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nomadcruiser, Over the years I have dropped a few coins at Pioneer Boatworks-great place for tackle and any boat repair stuff you might need. Tim, I will shoot you a PM as soon as I get back. I hope to go to Lake Powell this year. It will take me a week to clean the boat and repack for...

Dan, I hope you do come by. We heard the same story about the condos in 2006. Based on what they told me I made alternate plans for summer of 2007. Later I found out they delayed the condos and I missed my summer salmon trip. With the current economic conditions I wouldn't bet any money on...

Dougal, I could almost guarantee that your tabs were not installed with oversize epoxy plugs unless they were installed by an owner. There would be hours of labor involved and very high cost to to it that way. Careful installation and attention to good sealing with 4200 should give many years...

Steve: Yes Lyndon will be with me and I will pass your greetings along. Island West Resort has never had WiFi in the past maybe I can find a stray signal and send a few pix. Chuck: Call in sick and come by. Lloyds and Nomad: Thanks for the reports. I have been going to Ucluelet for 20...

I am leaving in a few days for a month of salmon fishing at Ucluelet on the west coast of VI. Any Brats going to be up that way this year? I will be there from 20 Jul to 18 Aug, staying at Island West Resort. Any Brats in the area be sure to stop by Camp CAVU for a drink and some fish...

Warren, I went to the trouble of insetting the plywood in the back of the piece of starboard because I only wanted the starboard to show. These pieces were installed along the cockpit walls to hold a boathook, gaff, halibut harpoon etc. I didn't want any wood out in the open to maintain. Yes...

Warren, For something as heavy as a fire extinguisher, I would go with epoxy. 5200 would probably be ok if your bock of wood has a large enough surface area. The stress of the weight will have a tendency to shear or peel the wood from the surface, especially in rough water.

Hank, The only two ideas I can pass along: I have used cherry finished with teak oil for some trim in the cabin and it is a very good match colorwise for teak trim that came with my 22 CD. For making anchor points to atach other items I have used starboard atach to the fiberglass walls with...

Rick, I just replaced my tanks because one of them cracked. New tanks are 23 gal and are about 2 in lower in height because they are designed to fit on the new molded floor which is higher. They are also about 2-3 in wider, so the center gap under the splashwell will be about 6 in narrower...

New Moeller fuel tank, 23 gal

I have to agree with Patty on this one-I passed being that Spartan a few years back!

Joe, Another school of thought-if your pick-up tubes are right on the bottom you will be sucking up and filtering any crud as it accumulates and before it can build up to create a problem? My old tanks (2002) had a curved plastic tube for a pick-up, which put the screened end right along the...

I think 2 weeks on 20 gallons of water is very optimistic-unless you are at a marina every night. For me that would barely cover drinking and cooking water for two weeks. Dishwashing, showers?

Nice article. They got one of their photos mixed up-last one shows a 25.

Steve, I owned a 90HP Honda on a previous boat for many years and had the same problem. On my older motor there was an O-ring at the far end of the steering ram. I think it was in the large nut that screws onto the tilt tube. When this dried out and lost it's seal then I got the rust and...

Steve, You could replace the bolt which holds the guide board fitting with a hitch pin. This woud allow a quick removal of the entire side guide board.

fishbob, Hope you can get it fixed easily, but I wouldn't lose any short summer fishing time on it. If your other tach is working, just set the throttles even and keep on fishing-fix it in the fall.

Pat, No one has mentioned towing a conventional travel trailer. With your current truck, which you have indicated you really like, you could tow a 26-28 foot trailer. With the proper hitch and sway control (about the same cost as a fifth wheel hitch) conventional trailers tow just as well as a...

Pete, Thanks for that link. The Honda dealer prices are at least three times that! You didn't mention it but did you check the internal zinc? My shop manual shows a round collar type zinc in the cooling water system under the water jacket (40HP). Any way mine are not very deteriorated but I...

Many people are not aware that the date of manufacture of the tire must be stamped on it. On some brands the code can be a little hard to break. Especially on trailer tires you may be buying tires that are several years old before they are sold! Tires age and deteriorate over time even when...