Recent content by Fiddlerman

Have any of you had additional tinting done to your boats? Living in Florida, the sun shining through our front window in our cockpit can be brutal. Our 30k AC has to work hard to keep up in the summer. There are a few companies that offer tinting products but it?s expensive. We?re very...

Have any of you replaced the bracket which acts as a hinge on the aft pad to storage? Our gas strut froze and when shutting the storage the brackets came off the pins. When putting it back to repair I noticed that the metal brackets with the hole in them for the pin are damaged. I suppose we...

Formula sent me all the paint codes when I gave them our HIN.

We own a 2013 dark blue Formula 45 and are in need of touching up the blue in some sun damaged spots. The paint might not match after 8 years but does anyone know where I can get the color codes for our vessel?

I got around to it last weekend. Couldn't have picked a better day. It was overcast and cool most of the morning and I only suffered through a few hours of sun. Did both. First I removed the majority of the caulk and then got the rest off with acetone. Clean down to the visible channel but did...

What tools did you guys use to dig the old silicone out? From my experience with various sailing vessels over the years, Dow Corning 795 Silicone Building Sealant has worked phenomenally for us. This is my next project. We purchased our Formula 45 almost a month ago and didn't notice the leaks...