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Looking around at the average folks today and the amount of common sense people display, .....I can only imagine the " safety" manual that would be required that the average Joe would never read....ouch..makes my head hurt thinking about all the house fires that could happen !!!

If you can get your boat moving, it will suck that water out pretty quick ! Especially if the bilge pump is running as well....I have tested that on more than one ocassion !

I only got away from a tiller because of my bad shoulders. In my younger days the tiller was awesome. As I got older with arthritis and bad rotator cuffs, I found a steering wheel was much easier. Make sure the glass bull structure is in good shape ( no wood rot inside the glass hull)..

Trihulls have not been made in decades. They were popular in calmer waters for their stability but a really rough ride in choppy water. semi Vs do well in small chop and deep Vs are great for serious waves. With a bad back, any chop will give you a rough ride. The biggest issue with a...

My old Minn Kota model 65, 36# thrust trolling motor broke the prop and prop nut ( plastic). Figured on replacing the nut with an aluminum or SS nut. Search d everywhere and can't find the thread specification on the shaft, not even on the MK website. Must want it kept a secret....anyone know...

Stopped counting my woopsies many years back, to much strain on my old brain.....however I have learned a bunch by making them !!

Mounted my top on sliding rails so I can slide it forward or rearward for fishing. I hear ya on the sun, had sun poisoning on a couple occasions so long sleeves and a hat on brite sunny days ! Run my boat at wot with the top up as well. Originally my top was a 54 or 52" tall, I cut 6" off the...

We all know there is no such thing as a "good" boat for 300 dollars. I have met numerous people in my coating life that thought they have found great boats for little money....ask that question again in a couple years. To many folks think once they fix up a boat, it won't ever need any more...

Very nice !! You are fortunate to have skilled help availiable....my boat is similar to yours in size and layout. I found my bimini top to be to tall and act as a wind sail when underway. We are shorter folks at 5'6" so I lowered my top to just clear our heads when standing at the helm. Made...

Some real horror stories here for boaters...I can say that over my lifetime I have moved to get away from restrictive rules and regulations. If I can't enjoy my hobbies at fair and reasonable costs, then it is time to relocate !

Getting more speed on chop than on glass ....very surprising !! Are you using a GPS ?

I have a 1992 Sylvan 16' with a built-in fuel tank. Under the floor about 2/3 of the way toward the rear. 18 gallon plastic Moeller tank, works great but fill cap is in a bad location, often thought about changing the location. Any pics on your sea nymph ?? Most boat mfgrs do not create a...

At that price, so would I !!! Highest I ever paid in our 25 years here was 2.20 a gallon.....typical is under 2 bucks a gallon.

Nice job, well thought out project !

I was quoted about one gallon per hour or 25 gallons a day to keep a propane genny running to maintain our household in an emergency. At around 1.69 per gallon that is less than 50 bucks per day, not cheap, but better than not having any power ! Very few comforts are gonna be cheap, but also...

As it is supposed to be, but in extreme cold, NG looses pressure according to the local gas company. However, I am sure there are areas were the pressure is better or worse than others.

You won't have a problem as long as the NG service company pushes the pressure up by adding propane when the temps drop below O degrees. Our area gas supplier sends out notices each year explaining how this works at the beginning of each heating season. We had NG for years with no problems...

My propane line that feeds my home, with heat, hot water and gas dryer is 1/8" diameter.....gas company claims I could run two homes off that same 1/8" line ! My propane water heater recovers far faster than my NG water heater ever did.. Our clothes dryer is far quicker than our NG dryer ever...

In my area, propane is fairly cheap compared to other fuels, we have a number of refineries in our area which helps lower the propane cost. Here in the cold winter the NG folks have to inject propane into the NG lines to keep pressure up, otherwise the NGwill stop flowing with enough pressure...

Cheap plastic or hdpe cutting boards from a dollar store work great for bait cutting and for fish cleaning and are cheap !