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HopCar - Drive up to Melbourne and I'll let you play with any of my tools, provided I can come down to Miami and wander around in your place. I'll bet you have a lot of things that would interest a boat owner like me.:) Mike Palm Coast FL

Finally got some time to work on the rudder project - This morning I milled the tiller arm keyway. It’s such a simple job I used a manual mill rather than a CNC. Next my business partner welded the plate to the Aquamet22 shaft - I don’t know how to weld. Welded plate - Shaft and...

I put up some pictures of my port replacement project on my website. There are lots of ways to do it. What worked for me may not work for others. Mike Palm Coast FL Jensen Marine DeFever 40

Don’t Drown Me is a Norther Lights publication that clearly lays out how a small marine genset should be installed. While written for NL, the principles are the same for any small generator. It’s a 2.25 mb pdf download. Mike Palm Coast FL

Verry nice Job! Looks great! It is also possible to cover old Formica with new. I have done this as an employee of a boatyard, and it came out very nice. Please note though, that when I rebuilt the interior of my DeFever I did not choose this option. Remove the edge trim and rough the...

If you go to this Trawler Forum thread you can read Bakers ONE ANY ONLY message about TF on the T&T list. Mike Palm Coast FL

Just so you know - I was banned at the new owners site -Cruisers Forum - for a post that consisted of the single sentence - "Wow! That was fast!" It was in response to a mod changing a post not made by me, in a thread I had not posted in. I was just comenting on how quick the mods were...

Thanks to all who replied. I'm paying attention to Ron (High Cotton) advice about the fuel system. That had completely escaped my get ready to cruise check list. I just get in the car and turn the key. I'll follow JDs, advice on pressurizing the tires. Thanks. Mr. 2 bucks is correct about...

Thanks for your post Tiger, Maybe we'll cross paths Look for the little DeFever, I'll be looking for you Mike Palm Coast Fl

Hmm. Good points there High Cotton. You would think that as the owner of not one but 2 Yamaha 4 stoke outboards the gas issue would have occurred to me, but I had not even thought of it. Thanks. 2 local tire dealers tell me that tires flat spot in Fl - something to do with the heat and...

This summer we will be taking another 5-6 month cruise up to the Chesapeake/Long Island Sound. We did not cruise last summer since we were moving into our house. During previous cruises, when we lived aboard and were based out of a marina, I had several fellow live-aboards drive my vehicles to...

I kept the little DeFever at Harbourtown for six years, four hurricanes. Nice and safe. Give them a look* I think they'll even fit your under 500 requirement. The only safer place you could find is behind my house, at my dock, but it's taken. Fred - it would serve you well to check current FL...

Harbortown Marina on Merritt Island is the safest place to leave a boat during hurricane season in CFL. No live aboard fee, metered elec. Mike Palm Coast FL

OTDE Never clicked on it, never opened it, never cared about it. I just don't care what your non boating opinions are. The new owners should do away with it. This is a boating forum. Mike Palm Coast Fl. Edit to add - I would like to apologize for this post. I did not mean that your opinions...

Marin, Could you post the brand name of the lockset pictured in your photo? Thanks, Mike Palm Coast FL

I may be wrong since you have had a few valuable replies, but to me your post is unreadable. Have you considered paragraphs? Punctuation? Both contribute to readability. Mike Palm Coast FL

Great pictures Marin. I am really looking forward to the book. You have left a few hints, here and there, about the subject matter, but they are just hints. None the less, I want to buy a signed copy. I've taken a tour of a Liberty ship, and visited a yard where some were built. Amazing...

Yep. Spot on.* Melissa says you must know my husband. Mike Palm Coast Fl

About every 18 months I make a 100 mile trip to the yard I trust for a haul out. My business partner of over 20 years always comes along, and he always drives the complete 100 miles. If he's not driving he gets bored. I trust my business partner with everything. I love the fact that he drives...

I could have welded ½ inch SS to the leading and trailing edges and kept the balance point at 18% to increase the area, but I wanted a NACA foil section - specifically a 0012 section, with a McLear/Thistle trailing edge. I have equipment to roll sheet metal in my shop, but the thickest...

The rudder on my boat is way too small. I think the 2 previous owners just learned to live with it. I tracked down the man who ran the DeFever 40 assembly line at Jensen Marine and he said that since most of the hulls were twin engine it was possible my boat (a single) was shipped with a single...

There is not enough money in the world to get me to go across the water bridge posted by Marin, or the bucket lifts in Canada. By* the way, yet another great picture posted by Marin. I don't know if it's his or one he found, but it's still a great picture. Thanks. Good for those of you who do...

If you have to ask the question, then you will never understand the answer. Are you feeling burdened by your older Taiwanese trawler? There is nothing special about the problems you have had with your boat. Fix the problems one at a time. Repeat - One at a time. At that rate you can stay...

This year, just paint the bottom if you can not afford to soda blast it. Save your pennies and have it soda blasted when you can afford it. Believe me, in the end your body will thank you. Visit a local machine shop and have them drill and tap a 1 inch brass ball, and thread an aluminum round...

Give PolarNav a try. Free trial download. Every few months it goes on sale for 30 bucks, and the developer allows you to load it on 5 different machines per single license. Windows, Mac, and Linux. It's a standard chart program that uses Raster and Vector, whatever you feed it. I like the...