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It is a ton of work to move it to the bow area...I just did it and it involved much more work than you would think...plus even with me doing all the work it was an expensive modification... Joel SEA3PO

When we worked on a name for our boat...our kids came up with lots of names ....things like C-Tard and C-Nile.... I loved Star Wars...and C3PO was my favorite...next to R2D2 (just could not work that into a boat name)... Joel SEA3PO

It is hard to get Butane in volume here in the USA...everything is Propane because Butane has one more carbon molecule than Propane and burns with more smoke......it is not at all rare to see a motorhome with a soot stripe up from the heater exhaust...you know they have been to Mexico where you...

I have the Bennet Automatic Trim tab Controller and love it... It is one of those things you set once and forget it...always tries to put the boat in the same position as when you originally set it.... so you do hear your trim tab motor running much more...it will easily adjust for people...

I thought it was the O ring seals on the latches...so I took the latches apart and replaced the O rings...easy job.. I found that there is a metric O ring that fits much better than the originals... make sure you use a dab of silicone grease when you install the O rings so they are not...

I thought my gaskets were leaking .... so I put duct tape on the edges where the lid attaches to the frame of the hatch... and found it was not the gasket but it was the seal between the hatch and the deck... I bought a tube of 5200 but then thought... if I use 5200 I will NEVER ever get...

And the 950 cold cranking amps sure is not bad either.... when I did my conversion I oversized everything...the battery cables were 3 sizes larger than Yamaha had supplied.. the runs were long and I did not want to loose amperage... I laughed when I saw that Yamaha battery cables were plain...

I have twin 40 Yamaha motors and they will eat each others voltage regulator if they are hooked to just one battery... I had to find that out years ago when we visited you....Wefings mechanic told me each motor needed to be wired to a separate battery ... The dealer we bought our boat from did...

I am just finishing such a conversion... trust me, it is more work than you would think...lots need to be modified... including you will need to put in under bunk storage near your power panel as you need access to route your wires... I built a small storage box under there and put one of my...

Sorry I slipped on the keys...double post..

You might think about extra fuel...don't know what you have for motors but with my 22' I have only a safe 200 mile range...after that I start sweating I get just a tad over 4 mpg...I would think a 25 would not do anywhere near that, unless they have a BIG fuel tank...or a sail. Joel SEA3PO

You might get a 16" tire on a 15" rim.....but no way are you going to mount a 15" tire on a 16" rim.... Joel SEA3PO

I have a propane Dickerson cook top, two burner stove...I also have a Dickerson fireplace... neat stuff...and cooks super...just like at home...I had a marine surveyor help me lay it our...I have a 2 gallon aluminum tank in the port lazarette... has a electric solenoid shut-off and separate fuel...

YEA !!! We get to drink his beer again....

Keith Your water leak is coming thru the screws that go into your handrail on top of the boat....mine has done it several times...somehow the screws seem to loosen up and then you get a drip....I loosen up the handrails then put 5200 where they attach to the roof and tighten the screws...

We had that exact problem...22 or 25...My wife had a great idea..and it worked perfect.... We buy a new 22 and keep it a year..and if a year later we decide we want a 25, we sell the 22 and get a 25....that was in 2003 and we still have the 22.... we love the size and the towability ...our...

I don't mind paying the extra at West Marine...they are local, I get the stuff when I need it....and when my radar gave me trouble they replaced the entire unit...dome, C80 and all the parts...free... it was four years old..it was analog and the new unit was digital (why they replaced...

I am moving my batteries from the back to the bow area....thought it would be a simple wiring job...nope been at it for several weeks...had to put a lazaret cover and box under one of the bunks just so I could run wires thru...then had to buy and install battery switches next to the...

I am right in the middle of that project now.... I am using one of the stern hatch covers I replaced with the ones that do not leak.....I found that my 2003 had lots of foam....I tried breaking it out...too much work so I went to Harbor Freight and bought some 24 grit sanding disks for my 6"...

Yes,We would not miss the event of the year...this year I promise not to break my back on the darn sidewalk in Petaluma....that was a real bummer....only thing worse was I went to a chripractor....he hurt me..made me cry....I had broken L-5 and a piece went into the disk...what a pain.