I am just a boater. But a boater with a Sawsall - and not afraid to use it. I do not work for the marine industry; in fact, I am currently retired. Before I retired, my profession was in the Computer-Communications-Electronics industry, and I specialized in interfacing the three areas.
I love doing boat projects, and have done many of them on my own boats. In doing so, I have gaind a vast amount of knowledge on how to do something. For instance, I knew nothing about Air Conditioners, but did some research and installed Air Conditioning on one of my boats. I did have some problems with it - mostly freezing up - but I figured it out, and this therefore, resulted in expanding my knowledge.
It's been said that you learn from your mistakes... well if that is true, I am a genius, as I have made plenty of mistakes.
It might then seem the old chiché; I know just enough to be dangerous" may apply. However, I don't think that is quite the case, since I try to learn enough about the subject so that I am not dangerous. Afterall, out on Lake Michigan where I boat, if your boat starts to sink - you can be in real trouble.
Over the years, I have written many articles in boating magazines on boat projects that I have done. When I retired, I decided to create a website consisting of all of my unpublished works, and this is the result. I am still very active in boating, and currently own a 1995 Carver 325 MotorYacht - in fact, with retirement, you could almost say its now my full time job, and I plan on keeping this web site updated with many more projects to come; so be sure to check on me from time to time.
One concept I really emphasize is that you should take any information you find here and use it as a catalyst; or an idea of a project you may want to undertake. In that regard, you should do the research and see for yourself how something should be done. You will give me more satisfaction by improving on your own version of a project you see here rather than copying it.
A note about the ad banners on the website. I put a lot of time and effort into this website, as well as funding the cost of hosting it, and its the ad banners that help keep this site free.
If you wish, you can contact me via email at the bottom of this screen.
Happy Boating;
Al
