That would be a good way to go except that I'm in New England. The boat is in Rockport, MA for the winter and spends the summer in Annisquam (Gloucester)....
I have finally saved the money to repower "Off The Grid". I removed the old Yanmar YSB12, and am ready to install a new power plant. I just can't decide what...
Hey guys, I once saw the Chris Craft Emblems for sale, but am having a hard time finding them now that I am ready to buy them. Any one know where i can get...
James, I've repowered my 30 Capri with electric, haven't had a chance to test it much but I sure love it so far...  check out my web site if you like... ...
Contact "Classic Boat Connection" 75 Navaho Ave, Suite 5, Mankato MN 56001 507-344-8024 and ask for a catalog. or go to classicboatconnection.com. They have...
James You might want to read the September issue of Practical Sailor where they have an excellent report on all the "hybrid" and electric options for...
It is spam so I'll kill it. Probably it would be bad to click on the link. Once a week or so a spammer gets through Yahoo's defenses and I have to delete the...
Dave, I haven't done mine yet, but I need to. Mine only lasted 39 years. Do you have the model # of what you bought? I also noticed that the seal at the top...
... Hi Guys: Believe it or not, my fuel guage never worked all these years. Last summer, we took out the fuel sender and found a broken wire at the bottom of...
Gents, I've not been able to find any docs on how many Apaches were actually built...anyone have that info? Moe, loved that french video of you and crew and Mr...
Hi Mark: We bought the GPS thru sailnet. It's really great. It's suppose to be watertight but sprung a leak, and they replaced it immediately. Here was the...
You can get Chris Craft emblems from Classic Boat Connection, 75 Navaho Ave, Suite 5, Mankato MN 56001. Phone 507-344-8024, or classicboatconnection.com . ...
The bottom paint was flaking off in a few areas. Most of the hull is smooth but in spots the adhesion was failing, particularly under the carpeted pads of the...
Hello Dave: I've long-ago given up on doing the bottom. Hartge Yacht Yard does such a great job here in Maryland, it just is not worth doing it yourself. The...
Has anyone done this before? Our Apache 37 sprung a leak (diesel) and this weekend we will be replacing it with a new one. We've already removed the hot...
... this weekend we will be replacing it with a new one. We've already removed the hot water tank and it looks like all we need to do is saw a whole through...
I haven't heard of any tank leaks. I thought the fuel tanks on Apaches are monel truck tanks and fairly indestructable. One trick is that you can rotate the...
Dave, Noticed you have a clear forward hatch...I had a guy out to look at mine...we were looking for a lewmar type hatch...he said anything we get would have...
When I bought Second Sojourn, a previous owner had cut a large square hole in the original fiberglass forward hatch and mounted 1/2" plexiglas to the top with...
Hello Dave: We completed the job successfully ourselves. The old "monel" tank was definitely leaking diesel into the bilge. If your boat smells like diesel...
I have a Caribbean and changed one tank with ALU and the other I turned into a holding tank (FRP/HDP). 80 gallons is a lot of fuel. I would reconsider SS over...
I'm trying to whittle down the list of major things that need to be taken care of before heading cruising in the fall, I want to paint the deck with a two part...
Hi  I re cored this entire boat. How you do it really depends in the extent of the damage. How large is the area of damage? Did you tap out the entire deck?...
The deck & cabin on my 1969 Apache are cored with a some sort of foam that is very rigid. When I recored sections of my deck, (replacing rusting steel plates)...
Bacchanal is for sale. I have worked like crazy the last 3 years to get her ready for this day... installed rebuilt & upgraded Atomic 4 engine from Moyer...
Yes, I'm still around. I've been very busy and haven't created the list of manuals & blueprints yet. Is there anything in particular you want? Sincerely, ...
Guys I have a Caribbean 35 also. Got any pix you can share with me? Â I already have a lot of custom stuff installed on mine. Â I'm in the middle of leading...
My 1968 Cherokee, Calista, is for sale. Always freshwater sailed, put in storage for part of her life and repowered, she's in great shape. However, "life" has...
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