Recent content by thataway

Is it the hatch, or around the hatch. Many boats have the cutout too large. I have had to add as much as 1/4" of "meat" (glass fibers) all of the way around to make them secure in the fit. This included the brand new Tom Cat. The "lense" of the Bomar hatch can be repaced. Is there a vent...

What is this "32’ party barge Rum Bucket" of which you speak--it sounds like fun!!!.

Why is the "alumium roof translucent? Is the roof actualy some plastic, and just the framework alumium?

Take photos during your survey. Get numbers on the moisture. Ask lots of questions. A sea trial should be scheduled at the same time if possible, and the surveyor can go on the Sea Trial.

There are no stringers--there are fiberglass covered vertical compartment dividers around the fue tank under the cockpit sole of the 25 (where the fuel tank lives). If these were stringers they would have been more robust and would have extended all of the way to the transom. "Anchoredout"...

I also have put all of my kickers on the port side. Most of these have been light weight. If you remove the swim platform (I recommend that you not remove it), you will have to fill those holes.

The stringer--which I assume is the wood encased "box" which surrounds the fuel tank--is not structural as it is in many boats. The cockpit deck leaks around the hatches. There are new hatches which do not leak and can be fitted easily. The surveyor is not able to easily access this...

Despite having owned both RV and boats for over 60 years, I had never heard of Redarc monitoring system. I read the manual and brochure, and it is similar to the Victron 712, although I would choose the Victron unit because it appears to give slightly more date. It should work. If you have...

In our boats the fuel tank is under the galley counter. The fuel pump is not real "strong". You can introduce a bubbe in the fuel line, and follow it up to the pump. I suspect your fuel container is too low, and it is fuel starved. Try moving the tank so it is no more than 30" below the...

Jay and Jolee, thank you for linking to this article. It shows the dangers which face CDory owners as well as any mariners in the waters we all ply. Lake Powell also has its dangers--falling rocks, flash floods, High winds. Alaska is still a wild place. It is a miracle that no boats were...

These are susceptible to low voltage--check the battery voltage when you are running it. I monitor batteries in boats and RV's with Victron (there are Chinese knock offs) 712 with bluetooth for smart phone. Next I would check the fue pump, to be sure it is pulling fuel--is the fuel tank...

Definately gel coat or paint peeling. It was sprayed on long after the hull was laminated to "finish" the interior of the boat. Agree, Grind off, clean and paint.

"While headlines sound dramatic, this is not a shutdown — it’s a corporate restructuring within the same Thetford family. The filing simply allows Norcold’s assets and ongoing operations to be transferred into another Thetford-owned company, Dave Carter & Associates (DCA), a major RV parts...

What a shame and what waste! Colby, thank you for bringing this video to our attention--it fully explains what happened....but not so much why it happened. We used Dangling rope marina at least several times on each trip we made to Powell. It was making money, and it will impact how people...

I have had two dometic chest type fail at 2 years (right after the warantee), but Dometic gave me a new one anyway--it also failed. I have a Norcold, chest type which is only 12 volt and it is 6 years old--not used a lot, but works fine. I had another Norcold which lasted 13 years of almost...