Recent content by bmcminn

Obviously. Not always practical though. Wet foam is probably more convenient than half gallon sloshing around.

Hello. I have a 90s era 19' angler. There is this dead space on the floor between the v-berth "halves". My boat has a drain plug on the stern end of this space and the front end is open to the storage under the berth. I want to fill it with something like expanding foam. Whenever the boat is...

OK. Thanks for the image. It looks like the slot is wide enough to accommodate a link from chain also. Maybe they are usually. This is the first 19' Angler hull, so they probably did some things different later on.

Any advice on the best deck pipe/anchor hawse or where exactly to place it? I do not have a windlass and don't plan on getting one. I figured I'd just put it off-center and over the locker but the whole idea makes me nervous. Putting a hole , even one that has a cap, into the bow deck seems...

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There's a really good knowledge base going on here, lots of folks with info that lines up instead of a bunch of contradictory info like I find on other forums. I wasn't super worried about water intrusion into anything except the sole. That's just my opinion. I dug out a ton of wet balsa from...

The engine hour meter isn't working correctly. It wasn't working at all, I removed it and gave it a little shake, I heard the spring release as the number rolled forward, and after putting it back it worked for a while with a click on the 100s roll, and then stopped after running for about 30...

Oh man, have the surveyor really pay attention to the core. On our 19 we got into a bigger core repair waaay sooner than we expected and ended up putting $5k on top of $20k. We had water intrusion into the sole. On the 19s there are panels that make the interior wall of the hull. When the...

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That makes sense. I was wondering what the limiting factor was. RPMs... So when I read on here about people using induction, what type of battery setup do they have? I do have a teeny tiny defroster that plugs into the 12V that does ok at keeping the window clear and we used the propane stove...

And the hot plate would also be for making a quick French press when anchored but with motor running...

Thanks David. I forgot to say that my plan had been to operate this stuff while the motor was running. Heater especially. I want it for when I'm fishing or taking a quick break. Also to reduce window condensation...