Sorry for not posting my results on this project here. I did finish the boat - 1978 34' Silverton Sedan - flybridge cruiser with 12.5 ft. beam....
still working on this boat Well, here I am two years later and STILL working on this damn boat....B.O.A.T. definitely stands for Break Out...
The vents I bought are a stainless steel disk about 1" dia. by about 1/2" thick with two screened vent holes in the edge of the disk - the vent...
I didn't vent the tanks inside the hull, I installed the vents in the hull (screened vent outside the boat) - they are about 3 ft. above the...
I ended up putting my vents down in the hull, and making a loop above to keep water out. I hear that new boats will have to have carbon canisters...
I meant to say, don't add layers over non-tacky epoxy unless you sand them thoroughly with 80 grit or coarser (I like 40 or 24 grit on an electric...
You got some good advice there about getting all of your tools out and handy before you start - do this before you start mixing epoxy, as the...
It is ALWAYS necessary to sand (80 grit or coarser) between coats of resin (yep, only use epoxy!) unless the previous coat is still tacky. If...
What is the hull construction?
It probably is attack from marine organisms - probably barnacles - as the bottom paint pretty well gone in around the waterline when I bought it....
I am reinstalling the Seastar hydraulic steering in my boat. I have two helm stations and twin outboards. The boat was inboards, I converted to...
I haven't checked the hull for moisture, but it has been sitting on land for 5 years, and I've had a tarp rigged up for shade over the boat for...
I am repairing the bottom with epoxy resin, so I'll fill these with some epoxy, as it is all going to get painted with Interlux 2000E barrier coat...
On the sides, I just sanded with a 6" Festool DA sander in the rotary mode. It doesn't sand in a pure, rotary pattern like a grinder does, it...
I have some small (most are about 1mm) diameter round "holes" in my gelcoat, all on the sides of the boat, at or below the waterline. I stripped...
As Jimbo said above, it leaves lead deposits on the piston and on the spark plug, which interferes with proper combustion, which causes your motor...
What would a strip of tape do, and what is chalking? :confused: I like the suspense of candles near gasoline - you live life to the fullest when...
Ok, I talked to Mercury Marine about putting filters between my outboard engines and my fuel tanks - their answer was "don't do it". She...
I have new 5/8" line that will not make the bends I need. I can fit bronze fittings there. Is there any other way to vent a tank and keep water...
I want to install loops in my fuel tank vents so that any water that splashes into the screened vents will hopefully not be able to make it uphill...
