A Lake Boat on the Three Rivers Our 1968 46' Roamer Riviera "Rent's Due" Roamin' down the Allegheny and High-Tailing it down the Monongahela!
Well, I finally found a use for that 30’ extension ladder given to me in 1992. After installing the ladder and fixing the 2"X4" spine and hardtop...
12 volt 1 wire alternator yachtsmanbill, what is the length of your Hatteras? We have our batteries configured in two ranks of four 8V Dekas...
New picture Here's a composite shot of our Roamer at dock in Pittsburgh. The photo looks due west at the left edge and due north on the right edge.
Battery acid q240z, Knowing about aluminum and the horrors of acid threw my first mate and I into extreme high gear and we neutralized the...
Trip from Chicago to Pittsburgh JOE.B: The trip from Lake St. Clair took 25 days with a side trip into Green Bay to Menominee then back into...
Howdy q240z, Good to hear from you. I had Deka batteries for the past four years and since they gave reliable service, I just replaced them...
Battery costs for 8v Dekas. Howdy guys, I replaced both 4 battery banks of 8v Dekas on my 46' Riviera only a couple of months ago and they came...
Celebrating Planet Earthship's 4 Billionth, 540 millionth (+/-) Cruise around Our Sun, and a Merry Old Sol was he!)
Been using Deks Olje since the 1970s and found that it keeps for a long time. Attached is a photo from 1982 of my old 38' Owens Mallorca with...
q240z, thanks! Still waiting to apply Deks Olje Gloss on toe-rail, too wet and it rains when I'm free. How is it going with yours? Anxiously...
We put six coats of Deks Olje Matte on our newly sanded Portside toe-rail yesterday, finishing up at dusk, then awakened to a steady rain this...
Hot coating bottom paint search A group discussing "Hot coating" can be found here:...
Rudder Noise I am confused as to what is meant by "rudder noise" since I cruised our 1968 46' Roamer down Lake St Clair into the Detroit River...
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Thanks for the suggestion, sounds like a good plan to me.
Stainless Steel Rudders "It's great to see a sister ship for comparison." As to the type of SS used, I have no idea. The rudders, shaft logs,...
New SS Rudders They look great, thanks for the view. I only got to see the 'new' SS rudders on our 46' one month and a half after they splashed...
Commiseration... Dear hat4349, Interestingly enough, I broke (smashed) the forward port salon window in my 46' Roamer Riviera last Friday...
Before we beat up too much on Mister q240z, we should take a closer look at his 'before' starboard picture. Even if they paid you to take this...
