Tips and tricks
- Thread starter Rzide
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More of a life (rather than boating) skill.
For everyday wear, always buy the same socks. That way you can put them in a pile and not have to worry about matching them up.
For everyday wear, always buy the same socks. That way you can put them in a pile and not have to worry about matching them up.
Joint Custody
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JVM225
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me too!
Two parts distilled water + 1 Part white Vinegar + 1 tablespoon of dishwashing liquid per gallon, makes a great windshield washer fluid.
Espos4
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Protect your helm seats from the sun and from rubbing on the mooring cover with these. I folded an old towel in half, and sewed the shape of the helm seats. It makes a great protective cover and becomes a Landry bag to carry the dirty towels, bathing suits and clothes back home.
sbw1
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That will do a good job of cleaning glass and striping wax.
Jeff Delbuono
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- Jun 11, 2018
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- 1998 Sea Ray 290 Sundancer
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- 5.0 efi w/ alpha 1 gen 2 drives
Got these for small ass closets sea ray made for boats. Normal hangers dont fit and can bend to fit. Bend ends up for bathing suits and shirts so they stay if water gets ruff.
Joint Custody
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Paint every 25 ft on your Anchor Chain
JVM225
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Saw that someplace and use a variation on it to wash the outsides of windows on the house.
Was going to use it for washer fluid on the cars, but the price for washer fluid at a Home Depot or the Dollar Store is cheaper.
Knew a guy who had a nice side hustle cleaning plate glass windows of storefronts. All he used in his squeegee bucket was water with a squirt of Dawn in it.
JVM225
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I do mine every 30’ and use three different colors. Red, Blue Yellow, Red, Blue, Yellow. Did mine twice so far in 3 1/2 years of owning this boat. Still have plenty left in the Rustoleum rattle cans to do it a couple more times.
wyrman
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- Jul 12, 2012
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- 2007 310 Sundancer
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- Twin 350's, V drives
2003 Fisher 17 aluminum
90hp Honda 4 stroke
Twist tie wraps instead of cutting them. Cutting them leaves a sharp edge that will cut you when reaching in and around places. Twisting doesn't leave a sharp edge to cut you with.
JVM225
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Love that idea. Your getting to be a pro with that sewing machine.
Still getting ready to tackle the cushions for my kids 18’ Maxum. Hope they come out half as good as what you’ve done.
JimG
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- Nov 4, 2008
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- 2007 310 DA
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- Twin 350 Mags
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V-Drives
I did similar to this... except I painted ~15 foot sections starting white, blue, green, yellow, and red near the bitter end.
Espos4
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Thanks! Almost done with the sewing machine for this winter/spring. I put it away and refuse to use it in the summer!
Tripsdad
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Great idea and I’ve wanted to do this since I saw an older post from JVM225 but didn’t know how I would do it on the boat. Looks like you solved that but how long did you have to let the paint dry before moving on to next section.
Thanks,
Rob
JVM225
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I do mine on a warm sunny day and let it sit in the sun for a few hours before pulling the chain back in with the windlass.
We anchor out at least once a week during the season.
Touching it up every other year seems to keep it nice and visible.
Tripsdad
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Thanks JVM. That’s what I figured but since I don’t have a side dock I’ll have to do it a section at a time. We anchored out on Sat for the first time with the 360 and would have been great to be able to gauge how much chain is out. I’ll get started soon if we get a couple of days in a row without rain.
JVM225
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Thanks JVM. That’s what I figured but since I don’t have a side dock I’ll have to do it a section at a time. We anchored out on Sat for the first time with the 360 and would have been great to be able to gauge how much chain is out. I’ll get started soon if we get a couple of days in a row without rain.
I used a label maker to make a reminder for me and put the labels on the side near my right knee.
Red 30’
Yellow 60’
Blue 90’
It looks like we get a break today, hoping to spend some time waxing sections of the topsides and catch a glimpse of the flyovers, but rain returns tomorrow afternoon.
Weekend looks good. Now all we need is buoys.
So far 2020 seems to be the rainiest year in a long time.
Tripsdad
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Agreed. Pay back for the mild winter!
