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Got into a bit of priming today... Port side before and after... rust stain - your outta here! Don't worry... cockpit shower water lines will be reattached in the morning... too pooped to do it today. Grey enamel on Sunday.

Very similar but apparently reversed in the salon and your head is opposite mine...

Yep... three kinds of wind... not enough, too much, and perfect... and when its perfect - it is heavenly. Hopefully perfect on your next sail.

Happened to me too. Arrived at the boat with the broker, took a moment to look at the details, and began to see the dust-bunnies along the edges, and the killer was the lazerette... pulled up the hatch and it was so stuffed I could walk across the open hole. I made an offer on the boat and one...

Taiwan turkey quality... I lifted this post base off the hull with little effort... Of course it is 30-years old - and soaked from the leak.

Continuing progress... port tank is out. Many holes. Laz needs paint. Yucky whitish water pouring out. But it is on its way to the recycler. Up next... Kilz Adhesion!

I believe I did see some that were thickened... but the thickening was on the outside - which makes senseas the rotomold pushes the urethane to the outside of the mold

Hi All: Question... what do you use to back fill the Racor filter housing when changing filters? Not much clearance above the Racors on Satori... Where do you tap in to get the fuel? (Yes, I did try the search feature)

Everybodys needs are different so you know best about yours. The boat looks perfect in and of itself. Perhaps the old real estate addage is in play... don't worry about getting into it - worry about getting out of it. And then that last sentence in the ad has merit... classic design that does...

And another of my favorite boats... Again, apologies to the owner for posting without asking... Perhaps this vessel is more sailor than trawler... like it regardless.

Hi to all... Scrolling through a few pics I noticed this beauty. Is that boat salty or what... I can see her hauling up a load of sardine up in Monterey Bay with John Stienbeck along for the ride. If the owner is on the forum - apologies for not asking in advance of posting. I believe these...

ah ha! And gravity is the culprit! Salt moisture went down not up... got it... easy fix pending finding a replacement gasket... or the gasket goo:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Is it because the anode, being embedded in the cap, and perhaps no electrical connection between the cap and the cooling jacket, is why only the cap is deteriorating? Is the extra charge trying to escape right off the cap which is why over the years its blown off the paint from the cap? Is it...

Can one of the local armchair metalurgist diagnose what is going on with the the bottom cover on this heat exchanger? That bolt-thing is actually a pencil zinc. I dont like the look of that... I'b better start trying to find a replacement cover and stop that degradation.

Friction. He had something of a router with a driver that fit the fitting - spinning it really fast while pressing down. When the smoke cleared the fitting truely appears welded. They said it is a polyurethane tank??? Appreciate the good thoughts... this job is only 20% done.

Yea. I remembered. But I went with a 1-1/2 bulk drain.

Picked up the replacement water tanks from Ronco earlier today. Major learning process. The tanks come out of the roto-mold with all solid sides. The technician has to drill holes specific to each tank situation. After drilling the tank is vacuumed. Then he "heat-welds" the appropriate...

Do you have a thread on the forum that has more pictures of your trawler? I'm having a serious trawler-envy moment.

Ha, that's such a softball... start sanding and varnishing again:))) Just kidding... enjoy a few moments reflecting that no other life on earth can do as you are doing when and where you are doing it. I guess the short version is "enjoy the moment"...

Angus - there should be an award for the most heroic retrofit and you desearve it... before picture is shocking and after picture is encourging.

Vic... looking good... at the risk of thread drift... how did you and your 36 foot trawler find yourself in Mexico last year?

Crawled back into the laz today to plan the tank replacement... Good news on the wood deck supports - they are bolted in place. should be easy to remove. Evidence of the tank leaks. planning on repainting lazzerete to refresh those surfaces. BTW - how do you like that chopper-gun layup on...

Ummmmmmmmm... I want, I want... You made it perfecto.*

Back at Satori today. Went back in for pictures from the back side of "the box". Obviously its not a box... more like a shell. And it looks it's age... 30 years sitting back there year after year with no complaints but no maintenance. Since it's such a fundamental component and can't easily...