I'm back. Sorta. Island Runner made it through Hurricane Irma just fine. Amazing really - there was a recorded gust of 130 mph just 2 miles...
Congratulations on your new-to-you 1978 Post 42! Your list is long no doubt and if you're not careful you'll fall down the rabbit hole like I...
I think you do want to dry it out and that can be pretty tough without opening 'er up. But this is one of those tough things to analyze and your...
brock71, I don't know if it's a certainty but you need to look very carefully for soft spots in the flybridge deck and the aft bulkhead. My boat...
I did not take any pictures of that project. At the time I didn't think there would be any interest in it and I was just trying to get the work...
It was rather difficult in all honesty. I had removed the ladder to the flybridge so it was not in the way and I had to remove the glass from the...
Happened to measure the headroom on my old 42 and it varies a bit. 6' - 2" where you enter from the cockpit but then increases due to the slope...
David - How tall is "well over 6ft"? I'm 6' - 2" and my head is maybe 1" or so below the headliner in the salon. If you are over 6' - 3" you...
scooperfl, I had fiberglass batting placed between vertical battens and all covered with what I'm pretty sure was nylon screen material. I...
Welcome to the forum David. Have you zeroed in on a boat yet? There are a few things to look for on the 42s from the mid-1970s - 1980s. On my...
Thanks w-b, and welcome to the forum. Glad you like what you see but believe me when I tell you there are plenty of things that don't look so...
One of the small projects out of my major renovation is the elimination of all the door handles from the middle of the doors. I didn't like the...
Boats are not "practical" things so we probably should not even use that word around them.... There is a wood toe rail around the bow that has...
Upon reflection I should point out that although I wouldn't do it again I am glad I did it once. This is one of those major chapters of a...
scooperfl, I did start before the sport fish market tanked but I also bought it right at the time (could have bought her even cheaper later) and...
Thanks Aviator. A bit of both - fishing in the gulf and sunset cruises around town. Also used to watch fireworks on the 4th and the Christmas...
The salon floor is plywood faced in a teak and holly veneer. It looks nice enough but it's not the "real deal" (solid teak T&G with holly...
Thanks RT46. Of course you know I am careful to only share the good photos! Kinda like the movie star who only allows photographs of her good...
Thanks for the compliment weto but I have enough challenges taking credible photographs. I don't think I'm ready to star in my own video........
It's been working great for the past 7+ years. No charred wood anyway! The boat had those when I got it but I had new duplicates made for them...
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