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They are a great company. And they have solid CAD models of nearly anything in the catalog for instant download. The CAD software I use, Soildworks even has a McMaster plugin which will help keep a bill of materials along with the assembly, super useful. I love the fact I can order before 9am...

When I had a trailer boat I used these folks for trailer parts quite a bit. https://www.easternmarine.com/ Looks like you are due for a new axle at least. They aren't very expensive. I never ordered something as large as an entire axle from them so not sure how the shipping would work.

Welcome aboard! I had a Shamrock 26 before the Lindell I have now. I'm sure you know this but, Bo Palmer who started Defiance also ran Shamrock for a while before they went out of business. Shamrocks are similar to Defiance but inboard vs. outboard. Sadly, inboards small trailer boats were...

I'll echo Peter's comments about boating in SoCal being a native San Diegan. And if you were planning on boating in here the past two winters you would have been disappointed as the weather was very poor all winter long. It's still not great but at least the rain has stopped. During the...

That has a really beautiful interior and has clearly been well taken care of over the years. The listing states the hull was sounded for hull integrity, so there should be information on it. I suppose the teak deck attachment would be screwed down, so obviously and area of concern but should...

Welcome aboard! I don't think I'm alone in being curious about the refit to diesel of your boat. Can you provide some details and some pics? It's a beautiful boat.

FYI, if you are so inclined to shop at Amazon, Dometic has a storefront, so you can get genuine Vacuflush parts there, but as Peggy says, be wary of aftermarket parts...

Yes, I use Stanadyne performance additive on every tank. I've noticed easier starts and it seems to give a bit less smoke on startup, but that could be a placebo effect.

Guess I'm a bit confused. What is the bolt in there for? Typically, you would seal up the bottom of the hole with duct tape, or some other means and pot the hole up to the top, keep adding as needed until it gels. Then redrill as needed once it's cured. I wouldn't worry too much about...

Anyone else notice the interesting exhaust setup on that Northern? It has what looks like a dry muffler and very long line over to the shower nozzle on the down side. I suppose that makes for little chance of ingestion of salt water into the turbo/engine. One would think it's also pretty quiet.

Congrats! That will be a great marina to station her at.

Welcome to the forum! Wife grew up in Arcata, I've spent some time around the area, beautiful place. You have some serious seas outside the harbor, that's for sure!

This, plus pounding on the end on the inside will likely mushroom it and make it very difficult to pull through the hole. Slow, steady motion is preferred.

I think you will learn the Garmin setup pretty quickly, it's has an intuitive GUI, especially with the touchscreen. I know some will poo poo the Garmin system, but I've been happy with mine which was installed by the PO and although they are vintage 2014, they work fine. I just added a...

For small amounts I use a wet dry vac on top of a 5 gallon bucket. Ryobi makes one compatible with your battery pack...

Ready's post is spot on. Native San Diegan here and been boating all my life in SoCal. As Peter said, it can be a frustrating place to powerboat. Catalina is a long way usually into the swell so not something you would do for a short trip, you need to plan for a very long weekend or better...

I've been mulling this over for a couple of days ( I clearly need to get a life). One thought was if it would be more practical and efficient to make a spilt drive off a single engine using timing belts and a custom assembly to drive two transmissions offset on either side of the single...

The concern of over pressurizing the water pump when the engine is off (when turning on the line pressure before or leaving it on after the engine is running) is easily prevented. Just add a check valve leading to something like the generator raw water, or AC cooling. That way the through...

These boats sell in the 30-50K range with good power. It's hard to imagine it would be worth it to repower one unless it dropped in your lap for free and you had a line on replacement engines for <10K. Sorry to be a Debbie downer on this but I don't see much upside to this deal. If the boat...

Not sure if this has been posted before, seems like a hell of a lot of boat for the money. https://www.seattleyachts.com/used-yachts-for-sale/rodriquez-pilothouse-2002-traveller-ii/2812258_1

I see no reason you couldn't run a sleeve inside the old shaft log if you had the clearance. You might have some trouble getting the right sized tube though. It's possible you could turn the OD and ID of a thicker G10 tube at a machine shop to size. Also possible to create a boring tool to...

I'm not sure the additional complexity would be worth it vs. doing proper maintenance in a timely manor to the raw water side of an existing setup. It's really not that bad if you service them correctly. I've pretty much solved my issues by fresh water flushing the system after use and the...

It's back, thank you Janet! Oh, and I like the fact there is now a like.(y)

NWboater, please post some pics of your new toy when you have a chance, sounds like a great fit for your needs.

How about a strong chemical stripper like Aircraft Paint Stripper? It's very difficult to sand a sand impregnated 2 part paint. Perhaps try a small area and see how it goes? Aircraft is pretty nasty stuff, but effective.