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Still finishing up repairs from the raccoon damage. Just discovered the little beastie either chewed or clawed the rubber on part of the steering wheel (along with eating the radio mic cord, etc.) This is what I have (photo doesn't show the damage). Are these standard parts (shaft, etc.)...

Hi Everyone -- Been a couple years since I've been on line here! Need some help with Emily Hope ('03 16 Cruiser). My starboard electric wiper is dead. Boat has been un-used the past year and I think the raccoon that tried to trash the boat (all cleaned up nicely) hit the wiper switch while...

I want to mount a fuel flow meter on my lil 16 Cruiser but I'm not sure the only blank space in the tiny dashboard is big enough or the angle will allow the gage's depth to fit. Rather than cut a 3-1/8" hole and find out it doesn't work I'm considering an instrument pod affixed to the ceiling...

I understand the preference for the transducer to be on the starboard side to reduce propeller induced bubbles (assuming RH rotation) but cosmetically I'd prefer to put the transducer under the swim step. Anyone done this? Don't want a zillion holes back there that have to be filled. -- Chuck

I'd like to move the VHF-FM radio on our 16 Cruiser from her current position on top of the micro-dash to free up that space for a fishfinder and eventually a chart plotter. Where do you other 16 Cruiser folks mount your's? Link to a photo would be nice. No way to mount it overhead I can...

Anyone got any tips on a shallow water depth sounder? The specs all seem to limit the shallow water display to three (3) feet or more. We run into very shallow bays, and up small creeks many times and it'd be nice to know when we get to that one (1) foot depth before the motor skeg touches...

My Honda 50 came on the boat with a 3x11.1x13 propeller. Honda (and my local dealer) has an available 4x10.6x13 propeller. Half an inch smaller diameter, same pitch, more blade surface. Any reason to get or not get the 4 blade version? My math tells me they're both going to run the same...

Where can I buy some Starboard? What thickness do I need to use to mount a transducer on the stern of the boat? I only need a small piece, but all I can find are large sheets at places like BoatUS. I need to get a depth sounder on this puppy so I can stay off the bottom in the rivers, small...

Brought the 16 Cruiser out of the barn at the fairgrounds yesterday after a 5 month hibernation. 55° and sunny. Must have seen her shadow 'cuz we had 3" of snow overnight. Six more weeks of Ohio winter? Happy to have her home anyway! -- Chuck

This question poped into my head when replying to another thread and I thought it should be separate. We have two portable fuel tanks on our 16 Cruiser and I change tanks by manually disconnecting one and connecting to the other. This always results in a tiny fuel spill. Doesn't hurt the...

There are issues with balsa cored boats. You have to be careful of any thru hull or thru deck fittings or holes. If they're not properly sealed and bedded the core can saturate and eventually delaminate. The number of deck fittings on motor boats is minimal compared to sailboats and thru...

... it used to only be 150% of my screen size, but is now at least twice the size. -- Chuck

Any way to view all messages? The indivual sections were great when I was looking for specific information a year ago, but once folks have been thru all the messages to date a "view all" or "view all new" will speed things up for those of us who visit daily or so. Or is this there and I can't...

Even though there's no advertising, the top half of the screen is still taken up with "stuff". Heck, on my screen it's the top 2/3 that's just headers. Hard to read much bigger than 800x600 on a 15" screen.

A column on the Member List for the boat type would be helpful. I know that a year ago it took me days to get information on the 16 Cruiser 'cuz I couldn't figure out who had one to ask or look at photos.