Forum: D-I-Y Projects

For many years I have left my 45' Jeanneau in the water in Puerto Rico during the hurrican season. I have a terrible mildew problem. For the past...

Hi, Anyone installed a Webasto air heater in a 2 cabin Beneetau 361? Would like to find out how to route the main duct from port side locker to...

Have any of you taken on the task of replacing the entire fuel system? I am going to tackle this project in the next few weeks and looking for...

Does anybody know or can tell me where to find information on a replacement thru-hull transducer? I am having a devil of a time trying to find parts...

If your boat refrigerator’s Danfoss electronic control module was destroyed in resent bad weather and module was bought from me in the last year it...

Has anyone sucessfully repaired bubbling on aluminum port lights or hatches? I believe it is caused by electrolysis and/or moisture. I would like to...

Hello I may need to replace my antique Grunert Versamatic (circa 1980 ?) refrig system. I understand that to do this for environmental reasons you...

Hi all boat lovers. My wife and I are looking for a fused toggle switch for our instrument panel to replace (and match) a broken switch. It has...

Hello - I have a 1986 Bristol 35.5 with a stuffing box that runs exceptionally hot despite running the engine at full speed for only 10 minutes. ...

My fuel tank has diesel bug! It presents as thick slime and looks like an gunky black, yellow green (no not a novelty one) used condom stuck onto the...

Years agoI purchased one of those ornamental lighthouses at Walmart. The top of the light house, which is the solar light is rusted and no longer...

Several years ago I found a crack down the length of the leading edge rudder of my 42' boat when hauled for the winter. Water ran out for several...

I've decided to stop replacing my mechanical bilge pump float switch every few years and instead change to a solid state design which doesn't have to...

Removed to rebuild the Sherwood G65 to replace seal and bearings from Westerbeke Perkins 4108 The pump was attached to a flange/bracket that lies...

I have a winch self-tailer which consistently expels the line after a revolution or two of the winch. Even after the line is fully pulled into the...

I have a 1995 Catalina 36. Due to the engine being out of alignment the prop shaft was rubbing on the stern tube. I would like to replace the now...

I am presently considering obtaining a 48' William Garden Porpoise Ketch for restoration. Right now I'm trying to determine if I have the...

What do you consider to be the best sailboat maintenance book for ships systems, varnish, etc.?

I'm in the process of re-painting my boat, which we are prepping for cruising in tropical as well as northern waters, and I was wondering if anyone...

This past summer during Irene, another boat broke free of its mooring and smashed up my rub rail in two places. Some of the teak has splintered or...