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I spent several summers on my GB 42 Classic with my wife and three kids. We would cruise the Balearic islands in Spain for 2 to 3 months each summer. We also had friends visit us during the day for lunch & sundowners. The boat is very spacious and it is easy to spread-out amongst its several...

I didn’t get an answer either when I emailed them a couple of years ago. I later built plywood ones.

I have had a good experience with them. My flopper-stoppers are 35cm x 100cm, sitting out on 4m poles. They don't stop all motion but certainly attenuate it and make boat conformable in most conditions we encounter at anchor. (I had a steadying sail in a GB42 but it didn't do much so I never...

My most valued modifications have been: replaced Bimini with hard-top and 2 kW of solar panels (together with switch to propane stove this permitted removal of ancient generator) removed fly-bridge faux-chimney and added a table and bench seat where up to eight can conformably sit under new...

Yes, only the starboard engine. I will check the alignment. Thanks!

I had a similar experience with two rebuilt 6B 5.9 Cummins. One of the belts squeaked. I changed the belt and the squeak continued. The rebuild-shop suggested tightening the belts by replacing the lower support for the alternators (see photo below) with a slightly longer one. Although I...

I think weather is a big factor. A differentiating feature of Trawlers is their relatively large and confortable indoor space which makes them more suitable for different weather conditions: rain or shine. In the Med virtually all the boating happens in the summer and, as it is hot and dry...

You might ask in the Facebook Grand Banks group.

Wellcome! Nice boat. I hadn't seen a GB49 with the "Classic" layout, only the "Motoryacht" layout with the full-width stern cabin. Having had a GB42 with the Classic layout I think I prefer it.

When I was experiencing a loss of confidence on my 1973 boat a few years ago I decided to simplify it. As a result I have removed: - three A/C units (two weren't working) - Webasto diesel boiler and nine radiators - 12 kW Onan generator (replaced with 2 kW of solar panels) - electric range...

I bought them from a supplier here in Spain. https://www.efectoled.com/es/comprar-paneles-led-120x60cm/71294-panel-led-120x60-cm-60w-6300lm-lifud.html?id_c=201357 I am sure you can get something similar in the USA from amazon and others. I am really happy with them. They make the entire...

Congratulations! These beautiful old boats deserve and appreciate the TLC.

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I turn mine off as I want to know if the shore power has been interrupted and I don't want to draw-down the batteries if i can avoid it.

I find repairing veneer very difficult. Depending on how deteriorated yours is you might consider using wood putty for filling-in as needed and then simply painting over with regular paint. While I would hesitate at painting furniture or any solid teak I have no compucture with painting over...

I wouldn't worry about the color: decks spend more time gray than golden.

This is from an old 2002 post by Bob Lowe in the now-defunct Grand Banks Forum: "Over the years, I have used many methods and tools to accomplish cleaning out the old seams, regrooving and reseaming teak decks. If the deck seams are deep enough but are loose at the sides to the teak and...

My boat is older and is a wooden. The ceiling of the side decks are plywood with no wooden beams. The wooden beams end at the side of the house except in the cockpit where they span the full beam. Even though my boat is wooden, the top surface of flybridge is covered in fibreglass (and...

It is the lowest cylinder and the closest to the exhaust elbow. So it is the first cylinder to suffer any raw-water intrusion issues. I would guess it is a problem not limited to FL 120s. But on the FL 120s, don't know if it the case with other engines, the exhaust elbow also closes-off the...

Those were nasty conditions! You can post the video in YouTube or the like and share the link here.

I have used this mixed-in two-part paint on my fly-bridge: https://www.international-yachtpaint.com/en/gb/boat-paint-products/topcoat-finishes/non-slip-additive I think it works well. Not too rough but not slippery, and easy to clean. There may be an Interlux equivalent in the US.

My earlier boat, a 1979 GB 42, also had a copper line from the gas range to the flybridge seat. I believe it was original. It had a manual valve which you can see in the photograph below. If you have one you might consider eliminating it and adding a solenoid valve at the tank.

The problem could also be the wiring or a fuse. You can test the solenoid by applying 12 volts to it and see if it works or not. If it still does not, as mentioned above, it could be stuck from sediments or corrosion. You can try to take it apart or tap it to see if it loosens up. Good luck!

Keeping decks moist swells the wood, which is good, although teak, together with mahogany, are amongst the most dimensionally-stable of woods. But I wonder if seawater really helps teak from drying and shrinking as salt will draw water away from the wood. I have seen one case of teak rotting...