Recent content by CaptainChris

If you were close by, you'd definitely know it when a battery exploded. The freeze/crack theory is a good one. Generally a battery does not explode unless provoked. I had heard for many years and read all the warnings of exploding batteries and one day 4 or 5 years ago it happened to me. It...

3M does not document that "5200" is an anerobic sealer - http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebse ... SeSSSSSS-- Many users agree that "5200" will "cure" under water. The effects of the dynamics, which occur at speed, to a transom-mounted transducer are tremendous and can easily weaken the...

This will give you the technical data for 3M 5200 lap shear for reference. Adhereing polyethylene with anything is miserable and here is why the folks at Starboard™ do not recommend adhering "poly" with 5200, or anything else for that matter. http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebse ...

Last Fall, I received a very nice request from Dan Armitage, one of the most noted outdoor writers in the industry, with interest in writing a feature article for "Trailer Boats" magazine on our SternMate™ Transducer Mounting System. Of course, I was interested and forwarded the product to them...

I have seen several hull protectors and gravel shields over the years, but have never actually them in use. Its just one of those important accessories that can save some major aggravation and unnecessary repair expense. http://www.trailer-rockguard.com/letters.html

Soaps and detergents are water surfactants and have a tendency to reduce the surface tension of water which causes it to "shed its skin" and spread out. Before there were very many rules at all, we used to wipe soap on the hulls of our hydros before a race. That was many years ago. It wouldn't...

All boats, regardless of hull design, at speed, create turbulence. There simply is no "smooth" or clean flow of water. It doesn't exist...they all create a mess, but folks keep looking for it in the most dangerous sort of ways. A transom-mounted transducer "snugged" up to the transom on its...

Hello "naptime"....we always enjoy reading the great comments like yours made by our SternMate™ customers. You've had some winter up there this year according to my family, and I don't believe you've seen all of it yet either. Ya think a Cdory would look out of place in Texas? If you would, I'd...

Hello! I have followed your recent posts regarding our SternMate™ transducer mounting system. The system components, to include our proprietary adhesive, ..."have proved performance results unobtainable by most powerboats", not a 30 mph maximum speed, which can be found on our "About SternMate...