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I got a MMSI number today free from USPS. Still don't understand why they can provide them for free, but BoatUS can't. I'm thinking BoatUS is just using it as a marketing tool - i.e., if I go to their site and see that it's going to cost $25 for a MMSI, why don't I just pay the extra fee for...

and I can't imagine why that funny piece of foam is there :) I guess I'll find out when I dive in!

ssobol, yes, that's my issue with the whole thing. I retired from the government after 35 years, and fought that sort of thing the whole time. If it's a government service, then have a government fee for it, don't farm it out to selected private organizations

Getting ready to get an MMSI tomorrow, and I have to say, I don't understand how a safety feature like this is tied to paying into an organization like BoatsUS. I don't have anything against them, but I don't want to join right now, and I don't want to pay a fee to get an MMSI through them...

so, we're going to take out the bow eye (2006 16' cruiser) because it looks like something's leaking up there, so we can epoxy, redrill, etc., - we're slowly doing that on all of our fittings. This is a pic with a camera with zoom, boy, it's difficult to get in there (and I'm Karen - 5' and...

bow eye from inside 1-5-21

jkidd, we need to do that too, keep us posted! Interesting lift, you have any side views of that? thanks!

croakz, thanks, we're probably going to go gas. But, I can't get the electric out of my mind. Since this boat is new to us, we'll see how she feels when we get out on the water in the spring, and whether an electric would "get us home" with tides, headwind, etc :)

thataway, thanks, as always, for sharing all of your expertise. Looks like we'll be looking at a one-part poly. I was hoping to get away from that on the cabin walls and ceiling, but so be it :) thanks again!

I'm resigned the peaks and valleys, but I'd really like to get rid of the ugly beige :)

What do you think about putting another layer of gelcoat down, with a filler like cabosil, or I have some glass microspheres. Would that be paintable afterwards? thanks!!

Although I'm starting to FINALLY realize that I probably can't have it both ways, i.e., something very easy to clean, yet non-glare and non-slippery - but I can dream! :)

thanks, Harvey. The deck, ceiling, and walls are all an icky beige color, so we want to paint it all - would regular latex paint be a no-no on the deck? That's all that seems to be there now, and it's very non-skid - I'd rather not add any other non-skid particles.

Thanks for the info - already bought the Dri-Dek, and they have the perfect color to match the green on the boat. I found it was much less expensive buying directly from Dri-Dek than Amazon, and I got two emails, supposedly from the President (lol) after I ordered, not something that happens...

We're getting ready to paint the deck and put in some Dri-Dek, so I thought I'd jazz it up a little between the seat boxes with some ocean creature pics with some acryllic artist paint. We'll see how long it lasts, but I've done the same on sidewalks, and still looks good after 6 or so years :)

Now that I look more closely, it's not all that bumpy, maybe 1/8 inch, but that 1/8 holds a lot of dirt. Maybe just a good coat of deck paint will even things out enough. I looked at both Kiwi and Awlgrip, mostly good reviews, but a lot of people said it was very hard to clean and/or didn't...

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We have dri deck that we are going to lay down, but I'm wanting to do away with the majority of the "peaks and valleys" underneath as well for cleaning. I'll take a look at deck paint, maybe with enough coats it will even out a bit :)

I was thinking maybe just a couple of layers of elastomeric paint, we could then do the sides and ceiling as well, and add some insulation by doing so. Not sure that would do it though, just trying to get rid of all of the small divots that collect dirt, without making the deck slippery