Recent content by iam2sam

I think that any power boater so ignorant as to make unwarranted and unsafe assumptions about the nature and position of another craft from a quick glance at the nav lights would be just as likely to carelessly run over an unpowered craft displaying only the single all around light. I'm not...

When I used the Atwood battery lights in my canoe, I used 18" sections of wooden dowels that had plastic screw connectors (sold for use as variable length painters poles) to mount my lights fore and aft. That made it easy to achieve a specific elevation by adding or removing sections. Many...

Yep, I'm certain the manual does say that. I'm also certain that I have seen posts from numerous parties (possibly not on this board) who claim that they have done this with unqualified success. The consensus seems to be that there needs to be an uninterrupted conductor for the sonic/ultrasonic...

This has become moot. Yesterday I found and purchased a mid-1970s (roughly same age as the boat) 25 HP Evinrude short shaft pull start tiller motor.

The bulk of my boating experience has been in small sailboats and canoes (powered and unpowered). So I have become accustomed to making sure that anything I carry that cannot get wet is in a dedicated waterproof container or locker of some kind :) The mats that I am considering are designed for...

What I really wanted to know was if there is a generic method to adjust small boat trailers. From the responses I conclude that there isn't - it is specific to the trailer make and model. I don't need a scale to know that with the motor in running position I could easily lift the bow with my...

LOL, I thought the same, he did state the welder doesn't weld aluminum that much and It can probably be dressed up if so desired. A guy welded boiler plate on my furnace and the weld looked worse than that, after a little grinding it looked just fine and it hasn't leaked since. Where I live...

I'm a fan of diy solutions in general and PVC creativity specifically. I think the separation issue would be easy to resolve. Use a 45 or 90 degree fitting to provide an angle. Find a small piece of scrap flexible plastic (my recycling bin is full of candidates weekly), cut a hole the diameter...

Thanks! That makes a LOT more sense...

Update: I intend to go with the Free Flow mats. I'm guessing that no one here has had any experience with these?

Ah, I can see how a passenger would change the handling characteristics markedly (and make passenger behavior a critical handling issue in several respects). Only ever used mine solo, partly for that reason. I have a Michicraft T-16 motor canoe with a 3 HP Gamefisher 2-stroke. Never had a...

My Michicraft T-16 motor canoe. Currently listed on CL. Will post pics of my "new" 1972 Sea Nymph Coho 16 here once I get further along with it.

I think it's going to depend on the situation. If you are hauling a heavy boat (or any other heavy trailer load), then car tires will probably be inadequate. However, for 16' or under aluminum boat, an empty weight for baot and motor is probably no more than 1200 lbs, add max 500 for trailer...

The trailer that I bought along with my Sea Nymph Coho 16 is long enough for the boat, but while it fits the boat fairly well, it does not appear to be optimally adjusted (several of the boat supports on the trailer are obviously adjustable to fit individual boats).For one thing, the tongue...

Please keep us posted on how the self-etching primer and top coat hold up over time. I will eventually need to paint my hull (currently naked Al). The consensus best method for painting aluminum is to use zinc chromate primer, but the toxicity of that paint is a negative. I'm considering the...