Recent content by olekils

I had a similar issue when trying to drill out my rivets. One option is having a helper inside holding the rivet with pliers, another is to use a dremel with a conical bit sized to fit the rivet. The high speed of the demel is usually fast enough to prevent the rivet from matching it and a...

I had a similar issue on my boat where the core was not properly sealed and had some moisture damage around the rod holders as well as the freshwater fill fitting. The steps are as described by ssobol above, remove the old/rotten core as much as possible, dry the area, fill with thickened epoxy...

We've had a 4m Truekit Discovery for about five years and are very happy with it. Most of our trips are from Santa Barbara across to the Channel Islands and we keep the boat deflated and in the cockpit for the crossing. Once we get out there, it's pretty easy to inflate the boat (we use a...

My boat had the rubrail swoop down near the transom along the hull and deck joint causing water to spray around and not looking super nice. I ended up cutting the rubrail back so it ends in a straighter way (which involved a bunch of fairing work to blend the hull and deck further aft) I found...

Sounds like a big job, what's the diesel tank for? Do you have a build thread? Would love to check out your boat.

I've got 2013 Honda BF135's on my TC24. They are kindof old school 4-strokes and pretty heavy (478lb each). My boat was hull #2 so it's a little different from later model, I understand my fuel tanks (2x67gal) are also located a bit further aft than the newer builds. With full tanks and a...

I ended up replacing all of my rivets with these SS barrel nuts from McMaster. It leaves a very clean finish inside of the cabin without having to add blobs of sealant or dealing with protruding nuts or bolts. So far, the little sealing washers have kept the inside of the boat leak-free. It's...

This is probably not exactly what you are looking for but I'm in the process of adding a shockwave suspension seat to my TC24. It's part of a larger update to the cabinetry but I think I can maintain the original size of the galley cabinet (temporarily replaced by a large aluminum box. I also...

There is some related info here: https://www.c-brats.com/threads/radar-radar-arch-vhf-considerations.32998/#post-381837

Regarding painted nonskid, I've had good luck with interlux inter-grip nonskid additive, I used it on a swim step, and it provided secure grip while still being comfortable enough to sit on while wearing a bathing suit. It had more of a finely textured plastic and less of a sandpaper feel. For...

Lots of good info in the other posts above here. I recently we-wired my whole boat and found the following resources very helpful: Boatowners Mechanical and Electrical Manual by Nigel Calder https://www.amazon.com/dp/0071790330?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1 This book pretty...

Nice work and good call on getting that rotting core out of there. I like the cabinetry and flooring.

I updated my roof situation with a few things in mind: I wanted to eliminate holes in my roof, be able to carry/access surfboards from either side, replace the existing grab handles, and keep enough room clear to be able to jump off the roof. I ended up coming up with this design where the...

I replaced what was left of my rivets with stainless steel binding posts and a sealing washer. This avoids the globs of sealant inside the boat (detailed on page 3 of this thread: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=14439&highlight=

I finally got my TC24 hull #2 project in the water and got a guest slip next to my friend's TC24 in Santa Barbara for the 4th of July.