Any suggestions for where to source teak treads and what are good dimensions?
Try searching for ‘Southco McCoy’ they are the manufacturer selling through a few distributors. About confusing left hand, right hand and in swing...
My beam is 15’ 10”. That’s at gunnel height 2/3 to 3/4 of the way forward. At the waterline about 13’ 3/4 forward and a few inches over 12’ at the...
I found when the boat leaned hard against the wheels, the wheels would often stick and not turn. Result being dirty streaks down the hull and...
A fully canyon loaded sportfish might be operating in an overloaded condition if propped to barely make rated rpm. If setup to turn up 50 rpm over...
You can use a saltwater pool or saltwater fishtank test strip to check the salinity of the water. These are also useful for other boat leaks and...
The listing in YachtWorld shows MTU Series 60 as an option. Are these still available?
Thanks for the quick response. I thought I should me able to get below 1kt, good to know it’s possible. I ran it yesterday after installer...
I just installed trolling valves and am wondering if they are working correctly. I dropped from 7kts at idle to 3kts. How slow were you able to go?
It’s not a all like a vacation home. Boats depreciate and real estate tends to appreciate. After 15-20 years the boat will be worth a fraction of...
Really good winterizing list. Everything that has a water hose of any kind needs to be winterized. Even with heated storage good to winterize in...
Check out Freedom boat club. I have a few friends who use it. You get to use one of several center consoles, lowest cost/commitment way to get...
+1 If something is not right on the sea trial, you need to understand exactly why. Don’t believe it when folks on the boat ‘It will be fine’....
I have been doing the that plus oil change right before hauling out
Are there standard hand signals or what do you use?
Maybe this will help. Diagram from the manual with a little explanation on how it works. [ATTACH]
If you have a family member who gets seasick, consider a boat with a Seakeeper or retrofit one. Ours has made a huge difference for us. My wife,...
That’s exactly my situation. I‘m done wondering and worrying about it. Thank you Capt J!
Got the numbers: Port 138 degrees and 214 psi Stbd 129 degrees and 223 psi Fairly sure these have been consistent for two years at cruise....
It has been this way since I got the boat 2-years ago. Curious, so I’ll check temperature and pressure and compare to the manual.
