It is mid to late October and I am determined to have the engines out of the boat before snow flies (typically this latitude/region will get some snow early in November) . My intentions are to spend the winter months rebuilding the engines and marine gears. In order to do this, I need to get … More Props, off.. prepare for hard-top/engine pick

It is July and the rust-oration has begun.  I started at the stern. Off comes the trim tabs. First thing that I noticed is that there was only one Bennett trim cylinder per tab. The tabs are 42″ wide. My gut tells me that a tab of this size should have two cylinders. Further research … More The rustoration begins!

A quick history… My wife and I have always loved the water. She and I met nearly 10 years ago working for the same company (Atlantis Submarines, Maui). She was a submarine captain and I was a member of the maintenance department that maintained the submarine and other vessels. In 2008 we were married and … More Nothing left to do but everything…..