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The wood preservative used corrodes aluminum ...

FWIW my current tin has had a bow cleat on its 'cast bow piece' for 10-years now ... zero issues ... to the naysayers ...

FWIW my good friend owns a now 4th generation wooden boat business and they use nothing but TiteBond-III for gluing woods. They even tried them all, glueing togther scrap pieces and placing them in their steaming water tanks (used for bending woods), but the water wasn’t heated. The...

Johnson pumps are indeed the best, but you can also buy them under the ‘Marpac’ brand name, especially those that have the built-in non-moving electrical field switch that senses water. I won’t use anything else! IMHO You don’t need 1000 GPH pump for that size boat, just get a 600 GPH one...

WATCH OUT for silicone use on tin boats! In some tubes, the curing agent used ATTACKS tin. I too would opt for a shim or other reinforcement to ‘prevent’ the piece or panel from humming.

FWIW my fried has a Merc 15hp 2-stroke on his & it runs like a raped ape…

I like LDubs idea, as you do need to bring something back in to strengthen the middle of the boat so it doesn’t ‘oil can’ and bend or collapse on you. FWIW I have also observed such damage even on fiberglass hulls, usually about 1/3 of the way back from the bow, if the middle of the boat was...

Now that is a wicked cool idea as posted by Thill!

I don't and here's why. First, many years ago I used to recommend the SE Sport 200, which is a full 'flat' hydrofoil wing design (meaning straight across from each other, or tips 180-degrees apart), although recognize that the top profile of the wing is shaped like an airplane wing, i.e...

Simple ... blind pop rivets will do it. Can advise choices, IF we know the diameter needed ...

If cast, that could explain the crack, could be too brittle or not tempered properly after casting. Is it all the way through the material?

What brand? They almost look homemade …

It’s a protective ‘guard’, that’s all …

Another picture … just ran out back to take this photo of a metal OMC tank someone gave me ….

The ol' metal or plastic connectors were sized to push in a 'pin' that on the tank connector boss itself, like see photo.

Only ones I know of ... https://www.datapro.net/products/aluminum-rocker-switch-guards-1-5in.html

Water works …

Stalling after going down the idle from a high speed run can also be a sign that the mixture adjustment is set a too lean. Maybe open (counter-clockwise, needle balve screw) it up a 1/4 turn and try another high speed run to idle again, then maybe another 1/4 turn, but no more if you do not have...

FWIW acid rain is actually a pretty good electrolyte too … for precipitating galvanic corrosion! Pure water is a poor one …

Here is the issue …each State’s boating navigation or safety rules can differ from the USCG or Federal rules (usually LESS prescriptive!), which are codified or promulgated (meaning ‘ruled into law’) via the US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Yet the USCG has the mandate to enforce ‘Federal’...