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I realized over this summer that the project boat that I purchased at the end of 2024 will take me a few more years to complete at my current speed and time availability, which is not really what I naively expected when buying it.The Pahi 42 is not generally in bad shape and is in the water at the marina in Ponta Delgada, but there are a lot of small time consuming works necessary and there are very few professional services here to help out (aside from the fact that I don't really have the…See More

Ok, so I got this tricky problem with my Pahi42:Apparently something caused a leak between the second beam and the casing, resulting in rotten plywood in the side of the beam casing.Obviously the best would be to pull up the beam and fix it properly, but that beam supports the pod and the cockpit and lifting those, including the engines suspended below the cockpit is not feasible in the next couple of months as I lack a suitable crane for it.So I am wondering if I can do a "good enough" repair…See More

Has anyone here build something similar to these wheeled trolleys visible here:https://youtu.be/uDQdjGbE7Iw?feature=shared&t=367I actually need to build something quite similar to pull my Pahi 42 out of the water at a gently sloped ramp as it is too wide for the normal boat lifts here.Hints how to build it appreciated.See More