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Fascinating. I believe you've solved a problem for long term cruising or fisher folks who spend weekends on the boat without shore power that don't want a generator on board. Can you provide links to the heating element and solid state relay? I'm also trying to think of a way to get the...

John, I looked in your album but didn't see the deck drain output on the outside of your boat. Please let me know if I missed it, I'm happy to help! Anyway, on my boat, the deck drain goes through a deck fitting, interconnect hose that is very short, then to the through-hull fitting where...

I finally had a chance to run my boat offshore last weekend in the open ocean and I can say with complete confidence this part works. No, it can't fix the poorly engineered design of only a 2" delta between the deck and drain port, but the flapper I've designed and made keeps water out, and...

I should mention, if anyone has any interest in making these flappers for your boat or you want to become a self made millionaire and print and sell these, PM me your email and I'll send you the file for free (if you're a C-Brat with more than a day of association).

Hi John, Yours are probably just missing but at the back of the boat just right above the water line are the 2 deck drains, one port, one starboard. There should be a very stiff plastic disc in there that is screwed to the deck drain assembly. Most likely, there is what's left of a small...

I finally solved the problem with this 3D printed part I made.

I can't tell you what thrust is best for your boat. Each trolling manufacturer has a formula for telling you what thrust to get for your length and weight. Mine is 130 lb thrust with a 108" shaft. It is powered by 3 65 amp hour lithium iron phosphate batteries rigged into boat's house side with...

I installed one. It's an absolute game changer for bottomfish. Pics in my album. Happy to answer any questions.

Pic of what I was trying to explain.

Agreed Bob. The pressure delta is just a bit more than the exhaust pressure that the little heater makes is what I'm thinking. We were coming back to port, I opened the captain window to snap the fender onto the quick disconnect (another mod I highly recommend. Makes installing the front fenders...

Quick non scientific update. I took my boat out a week ago for its spring commissioning and tested out the heater underweigh. The heater with my new deflector worked just fine with the windows all closed and the back door open traveling in the mid 20s. The second I opened the captain window...

I don't have a good Pic right now, the motor hasn't been on since last fall but it lays right down the side of the boat when stowed and attaches to the boat via a ram mount that you can kind of see on the photo in my album of the sunfish.

Check my photo album. I have the catamaran but I installed a 96" Rhodan on it. Happy to answer any questions.

Thanks for the info mstrpo. The one I ordered is about 6" diameter so will have to go on the angled part of the hull instead of the small flat part where the vertical meets the horizontal (where is sounds like yours is). That part of our hulls is about 18 degrees, the max for the M135M I ordered...

I'm not sure what transducer he used in-hull, but I just ordered a 1,000 watt in-hull Airmar M135M. I'll hopefully get it installed this weekend and get you some images.

Do you happen to have any photos?

Thanks for the replies everyone. SoBelle, I appreciate the link to the SternSaver. The transducer mfr provides 5 lag essentially lag bolts that are 1/4" size. This ducer has a lot of drag. Not sure if the sternsaver would be the best choice. Bob, I have considered swapping lower units to get...

Hi all, I've moved my 1,000 watt transducer 3 times trying to pick up the bottom on plane but I can't find the right spot. The 3 in 1 transducer isn't doing any better. It's basically the same spot on the other sponson. Currently, the big transducer is 5 degrees down relative to the hull and...