Im glad you come to your senses! I wouldnt be caught dead as a door nail on that "go fast...plastic"...you know what. You are in to this old girl...and what ever you think you are going to spend on her...triple that, and live with it. When you get her done and are cruising the Maine coast....You wil...

Looks like an Owens to me...I hope no one hits it.

Always exciting to get back in the home slip! Congrats!

Sounds like your having fun! Is she going to be ready for spring?

Hey John...My bank account wasn't ready by October, so hopefully by February ill have some funds to get the old girl back out in the bay!

You can put on up to 3 build coats on per day if the conditions are right...then use Epi or what ever you like for the top coats. Ive been using this for quite a few years and has been the best combination so far that ive come across. As for awgrip color for wood...everyone above has given good advi...

Haggerty wouldn't even look at my boat or pictures of it or even my survey. They wouldn't look at my repair bills either. Wow..I wonder why? I would ask them in their section above in the forum. It would look like they would insure you, but maybe add an addition risk charge....Insurance companies j...

I haven't had any issues...have you contacted Grundy? They have been my "go to" for a while now.

Some great discussion...but really sad. Its like the Boat Buzz death panel. :D Ill just add that I guess im going really against the grain. Ive driven about 200 miles to our boat just about every weekend, for the past 4 years....and still get giddy on Friday afternoon getting the family packed up to...

Dave rocks...I wouldn't have anyone else touch my motor.

Put her in the slings...My old girl goes in them 3-4 times a year...as long as shes in good shape you will be ok. Now when you go to put her on the hydro trailer, make sure you make some extra large pads out of ply wood to disperse the pressure. Those trailers can make some serious swiss cheese out ...

Knuckle bustin to my wallet! I need to hold a "Benefit for Ole Chris"

lol...that was low John! I need positive thinking.

Thanx John...Im hanging in there....Dave Van Ness with his stellar customer service is going to come down and install a newly rebuilt one for me....But probably wont be till October or so.

I just had to get this off my chest, as I just dug out of a 2 week depression.....What a way to end the summer. The old Hercules spun a bearing about 15 minutes on a sunday cruise. I guess the positive is ill get some serious iron from Dave Van Ness.

John...I wouldn't worry about a diagram...If you are starting from ground zero. Just make sure your using the right gauge and all the modern "stuff" and things will fall into place as you go. Its a pretty simple job.

That old set-up is a serious fire hazard!

Now guys...you know as well as I...the word "rationalize" should be used no where on this forum...lol.

I would FAR PREFER an old galvinized tank in good shape to a new aluminum one. Ethanol plus moisture destroys aluminum tanks, sometimes very quickly. Quite frankly I am not sure why aluminum tanks are still legal for marine use. If the tank is bad, stainless steel or modern plastics are the safer c...

Hey Teacher,
I would love to come over there..Let me see if I have any free time in the next few weeks.

you could also use Dave VanNess....VanNess Engineering.

Hey Dave! Hope you are feeling better...come see us, we are back in Urbanna. As for your question...I wouldn't...one of the reasons being for wood movement, as the planking is swelling and moving. Plywood wont move the same way...and you will end up with a mess. ....fix it right, so there will be no...

There is a cork gasket that goes around the perimeter of the lens....they are usually long gone, but easy enough to make.

Here we go!

jfrprops wrote:Ryan,

the pic opened on the second try. Site has some glitches of late...have to sign on everytime etc.

you back in Urbanna?

John in Va

We sure are John...you need to come by and visit!

Yeah...my wife has it rough.

It was probably varnished...You should find a spot out of sight and lightly scrape it, It wont take long for you to get your answers.

If you were crazy enough to take on a 66 footer....teak pricing shouldn't be an issue.

...no fiberglass on the hull, no synthetic teak on deck...imho. Ultimately it looks like plastic.

Where in NC are you located?

Yeap...Matthews.