First and foremost hire a Marine Surveyor. He should have an Audi Gauge to check the hull plating thickness below the waterline, this will give...
No but I have commissioned and maintained several of them over the years
The boats start arriving late March and typicaly want to start with day workers to take care of any damage of wear on the trip up from the islands...
Newport R.I. would be a good base to set up shop but rents are a bit on the high side. May is a good month to start pounding the docks.
I have seen this on some older Cabos. I think that the foam you are reefering to is just a thin layer 1/4" or so that sits between the main...
Hacksaw or Sawzall will work they are just time consuming. The best method is a hydraulic puller if your mechanic can get his hads on one, lots of...
nycap are you referring to commercial electricians (ie; household/business) or marine electricians? I am not aware of any state requiring a...
I was involved with a gelcoat problem with a Viking. This was one of the boats that got the bad batch of gelcoat several years ago. Viking payed...
Viking
I have seen the problem that you describe before. It may be that the valve is only half way open. There are lots of companies out there that make...
Try Bravo Marine I have used him several times and he is very thorough. You can Google him to get his Number.
A wet sandblaster is powerful enough for a steel boat, you may want to look into a high pressure washer (50,000-100,000 psi) as this machine would...
Installing a hoding tank isn't nescessarily a hard task. I would use a roto molded poly tank. Stay away from metal as the acid in the waste will...
i would stay away from aluminum or stainless steel In my experience a poly tank is the way to go. Moellor has a website for these tanks which are...
I have done exactly what you are describing on several boats, works like a charm and sometimes keeps the structual integrity of the boat intact....
Prop Speed works the best but it is expensive and should be applied according to the supplied directions. I also tried an experiment that used the...
I have dealt with the commissioning of many a new boat (mostly semi custom) and I would say that about 75% of them had a pre-purchase survey. One...
There are numerous companies out there that sell containment/filtering sytems for waste water from bottom cleaning, also there are a lot of...
Are there hoses connected to this pump? If yes trace them out one should go to the holding tank and the other to an overboard valve. Having...
I agree with K1K1 all that extra windage and weight in the "apartment" up top could result in a very unstable boat, you might want to look into a...
