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I am sure this question has been asked, but I couldn't find the answer with a search: I have a 2006 16 Cruiser and want to install a Airmar P79 thru-hull transducer. Is the sump (depression) under the bilge pump cored or is it solid? Thanks for any help...

Scaled the Marinaut drawings off the website to 1/4 in = 1 foot for the use of dreamers until official drawings become available. Hope that's all right...

Can anyone tell me if the dimensions, threading and design of Racor & Sierra fuel filter elements allow them to be interchangeable?

When I was out of Tofino last summer on my way to Hot Springs Cove I was dealing with 6-8 foot swells among the rocks off Vargas Island. I have a single Honda 50 with no kicker and wondered how the boat would act if the engine failed. I have let the boat lie in open water, but not in steeper...

I have never been to the Seattle Boat Show and wonder if it is best to go at the beginning or the end? Also, is there some way to get reduced price tickets?

A "delicate subject." My wife and I have no problem using the porta potty on long cruises on our 16 Cruiser. A couple of times I have taken friends for short day trips and told them to use the facilities before departure. Has anyone tried some sort of arrangement for privacy when using the...

Thought I would ask about the most common mistakes boaters make. I would start with the obvious ones: 1. Leaving the transom plug out. I've done it twice. The second time I went to park the car and came back to six inches of water. I couldn't understand why the bilge pump wasn't bailing the...

In the quest for a 375 km range (200 nm) for extended adventures and less weight astern, I am researching a pair of saddle tanks for my 16 Cruiser. None of the Moeller tanks fit so I am thinking of having aluminum tanks made with dimensions of about 56"L x 6"W (bot)/8"W (top) x 12"H. to hold...

I was about to install a Sierra fuel filter (similar to Racor) in the splashwell in preparation for a trip to a unreliable fuel zone when I read that the filter should be installed away from direct sunlight. How important is this? I have seen lots of these installed in the splashwell, which...

I just ordered an ACR Aqualink PLB and I understand they make a good product. I didn't pick the new McMurdo FastFind because I thought it didn't have GPS, but I now realize it includes GPS in a smaller, cheaper unit than the Aqualink. Any recommendations?

I usually leave the loop in my mooring lines attached to my boat cleat and when I dock I fake some sort of secure knot to the bull rail, but I am curious about the proper technique. I saw a tour boat operator in Hot Springs Cove tie a secure knot to the bull rail in half a second (his hands were...

Has anyone done Prince Rupert to Glacier Bay return in a 16 Cruiser? Is that a foolish idea?

I am thinking of installing an overhead hatch centered in the cabin roof of my 16 Cruiser to let in more light and enable me to stick my head through for piloting (I am 6'4", so I would be able to see easily). I was going to use an 19" Bowmar identical to the forward hatch. Does anyone have any...

As I prepared to install a fore-and-aft trim indicator on my boat, I was faced with a little bit of a dilemma. What is the correct trim for a 16 Cruiser? Is it a level cockpit sole? Should the side windows be level? Is the table in front of the helm meant to be level? Is it the waterline on the...

The previous owner of my boat had a fully-enclosed camperback made. It has large windows to port, starboard and stern. The window plastic is wrapped around all the way, including between the windows where there is Sunbrella and behind the support poles. In other words it forms an interior liner...

I have a Garmin GPSMAP 545s chartplotter/sounder. I bought a G2 Vision card for my local area and it is working fine. I am going to the Great Lakes this summer and want to get a card for the Georgian Bay area but I wanted to get the cheaper BlueChart or G2 card because I will probably only go...

I never quite understood the rationale behind a manufacturer producing two outboards with the same displacement but different power ratings (eg Honda 40/50). What do they do to change the power? How do they make the lower power unit cheaper? Under what circumstances would you use one as opposed...

So here's a question. If fuel was to triple in price, how would that affect your boating lifestyle? It's not out of the realms of possibility in the next ten years. Would you give up boating? cut back other things in your life? buy a sailboat? trade in your tow vehicle or your outboard? Would...

I have been thinking about my future retirement boat and really like the looks of Toland's new design (if it comes to fruition). I am also mindful of the general upward trend in oil prices, despite the current low price. I am wondering how a low-power engine on one of these boats, or a...

Is there any way to upgrade the anemic performance of the 10 amp alternator? I note that the new 50 EFI models have a 22 amp alternator while the 75 EFI puts out 44 amps.