Recent content by dmax

Never before seen caveman tool discovered:

It doesn't seem like you need one as: a) you found your local chandlery b) you remembered why you went there :)

I would: chip off the epoxy around the bolts, remove the nuts and washers, and clean-up the bolts and nuts with a wire brush, put some anti-corrosion product on the threads (tef gel, lanacote etc.), re-torque the bolts and then glop on some more epoxy to protect the bolts. If they are mild...

It looks to me that in the first picture, some of threads have corroded away, no? If that's the case and they are stainless steel, there must've been a lot of stagnant water in the bilge for a period of time. What really matters is how are the threads under the nut and below. Also, is that...

So, what ever happened to the OP :)

An 86-year-old man goes to his doctor for his yearly check-up. The doctor asks him how he's feeling, and the man replies "Things are great and I've never felt better. I now have a 20 year-old bride who is pregnant with my child. So what do you think about that Doc?". The doctor considered his...

I agreed with adjusting the fairlead, my point was doing that alone wouldn't solve the rubbing problem

Yes, but the OP was complaining about the guard rubbing against the furler drum.

I'm surprised there are yards that still let you sand the bottom, around here (Massachusetts), very few yards let you paint the bottom yourselves and I don't know of any that would allow you to sand it beyond a light sanding for adhesion.

I would try to bend it back a little bit so it doesn't rub - shouldn't be a problem.

Here is a photo of the new panel that will be going into my boat soon. It is taller and wider than the original so need to cut some fiberlgass :sosad:. Hopefully it will be a little easier to see the gauges since they are sitting lower in the panel than before. The switch is so I can turn off...

Thanks, glad to hear they're not too bright - looks nice.

A gas engine tach can run off impulses from the coil whereas diesel has to use the alternator - the coil would be more accurate. The tachs available for boats specificy they are either for gas or diesel.

I agree I wouldn't want to try to replace the core from underneath which would be pretty messy I imagine. However, for small areas where you could "inject" epoxy from above through existing holes, I'd much rather not scar up the deck. I guess it depends on the condition of your deck - mine is in...

If you decide to cut it, you can always add a nicely formed piece of white starbord trim to hide the cut.