You have another hatch cover in the picture. Could it be used to make a mold or use as a template to have another one (or multiples) made?
The only real use for the decal is when a CBP Officer comes aboard to check you in. That Officer will need to transcribe the number on the decal...
Marmot is right, there really is no physical protection. I once performed an electrical survey on an aluminum yacht in Ixtapa that had a neighbor...
If you get custom glass, be sure and discuss the expected quality and get a guarantee. The Nordhavn 55 I ran for the last two seasons has tempered...
You should also be aware that live aboard slips are limited in California. Be sure and arrange for a slip with live aboard privileges beforehand....
You could try using a multi-strand wire as a wire saw, since readily available wire saws may not be long enough. There is also some pretty fancy...
Capt Bill11, You're welcome, and thank you for reporting back. I'm pleased that it worked out.
I ran a boat that had silk wall coverings and had some major potable water leaks that left brown high water marks on the silk. This had happened...
I've replaced an original panel with boat outlines, bilge pump, nav light, and other tell tales on a Riviera 58 made by Technografic in Fort...
I ran a 70' yacht with the same ideal windlass that Capt J's picture shows. K1W1 is correct on the working of the windlass, but the clutch that is...
I've run boats with both Tides and PSS seals for thousands of hours each without problems. Of the two, I prefer PSS, especially since the...
The flakes are the smoking gun; you have the stuck ice syndrome. To the best of my knowledge, there is no defrost cycle. The icemakers that make...
You might try working the channel molding on the top or bottom out with the glass in place by lifting the free end out and sliding it out from...
The problem with those icemakers is usually the lining on the ice mold cavities. The lining flakes off and the ice is stuck to the mold and the...
West has replacement LED bulbs specifically for Nav lights by Dr. LED. They claim " Satisfies all USCG requirements for brightness, 2nm distance...
CaptPKilbride makes an excellent point about attending the repack and learning what is involved in deploying a liferaft. Until I did that, I...
CSkipR, Could they be Cantalupi light fixtures? They were marketed by many vendors at one time, but market direct in the US, now. You can find...
I was running a 65' sailboat some years back in San Diego. The owner put one of his employees, a Columbian, on board with me and my crew on a trip...
One common problem with the systems is the hose installation. Although the hoses often need to be heated to install and remove, the hose clamps...
The value of doing the fuel polishing really depends on the tank access and configuration. One boat I was recently involved with has bilge fuel...
