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 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...
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...
I am rebuilding a 34 Silverton and want to put some good fuel filters in for the twin outboards. What does anyone recommend? Water separators,...
I just installed two 99 gallon Moeller plastic fuel tanks in my 34 Silverton. I thought they had some baffles built in when I ordered them, but I...
I need to turn my 1.5 inch fuel fill hoses 90 degrees to get from my tanks to my fuel deck fills. Where can I find a brass 90 degree large radius...
Where can I find good info on how to design and plumb a gasoline fuel system with about 4 or 5 tanks? I'm replacing my one 220 gal. aluminum tank...
To get a large area a deck that was recored and re-glassed to be all nice and pretty, what tools are needed? I'm not a pro (can't spell amature...
Anyone have thoughts on using 55 gallon polyethylene drums for fuel tanks? I am planning on removing an old aluminum 250 gallon fuel tank, and I...
I was just looking at the Aerosil website, and read that Aerosil is hydrophillic, meaning that it readily absorbs water. Even when the Aerosil is...
I replaced the balsa core on my flybridge floor. I put two layers of glass (biaxial bonded to mat - so I have mat-biaxial-mat-biaxial) using an...
I have a 34' 1978 Silverton that has been sitting on a trailer for several years (yes, overloaded trailer, but I can move it around the yard that...
Does anyone have experience with Wearlon, a paint that the manufacturer states is a silicone/epoxy paint that is good for boat bottoms? They make...
I'm getting ready to paint some of my '78 Silverton. I've done repairs with epoxy. I plan to try to get a nice finish, but I am limited to roll...
Does anyone have any experience with a NEMA 2000 electrical system? I have an old boat that I just ripped the old wiring out of (some burnt wires...
I'm getting ready to paint my transom, which I had to patch a hundred holes because I screwed (and bonded with glass and epoxy) plywood to the...
Awake at 5am... surfing... and a question comes to mind :idea: Are there any power boat designs that use moveable hull sections? I was thinking...
Anyone know who has end grain balsa to re core a sole? I'm in far south Florida - hope there's someone close by that stocks the stuff.
I've read several places to not use acetone to clean between layers of glass. Why is this? Does it just evaporate too fast, or is there some...
I'm putting some new Mercury 225 Optimax engines on an old boat, and heard about some new electric controls instead of push pull cables. Anyone...
