Recent content by bluegene

I have a 1987 22' cruiser, 6'4", 230 lbs, wife is shorter sleeps starboard side I sleep port side, both of us in berth have plenty of room. I stretch out, no prob.

I also bought "River Horse" a few weeks ago - used, in hardcover and in excellent condition from an Amazon supplier for $0.01 plus $3.99 shipping. William Least-Heat Moon does a good job describing the trip by 22' C-dory from New York City to Astoria, Oregon, although the book gets tedious and...

Please explain "free backing brakes", [someone]. And/or the problem with surge brakes in reverse. I have surge brakes on my trailer. I back up slowly down ramps and into parking spaces, so I'm not aware what happens with the brakes in reverse, if anything. I'm curious about these last two...

Please explain "free backing brakes", [someone]. And/or the problem with surge brakes in reverse. I have surge brakes on my trailer. I back up slowly down ramps and into parking spaces, so I'm not aware what happens with the brakes in reverse, if anything. I'm curious about these last two...

I had a 19' Bayliner inboard/outboard with a well-fitting cover that shed the rain nicely. Rain is mostly what we get in Eugene in winter except when I visited the Keys for a couple of weeks. I came back to broken trees and shrubs from a wet heavy snowfall which had since melted. I went to...

Bill K: That's exactly the ladder I have. Very clean installation and simpler than my plan. I'll need to extend down as you did because the ladder is not quite high enough. Also, mine does not have the shelf underneath the gunnel.

Thanks for the responses. Sunbeam: I suspected the 4200 sealant might not like the polyethylene. So thanks, I haven't ordered the polyethylene yet. The FRP I found online was expensive. I'll go with some hardwood 1x4 instead and paint it after the sealant has cured. The 4200 doesn't...

I have a Garelick cockpit ladder to install on my '87 cruiser. The best fit is to mount on the inside of the hull, underneath the gunnel - I plan to put the mounting brackets on port and starboard sides and move the ladder back and forth as needed. I want to fasten 3/4" polyethylene, cut to...

I believe the issue is stress on the transom. With a 350 lb engine [my 90 hp, 4 stroke] tilted up, the engine acts as a lever arm stressing the transom back and forth. With the engine down, the stress is in an up and down direction instead. The up and down movement doesn't stress the transom...

We had a 5 hp Mercury 2 cycle on our 22' cruiser. A few years back, we had an emergency and ran it for a few hours in calm water in the Gulf Islands BC. It went 4-5 knots [GPS speed] without strain. The Merc is dead now but I would buy a 6 hp 4 stroke to replace it, having had that experience...

Happy to see Suzuki will stay in OB engines, since I have two and think it's a great engine - the 90hp, haven't run my new 2.5 yet. No surprise about the cars as I don't recall seeing a Suzuki car for years.

I see the term "undercut" being used. Overdrill I get. Can't visualize "undercut". Maybe undercut and overdrill are synonymous? Could somebody explain?

It's Porta-Bote. I just bought a 2.5 hp Suzuki from Porta-Bote so they sent their boat brochure. The 8' weighs 68 lbs, not bad, but could be a problem getting it on top. It seems a rack on top would be necessary since it is hard material. I don't use a rack for my inflatable as it is is...

bshillam - Please fill in with some more explanation on your project. Finishing a boat? Fellow builders? You are mixing epoxy? You're building a dinghy? Small enough for your neighbor's garage? I'm curious, Thanks.

I just checked with two Suzuki dealers in Oregon who each reported that the discount/rebate is for 40 hp Suzukis and larger. I want the Suzuki 2.5 hp for $649, too. One of the dealers I called quoted $799 for the 2.5 hp. that is without a Suzuki discount. The other dealer had a 2008 "barely...