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Al, What product did you apply to the bottom of your fuel tanks? Would it be appropriate for use on a potable water tank?

Dinghy on aft cabin top Happy to answer your questions: - when not underway or not expecting to use the dinghy, I leave the canvas cover in place. - Estimated weight: - 9’ Boston Whaler with motor, fuel and oars - 400 lbs. - when underway I remove the cover, the motor is stored laying on...

Hello, We have a 38' Californian with the same aft cabin top deck as your 42'. We carry a 9' Boston Whaler in a cradle on the port side of the cabin top. The dinghy is powered by a 6hp outboard. We also have an electric trolling motor we use when going short distances. We use the Mast/boom...

Very nice work! I'm building a new aft cabin door for my 38' Californian. Questions: - Did you reuse the original Door Latch set? - If you installed a new one, what make/model did you use? Thanks...

File a complaint with the Postal Inspectors Here is some information from the Postal Inspectors website. Don't know if what you described is "over the line", but it sure seems close. https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/investigations/MailFraud/fraudschemes/financialfraud/GovtSchemes.aspx...

Sink replacement I checked our local used bldg materials store and found a great SS Sink for $35. It was the size I wanted and a single. I had to buy the clips to hold it in place too. The existing faucet was almost new so it stayed. I enlarged the existing cutout to fit the new sink.

Good thoughts on proper venting of the refrigerator. That was a design consideration which was handled in the following manner. - The heat transfer coils and motor at the rear of the refrigerator remain exposed. - The unit sits on 2" of rigid foam on a platform. The platform has a ~3.5" tall...

Over the winter I replaced the cabinets in my 38' Californian LRC. Design Goals: - 2" of rigid foam around refrigerator to improve efficiency. - Eliminate cabinets doors which required getting on the floor to access stored items. - Make silverware drawers deeper so spatulas wouldn't get caught...

The manufacturer could be experiencing some design/technical problems. When you co-locate transmitters and receivers it is a real challenge to achieve necessary electrical isolation. That's to say pesky signals are radiated inside the unit and sneak in to places where they can result in havoc...

Photo of Petaluma Turning Basin Yes, Petaluma Yacht Club did cancel their Memorial Day Event. There is a very low tide that weekend and water depths were expected to be in the range of 18 inches. Attached is a photo taken this weekend showing the extent of the silting.

The winter storms of 2016-2017 have had a very negative impact on the Petaluma turning basin as well as the marina. Water depths in the Turning basin are 18 inches to 3 feet max at low tide. Boats in the Petaluma Marine are also finding they are sitting in mud during much of the tide cycle...

Onan MDJE 7.5kw My Vessel originally had the MDJE. I agree that it had poor social skills! (well put). I no longer have the manual, but I believe it's output in single phase 110v mode was only 3kw. My memory is that it only delivered 7.5kw in 3 phase 220v mode..... Consequently, I found I...

38' Californian with similar issue I have a 38' Californian trawler which has a similar problem. The rear cabins on both our vessels are pretty much identical. Symptom: - Annoying low level leak. Less than a gallon or 2 a day. - No evidence of leak around inlet or outlet. - Used bore...

Good Job! Al, Glad you had a good trip. You packed a lot into 14 days. Like the shade improvements you made and the understated red brothel lights..... Cheers, Captain Mike

Thanks for the Information Thanks everyone for the information. As a result of the community I now know alot more about my plumbing and where to get parts as well as other options for upgrading. Mike

I am working on the plumbing in my 1978 Californian Trawler. I would like to add a water filter in the fresh water supply line after the pump. The attached photos show the existing fittings used on the 3/8" OD plastic tubing. Question: Can anyone identify the manufacturer of these fittings...

No it was not.... I suspect the binnacle needs to be re-built/repaired. I replaced my entire hydraulic steering system so replaced the autopilot at the same time.

I have a complete two station Benmar 14B Autopilot System available for the cost of shipping. It was removed from my boat when I upgraded. This is a good chance to pick up parts for your existing installation if you are a Benmar user. Let me know soon as I'm tired of it taking up space in my...

Available Immediately for the cost of shipping Vintage 120 volt Electric Princess Range/Oven - Missing some Parts: - Sockets for Range Elements - Misc Fasteners - No Fold Down Top If you need some parts to keep your Princess operational or you would like to revive. This is a good...

FlyWright's Lights Al, Good job on converting those original lights. By doing so, you retained their superior bug collection properties. A feature I dropped in the design I implemented. It would be great to cross wakes again this year. I'll have more time as I have left the world of 9-5...

Recently I replaced all the original 1978 light fixtures in my trawler with LED Light fixtures. This has reduced my energy consumption for lighting by 75%. Each fixture consumes ~.3 amps as opposed to the 1.6 amps the old ones required. This is a fairly easy project and requires no special...

I like your solution. The Chromecast gadget is great. Refurbished ones are available on Groupon for $20.

If anyone has an old school Seaward Princess model 33 Range/Oven they would like to sell, I would like to buy a working unit. - Note: I am looking for a 110v AC unit. Now's the time to get it out of your garage or storage unit! Respond the this posting and let me know what you have...

Completely by chance we had 3 Californians anchored together in the Delta. Two 34s and a 38. Had a great impromptu owners meeting. We toured each others vessel's. Saw the improvements each other had made. The 34s were each owned by guys from Chicago named Al...... [not Capone!]