Recent content by FrankisCaptBobo

Hi everyone, As PGC said above, the screens are an absolute pain in the butt to get out of the screen track after you've removed the nylon slide insert, from the track underneath the bottom screen frame. I don't know why diamond Sea Glaze builds them like this as most boat windows like this...

Cool, didn't know that! I'ts nice being retired...

A little off topic, but I used to use Seafoam as a stabilizer until I watched the YouTube video linked below. Now I use Seafoam for internal cleaning only and Stabil for a fuel stabilizer. After 5 Years, I Found The Only Fuel Stabilizer That Works!

Gotta ask a questions... not trying to be a pain either, but why pick one of the busiest weekends for driving as well as for Beaufort/Atlantic beach/Lookout light house and other boaters? The Hontoon Island get together was perfect because it wasn't on a holiday and C Dory's ruled the roost...

On my 1999, the lower brackets holding all of the furniture in place were rusted as bad or worse then yours but the top ones weren't bad. There was no moisture in the hull where the brackets were screwed down. What I determined was that the previous owner had forgotten to put in the transom...

I used the Neighbors app and found a nice back yard to store my truck and trailer in. Pretty cheap and very safe!

Screen corners can be found from RV parts distributors like the 2.5" corners... https://www.rvpartscenter.com/product/hehr-rv-window-screen-corner-2-pk-black-2-5-inch-radius/

Funny, I too was going to recommend Neighbor app. When I went to the Bahamas this May I was looking for secure storage for both my truck and trailer for about 5 weeks. I discovered "neighbor" online and they wrote a custom contract for me that ended up costing me $140 for the following... I...

I used 1" Coosa board and epoxy with microfiber filler to re do my transom. After the engine was removed, the job took 4 days of part time work (a couple hours for a helper when laying up the inside transom glass) to have the transom finished and ready for paint. I used a 20" electric chain...

The inside track accommodates a sliding screen window so that it can be pushed to the back in order to open the glass window. The screen frame needs to be made EXACTLY the height of the window frame opening + the depth of the upper track -1/16". That way you can install the screen by pushing...

Last but not least, the the final of 5 YouTube shorts. This one covers Thursday May 28th a piece between Great Harbour Cay and Bimini. Then leaving Bimini on Friday morning and crossing over to Lake Worth, West Palm Beach. ~84 miles, 23.2 gal, 4hours and 10minutes. I try to treat my engine...

Ok folks, I'm embarrassed to even post... You're being VERY generous thank you! I'm throwing together the final Short crossing back from Bimini to Lake Worth two days ago (Fri May 29) 84miles, 4hours 10 min, 23.2 gallons of gas. It was beautiful!

Ok folks, I'm embarrassed to even post these YouTube shorts because they really suck! When I left on this trip I had no inclination to do more than enjoy myself and send the occasional haha picture to my friends. But then as the wind continued to blow I needed a distraction other than reading...

Well it's been a busy spring! After coming back from 3 weeks in the Keyes and then the Hontoon Island get together, where I met a lot of nice people and had a great time, we dashed off to Italy for 3 weeks. After getting back in April, I hustled to get the boat preped for my month of May cruise...

Builders use rivets cause they're fast and cheap. The rivets used on my 22 were 11/4“ Peel rivets that when installed split into 3 or 4 "peels like a banana“ that roll back on the inside of the hull and make the joint extremely tight. If they had used Stainless instead of aluminum we'd all be...