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Thanks everybody, It surprised me to see the range of options. Ingenious Brats. Bob, do you have a picture of your rig? I would love to see it, how it attaches to the hitch and such. Tom

Bob I must not be using search tool properly, I am not coming up with your post. Tom

I'm seeing pitting on the upper hull below the the rub rail from what appears to be road grit. It starts from the rear support leg of the bow rail and extends aft about 2'. Not sure if it is being caused by being behind my tires, or other dynamics. My mud flaps on the 02 dodge came with the...

Redbaronace Some big projects to conclusion, can relate, feels great. I know how much I have appreciated the results of insulating my boat! A REAL game changer for me. I did not know about the anti-burn feature of the Porter Cable. More research before I can decide. The author of the post at...

Redbaronace Sounds wise to me considering extent of oxidation etc.. Now it will be easier to merge into the compounding/polishing process in the future. Any particular reason your choosing the Porter Cable? Tom

Sunbeam, Thanks for that link! I read all of his tutorial and things will never be the same. What a surprise to see the extent of the science, art, and results! I'm in the middle of finishing a spring waxing using standard ignorant techniques before seeing this info. I think I'll gradually...

Terry Looking forward to your findings. I've wished for something like this for a long time. Tom

Cool idea. I like the simplicity! Is this design wide enough for two to sleep, lets say 44 to 48"? Can you explain more about the metal plates, are they supported on the cabinet side of the setup with wood strips? Do the two plates also support the table by extending under the tables fore and...

My 2011 West Marine catalog, advisor , bilge pump section, says electronic switches use a pair of "Mirus" detector cells that sense the presence of water through the plastic housing using a low-impedance electrical field, like the Johnson electronic switch. I've used the Johnson Ultima at the...

Thanks for going over this again. Clears things up and makes sense to me . Hopefully will work as planned. You mentioned mounting a bolt to the sump wall. How are you going to do that? I thought all you had to do was glue on a small block of wood then screw the WW to it. The rain water...

Sunbeam I appreciate your details, especially after the horned guy with the goatee, fire engine red skin, forked tail, with the pitch fork gets out of my cabinet bilge compartment. Do you know if the Water Witch 101 operates by the same principle as the Johnson Ultima? Looking back to my...

Thanks guys Your experiences and descriptions are valuable to me as I continue to learn the water. Tom

Will-C I might not have been clear in my post. I'm talking about the float switch for the the bilge pump in the cabin under the cabinet. My boat being a 99. I agree with you the three way switch at the panel is a good way to go. Thats what I have for my stern bilge pump and I guess will be...

Thanks for your research. I checked "Cruisers Forum" reviews for bilge switches and someone contacted Water Witch for tech. questions and in order for these switches to work they have to have water with an adequate amount of total dissolved solids (TDS). It will work with salt water, and many...

e="Sunbeam"]I recently bought two of the Johnson Ultimas for my 22. I actually found them to have mixed reviews, so at first I only bought one, and for the second pump I bought a "regular old" bilge pump and separate float switch. But then after mocking it up in the after sump, I changed my...

Good stuff everyone Tim Thanks for the story as it applied to my earlier post getting caught in stacked crap. I left out some small details about my crossing, but your honesty has encouraged me. I thought you would appreciate this. I had my 1st gps, a Sitex that I did not understand... GO TO...

Roger thought you or someone else might have some local knowledge on this for future better outcomes. Shortly after I got my boat 13 yrs ago a friend and I got into trouble coming back from a Gulf Is. across the Strait of Georgia to I think the N. fork of the Frazier. We checked weather, good...

Wow Ken Sorry to hear about your mom. We had hospice care for my mom (1995) and decided to learn from them and provide the care ourselves with their support. We did this for two months. It was not easy for her or us, but was the best thing for our family. My mother or my brother made the...

Thanks Roger As you said Barlows has it, I saw it under fly fishing supplies. Richardson Texas was a surprise, I thought it would be something local. Not having tied flies it surprised me to realize how simple your knot suggestion was. I enjoy useful knot tying, terminal tackle etc.. Some...

Hey Ken I know you are using circle hooks but are the sizes you mentioned earlier for the mustad brand circle or J-hooks? If they were for J-hooks what are the circle hook sizes you recommend? When you described making up the bucket rig for the bait bomb, you mentioned "gannion" several...