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Hello, I am considering adding some extra keel bolts to secure the external ballast on my 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure project boat and am hoping for some general thoughts/advice on my situation and plans. Last summer when I removed the rudder, I found the rudder shoe to have been severely damaged by...

I have a 1966 28 ft. Henry Luhrs Flybridge Sedan I just acquired, .I believe it's the first year they made fiberglass hulls. The boat is actually in amazing shape for its age but addressing expected numerous age issues. An immediate one is a slightly leaking bronze shaft log. It's pretty...

I am about to invest in some marine grade screws. For now it is to rebuild an Adirondack chair I built and have to redress the finish on it because my last finish failed soon after applying it. Because i am boat owner and would someday be building my own canoe and kayaks, I want to make sure I...

Can 316 and bronze be used along with aluminum in a boat. I don't know much about galvanics; just that the more metals you add on the boat the poorer. So my beam straps are going to be 316 and separated with neoprene from the aluminum mast(beam). Any general advice would be good. I haven't...

My boat, a 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure 33, has external lead ballast that makes up about the forward 1/3 of the keel. It is secured with bronze bolts through the bottom of the hull and the nuts over these bolts were then glassed over by the factory/yard. This makes me think the yard never intended for...