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Third unofficial estimate, this one $7500-9500, and about 40 min away/inland. My father kept a boat a little south of Boston and sold it four years ago. He said one of his clear side windows fell off the dock and the local canvas shop wanted $800 to make one! He paid a diver $50 to go fish it...

Ten thousand. And I didn't even spec anything, that was just me trying to convey to them what it would look like so they'd know whether they could do it by summer or not. The "with the frame" guy said his list is starting in May, so it wasn't like some of the other guys who I saw were 9-24...

Second call..... $10,000 !! This one at least included the frame (7/8" stainless, 3-bow) and thinks he could start working on it in May. He said a 2-bow would work if we stop at the splashwell, but if we go over the lazarettes then the 3-bow is the way to go. He surprisingly did one many years...

Well, adding to the canvas thread, I'm in Rhode Island and got my first price estimate for a 3-bow standalone bimini + connector, sides and screens. A well-made but otherwise standard camper canvas (all I gave was the C-Dory line drawings for cockpit size estimates and a photo of a Brat's boat...

Thank you for the time spent on your message and the willingness to assist. But yes, I know I could have figured it out to a close enough range, but I was just looking to gather anecdotal data for a variety of options that I hoped some may have known off the top of their head, perhaps even...

Thanks, all. At the careful hope of not being dismissive of helpful people, I’m just wondering if anyone here knows off the top of their head their own bridge clearance for say a tall arch, a mast, a folding arch, low arch, etc., for me to say “oh ok that would work, I can add “pick radar” to my...

Thanks, John. Appreciate it. A fair amount of our boating this season will be in Downeast Maine near Acadia and Camden etc, home of 11’ tides, sometimes daily fog until late morning all summer, and lots of rocks (and 63 degree water). We do have a dog, and adventurous kids, both needing to get...

While I wait for the 36” of snow from last week’s storm to melt, and my new-to-me bare bones 22 is wrapped in the backyard, I am reading about various low weight uses for the roof: radar arches and masts (folding and not), fender storage, dinghy storage (inflated and not), kayaks, cargo racks...

I’m in northern Rhode Island and happy to help come late spring. I have a 2005 22 cruiser.

Thank you, John, for both doing this and for sharing with the forum for all who come after. I know what you mean about not usually having lots of bright lights on, and appreciate this stress test. I also appreciated your encouraging hose tests from before. I'm taking notes to have an enclosure...

I found this page with an embedded window showing day/night on Phifertex Plus (92.5% shade vs 70% for regular Phifertex), so can take some guesses as to the 70%. Pros and Cons for blow-through ventilation and the ability to tight-roll-- and I certainly understand the appeal...

Question regarding your Phifertex panels, if you’d be so kind: I looked at some photos of inside vs outside, but they were during the daytime. In our home we have linen sheer drapes to block sunlight in certain rooms, which makes it almost impossible to see inside from outside while only...

Edit (not that it matters, but missed the window): We raised the outboard a hole, not lowered. Became a different and much better boat.

I found a picture plus took a still / screen grab from a home video that shows our platform. The cracks are not noticeable in it but in person are peeking out of the right plate. And when I load the ladder it visibly bends the area of the platform with the plate on it, showing it wants to pull...

Thank you. I received a private message from a member who has “seen inside” the top of the platform to confirm that it is indeed a cored surface needing to be treated as such (understood). So their recommended fix aligns with yours plus my expectations for the project. I wrote the following in...

Hi, Bob. Always a pleasure to get a Thataway post. Yes I saw you were original source material (as is often the case when researching on here!)— I was just wondering if the other guy actually fixed his. He had the same issue— cracking on the platform’s top, not at the transom. (My transom should...

I wonder how Gunslinger made out (member not seen since 2021), as this is on my project list for spring. Same exact failure on our swim platform, which has since been can-kicked by prior owner with a stainless plate to distribute the load, but it’s only a few inch plate and still flexes quite a...

Trim tabs will only be noticeable at higher speeds, but a permatrim or wedges are available/ effective at all speeds. Check that your boat is properly sitting on her lines also, both at rest and underway, and see if there’s any weight you are already carrying which could be shifted around inside...

While not my own, I’ve seen and remembered to look into a Rosborough member’s idea: he brings a motorized water pump to flush his outboards while on long anchor(/mooring)-only trips. His personal rule is to use it on trips longer than three days or with a week off planned, if he can’t get dock...

Thanks, Don. I’m looking to add a windlass and was intrigued by the drum winches as they’re quite popular down under and would allow me to use the anchor locker for other, less stinky things. But the bow rail poses some issues with snubbers and bridles and swings and cleats etc., that I was...