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I bought some of tis material recently and it's called "Azek", and like they say it's intended for exterior trim work. One of our local lumber yards sells it for about 2.10/LF for a 1x6. You can see it at www.azek.com/. It's not as dense or as strong as Seaboard or Starboard, but it's also...

Charlie - It should be pretty easy. I'm pretty sure the only difference is with the plumbing fittings. You would need to get new hoses made up with swaged ends to tee into the existing hydraulic lines, which I understand can get expensive. Baystar uses nylon lines that you can just cut and...

Just an update on this project – I bought the Baystar steering and St6001 Autopilot and spent 2 weekends getting everything installed. Everything went smoothly for the most part, and thank god none of the hydraulic connections leaked, because draining and refilling the system looked like no fun...

Les - That's great information and about enough to sell me on the 6001. I wondered whether there was more to it than just the hydraulic vs. wheel drive. A/P's are a bit of money, but the more I think about it the more it looks like a good investment. I think about all the times I've...

Whoa! That must have been painful to amputate part of your nice new Yamaha motor. My 385-lb F80 beast didn’t come with that type of mount, so I don’t think I’ll have the same problem. All the same I’ll check with Teleflex and see if they know anything specific about my motor. I’m going ahead...

Thanks for the responses guys, especially for the pictures Dave. That's a big help. I didn't realize just how much the Sportpilot kicks the wheel back into the helm seat. looks like I would wind up having to move something to accomodate it. I was wondering - Do either the hydraulic ram or...

Well it’s been a long time and I figure it’s time to revive the steering discussion. I’m getting ready to install Baystar hydraulic steering on my ’81 Angler, mostly because I can’t tolerate all the feedback from my “no-feedback” mechanical system. With a Yamaha F80 that’s much heavier than my...

Tim - I have a 152 qt cooler on my '81 Angler, and I built a shelf in front of the transom well that puts the cooler up off the floor, with the top at a comfortable counter height. What really helps (ergonomically speaking) is having toe-kick space under the cooler, like your kitchen counters...

I've seen both types of 5200 sealant at Wal Mart, but only in the small tubes.