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You have a lot of exposed thread, with all that top stitching. But, it is neatly done at a good price. I would suggest using a good boat cover religiously. Piping, or welting, hides the thread in a lot of seams, like the gussets, but topstitching might be necessary where the panels are sewn in...

Full cockpit enclosure, or just helm, and back curtain? Install the full enclosure, zip everything together, let it hang to get the wrinkles out. Start in the middle of the windshield, and line up your panels with your frame. Then the side panels. If you got a stiff material, like Strataglass...

Scrape off the black, and see what's under it. Maybe a pin hole someone tried to repair, hopefully they emptied the tank, and filled with water beforehand.

That a pretty good start! My first was about a 1971 seventeen footer with a Mercury 2 smoke.

The seat drain hose runs behind the carpet, so you should be able to trace it by feeling it through the carpet to see where it drains. It either has an elbow, or makes a sharp turn there, so check for a kink. You can see traces of some sort of adhesive on the face of the red tacklebox holder...

Anyone have a bow cover for a 22 foot tournament dual console, that they wish to sell? ‘93 model, but don’t know how many years that particular deck layout was used before it changed. Any condition will do, if you have an old beat up one that would be suitable for a pattern. I have an...

I think '93 was the year that the whole GW line was seeV2 hulls.

Same thing happened to me. Got on plane, looked back for some reason, and just had a split second to duck when I turned back around, as the mast and pennant bounced off the top frame of the windshield, and right past my ear. Could have been a serious injury, or worse. No more bow mast for me!

I don't think that you want to add a leaf, unless you change all 4 springs, that just compounds your equalizer puzzle. Make sure you have the right bolts on that assembly. Seasick was correct about not over tightening them. Those 5 shackle bolts should have short threads, and a shoulder, and...

The boat has been a lot lower than it sits now. How far forward does that brown stain go, and how consistant is the height of the stain? If it goes all the way to the front, the boat has been full of water for some time. A flooded bracket would sink the stern, and raise the bow, and the stain...

I seem to get a nest in my trailer coupler every year.

Actually, at 71, I appreciate shade, a good windshield that I look through, instead of over or under, and a good view. I would take that house on my boat. Someone posted a pic of a new GW model last month, with a high windshield. I liked that, too, but not the price!

It doesn't take 6-8 weeks to build either one of them, so what they are saying is, canvas is easier to get. If going with an enclosure, the tracks are easier to locate on the fiberglass, than on the pipe frame. If it is the actual glass top that takes time, I would lace a canvas top on that...

Russ, those numbers all over your chart(11, 13, 17, etc) are water depth, either in feet or fathoms. Depth soundings are on every GPS chart system that I have ever seen. They all have a shallow water alarm as well, which you can set for whatever depth you choose. If you are using an up to date...

Russ, you were asking about what size slip to rent a few days ago. Did you get one, what marina? Try to pick one with floating docks, to take the element of tide out of the equation. Pick one with a sheltered basin, not on a tidal canal, or the ICW, to take current out of the equation. Unless...

You're not standing the 2ft sections on end, in place of stands, are you? You only need 4 stands, put cribbing under the bow.

KY Grady, you left off the Space Force.

I know what you mean. I go around a cul-de-sac with mine, so that I can back it in to my driveway from one direction without being blocked by mailboxes.Sometimes those inside tires like they are going to snap off, but they always straighten up.

towing for what kind of club, sailing? I would think that most of those hours would be in the low RPM range.

Regardless of any other considerations about the boat, you want a print out of the engine run/rpm hours. Most boats have a lot of hours at idle, a lot at a good mid-range cruise rpm, and not too many in the top end range. If a lot of the hours are are in the high rpm range, or even in the upper...