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I've been very happy with my Gobius C. Measures 0 to 100% level from the exterior top of the holding tank without steps. Can view level from phone, tablet, NEMA, or other gauges. I use a WEMA level gauge in addition to my phone. I had SCAD and Dometic level sensors in the past and the...

Welcome to Bluewater ownership. I've owned Sandpiper since 2000 and have pretty much replaced, rebuilt and improved everything on it in 24 years. Many of my projects are documented in the Bluewater Section. Ask all your Bluewater related questions in the Bluewater part of the Builders...

I removed the SS tank in the bilge forward of the stairs to saloon and installed a Ronco 40 gallon holding tank. The tank has two 1" vents, one on each side and two outlets, one for deck pump out and one for macerator. The deck pump out fitting is on the port side deck, just aft of the rear of...

Must have been fun ordering and owning a brand new Bluewater. I'm envious. Pictures of your Bluewater would be welcome. Did you keep any of the Bluewater brochures, drawings etc? What did you replace the Bluewater with?

Welcome to Trawler Forum. What a great story. The people you mentioned are part of Bluewater history. So are you. I'd be interested in hearing more about ordering and receiving the Bluewater. About Bluewater dealers. Also Bluewater cruising stories would be appreciated.

My Emerald Yachts spam came from New Member "Yacht Jewel Breezes". The scumbag must have multiple member accounts.

OK, I know which Tayan you own. Tried to get Bill to Join POYC a while ago. Getting together sounds fun but I have a big project that I start after Labor Day, replacing the rest of the styrofoam flotation under my boathouse. I also just returned from a two month cruise. We can maybe get...

The name Bill Stults sounds familiar. I met a lot of Tayana and Bluewater owners after I bought Sandpiper in 2000. The Tayana, C&C and Bluewater owners were a tighter group then and we explored each others boats and exchanged information even though there were no organized rendezvous. I moor...

Nice Tayana MNMAYON! Where in Tacoma do you moor the boat? Where did it come from and previous boat name. I was in contact with many Tayana and C&C owners many years back.

There is also one at Port Orchard Yacht Club. I don't know if he follows TF.

The Tayana 42 is very similar to the Bluewater 40 raised pilothouse trawlers. They are built alike, fiberglass hull with a fiberglass covered plywood above the deck. They both have heavily built FG hulls but their uppers share the same wet plywood and delamination issues. Repairs on both...

Interesting boat. Full walk-around decks is a feature that would be handy to have. .

Using light bulbs to warm engine rooms is not the safest or economical choice. Use your Golden Rod instead. If you use a light bulb, mount it inside a coffee can to protect against breakage and burns. A thermostatically controlled engine room heater set at 40 to 50 degrees uses less...

Yes, my tanks are original. Bluewaters came equipped with a variety of tank sizes and location. The boats were semi-custom and buyers were able to configure them to suit their needs. For example, Sandpiper was ordered with the stairs from the pilothouse to the stateroom deleted. The second...

Sandpiper has 2 X 300 gallon steel fuel tanks in the engine room. It is moored in the PNW. I've not filled the tanks full in 20+ years, usually put in around 400 gallons every spring. I leave minimal fuel in the tanks (15 to100 gallons) through fall, winter and spring and maintain a 50 degree...

Sandpiper will attend depending on date and location.

I've had the inspection plate off Sandpipers 250 gallon fuel tanks. There are 3 baffles athwartship with large access holes in each tank.

I used a thicker vinyl and used a snap tool to install snaps. I don't think it was 30 gauge. That's awfully heavy. The first set was made of thin vinyl and the snaps pulled out sometimes. They looked like crap but lasted 17 years!

I don't think seacocks are required for generators. Have not had an occasion recently to read ABYC. The waterlift muffler and Gen-Sep theoretically prevents water from getting to the generator.

Who said anything about closing the seacock on bilge pumps routinely? They are for emergencys such as you describe. Just because something was not required in 1973 is not an excuse for not installing it; smoke and CO2 detectors are examples.

Sandpipers thru hulls are located 3 to 4 inches above the waterline, in the middle of the boot stripe. There is a seacock on every thru-hull except the generator exhaust. I believe that seacocks are required when thru-hulls are close to the waterline.

Cruise RPM is dependant on single or twin, transmission gear ratio, pitch of prop, shape of hull - FD or SD, total boat weight, condition of hull bottom, sea condition wind direction and many other factors. My 39' full displacement trawler, 40,000# with single Lehman 120 cruises at 1720 RPM @ 8...

Check out some of the Yacht Clubs on the west side of the Sound. Port Orchard, Bremerton and Poulsbo Yacht Clubs have reasonable moorags pricing and liveaboard possibilities. No matter where you look, it will be easier to find a slip for boats under 40'.

I guess the tiny holes in sanitation hose, near the toilet outlet, that we discovered during emergency service calls were caused by toiletmites. Seriously, not all boats were/are plumbed with the proper sanitation hose. You would not believe some of the hoses my guys found being used for hoses...

Good way to poke a hole in the hose.