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Sweet setup, nice work and great craftsmanship!

I mainly rely on my knowledge of the river and the gps/chartplotter when running at night, it can get foggy at times where you cant see the front of the boat. When that happens I am sure to take it very slow and work off gps. I am going to install a compass on my new boat this year but if it...

I agree with LDUBS, I don't think the cleats would be able to handle the stress put on them by the downriggers. I have my riggers mounted on a 2x6 along with 2 rod holders but I just bolted the 2x6 right on to the gunnel so it sits flush. I do not mind the holes in the gunnels since I have an...

I recently purchased a 1977 Sylvan marine 18 sportster boat that I am in the process of fixing up. The max occupancy tag on the boat is completely faded off and no longer readable. The writing on the tag is raised so I can make out some of the writing on the tag but I can not tell everything on...

Thanks for the replies, I am going to pump the old gas out and start fresh in the spring. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should try and clean the inside of the tank to ensure that there is no debris or sediment inside?

I recently bought a 77 sylvan 17' boat for a project boat. The boat has a built in 13 gallon gas tank that looks pretty old. Previous owner said that he filled the gas tank with mixed gas for a 2 stroke before his lower end unit cracked this past fall. I have a newer 2 stroke evinrude that I...