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Ohhh... very interesting thought... I've actually been thinking about Flex Seal recently as well but have never used it. What made it come to mind with me was the cockpit deck. If I get down on my hands and knees and look where the deck meets the bulkhead, I can see what looks like super fine...

It took some guts, but I'm no longer a thru-hull virgin... did my locker drain today and happy with the results so far. I'm actually pretty surprised at how firm the balsa core is - my only previous experience with balsa was the really light and fragile stuff used in model airplanes. Anyway, I...

Thanks, ordered... looking forward to it.

Thanks for the tips. I've got a Lewmar as well (22 Cruiser)... not fully installed yet, taking my time since this is the first time I've done anything this major on the boat. Making holes, properly sealing, doing some rewiring, etc. I'm not in a hurry!' Good to see there's a wired remote...

Is there a situation you can imagine the wireless FOB would work and a hard wired switch mounted just inside the forward hatch wouldn't? Because that's my current plan. Just curious. I'm thinking I'd rather divert the wireless FOB money to a MOB+. I actually had the FOB in my cart when I bought...

The things of nightmares... Has anyone considered dipping their boat in a giant vat of Flex Seal? :D :D Kind of a joke, kind of not. Having the older model cruiser where water collects forward in the cockpit at the bulkhead, I'm wondering if there's anything I can do to add extra protection...

I didn't see that as a dig at you, Wesley. I do appreciate you sharing your research and perspectives! I had a feeling I'd get some interesting responses in this thread - and, as usual, you guys didn't let me down! Much appreciated.

I'm curious what y'all do when installing things that you'd usually take some care to "level" if you were installing them in your house or other land-based environment. I mean, I get it - it's a boat, and "level" depends on the weight distribution within the boat... any motion of the surface of...

No kidding! These are the magnets I used, by the way... very strong... the magnets on the outside of the hull will find the inside magnets anywhere in the rode locker. You probably want to at least put them on the right side of the boat to minimize the high speed impact - ha...

Congrats! Same model I chose.

I'm working on getting my windlass installed - if any of you are scratching your head about how to locate the drain hole in the anchor rode locker, this is how I did it and it seemed to work well. I dropped a magnet (actually a stack of two disk-type magnets) into the locker: Then I matched...

Magnets find the spot on the outside of the anchor rode locker.

Magnets on inside of anchor rode locker

Very impressive... I guess I'll back off on the Coast Guard jokes for a little while. Great commercial for EPIRBs... and survival suits.

It's an interesting thought... and maybe since the granularity of EC chunks would still be fairly large, it might not "break things" as much as a straight popular vote across the nation. IDK. First off, I can't imagine CA or NY ever agreeing to the change. If only conservative states did it (for...

IMHO, the point of the EC is to give the states some measure of representation in the process of picking a president. In the times the President is picked while losing the popular vote, the President won the vast majority of states, so it shows (to me) that it works, not that it's a failure. And...

100% agree with solder over crimp with coaxial connectors with the caveat that soldering can be done wrong too (very wrong). And, actually, crimps can be pretty reliable if you get the high $$ connectors and the VERY high $$$$ crimpers - but most mortals will not spend the money. I did...

Doubt it, because we're not in the habit of changing the rules to gain an advantage and we understand the point of the EC. States deserve representation in a republic... a union of states. If no EC, why not just do away with states all together and make the US one huge borderless blob...

Not even in the US? Nice. The choice goes far beyond the simple binary one you propose, EVEN if what you say is accurate and unbiased... which it's not.

@Harvey - can you expand on this please? What are your concerns? Looking at it mechanically, nothing jumps out at me as a potential problem. It certainly seems to support the weight, and I definitely don't trust my clearance to tow with the outboard completely (or mostly) down. I've got a Yamaha...