Recent content by Chester

Over inflated tires and over sprung trailers can and do damage wooden boats. Our fiberglass boats are more resilient but allowing unnecessary road shock is still foolish.

FWIW small trailer tire pressure charts have disappeared from the web. Your copy of Chapman Piloting has one though.

The knee jerk max pressure instruction likely is from the legal side of the tire manufacturers business'. They see liability from overloaded trailers, low tires, high speeds, neglect and stupidity. In the case of sellers and installers, uneducated habits and the near impossibility of knowing...

I'd look into acoustic paint too.

Beware, it will be a noisy and sluggish disaster. I would only buy it if it was priced as if it needed repowered and it does. It will not 'cruise' at the advertised speeds. Cruise implies a comfortable, efficient speed. My 22C with twin 40s cruised at 14 knots. My 2¢.

The dino vs. synthetic comparison was not exactly oranges to oranges. Our outboards run cool and generally 'make oil' rather than burn it off.

I'd consider the Rocna Vulcan. No annoying rollbar to look at undereway.

A very nice design from a respected designer in the style we love. Break out your saw and plane. https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/powerboats/pilothouse-cabin/outer-banks-26/

Patrick My apologies for sending you a misspelled contact number. :oops: A correct number has been sent. Looking foreword to seeing you. Steve

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Understood. I have a small sailboat on order that is a year out and I am scheming ahead, full steam.

Thank you. Doing my homework as I may be in the market for a kicker next year.

Where did you find this battery maintenance sticker?

I've used an aquarium pump to blow air in after digging out all the wet core I could. It doesn't need a big breeze, just enough to keep fresh air moving. Sunshine, a heat lamp or something to warm the surface helps too.

It would be nice to see the Brats again.