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I've had two, and I really like my current setup. On my first F38, the previous owner had installed St. Croix model 300 removable davits (since discontinued), which were just sturdy enough to handle my 9.5' RIB and 9.9hp outboard. When I bought my current F38, I decided to go with the larger model 5...

Yes. Mine came with fender washers instead of the regular sized ones, and an additional pair so there's a washer on either side of the sail. On my setup it goes as follows: bolt head, fender washer, sail, fender washer, stainless clip, camberspar clevis, camberspar sheave/forestay, camberspar clevis...

That makes sense! I guess I could put it lower (as suggested above), but I’ve decided to keep it high and just get a small electric pump to do the transfers. I will report back with pictures once everything is installed.

To use your 'shaker siphon', the ball fitting would need to be below the level of the cans, or they would not empty by siphonic action. Are you sure that would be a problem? The outlet of the siphon is the fuel tank, which is a few inches below the bottom of the cans. I'm not a physicist, but I was...

I had this idea during my last passage, and I wanted to run it by the forum and see what you folks thought about it. It seems sound to me, but I could definitely be missing some fatal flaw, and I’d rather find that out before I start making cuts. The problem that I’m looking to solve is that on the ...

On the later F38's they added side deck drains connected to hoses, which went to thru-hulls just forward of the cockpit drains. You can see where the drains are on my boat, though I can't say that's where they put them for everyone.

Looks great! Mine are in desperate need of such a treatment, but I have absolutely zero experience with refinishing interior wood so it keeps getting pushed to “next winter.” I even have a brand new, unfinished panel from the bottom of the companionway steps ready to go. When the previous owners too...

I actually had a similar problem on my F38 last season, though on a much smaller scale. On the F38 the cockpit drain hoses go to 2" Marelon thru-hulls, which are just aft and inboard of the side deck drains, and the emergency bilge pump outlet and propane locker drain on the port side. Last season I...

I think the tape that’s used is 3M VHB, which stands for “very high bond.” Then silicone fills in the gap around the glass on the outside.