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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
I'm considering purchasing a 35' cruising boat with blown engines and pulling them and putting a modest sized (approx 150hp) outboard on the back....
I had to remove the old wood flooring, the steel fuel tanks and steel water tanks from the cockpit of my boat (The wood rotted and subsequently...
I have a 1977 Chris w/2 350ci inboards with Carter AVS 4bbl carbs. One of the engines is hard to start and when it warms up, it stalls when near...