Recent content by Ekea

are you doing the same with all the rod holders?

a bit over due as i did this back in the summer, but i got a new switch panel, new switches, and a new gage panel. behind the sceens is a new power distribution block with breakers instead of fuses. sorry for the poor quality pics, they got compressed when i e-mailed them to myself.

this is why i went with red backlighting for my switches and will convert the 2 green backlit yamaha gages to the red/orange. it also preserves your night vision as you transition from looking at your gages to something dark

he only moved it a foot, i think it will be fine

i dont like the screw ins for areas that i will walk bare foot.

i wish they still made 3/4 ton SUVs. both the suburban and expedition have lost a lot of utility focus

isnt the hardtop part of the dry weight?

like dennis said, you need to provide more info for anyone to be able to provide a guess.

i can only see thumbnail size pics from 5 and up...

so your sleeves are sacrificial? how often do they get replaced?

you do the thermostat inserts that reduce the voltage between the block and thermostat, right? or something like that?

i did the tank on my Chase. at 205 gallons, it was somewhere around $4k. it was overbuilt at 1/4" wall thickness and extra internal baffles. i also ran new fill and vent lines. all in, i was under $5k total including all materials (i used unique and expensive hardware). If you have the...

im going to go check what i have and switch to screw in if they are pop in. thanks OP, good lessons here.

nothing wrong with asking here, but i think this question would be better suited for THT.

i tend to agree with the post above. that is a very small boat for that type of journey. i would trailer down to a destination spot of your choice (keys would be great, but long tow), and explore around that area. that being said, a 70 year old guy just did the great loop in a john boat, so...