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Thanks for those thoughts, Fishtales. I know what you say is true because I have had my livewell on a previous boat fill with water when pressurized by running at high speed. I learned to turn off the spigot on the fill fitting.

Yes, the livewell is in the top of the transom bulkhead and the in-flow fitting is at the top of the tank. I eliminated the standpipe and installed a side drain fitting. I just wondered if the system was filled with saltwater consistently for weeks on end it would cause any adverse effects. And...

My boat has a Groco bronze seacock and mounted directly on top of it is a Groco bronze check valve. It feeds a livewell pump and a washdown pump gets its' water from the second fitting on the livewell pump. I boat exclusively in saltwater. I have never had a check valve on my previous boats and...

KEZ, I believe there are different lengths available. I had the same problem when I used the "MY Wedge" supports on a Striper I had. I just made some spacers the correct thickness and screwed them onto the bottom of the tubes to get the skag high enough.

KEZ, I was evidently not clear about what I tried to convey. The aftermarket supports that slide over the rams are good but the flip down brackets built onto the engine are what I was saying are for maintenance only. Read in your owners manual about the warning by Yamaha. Here's a link to the...

DO NOT do this. It is specifically mentioned in Yamaha literature that those safety props are only for support while the vessel/engine is static. It's for the safety of the maintenance worker.

You may as well jump in and learn the rope to chain splice. Even a caveman can do it.............. https://www.facebook.com/darkhorsemarine/videos/whos-ready-to-tackle-the-8-plait-8-strand-rope-to-chain-splice-for-a-windlass-le/559918658101508/

Nicely done!

Jim, This is the image resizer I use. It's free, it's from Microsoft, it's works quick and easy. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/resize-image/9p87m9tknkvl?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

I think you would regret that move. Were it me, if I wasn't going whole hog on the thruster, I would rather install a powerful electric motor with spot-lock and auto-deploy. I would get much more use out of it. It can do the side thrust job at the dock/slip or slow-bell inside the marina on a...

Boats are fun.:)

You can pick your poison here...

It's generally considered good form to keep the house feed separate from a start circuit to avoid sags in voltage to your electronics while cranking. It depends some on how you use your boat. If you spend a fair amount of time in the boat with the engines off while using lights, radios, stereos...

wrxhoon, I remember when you bought your boat. It was right near me here in Florida. I was excited for you. I had seen that boat ad and had been drooling over it but it was bigger than my wallet. I would be happy to ship that light to you. I will try to find out about the best way. I have both...

I owned a World Cat 24 DC for 3 years and the ride at speed was amazing. I used it in the Gulf of Mexico, so we didn't have the down-hill rush off the big swells like you do in the Pacific. On the days when the GOM chop, which is mostly around 3 second intervals, and was of a size the hull could...

Before you cut the ends off of your battery cables, it is easy for you to check to see if they have reduced load carrying capacity. Just remove them from the switch and leave them connected to the battery. Do a battery load test by connecting to the loose ends of the cables. If any of the crimp...

Yeah, it all depends on the brakes. How many axles are braked and are they all stainless Kodiaks.

I just saw this on my local craigslist. Not mine and know nothing about it but looks like a good opportunity for someone in need. https://sarasota.craigslist.org/bpo/d/bradenton-2020-continental-tri-axel/7432513700.html

These things are on their way to a new home.

For you guys up North needing to keep the mildew at bay while in storage. I bought these when I lived in Washington state and somehow they made the move with me to Florida. I am attaching a link to an ad for them. These are the same except they are made in China now. Mine were made in the USA...