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My boat has similar cracks in the same spot and I don't have Scotty mounts there. This seems to be a stress point between the open cockpit part of the boat and the cabin part (different flexibilities).

IMO, I would think that the inner and outer skins are held together quite well by the engine mounting bolts, swim step bolts, kicker mounting bolts, etc. There only really needs to be enough FG at the top (under the cap) to seal against water intrusion.

If you're replacing the cable system, you might want to consider switching to a hydraulic steering system.

Never launched there, but I used to launch from the town marina in Havre de Grace on the other side. They have a nice facility there.

Maybe you should look into Starlink Mini…

I removed the water tank pretty early in my ownership. We used portable drinking water containers for fresh water. The sink was mostly used to hold things so they wouldn’t roll off the counter top is rough water. This worked fine for us, but we didn’t go out into the wilds like some people. The...

Vendors of Ilco T06 blanks can be found via an internet search.

My '08 CD22 came with an owner's manual. It was pretty generic. These boats are not complicated.

My boat sits between the fenders of my trailer. It cans sometimes be sitting on one or the other fender when being pulled out. It is simple to just back the trailer back into the water and then give the boat a shove from the dock in the right direction for it to sit properly.

It is a ploy by boat manufacturers and boatyards to increase boat sales. You will simply need to have a boat stored at each lake you might want to boat/fish at. That way your "...Friday evening decision to go boating Saturday morning..." is still possible. :lol:

Something like 98% of the lithium batteries sold are manufactured in China. The difference between a US manufactured battery and a Chinese battery may be in the assembly of the component parts and the case. I think you'd have a hard case saying that all US batteries are better than all Chinese...

Depends on whether you have a "smart" alternator or not. A dumb alternator is easy to detect from the bus voltage. A smart alternator has variable output depending on the load (this is to increase fuel economy). With a smart alternator, you have to "tell" the charger that it the engine is on.

Item #12 is an input to the charger (from the vehicle ACC bus) to tell it that the vehicle is on. The diagram is from the Renogy website.

If you have a DC-DC charger with MPPT you can charge the battery with DC, solar, or a combination (depending on the charger, some are one or the other). I would set this up so that the engine alternator charges the AGM. The DC-DC/MPPT charges the Li batt. Some DC-DC/MPPT chargers will also...

You can make it yourself out of PVC pipe and electrical conduit. Use PVC that allows the conduit to fit inside for strength. Both are pretty easy to cut and join. You can probably find examples if you search this site.

Yes, the CD22 cabin top is plenty strong enough for a 35# kayak.

You should consider that the combustion air inlet is about 1/4 the diameter of the ventilation air inlet. Assuming that the air velocities are the same, the combustion air is a fraction of the total air flow. I'm not sure that using an external source for the combustion air will make that much...

I've had the solenoid for the backup device fail on my MagicTilt trailer. It was easier (IMO) to replace the whole actuator than try and swap out the solenoid.

Surge brakes should have a solenoid that is activated by the circuit for the backup lights on the tow vehicle to prevent the brakes from coming on when reversing the trailer. If this solenoid is not working, you can have some trouble backing up, especially if going uphill. When parking, after...