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  • Allan12210
    Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard Please @Muttondressedaslamb , do try to refrain from using such overly dramatic headlines to lead into...
  • FastOlson
    FastOlson replied to the thread Lighting upgrades.
    Over the last two decades we have changed all the bulbs in the OEM fixtures to LED. I also replaced one entire fixture over the galley...
  • kappykaplan
    kappykaplan replied to the thread Lighting upgrades.
    The fluorescent fixtures had to be changed because I wanted red or white light; the originals didn't have that functionality.
  • Tally Ho
    Tally Ho replied to the thread Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard.
    My bilge was bone dry when I put Tally Ho on the stands last year, but I found ice in there upon doing a boat check in the winter. This...
  • higgs
    higgs replied to the thread Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard.
    Back in the mid 70's I visited the Peoria (IL) Yacht Club in December. They are on the Illinois River and Ice around their docks was...
  • higgs
    higgs replied to the thread Crack Epidemic at the Boatyard.
    Your bilge will act like an ice cube tray. In 5o years of storing in cold weather I have never heard of a boat damaged that way. I...
  • Tally Ho
    Tally Ho replied to the thread Lighting upgrades.
    I bought some inexpensive LED bulbs to fit my 8 overhead cabin lights. Amazon…$10 for 6 or so I think. the first ones I bought were too...
  • kappykaplan
    Looks like a Charlie Brown Christmas tree! :beer:
  • kappykaplan
    And why not ? It's a Christmas Miracle. Ooooooh sorry, that was taken on the 13th day of Christmas. The Christmas Miracle only...
  • Indysailor
    Indysailor replied to the thread Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress).
    I have gotten a lot of good "calm down, it'll be ok" advice on that site.
  • Indysailor
    Indysailor reacted to Night Watch's post in the thread Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) with Like Like.
    Yes, I finally got the correct permissions to post over there. Just before cranking this engine up for the first time, I rechecked the...
  • Ralph Johnstone
    Ralph Johnstone replied to the thread Lighting upgrades.
    I converted to LED about 15 years ago. The only problem I had at that time was the colour : they varied from urine yellow to the...
  • sailcapt340
    sailcapt340 replied to the thread Speedseal It's Back????.
    I have had a Speed Seal on my boat since May 2006. I recommend getting one, never looked back since installing it. I for one was...
  • jssailem
    jssailem reacted to Captain Larry-DH's post in the thread Lighting upgrades with Helpful Helpful.
    A couple of considerations for you: 1) If your current lights use replaceable bulbs you can probably find compatible LED replacement...
  • Captain Larry-DH
    Captain Larry-DH replied to the thread Lighting upgrades.
    A couple of considerations for you: 1) If your current lights use replaceable bulbs you can probably find compatible LED replacement...