Marinette Boat Forum

Or a zinc supplement--no? My buddies in the antique car world use them. There are several to choose from in the parts store---OOPS for the crankcase not you!

I've seen dripless stuffing boxes. The reason we want the stuffing box to leak a little is to make sure the packing material is wet so it does not become damaged due to heat from friction--the shaft too. (I've heard people claim their stuffing box never leaks and they have no problems etc. My bet is...

When I had to replace mine, I bought it from John Althouse--he had the original jigs. Maybe if you phoned and could talk with his dad you might get some help.

Good luck,

Joe

If you have a sedan would it work to use a forklift with really long tines and chains? Not that I know anything at all having never attempted anything like that.

Good luck.

Joe

Pretty good when you consider that not too many plastic boats that size could do 28 mph without big thirsty diesels.

Really? They increased the transom deadrise on the 32s? My 28 can be a handful if she takes a towboat wake the wrong way. (The commercial kind that make 3-4' wakes, not the ones used to pull skiers.) Maybe it's time to move up to a newer 32. . . .

Joe

I used Pollywall to replace the panels in the cockpit and headliner on the hardtop. The 1/4" stuff is much stiffer than plywood and was a challenge to work with though it did end up looking pretty good. I wonder now if painted aluminum panels might be the way to go. Good luck with your project....

Makes you wonder what the next advance will be. Maybe thorium propulsion . . .

One day last summer I helped a very nice family get underway and started to push the bow out and they said don't bother, I have Axius and I can make this boat go sideways. I can make my 28 go sideways too: one night I landed about four feet parallel to the dock and didn't want to go round again. The...

The best one in my opinion is ours--Bridgewater Landings--but Mike usually has a waiting list. His phone number is 724-728-2880. We are just a few minutes from the Ohio. River Harbor is also nice: http://riverharbormarina.com and has a fuel dock. There is a restaurant, a bar, an old fashioned drive ...