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I know that sounds like a newbie question, but a newbie I am. I have no experience with radar or any boat bigger than a 16' outboard. I'm in the middle of restoring and building out my '99 C-Dory 22 Cruiser, which has been stripped down to nothing but fiberglass. I have a very long list of...

I've been watching for several months for a good price on a Lewmar 700H windlass. I just found this online. https://citimarinestore.com/en/lewmar-w ... 7-310.html Their regular price is $856.99, which is already lower than anything else I've found. Black Friday sale takes 10% off so the price...

Wow - $5.89 incl. shipping. Just bought one. Thanks!

Yes! That's what I was trying to remember. Thank you!

There has been discussion in the past about a very small cooling fan that activates when it gets hot, specifically for use in keeping electrical equipment cool. I've searched and can't find the discussion. I believe Dr. Bob (Thataway) is familiar with this device and was part of the discussion...

Have you considered what will happen if the Li battery shuts down? New ABYC guidelines recommend, but do not require, that the battery BMS provides an audible and/or visual signal to warn of imminent shutdown. I plan to use a battery that provides such a signal (Victron Smart Battery for...

Personally I would not route all the charging sources through the start battery for the following reasons: 1) With the setup you've described you can only charge your Li battery through the limited output of the DC to DC charger. This puts a lot of wear on the start battery since you are...

Cultus lake story. About 30 years ago we had an old 16 foot Skagit with a 50 hp Johnson on it. We were on Cultus Lake when a storm came up and all of a sudden big waves appeared out of nowhere. Headed for shore we slammed a monster wave and the outboard, which was fastened to the transom with...

It's not my intent to rain on anyone's parade, but I do get annoyed when companies try to market paint that insulates. It doesn't. It's a marketing scam. https://www.jlconline.com/how-to/insula ... int-work_o Water vapor in the air will condense and form droplets on a surface that's cold...

I can't tell you if your transom has water damage or not, but I can give you some perspective on what you're looking at... Older boats had a plastic trim piece on the top edge of the transom. I'm guessing that this trim piece is what cracked, not the transom itself. Yep. My boat has this too...

These were $34 each from Amazon, but this particular brand I see is not currently available. I use one at the stern and one at the bow.

I used four ratchet straps and two recovery straps to hang the boat. The ratchet straps are attached to chain that's bolted to ceiling beams. The ratchets can be used to raise or lower the boat to reposition jack stands, or remove or replace the trailer.

These are a bargain at $10 each from Home Depot. I use four total.

Bottom work is finished and the boat is now supported in six locations. Note the yellow ratchet strap and orange recovery strap hanging to the right.

After the bottom of the hull was repaired I lowered the boat and supported it in three locations while I applied bottom paint.

Jack stand with keel adapter in place

Jack stand and adapters

Trailer removed and jack stands in high position with initial blocking under keel

The floor jack was used to lift the stern, then a tow strap was put under the stern with each end of the tow strap attached to a ratchet strap suspended with chain from the ceiling. Then the same was done to the bow. Now the trailer can be pulled out form under the boat. Although the floor jack...

Here the floor jack is being used with the extension for lifting the stern.