Recent content by admirals barge

unfortunately i have to sell my boat.. had planned to go cruising, but the admirals health will not make this possible...don't feel bad i have a plan B i am retiring and moving to the west coast of florida. going to buy a 36 or 37 foot cat and cruise the carribbean......in this case sailing...

mast repair hi about 3 years ago i had all the rigging replaced and life lines, all new wiring in the mast and the mast and boom painted with algrip silver ...it was done by seatek in san pedro...was recommended by a lot of people.. the boat was on the hard and they came and took all the...

ce certification try looking here for starters www.nmma.org/certification/ce-certification

parts you can go to gsa on Anaheim blvd..across from the shell station/ carls jr. they have every fitting, bolt, screw that exists.. also stainless fittings… the stainless is way cheaper then west marine..... good luck waiting to see how you make out..so I can do it...i'm at newmarks….saw...

hi all i'm taking the California safe boating course just to do it and get it over with. in the new course book they are describing running light configurations. I've included the description of the requirements pictures from the book. looking at the pictures they show the running lights...

rudder stuffing gland Christian here is the picture oops

rudder stuffing gland hi Christian well the stuffing gland doesn't leak anymore.. the 5/16 although fit in the gland the water was still dripping so I put 1 ring of 3/8 on top and 1 ring of 5/16. tightened it down until it stopped leaking and full speed. its not down to the base of the...

rudder packing gland hi Christian took the boat out. the top of the gland is not leaking however it drips from the top of the rudder post and bottom of the packing gland plate... it just drips. my thoughts are to go down from 5/16 to 7mm which might be a better fit and not so proud at the...

rudder post thanks Christian I did not put any grease on it when I put it together, I bought a 1/2 zerk to install. how close to the gland should the zerk be installed ? I read the thread but didn't say where the zerk was located. thanks greg

pic of rudder gland christin took pics of rudder gland yesterday. if you look close you can see that the bottom of the crown has a slight angle. the inside of the crown is concave. I put 1 wrap of 5/16 gfi in it and tightened it down all the way. will have to take the boat out to see if it...

pic chris will take pics when I go down to the boat on Saturday thanks greg

rudder Christian I took an old dried up piece of waxed hemp out of it. there wasn't enough of it to determine what size it was thanks greg

rudder hi christran I've seen that pic. the top of my gland is bell shaped not round like in the picture. I don't have a zerk to grease, but will soon. I looked at a lot of glands online but have yet to see one bell shaped thanks greg

hi all I have a 35 II with the modified rudder. I have read thru all the rudder posts here on the forum to figure out how to solve my two problems. the first problem is that the spacer between the rudder and the hull is missing. I can grab the tiller knuckle and lift it up about a 1/2...

get an adopter hi perhaps you can purchase the adopter that's needed for s reasonable price. maybe someone on the forum can give you what you need to purchase. I don't have a diesel engine so I can't help. I saw a complete diesel compression kit on amazon for 30 bucks... how much is your...