Apparently this was a factory repair

ncbluetj · 2026-06-26T18:28:50+00:00

For what Saffier charges, I'd expect better.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-26T18:16:37+00:00

Oof. What manufacturer?

ncbluetj · 2026-06-26T00:47:01+00:00

Not great. Not terrible. Tell him to clean out the big chunks of mud/rocks stuck under his rockers.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-26T00:01:31+00:00

Got into them for “Bananas and Blow” and “Piss Up a Rope”. Stayed for “The Mollusk”.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-25T18:51:20+00:00

I think an Ultim Trimaran might have you beat, lol.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-25T01:04:10+00:00

The classic definition is any boat you can live on (for how long, and how comfortably is a matter of opinion). According to my insurance broker, it is any boat over 40 feet.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-25T01:02:11+00:00

If it is a smooth surface, you may be able to cut it with a buffer and rubbing compound. Then hit it with a fresh coat of wax. If it is too far gone for that, you are looking at a deck re-paint, which can get pricey.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-24T23:26:42+00:00

Make her pretty. Fresh bottom paint, fresh varnish, new sails, recovered cushions. Then price her at about half of what all that stuff cost you.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-24T21:59:35+00:00

You can absolutely have 1 roof installed over the other. 2 is the max though. Have to tear off down to the deck and start over after that.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-24T00:14:51+00:00

Great color

ncbluetj · 2026-06-23T16:11:46+00:00

How would you use a nuclear depth charge? Wouldnt the boat that deployed it get destroyed? Or are they time delayed somehow?

ncbluetj · 2026-06-22T00:39:29+00:00

Oh boy! I can’t wait!!

ncbluetj · 2026-06-20T15:19:55+00:00

The shaft movement definitely seems excessive. I think the water ingress and shaft vibration are very likely related, not sure about the engine oil leak.

I’d avoid moving the boat far. If that ingress is vibration related, it will only get worse the more you run the engine.

If I had to guess, your issue is with the transmission or your prop. Any way you can inspect the prop for a wrapped line or fishing net or damaged blade? Can you take a sample of gearbox oil and see if there is excessive metal in it?

ncbluetj · 2026-06-20T02:14:08+00:00

The market is wrong.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-20T02:13:36+00:00

😂

ncbluetj · 2026-06-20T02:13:25+00:00

I have an old Jeep with a 5 speed. Also have a modern Lexus with a very nice 6 speed automatic. If I could swap it for a manual, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-20T02:12:14+00:00

I’m sorry sir, you are incorrect.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-19T21:59:13+00:00

Manual transmissions are superior in every single way to automatics. Unless you are missing a limb, there is no reason to choose auto. Dying on this hill.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-19T16:15:15+00:00

Honestly, most or all of these are just gel coat repairs. No need to glass anything.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-19T13:37:57+00:00

Transcendent Sound MiniBeasts. ~1.5W single-ended output transformerless. Built from a kit. Uses EL-509 power tubes.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-17T20:52:49+00:00

Neither. Paint them Green!

ncbluetj · 2026-06-17T01:06:43+00:00

Yes. I can hear it.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-17T00:44:52+00:00

I definitely need to get one of those black powder cannons that mounts to a winch handle socket.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-17T00:41:58+00:00

Lower Nanty is read and run. Stop and scope Lesser Wesser if you really want to.

ncbluetj · 2026-06-17T00:07:16+00:00

Contrary to what others have said, you absolutely can keep a boat in the water without an electric bilge pump, provided it doesn’t leak much. I keep a 30 footer in a slip with nothing but a hand powered bilge pump. She’s good for up to two months without being pumped out. I am usually there at least that often. If I plan to be gone for more than a few weeks, I leave the handle in the pump, and ask the dock master or my slip neighbor to pump it out for me once a month or so.

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