Forum: D-I-Y Shop

I am looking at getting a fish finder. I just need one that works. That's about my only requirement. What would $80 bucks buy me? And should I check...

I will be cruising in the Caribbean for the next year or so and am building a new Freezer box for my 34' Seafarer (didnt have one before). I was...

i have to rewire a friends sailboat (i am a power boater) and need to know if the ground cable from the mast to the keel/scag should also be grounded...

Hi all, Have a Perry 41 (teak boat - Taiwan - cutter rig) and am considering moving rigging from inboard - thru deck to outboard. The chainplate to...

Greetings, I'm a new member and have a question that I've never seen addressed. I have an Islands 15, which I recently aquired. The boat has sat...

Where and how should I place bolt-on zinc hull anodes on a steel hull? First, where? In terms of water flow, and perhaps other considerations, is...

I just purchased a S26.7 Grand slam, and noticed that the mast is warped toward the front, have not raised it yet, just wandering if it supposed to...

I need a pin to pin dimension for a new headstay. I don't have the old one to measure. Can anyone give me this dimension? Eric ...

just wondering if there is any corrosive issues with welding stainless plates etc onto a steel hull. ie welding stainless round plate with onto deck...

I shipped nearly 40 galls of sea water in my 100 gall fuel tank on a rough passage across the Bay of Biscay. The engineer in Portugal reckon it came...

Hi Folks, I'm replacing through hulls, The threads in place don't fit NorthAmerican fittings. So I have the old one out. Now which sealant do I...

I have a 1989 fixed keel Catalina 22 that is leaking at one of the keel bolts. I'm taking on about a gallon a day. The boat is in fresh water. Any...

I want to replace my non-opening ports on my Morgan 33 (classic) with new lexan windows. I also want to install these by surface mounting them...

So the J24 was delivered last week, which was the first time I inspected it. The hull and deck is in great shape. Updated deck layout, no soft spots,...

Covered my Dehler 29 lifelines with stainless steel bars to hold solar panels for a cruising trip in '09 and now want to go back to racing mode with...

Hi, The fuel injection pump on my Perkins 6.354 started leaking fuel, so I'm having a rebuilt pump shipped in. I thought I could just bolt it in...

Can someone please refer me to a article or explain to my owner / client nicely in laymens terms why you can not weld together sections or 316L...

My project of tearing up Phyllis II to convert it into a mothership! http://rumbum.com/2031-tearing-up-the-boat

just bought new lucas pump pulled old one out ,went to put new one in and wont go in. has small spilin at end of shaff that pulls out and dosnt seem...

My flooring is coming up on my 2004 island spirit 400 made by Fortuna. I need to replace a section and want to match it. It is teak and holly...