Permission to come aboard !

I am new to the site as I have just recently finished a complete refurb of a 1984 46' Post. We love the boat and from the emotions displayed on this site there are a lot of others who share the same passion.

Our 46 seems to be rather unique as it has the galley down with crews bunks ,head, forward queen stateroom with head in the bow.
All gelcoat is original, we stripped all varnish and applyed six coats of Bristol Finish.Interior was revarnished,new teak and holly sole lower and carpet upper.In the galley we removed the old Princess stove and replaced with a glass cooktop and a microwave/convection oven all on new granite countertops. All new marble over all other counter tops throughout the boat with new wallpaper. New sinks and frameless shower doors with teak shower floor mats.All new electronics,led lights and recessed flat screen TV's. New thruhulls and the majority of the water/sanitation system was replaced.Both 671's had an upper rebuilt as the engines only had 2000 hours on them and a new genset.

As you might guess I am a type "A". Only two items are left on my punch list. 1) One of the forward hatches is cracked. I called Post before they closed ( sorry to see another victim of the economy) who gave us the name of an employee that has the mold for the hatches.A very nice man who would entertain making more hatches but needs a quantity of five or more to make it worthwhile.Anybody out there in need of a replacement hatch or better yet know of a place I could pick one up?
2) I read a few threads regarding transmissions.Our port gear sometimes goes into reverse a few seconds after starting the engine.Pressure in both trannys ramps right up to 200 + when started so I am at a loss for the cause. Any thoughts before I have a tech look at it?

Sorry to gloat about our project but it seems the Post is a boat with a storied past and classic lines. The work was hard but fun and seeing the progression each day in bringing her back to her former self was a just reward.

So if you are ever up in Minnesota on the St. Croix River, lookout for the only sportfisher in the Midwest, let alone with outriggers, flying a number of Walleye Flags after a successful day of fishing!

Thanks for any thoughts or ideas on my inquirys.

Give me a few days to look through my notes on the project ( they would fill my boat) and I will try to contact the person with the hatch mold and get an idea of cost and timeframe. Thanks to all for their kind words and advice!

Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts on the transmission, though it is probably not what I wanted to hear but it gives me some ideas. As I mentioned to chesapeake 46 , give me a few days to look for the person with the hatch mold and I'll get back with hopefully the costs and leadtime.

I found my note with the person who had the mold for the hatch and my wife called the number this morning and was told the gentlemen passed away two weeks ago at the early age of 62,sad news. I understand he worked for a company and did the hatch as a sideline business.The woman my wife spoke to said she would be happy to ask around the shop to see if anybody new of the mold or any other information she could give us. So stay tuned.

Also this weekend one of my turbo blankets ( must be really old) started to smoke. Anyone out there know of a place to get a replacement? I have an inquiry into Johnson and Tower.I have 6-71TI's.

Thanks.

Tim

Thanks for the lead.As I am in Minnesota do you know if the blankets for that series 671 and year are universal or would this be a custom made off of my old blanket?

Thanks again for the tip.

Good thought on the effect vs the cause! I will bring that up with my mechanic.Thanks.

Spoke with Freddy , great people,thanks!