I have to re-core a foredeck deck about 14' w x 15' long. It is unobstructed below (and I will use temporary supports to hold the shape of the...
I understand the idea of faster and slower engines needing different drive ratios so the propeller rotates at the optimal speed. How does one...
Glib isn't helpful Thanks for the responses... and you are probably right. I was hoping for a little more substance from self-proclaimed "experts".
Here are a couple of pics of a boat that needs a new home. Anyone want to chime in on whether it's worth it? How many hours it might take? I have...
Can anyone recommend a line of good quality inspection hatches? I need two about 20" x 10" that will sit in my cockpit sole and I expect that some...
no humour zone? Interesting assortment of answers. Thanks I was trying to suggest in a light-hearted way that it seems that many items now are...
I am replacing the 40 year-old exhaust on my 47' Chris Craft with 8v53 diesels. It originally had a cast iron backflow preventer in the 6"...
I am putting new stainless 1" dia tees on an older boat with 1" stanchions. Well, it seems that 1" has shrunk over the years and the holes in the...
Is it feasible to hang a small (say 20 hp) outboard on a heavy 40' power boat to use when one just wants to go slow? How long could such an engine...
My girlfriend and I use our 26' SeaRay a lot. We bought the boat because... well that's what everybody else has. We have a house on a river just a...
exhaust lagging Yes... use it for what it was intended. BUT the trick to getting exhaust lagging to fit curved pipes and stay smooth is to wet...
I have never directly identified the boat or the seller. Some who follow wooden boats may have guessed. But I can't control that. She is welcome...
I had tried to leave this seductress alone, but I confess... she got to me. Against wise advice and common sense, I did continue to pursue this...
Hi PAR. You're sounding mysterious. A quick look through the wild web tells me that oak and other woods can a) soak up a lot of resin due to their...
A boat I'm looking at has two cracked frames at the turn of the bilge. The frame radius is about 14". I can access the hull from the bilge to...
I think we found a good boat carpenter. He didn't hesitate to tell us that he suggests removing all the teak and replace plywood as needed. Toe...
Thanks... this all looks do-able, but by someone with more skills and time than I. A local and well-respected yard told me that they would charge...
I am seriously considering purchasing a 66' Stephens Bros (NOT S&S) yacht c. 1966. It has a share of small repair issues, esp. due to improper...
inboard to outboard I am weighing my options as to replace the useless inboards (one seized and one making terrible noises) on a 35' Chris...
My 47 Chris came in two models... with or without flybridge. Both models's tops are supported at the leading edge, along the side walls (mostly...
