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IMHO, anything that is maintenance-related that is this much of a PITA should have a permanent fix. We just replaced the cutless bearing on our Liberty 28 and had a terrible time of getting the coupling loose, and the shaft out (and that was with a dripless shaft seal. Whoever designed these boats m...

You realize of course that a little indentation in the floor under the floorboards bears little resemblence to the bilge on a full keel boat. Our bilge is approximately three feet deep and five feet long. Cleaning the bilge requires long handled mops and lots of elbow grease! I only wish our bilge w...

Just a quick reply. I agree entirely. I was looking for some brass cabinet latchs and found tons of plated ones on the internet, and some outrageously expensive solid brass ones. It turned out that ABI was the low cost provider for me. Good luck in your search. Some times "luck" is what yo...

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Thanks all. I might just paint the trim a color of some kind as an accent. I'm mostly just too cheap to buy teak, especially for interior wood since it's not exposed to the elements. Rachel: I went to school at the University of Minnesota-Duluth back in the 70's. That was pre-global-warming when it ...

Hey all,

New guy here so cut me some slack. I'm refitting a little 28-foot cutter and would like to trim out some shelves with oak that will match the teak in the boat. Does anyone have a recommendation for staining oak trim to look like teak. Thanks heaps!

Steve