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We just sold our sailboat last week. Only a few months into the trawler life, but I am holding onto my trusty old sunfish just in case...

Getting a few more things taken care of this weekend. Took the dog for a walk and watched the sun come up. Time for a cup of coffee and get to work!

They are not fun to get to! Fortunately the 3700 is installed in the FWD bilge access hatch. The hope is that it is never needed. If water reaches that float switch the high bilge water alarm also sounds.

The Mainship II is the sport fishing model

Working on some boat projects, you all know how they stack up! Built a new set of stairs for the dock (wife is short). Wife is painting them as I type. Replaced the old anchor windlass switch New switch Making a high water bulge pump/installing high water alarm

So we got some good old used furniture for the back deck. Of course after some cleaning the paint and off. A few coats of Krylon did the trick!

It is a vinyl flooring rated as 100% water proof. We used approx 125 square feet (5 boxes) with a few planks to spare. The trim is 1” angle 1/16” thick aluminum.

That is Mitch, our red healer/Jack Russel mix . He is almost a year old now and always wants to be a part of the process.

The couch project update:

It is the 3.5. Runs great in its new location. Still have to finish up wiring it through a transfer switch. Looking forward to power panel day! One project at a time. Right now we are building our new sofa. Lots of wood work, sewing and cussing...

That is a CAV injection pump. The engine is a Perkins T6.354.

Small update, been busy with work. Cleaned it up a bit Finished the galley floor Gonna take my first attempt at a poured epoxy countertop...

Thanks, it is a Greystone propane oven.

My makeshift workshop

Was gonna do corian, but we have been looking into epoxy now.

Some engine and generator projects too. New injection pump New bulge pump Old generator on deck location Generator in its new home in the bilge New switches came it

More pics. New flooring Entertainment center painting Entertainment center just about complete Kitchen in work Ready for the counter top

So the wife and bought an old Mainship II 34, here is the progress pics so far. Removed the old flooring and entertainment center New 1/2” subfloor Old wall removal Wall install New walls and entertainment center build

Welcome aboard! I recently purchased a 1979 Mainship ii. Mine still has the stock Perkins in it. Looks like a nice boat, and man is that engine room clean! They are nice boats, I am happy I bought one.

I appreciate all the warm welcomes! We have made a lot of progress in our first week of ownership. The engine now runs and lots of issues have been resolved. Where is the best place to post a thread of our project build?

I certainly agree on avoiding major modifications. Sadly the previous owners were not aware of ABYC wiring and plumbing guidelines. Basically every hose and some of the wiring needs to be replaced or repaired. Happily for many years I was a service technician in the marine industry. Our to do...

Well so far it has been three days of identifying all the issues and stripping out all the things we are replacing. It has been fun so far, we got a great deal, but it needed a lot of work.

So we pulled the trigger and are now actual trawler owners! We bought the Mainship, time to get to work.

Hello everyone. My wife and I have been looking at trawlers. Getting ready to sell our old sailboat and take on a trawler project. We have found a 1979 Mainship 34 MK ii that we really like and have made an offer on. It is certainly a fixer upper, but we are up to the challenge. We restored our...