Your pix really exemplify why shortchanging on maintenance is false economy. You can see all of that silicone that somebody gooped in the windows...
A fellow "sufferer," I see. lol
Castlerock, that's exactly what I had planned to do if we kept the original layout. I was surprised Chris Craft didn't make them more accessible.
It's great to see a sister ship for comparison. Any idea what SS material yours are made of? Also, did they isolate the stuffing box from the...
Batteries in the living quarters??? GAD! Can you imagine what that must be like when they equalize them?!? lol
Don't hate me because I've got beee-utiful new custom rudders. :p The stainless is isolated from the hull with delrin bushing sleeves, and...
More progress [IMG]
I've removed the toe rail entirely on the boat I'm bringing back to life. What I found upon removal was that two conditions generally proved to...
Pascal, normally I'd be in 100% agreement with you, but there's one thing to consider: GCs outgas and (I'm told) AGMs don't. My Connie's got 8...
Progress [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Sounds great! That's a fine looking vessel you've got there.
NYCAP123, there's more than a little too much "figuring" going on. lol What I was "going for" was a ~50' aluminum hulled boat. The Roamer was...
Thanks, acellist. You posted while I was writing. lol Perhaps I wasn't perfectly clear before, so let me try one more time: this boat is not...
Well, I understand the traditionalists' perspective. In fact, you can see the fine aft deck enclosure that was on the boat when we got it. It...
acellist, your boat's looking mighty fine there. The decision to convert the aft deck to an upper salon happened just last weekend, so we'll...
Thanks! Acellist, how's yours coming along?
Our Roamer refit is moving along pretty well. In July, the welder will show up with a trailer full of aluminum and begin work on the aft...
They're out! [IMG] The machinist who will be making the new rudders and logs declared that these have officially become "unimetal."...
Art, interesting point about fairing over the barrier coat. I suggested that to my painter a few weeks back and he said the fairing compound goes...
Alanglois, the process can depend on what brand of paint you use. Some are not compatible with certain primers, etc. After looking everything...
