Recent content by Ekea

thanks for the thoughts, guys

i essentially want to make it a grab rail. right now its too high for someone to comfortably hold on to, especially my kids. also, its high enough that the someone could theoretically fall out under the rail. about 2 inches above the gunnel would is what im thinking

thanks. i might try to lower my railing this spring. just trying to see what im getting myself in for

2000 Chase Is the bow rail one piece, or is it segmented between the t-fittings?

i cut some holes in the boat. speaker holes to be precise. holes for 8.8s to replace the access plates on the rear face of the forward seating. also, holes for 7.7s in the transom seat facing forward. i also ran power, ground and signal wire from the console to the back (ran wire for the...

it probably helped that it never saw salt

this page has a pretty small reach. id try something like the hull truth to reach more people.

i must have been luck with my last trailer. it was a venture carrying a 23ft welcraft. the trailer was 10+ years old when i got the boat and i had it for 9 years. i did exactly zero maintenance to it and had no problems. that being said, i am taking better care of my current trailer, haha

what about the intakes closer to the leading edge of the lower? they are under water in your pic. are you not concerned about them?

i plan to ditch my pulpit in the semi near future. all it does is obstruct view and like you said, interfere with the trailer winch. ill put on the shortest roller that allows the anchor to clear.

the triple axle trailers can be a pain to make tight turns with as you will get a lot more tire scrub. it will also be more maintenance time and cost. id recommend a solid two axle trailer for that boat over a three axle

if you get a tricycle, id get the cheapest one you can. she will probably figure out pedaling in about 10 minutes then switch to the bike. id even try to borrow a friends

just out of curiosity, where are you located that things are so difficult to get?

whats the approximate frequency? once every couple of seconds? several times a second?

my goal is to some year put more hours on the boat than the lawn tractor