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All: Great feedback and info. But my question still remains: what condition are your trailer tie down U bolt backing plates in? Do they appear to be made of Al? How long have they been in place? Do you use downriggers? I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone willing to look at this on...

No the U-bolts have never been used - for anything, including trailer tie down attachment. I strongly suspect, as suggested, that the conductor is sea water and sea water humidity. Most of my use is in salt water. As to the mercury and/or cadmium impurities ... Great, I had that crap all over...

Dogone Dory: -does the boat stay in the water or on a trailer? Trailer. The boat is in the water monthly, on average 1 day at a time. -do you have a battery charger hooked up all of the time? No. -were there any ground wires connected to the fittings? No (ie, not bonded). -was it...

Blood suckers indeed - more like wallet and/or time suckers. FYI - a great source for small quantity but high quality metal stock (eg, 316 SS plate for this application) is: http://www.onlinemetals.com I have used this service 4-5 times now. If you live in or are in the Seattle area, you can...

Just wanted to pass on the latest suggested quality improvement for the factory and a safety alert. While doing some work in my 2004 22's port lazarette, I noticed the backing plate for the U-bolt (which most folks use for their trailer tie downs) was essentially dissolved with corrosion. I...

Try a local upholstery shop. You can probably get a higher quality cushion than that supplied by the factory. :wink:

John J Use a sliding T bevel (http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?BV_UseBVCookie=Yes&vertical=TOOL&cat=Hand+Tools%2C+Carpentry&subcat=Squares&pid=00939582000 to get the angle where you will install the transducer. Then hold the bevel over a protractor to get the angle in degrees. My...

Pro-clips are outstanding for any sort of non-mono line, eg Fireline as the older "squeeze" or clothespin type clips do not work well with this smaller diameter "slicker" line below about 40 ft at 2-3 knots. The adjustability of the Pro-Trolls is really handy. As to kokanee - downriggers are...

They offer a 25A, but no 10A. Not sure how you are rigged up, but my 22 has a single 50A breaker of this type for each battery set (10 AWG cable feeder to two distribution panels upfront). You might consider referring to the table here: http://www.boatus.com/boattech/cable.htm (See...

McNaughty III: Thanks for the follow up. You might try dumping the fuses in the Garbage Dump at Neah :wink: and installing one of these waterproof units, sized for your system: http://lookleap.com/fisheriessupply.com/a6

This thread makes me nervous. I'm no expert here, but just based on my experience and what I've learned over the years (including a head splitting, adolescent-like run in with a wake from a Canadian destroyer), IMHO: You should never, ever put your stern to heavy seas - especially in an...

One comment after reading Sneaks': For tandem trailer owners, I think it's important to also get the weight of each axle. This will tell you the distribution of weight along the trailer (which theoretically should be equal on both axles (meaning the center of weight lies right in between both...

williamsburg: Very cool. I note from the web site you provided that the Ariston features "Italian Styling". This is almost as important as the hot water. Ever thought about putting a GFI outlet in that recepticle rather than a standard outlet? Also, can't tell from the pics, but you might...

I have a pair of the Falcon snubbers (3/8" line). Yes, they are spendy, but the first time I used them (Lake Chelan, Steheiken, WA, docked with a headwind of about 50 mph), I was glad I spent the bucks. Great for sleeping through all the bucking and tossing too... I spent only $25 each...

Had a request for the Excel version of the spread sheet I created and used for this. It can be downloaded from: http://www.squareknot.net/weights.xls Note this sheet is not very refined for use by others. Be sure you understand the formulae. It also assumes the percent calculation for GVWR...

Guest battery switch #2 failed in May. Another Blue Seas to be installed. Glad to hear the factory is no longer using the Guest switches.

Well, if anyone is still monitoring this thread (or maybe just for posterity), here's an update to my original post. I'll try and keep it short, but... 1. I reweighed my rig at Cat Scales (as suggested) to confirm accuracy. Original weights confirmed although some of the conclusions are now...

Quick clarification: Six Robblees is the authorized distributor for Tie Down Engineering in Georgia. They carry the Tie Down brakes, hubs, axles, etc. which King uses. Don't know what other supplies they carry, but here's the web site: http://www.sixrobblees.com/. The web site lists their...

Other chart (and chart related) links (sorry some of these are only Pac NW): http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/shorephotos/index.html (WA state shoreline aerial phots http://mapper.acme.com/?lat=47.536917&long=-122.48722&scale=14&theme=Image&width=3&height=2&dot=Yes Acme mapper - aerial phots - (this...

seabran: Check with a Raymarine distributor - many of them have extra cables. I got one from (I hate to admit it or imply it's worthwhile going there)... Worst Marine. Also try online Raymarine dealers like: http://www.boatersland.com/raycables.html and...