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Thanks to all for sharing your experiences. I've ordered a shark fin classic jr. and will try it first. If more remedy is needed a tiller extension will be added. Due to mounts for dinghy wheels there isn't room on my transom for smart tabs but it sounds like the need for maintenance and repair...

I'm hoping to get the benefit of the collective experience of the group on the benefit of using a whale tail on the cavitation plate of my tenders outboard. The problem I'm trying to cure is an extreme bow up condition when accelerating to a plane. The dinghy is a WM hypalon 3.10 rib with a 9.9...

Congratulations! I can't wait to see it.

We have Velvet drives and experienced a similar symptoms on one side. We discovered it was the drive plate. In separating the transmission from the engine the drive plate was in pieces in the bottom of the bell housing. The transmission was fine.

I would be tempted to talk with some of the suppliers of pickup bed coating materials as well as industrial nonskid people. Also with such a large doing it in discontinuos sections would keep the work manageable. The aluminum challenge always seems to be getting the proper primer down before the...

I did some wiring cleanup during the install but the power needs are reasonable. The wiring from the flush panel at the head to the control box is ethernet so that is easy. The control box can be remotely located which makes it easy to find a convenient spot. The wiring going to the head itself...

I made the switch from a Jabsco compact electric head to the Raritan Elegance. At the same time we upgraded to holding tank and replaced all the hoses. Because of the compact size of the Jabsco, I made templates of both the base footprint and the seat profile of the Raritan. It took some...

I've had good results with green or dirty lines by soaking them in bucket using laundry detergent and Oxyclean. Soak for several hours and stir a few times. Rinse by hosing off with a strong spray. I also cleaned the main cover from the sailboat we just sold using the same mix. It came out...

I found BoatDiesel very useful when we were looking for our current boat. Being new to power boats, it was more than helpful to be able to do research on the various engine packages in different boats we were considering. I found the information to be first hand and the tone of the replies...

We are on our 2nd boat with a ComNav autopilot. The first was our sailboat and it worked wonderfully. Heading, nav and wind all worked well. We now have a power boat with a ComNav Commander P2. I am impressed by this unit. Going slow or fast it has shown very good manners. It is not currently...

The "polite" state of Washington simply used extortion to get the yards in line. The threat of lawsuits and of closing businesses forced the yards into compliance.