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That's a great idea. I used a 100 a-h battery, which has proved adequate. Here's how I did it: Journey On Li battery installation. Boris

Journey On is a 25' CD. The cockpit drainage through the overboard drains is miserable, because the level of the cockpit floor is only inches above the waterline, hence no hydraulic head. In fact it we have over 2 people in the cockpit, the overboard drains are plugged so that water doesn't...

I have one of those units, a Yeti 3000X, courtesy of SDG&E, our local power company. It's a battery, an inverter and a DC-DC converter packaged together, with a small external charger. Also has Bluetooth. Sells at Costco for $3500. So, I got it because it's free and had a Li battery inside...

I'm not trying to make this a public debate, so I'll give a short answer to your questions. First, as Newton said, for every action there is a reaction. You're right, there's a torque on the trailer as well as the truck. I've used equalizer hitches for years, both boat and travel, and never...

A few comments on equalizer hitches. I would hope that it will remove some fears about using them. First of all they consist of 2 bars in tension between the truck and trailer. As such, they are a spring between the truck and trailer designed to off load the weight on the trucks rear axle and...

Yes, you can tow a 26 Venture with a Dorf (Ford) 150. I've even towed Journey On, a 25 with a 63 Chevvy 350. Those above all have 3/4 ton (or better) trucks and of course that's what they recommend. Just get into a lower gear by pulling the shift lever down when you're going uphill and allow...

All I can do is to tell you we went under the Locke cutoff bridge from the Sacramento River. The clearance markers said 8 1/2 ft and we made it with room to spare. High radar arch, with radar on top. Lowered the vhf antenna. Fresh water, the boat will be slightly higher in salt water. Boris

Let's remember that I changed those wipers 6 years ago AND my memory sucks. Also it's 90 degF outside so i'm not going down to the boat until it cools. That'll be in 4 days. So, on to the question. I do remember i just accepted that I'd have to drill another mounting hole, which I did. And it...

Just to beat this into the ground, 5/15 reduces to 1/3. OK, probably should be 16. Still, read what it took to change windshield wipers. Has worked well for years. Boris

Here's how I changed the wiper motors on Journey On: changing wiper motors. And I will say that I've never seen 15's used as a measurement. Relax, we all make mestikes. Boris

Here's my 2 cents. We always went up Jervis Inlet in the morn, so there was always a spot on the dock at Chatterbox Falls. This means, of course, that you have to spend the night somewhere between Nanimo and Jervis. We would end up at Pender harbour, on the town dock. A lovely place and...

There is a permit that one can trailer the boat and not have a license plate on. You have to give a destination state and it costs some minimal fee. There is something else where you swear that you're going to register the boat in Calif (for example) and not pay Washington's sales tax. I...

To prevent water in the boat tank, and everything else, I use STP Gas Treatment. It's cheap and it must work, as I've not found water in any filter change when I've used it. I believe it emulsifies the water so it can pass through the filters and injectors and be burned. When we first got...

starcrafttom, I did what you suggested and tried to look up the Israel report. The only ones I found were the reports about how well their vacc campaign went, the risk of myocarditis and the need for a booster shot. None of those look like an article that said non-vacc was better than vacc...

As the speed increases, the dynamic pressure of the water increases as the square of the speed. This should make the steering stiffer, since it makes the motor/rudder harder to turn. One can overcome this with a balanced rudder, where the axis of rotation (steering axis) is divided, fore and...

The house switch just allows one to choose which battery powers the house circuits. It's a legacy switch, which I kept. Note that one cannot start the Honda outboard with the Li battery. It has a max output current of 100 amps. The Honda starter needs >200 amps. Boris

There's one more tradeoff: cost. One can buy a C-Dory 25 used, though it'll take work and time.How are Rosebourghs used? Is there a place where there advertised? That's not been mentioned. And how about the cost difference between the two, new. No idea what the C-Dory's are selling for...

Bob, each circuit has a fuse/breaker, which are not shown since they're outside the schematic. There is a main breaker for the house, and, as you know, the factory wired several circuits directly to the battery, such as the bilge pumps, Wallis and chargers. These individual circuits are fused...

One also should consider Lowrance. I run a Lowrance 3G radar and 7" MFD. I love the combination, especially the radar. And now they've upgraded the radar to a HALO Pulse Compression Radar, which improves the performance. One thing I would insist on is overlaying the radar on the chart...

Looks like you're getting advice on how to build your own bimini, or at least for what to ask. There's another approach. One that guarantees a good fit. You could call your bimini maker and haul the boat over to them. Give your input and have them build and install to their dimensions. That...