain/Tutor needed

    I did the same trip alone when I bought my trawler from NJ to Deltaville, VA. ICW all the way, anchored out every night and never stopped at a marina. Great trip.
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    Trailerable Trawler List

    Marine Trader 34 is not trailerable. It takes a crane to remove the top bridge for transport on a tractor trailer. It will not fit under overpasses with the top bridge still attached. It is also considered a wide load with width being just almost 12 feet. It is 11 tons dry add 300 gallons...
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    Adding Bow Cleats

    I took a midship cleat off of mine when I was replacing the cap rail. There was 3-4 wood, bronze screws holding it on.
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    Fishing during the loop

    Always wondered that same question!
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    Portable generator

    https://pickgenerators.com/generators-made-in-china/
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    Portable generator

    Yamahas are made in China and not the quality of the Japanese built Hondas
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    Mast Replacement

    I made mine from 3" heavy wall aluminum pipe with mast head and attachment points for the stays https://photos.google.com/search/boat/photo/AF1QipMGgOFpVR7DDe7HuLxz2O_IQXpmNdn3t6SzFIC_
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    Mast Replacement

    https://photos.google.com/search/pipe/photo/AF1QipP6O75eTeZaCgoiwgoMPQj8EkTBv_aTPVOu1vDx
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    leyman engine question

    correct
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    Mast Replacement

    Yes they have a pin in the plate and can be lowered down pretty easily.
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    Lesson learned quickly!

    Had a stuffing box had it taken out and replaced with Dripless. At least with stuffing box you can repair that in the water.
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    Lesson learned quickly!

    A lesson from my lack of knowledge: This past winter I replaced both steering helms on my trawler so this past weekend I took it out to test the operation and to reset the autopilot. It all worked great. Later that evening I went down to the boat to watch the sunset and noticed it had a slight...
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    Steering helm on Marine Trader

    It was a lot bigger job than it should have been. When we removed upper helm found out when the factory drilled the hole through the fiberglass/plywood to install helm, they did not seal the hole with epoxy. For 40 years water was dripping in behind the helm and rotting the plywood that was...
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    Ford Lehman Oil Temperature

    American Diesel is the best resource out there. I stopped in one day to pick up some parts. Brian looked at my serial number off the engine and said you do not have a Lehman you have something better, you have an American Diesel engine built right here by my dad.
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    Compost Head - my take on Natures Head after a month

    Urine actually is sterile until it exits the body and mixes with room air
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    American Marine green paint?

    Talked to Brian at American Diesel today. All American Diesel engines were Regal Red when they were new. Any other color someone else painted it!
  22. nobles9596

    What Are Your Favorite Foods For Longterm Storage?

    Remember its not just fresh eggs it is UNWASHED fresh eggs. May times fresh eggs are washed because they get poop on them. Once they are washed, even if they are fresh it washes the membrane off the egg that prevents air from getting inside and the egg to spoil
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    Steering helm on Marine Trader

    Thanks everyone. I found out these helms were not rebuildable so I purchased brand new ones. Found out you save a lot if you open up a PRO account at west marine.
  24. nobles9596

    Air Conditioner VFD technology?

    The Mitsubishi has a 10 year warranty on them and for the price point and the safety of not having to leave a water pump running 24/7, it is well worth it. More and more boats are being built with these and they have proven their marine capabilities in Europe for many years
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    Air Conditioner VFD technology?

    I have a Mitsubishi inverter split unit on my trawler. Works great for heat and AC and uses very little power. The outside unit is mounted up on the bridge and salt water is not a factor. I would never go with a regular marine AC with pumps again.
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