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According to these Wikipedia articles Tohatsu manufactures the outboards not only for Mercury (up to 30 hp) but also Nissan and Evinrude (up to 15 hp). "Tohatsu produces outboards sold under their own brand, as well as for other companies. For instance, all Nissan outboard engines sold in North...

Thank you, Solly. Near 90% would be enough for what need and I guess I could add a small spacer for a full right angle.

I am thinking of buying some of these Caframo Ultimate fans. I wanted to install them in the cabins and I wanted to confirm that they can be mounted on a vertical surface such a bulkhead. They seem to have an adjustable articulation but I am not certain that one can bend it 90º, facing away...

I have just sent you a PM with the address. (Sorry, I thought I had done it.) Good luck!

Guilty :)

If you get a strong wind on the bow, the forces on the bow-lines will be quite high because of their shallow angle. Given the geometry of the set-up (maybe 50' bow-lines only 10' in front of the bow) the wind force acting on the boat would be multiplied by five. So, if there was a chance of...

When I drill or use a jigsaw to cut plastic (or stainless steel), I have an assistant direct a stream of water from a hose to the cutting area to keep the temperature down: the plastic does not melt and the SS doesn't harden.

We always take our two Labrador Retrievers in our summer cruises. We take them to land twice a day or more, often for long, exploration walks. They seem to enjoy the boating life, swimming, walks, being around people, sleeping, ... But Labs do love water.

Remains of a fishing rod or dowrigger mount?

I this is so, I would think the vacuum gauge is defective or there is no restriction on the fuel line up to the gauge. You could check the gauge by closing the tank fuel valve while running the engine. If the vacuum gauge is OK then the restriction, if there is one, would be after the gauge ...

I have always used varnish on the interior teak, never oil or wax. Never thought of that. The interior varnish I use is low gloss: satin for the furniture and walls and matte for the sole. Shiny varnish is good outdoors for longer-lasting protecting against the sun and elements but it shows...

The quarter-round is traditionally bedded with a non-adhesive, non-hardening bedding compound such as Dolfinite. Having said that, the idea of using a modern sealant-adhesive such as Sikaflex 291 might work and avoid the need to put in fasteners to hold the quarter-round in place. (BTW, note...

As suggested by nutin fancy, woodie GBs used nail fasteners on the decks. Maybe what has happened, which is common, is that the decks have been over-sanded and the bungs have come off. If I recall correctly, Bob Lowe's (from the now defunct IAGBO forum) technique was to drive the fastener...

I have had a fibreglass Grand Banks (1979 GB 42 Classic) and a wooden Grand Banks (1973 GB 50). I have had more rot in the wooden one but essentially all of it has been in the house, not the hull. And rot in a wood is actually quite easy to fix ...

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I built a structure to support 6 330W panels, each 1x2 metres and weighing 20 kgs. Its was built out of rectangular aluminum tubing and cost around 3k to fabricate. It replaces the Bimini top which was in poor condition and would have cost almost a boat unit to get a new one. The panels...

Rot below the waterline is unlikely as, I believe, fungus does not tolerate the salt. I have had to replace a couple of planks above-the-waterline but below they are solid. You should be able to identify structural issues in a survey with the boat out of the water. Have some fasteners pulled...

Halcyon, in greek mythology a bird that would calm the seas. As it turned out, a fairly common boat name. My previous boat was named Triple Trouble, after our three kids. Before that we had one named "Irrational", which my wife thought was a very appropriate name for a boat given about of...

If you can put in enough solar (and cook with propane) you can do without a generator. To complement the solar you will want an externally regulated alternator so you can really pump-in the amps from the engine when running. The total cost of generator is significant: initial price...

The International Association of grand banks Owners (IAGBO) forum was set up in 2006 by Bob Lowe, Frode Rognstad and others based on an earlier owners forum. Frode parted company sometime ago and Bob continued to run it. I don't know what happened to the site but i also miss it, particularly...

I have done that on occasion and it has often worked well. It worked when there was wind and it did not change direction. When the wind dies the boat will settle in the worts possible position: perpendicular to the direction of the swells. And if the wind shifts in relation to the swells one...

There is also lot of high quality mahogany in the planks. That's got to be of some value to a cabinet maker or someone else.

The window frames in the earlier Grand Banks could be teak or mahogany. In a 1979 GB42 I had they were teak finished with varnish. More commonly, though, they are painted mahogany. More practical!

We have a full size washing machine and use it once a week or so but we seldom go to marinas. (Dishwasher, used daily, is much more useful.) We only cruise in the summer so don't absolutely need a dryer. We hang stuff to dry on one of theses placed in the bow or flying bridge. For a boat (or...

So, I bought and installed the pressure sensor with the low-pressure cut-off and it works as advertised! As it turns out, my pump had a Square D pressure sensor (9013 FSG-2) so the switch to the one with the low-pressure cut-off (9013FSG2J24M4) was straight-forward. The price I paid, though...