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Stop the presses! I have made a very disturbing discovery, which cuts to the very core of this thread. For the past year, I have been lulled into the conclusion that the excellent craftsmanship,...

According to the Ikea website, these undercounter lights use the G4 halogen bulb indicated on the box, at 12V, 10W. So, no LED at this time. There may be LED replacement bulbs available (that won't...

Can you get away with installing a "mini dock" between them? Constructed of standard dock stuff, but then each craft is tied off independently, and the dock is tied to the mooring. Then your odds...

Harbor Freight has white plastic non-pneumatic 8" wheels I use on a heavily-loaded equipment cart with good success. Plus since there's "Harbor" in the name, it's all good!

Hardware for removable...

To get glue into a crack, I've read (somewhere -- maybe WB) that using a shopvac or vac pump to suck it thru the crack works pretty well. In this case, a long bit of plastic with a hose connection...

Very nice. Do you know what kind of shape the trailer is in? Bearings, lights, hold-downs, etc.? You want your first 7 hours of ownership to be good ones! Hopefully the owner has taken care of...

Honored, and humbled. I'm coming up on the one-year mark of following this mega-thread, which has provided, at the thumbs of our gracious host, entertainment, challenges, and mirth like no other...

Did you try wet-sanding the cat? Sometimes you'll need to use an air-powered jitterbug/palm sander for the wet-sanding, but like all power tool use, workholding is the paramount safety concern.
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Our gracious host needs to man up and have a real contest. None of this "lemme Google that," or opening the hatch for smarty pants answers like: "Meyh, they were all under the boat... Yeah, that's...

Ahh, yes. I discovered the joys of the carbide blade scraper when dealing with the contact cement after removal of Nautilex (textured vinyl) on the deck of a small runabout. Previous owner had...

Answer A: 4112 mussels. Any more, and you wouldn't have taken the time to actually count them. And with the stakes being so high, I'm sure there's a notarized affidavit from counsel attesting to...

Andrew, Not to jump in the fray or anything... Are you using Tapatalk for this forum, or just straight with your iPad? (Note that I don't have either one, but I do use the forum on PC and Mac.) Are...

Make sure you work out a way to keep the giant snails out. :)

Chip

I see the error of my ways -- the pics in the post are from another guy's attempt -- and he's the one who has the Ryobi.
It's all good, though... and the suggestions above are definitely...

Denise030... Let me apologize in advance here, as I'm going to lay out some sweeping assumptions. Big time. If I'm off-base, feel free to shoot me down!

Looking at your first picture, I notice...

It would seem like you could bypass multiple holes, multiple injuries, multiple pipe segments, and handle potential condensation and heat-loss issues in one swell foop by just drilling straight down...

+1 on the used iron. I have an art-deco Craftsman Industrial 18", two-speed transmission, (formerly) 3-phase saw with loads of cast iron and an enclosed base. Does a great job. It hails from the...

Several appropriate solutions above. Keep in mind to limit the travel of the back hatch so no crunching occurs. Perhaps fix a strap adjusted to snub it as required. There are also some small...

Possible airflow solution: sweep elbows, often available in electrical conduit to avoid hard right angles. Take more room, but much better flow.
Possible wrist solution: handle that screws into...

Quick recovery of structural deformation, while good for boating season deadlines, is less good for hull integrity. While on the trailer, the elements of the hull were stressed in compression, with...

You can read more than you'd ever want to know about the subject over on garagejournal.com. Beware the chuckleheads, though, it's not always a civil place. You'll have to sift thru a bunch of them...

"You've made a mistake. You've brought me food that my food eats."
... Ron Swanson, declining green leafy sustenance.

He mentioned his canoedeling on Letterman once. They seemed to enter into...

I did a quick test... Go to the thread title (as displayed when you click the "What's New" button.) Right-click on the thread title, and select "Save Link as..." Choose HTML, and name as desired,...

Well, I know you're all done and stuff, but for the next guy... try wearing a raincoat backwards, with taped sleeves tucked inside kitchen-style rubber gloves, while on a mechanic's creeper with a...

A little dab'l do ya. :)

Chip

Pop-out wheels and a push handle to use as a seamless sidewalk-to-seaway solution?

Chip

I see small bandsaws on craigslist all the time at sub-$100 prices. Stay away from three-wheel ones. Your basic two-wheel, 9-inch-or-so bandsaw will cut soft, thin strips all day long, either as a...

My opinion is, nope. Not the right tool for the job. What's your budget, and what's your location?

Chip

First -- full disclosure: I have a boat with a motor.

Now that that's out of the way... I'm wondering if the pvc pipe guides would accept more thrust if they were reinforced internally with an...

Charon72, it looks like you had the two best days of boat ownership on the same day! Keep looking, they're out there, and there are many that are truly 'ready to be enjoyed'.

On your storage...

I trust you've been to lymanboat.com? You might be able to scare up someone over there to take a look at it with you, if you wish. I'm not sure about the 'throw on an outboard' solution, but I...

Looks like a good start... I was confused for awhile, as the sole to sill measurement looked to be about 41 at the beginning of the thread, and had grown another 5" halfway thru page one. I'll...

I have a Montgomery Ward version of that, built to hang off the front of a 12HP, 1972-ish lawn tractor. 4500 watts, with 220 and 110. Recently picked up an new-used 11HP import motor, and the...

There was mention of using one of the lockers for fenders and lines. If so, perhaps the door should be located outside, rather than in the companionway.

Chip

Here's a thought or two...

Change the port side door hardware to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmjZas51vok

And the starboard side hinge action to this:...

True enough for sail... but if Peter's particular craft is rail down, he's going to walking on the walls, on his way to the locker for his life jacket and medicinal relief.

Chip

+1 on folding steps blocking the companionway when lifted up. Attach a rope to allow them to be lowered gently from above. In the matter of the cupboards, could you cut the bottom of the door at an...

So that I understand... basically a bulkhead-mount ladder? Always go up forwards, and down backwards? The 1" difference between each of the A, B & C steps means a steep slope, and no room for heel...

I know it's been a long, cold, lonely winter... but please spare us pictures of 'the shrimp' on the Barbie.

Chip

Around Ohio, some of the portable sawmill folks saw up and sticker hardwoods, intending to sell to cabinetmakers, etc. No kilns involved. (Some will even process lawn trees.) There might be the...

Well... on the low end, our friends at Harbor Freight have basic boat-trailer-type winches that have fittings that allow it to be attached to a rope or chain, and another that allows connection to a...

While reviewing the various beauty shots of your craft and its oft-photographed fenders, I had a thought... perhaps the addition of a track with roller hangers, (attached to the underside of the...

It's mostly wood. It'll mostly float.
The other photographer seems unconcerned...

Chip

Really should name the boat "See Other End", then put it on both ends...
Or maybe "SeaOtter End".
The canoe backrest is really sharp.

Chip

"Yeah, but I saved par."

Chip

Looking at your lifeline stanchions, I'm left wondering if four similar supports, with appropriately-angled sockets on the cockpit roof (near the outer corners) and corresponding sockets on the fore...

"Who's da U-boat commander?"

Risky Business

skuthorp wrote: "Rig a few planks over the side, safety line to an overhead point with a block......... no problems"

Rig the planks, skip the safety line, and line up the officers. After a few...

I've been on two... and one was on the Caribbean. Had a balcony room, which would be the place to be on this boat. It seems the decision to tow to Mobile is one that benefits Carnival financially. ...

Bad idea, plane & simple...

I'm sure the credit cards in his wallet love it, though.

Chip