Recent content by Boater Rob

In order to get more days out of our porta potti, we use a sports water bottle and then just flush things down with that. Depending on the room for trash on board, we do not put toilet paper in the porta pottie, but keep it in a sealed trash can. Just some other ideas. Rob

I would be glad to help order them.

I am not sure what year they had plywood or balsa core. We have a 1994 that is balsa core. Ours had a crack at the top of the transom which looks like that one has. If you take a pin type moisture meter and work out getting both pins on two existing screws this will let you know if you have...

On our boat we have a standard 15amp outlet on the outside of the boat that you would see on a boat or RV and we have a GFCI and then a 15 amp power strip on the inside with a breaker on it. We run a 20 amp 12 gauge exterior extension cord to the boat. We have never had a problem but few weeks...

Hope you can make it all work. They make a infrared type moisture meter, they might not show what the exact moisture level is but they can help you see what may have water. Rob

I just pulled the fuel tanks and over drilled all the screw holes and filled with epoxy. Our boat has a balsa floor. The transom had a lot of water and so took all the balsa out and filled with epoxy and cloth. Solid as a rock now. On the screw holes I found the Loctite brand had a plunger type...

My mistake, sorry confused the names, we do not have Permatrim but rather Nauticus trim tabs and they have a spring or hydraulic type ram on the tab.

Hello, We have permatrim tabs on, I think it’s the blue or purple zip tie on it. I’m a little color blind so not 100% sure of the color. They make a big difference. One needed replaced when we got her and you could tell a difference when the new one was on. Easier to get up on a plane and...

Hello and Welcome, We just purchased a Toland 18-8 about 7 months ago and have really been enjoying it. We are sure you will too. We have been able to spend about 10 nights on board so far. I need to get a photo album up too. Look forward to hearing more about your adventures.

Hi, It was a different brand of lock, but we were able to contact the lock company and gave them the number on the lock and they sent us a new key. Plus it was also available on Amazon. Rob

On a sale of a boat that size we have met at the bank and had the buyer bring their bank check and then once it is verified that is is cleared give them the title. It usually only takes a few minutes for the bank to verify. Rob

We have left our pickup and trailer at the St Helens Marina and not had any problems. It is on a dead end St and several people live right there. The boat launch can be a little low when the river levels are down and the tide is out, but we never had a problem getting enough water to float off...

We are fairly new here too. We have really appreciated the collective wisdom on this site! We have been looking at going to the Delta later this year and Ro Vista seemed like a good spot to start/stop from. Any input on the boating in that area?

We have now had our new to us Toland/C-Dory for a few months and have enjoyed spending some time aboard. We had to take her in for some work on the transom and thought while work is being done lets do the majority so she is ready for spring. We all know that the boat list is never done. The...

Just ordered my first ever C-Brat Calendar, looking forward to getting it. Rob