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Just received a boat cover I ordered for my tin boat. It was an odd lot sale from iboats. Original price was between $200-$300 and I paid $60. It is sharkskin semi-custom with an attached motor cover. It is also trailerable. I have had several covers for my various boats and this one is the...

]After struggling for months to keep my boat covered in such a way as to shed water and not have pockets of water collect in the cover, I made some bows out of tent replacement poles that I picked up years ago on clearance at Academy. The hard part was coming up with some way to attach the bows...

I just installed an on board charger for my AGM batteries. Minn Kota 2-bank. Questions is can I just connect to bat terminals and leave all else connected to bats as well? I know I should not be running any electrical stuff while charging but do I need to disconnect things from the battery...

Can I charge my AGM marine batteries with my Solar brand charger? It has a 2amp, 15amp and 100amp settings. Also has standard and deep cycle settings. It also has an automatic and manual setting.

I am trying to decide how to position the TM on my mod v. Bow comes to a point. Should the TM come down right at the point or should it be off-center for some reason. I want to position it so that everything lays inside the rail when in the stored position but don't want it to totally mess up...

Wow, I have done a lot of renovation type work on a lot of different types of stuff but Engineering basically from scratch is work! Trying to think of all the angles and how everything will work together and then create, install and rework is tedious to say the least. Your spatial and...

I have been looking at the Tuff Coat from Overton's. Looks to be pretty good. Appears you would need to use a special primer but is made specifically for boat decks and docks. Anyone have any experience with this stuff?

The spaces I will be using to house my TM/Accessories batteries will only accommodate 24 series/regular size batteries. I found deep cycle batteries that size but was wondering if I am going to be satisfied with two of these in parallel to run my 55# TM. I will be fishing in a large lake but...

About to order tinned wire. What sizes should I order? I need to know size for connecting two batteries in parallel and then from there to the TM. Also, what is the typical size for lights, bilge pump, live well aerator. I know that there are variables that could possible change the size...

While planning the mods for my boat, I started to think more and more about weight distribution in relation to handling. If my thinking is correct, the motor basically pushes the stern around - forward right or left. Seems that the more weight you have in the in the stern, the more sluggish the...

I was talking to a friend that is building a single engine plane. He obviously works with aluminum a lot. I was asking about sources for aluminum stock etc. for my boat project and he turned me on to rivet-nuts. I may be behind the times here guys but I thought they could be a very useful...

Just bought a fine Al boat. It is a 1994 Custom Flat 1654. Boat has never been in the water. Boat and trailer are the same age. Boat and trailer has been stored outdoors but has no real adverse effects except some oxidation on the primer and dry rot tires. I am in the planning stage and have...