That is what i'm thinking, you want to absorb the expansion of the wood.
Cutting the butt joint makes sense. Cut some pieces of backer rod to partially fill gap, then caulk.
Always called that a heads up window. You can add a center window to many SF's depending on salon layout.
If you don't want to custom build because of the time line, Viking has the most models up to 92',and of course Hatteras up tp 70'. Owned a Viking...
Why not a 70' to 80' Convertible SF setup for the intended use. Open or enclosed bridge with good draft and speed.
The worst plastic trashed beach I have ever seen was the Atlantic side of the Abacos the 2000 summer after Floyd. Massive amount of plastic/trash...
Just thinking, if one has failed at minimum have the other the tank inspected.
Right, only trawler speeds would be practical. A lot would depend on weather. Rough seas would likely make a collision worse. The most memorable...
A good post that defines steel vs fiberglass hulls. No doubt steel wins and would be the material of choice for ocean cruising. Seen many...
We have a similar situation to what you just described. We have twin 20kw gens, a Balmar 130 amp alt, 3kw inverter with a large house bank.( Think...
Yep, did not consider that. Still a good system with AGM's on the right boat.
Agree, idle hrs. not good on hi-performance marine engines. Might work on small mains. As Sea Lion just posted, very application specific....
These type gens would eliminate most of the maintenance required by conventional gens. Just think, no thru-hull, raw water strainer, impeller, HE,...
Sea Lion post #23 is interesting. Intergel Solutions, a generator system that mounts to the engine and can charge at idle. The video showed...
OP needs to fix the Gen with same setup as Pascal's, both have same size Hatteras. Your right Inverter only power source would not work well for...
I've never been able to justify a large inverter system on a boat, the cost of maintaining a large bank of batteries, chargers , and inverter vs...
Curious as to which type HE and how long since last cleaning?
When our Niad fins were recently resealed I had the tech drain the reservoir tank and refill, took about 7 gallons of Shell Tellus hydraulic...
Welded vs fasteners, no blisters, no delamination on metal boats always appealed to me. Thought it would make up for a lot of long-term issues on...
Nice hardware, thanks for the site.
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