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Intention here in regards to additives is for prevention of issues when possible such as hose conditioning and minor water absorbsion. If I understood the reason for so mmuch water here was due to a leak which nothing will resolve other than removal.

X2 with nothingelsematters! :D Ringfree plus and startron and no issues. Replaced all original fuel lines from 1992 and they were fine inside but figured time for new.

I removed mine, first started with Peel Away, and it did work somewhat, but would have taken 2 months of layers to get it all and pressure washing was harder than sanding in my opinion. Just makes a heck of a mess for not much gain. Got out the sanders and went to it. Done in over 2 weekends...

Ok, so teak would look good for sure. Nice and rich looking. I have the penetrol and kept the duratrim for helm area. It still looks good there. Guess less sun damage. The cockpit area duratrim was in bad enough shape so I did the PVC thing. I will try the starboard next and see how it works...

fishman, not sure if you have seen this post, but here was my project I just finished with the profish 700FF. viewtopic.php?f=3&t=19666

mboyatt, what did you replace your duratrim with? I used PVC trim last year and not real happy as it is pretty soft and is getting easily dinged. Thinking to get starboard trim now as replacement.

I replaced all of mine with SS mostly all purchased directly from Grady Dealer. Pricing was good in comparision with what I would pay for Attwood or Perko fittings. I trailer so used all SS, but if kept in water, recommend the Bronze for anything below waterline as others suggest. 3 of my...

Ok, was able to remount chain tensioner positioned inline with chain coming off windlass and as close to windlass as possible. This is the ticket for sure. Much easier to hook and unhook the chain and just looks right.

One thing I did not want to worry about when running in rough seas is my anchor or chain flopping around or coming loose. The tensioner does a great job pinning down the anchor and will definately work better when I have it in line. The rope trick that goes down with the anchor makes a big...

Do yourself a huge favor and use the Startron to help control the water, if any in the fuel. Read up on it and you will see the advantages. I have been using it for many years and had great results. My '92 tanks came out fine and when changing out the fuel tank sensors, I could see inside and...

1st Grady, where did you mount yours in regards to closeness to the windlass? In regards to the tensioner snapping open, it would be hard for it to come unhooked. I think the point that the posts I had read was more on the fact that the chain tension was released allowing anchor to bounce...

Thanks Tbaxl! I think there might be quite a few out there that need refurbishing, so hope that this info will help others. The only thing I was not sure of on this was the installation of the chain tensioner. I had researched before install and could not find any examples of installation or...

Thanks! So for the pulpit, I found that when grinding down into it, the most product that was used by Grady was the structural filler type material. Basically bondo with some glass in it. I was going to use polyester resin with layers of glass, but was afraid of having different materials...

One other shot is the helm switch location: Other things I did and show up here on panel are the Emergency backup Bilge and Emergency High Water Alarm as well as Fusion remote for Sonic Hub sound.

The anchor hatch that I stepped on last year in rough seas and cracked since it was not removable and always in the way, is restored, reglassed and gelocoated. Now is much stronger and I installed motor box hinges so it can easily be removed out of the way if needed. Close up of the hinge:

I also used a 3/8" Aluminum backing plate.

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Well, finally got around to putting this together for this last project. It was time to get to the pulpit and repair the cracking and damage and gel coat damage. As well, installation of a new Lewmar Profish 700 Windlass. Was able to get a special deal on Lewmar Windlass with anchor package...