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Hey, in scanned above a bit, and I think you got this advice already, but STOP!! Don't have 400 lb guys jumping up and down on your unbolted bracket with your engines mounted!! You are at risk of an instantaneous failure that will leave all on the ground and a damaged transom!!! The bonding...

I'd say a 22 also, especially if you are looking at a new boat. They hold their value better because they are more common. But keep that jet boat!! There's nothing like it!!!

I have a tohatsu 9.8. It's reliable, quiet, powerful. I like it a lot. I have a similar situation, and I don't love it. I tried the mini jacker, even drilled some holes. It didn't work for me. I decided to get my own fabricated. I like that one a lot more. I am considering a separate...

I have only a little time in an arima like yours, but you are going to get a very different boat with a CD22. Your arima is short and wide with a low deadrise V bottom. A CD22 is going to be long and narrow, and almost flat bottomed. It will be an excellent choice for making the voyage and...

We keep ours under the v berth, and I generally put it on the port lazarette when in use. I'll strap it down if necessary (I use an eu1000 to fit under the cushion of the v berth, plenty of power for my needs). I use these generators at work in remote, tough places. They take very rough boat...

These things are a frequent problem, and a life saver if you fall out of a boat you are driving, especially singlehanded. Not super appropriate for pilot house boats. BUT, you never know when this is going to be handy, so I would strongly advise you against any permanent modifications to this...

Good advice, I will echo some points: 1. There are single axle trailers out there that can carry more weight than other dual axle trailers. It's all in how beefy your axles are. The extra tire is good, only if you have tires that can individually carry your whole trailer load. You don't...

I grew up boating in Lake Erie and now boat in Prince William Sound, so I do sympathize with your wind chop issues. The CD is very narrow on the bottom and flares out substantially amidships. This may be the source of some initial instability, or tendency to roll, but I can assure you that...

At 7.99 and storage as small as a big mag light, Cabelas is my go-to solution for cockpit seating. Kushtaka is equipped with two of these: http://www.cabelas.com/product/CABELAS- ... lsrc=aw.ds

As I was typing my last message, I realized that what I need to get this done is to mount some telescoping trekking poles to a hinged mount like a VHF antenna mount. And they are made out of aluminum. Then I can adjust length and angle. Oh man!! This is getting better all the time.

I've done that, but what I end up doing instead is staging my gear aft to forward according to blowback. So I have heavy braid, big hooks and light weight on my single down rod in back, then I have smaller line and medium size weights in the cockpit, and used heavy weights on the bow. That...

Unless your kids thrive in tight spaces, this may be more cramped than you would want for overnights. It will be a full boat on day trips. Honestly, you may want to get something much bigger. I would be tentative to overnight a family of 5 on a CD25. If I had to recommend a boat for you...

I fish halibut more than anything, and have been content to fish 3 rods from my 22 Crusier, even if I had more anglers on board. It just ends up getting lines fouled and lots of trouble if you go for more. But yesterday I took 3 other guys fishing and I set up the cockpit with a rod off...

He probably said to use mat and roving. I don't really remember the specifics of it. I do know that he pointed at his roll of heavy roving as he expounded on how he might beef things up, and was very clear that his idea involved a layer of glass between two layers of core, and no more...

I had a discussion with a knowledgeable fiberglass builder, and he speculated that a good technique might be to remove the core, and lay in foam or other core material to half depth, then glass roving over the foam, then foam on top of the roving layer, and finally your top skin. He though...

Oh man! Right on about that ice box. I have a 1993 and I really love that vintage but that ice box is code: no joy. I actually tried to use it, even with dry ice. Worthless. I'll remove it eventually when I repair and improve our decraguard (thanks Dr. Bob!) cabinets. I agree that these are...

Good grief. Another twins vs. single/kicker thread. Switching to a single/kicker from twins involves: 1. Slashwell drain location: Boats osetup for twins from the factory have the splashwell drain in amidships. Boats set up for singles have the drain offset. You will need to move it off...

ok, looks like my gypsy is on right. Now that I took a look it made some good sense. The fins that grab the line don't radiate straight out from the center, but are angled slightly back at the top and forward on the bottom. Mine seems right. I think the finger that holds the rode down is...

I don't like that my rode may not be big enough. I do have the recommended line from lewmar. But I've tried a couple different rodes, no dice. Gypsy has never been off, but maybe it came from the factory backwards. How can you tell? Anyway, here's a couple more facts: I'm dumb, I have a...

I'll take some pics soon and post them. I've definitely put some tension on it to seat the line in the gypsy. Doesn't help. Adding tension to the finger might. I'll try it.