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Hello. I have a 90s era 19' angler. There is this dead space on the floor between the v-berth "halves". My boat has a drain plug on the stern end of this space and the front end is open to the storage under the berth. I want to fill it with something like expanding foam. Whenever the boat is...

Any advice on the best deck pipe/anchor hawse or where exactly to place it? I do not have a windlass and don't plan on getting one. I figured I'd just put it off-center and over the locker but the whole idea makes me nervous. Putting a hole , even one that has a cap, into the bow deck seems...

The engine hour meter isn't working correctly. It wasn't working at all, I removed it and gave it a little shake, I heard the spring release as the number rolled forward, and after putting it back it worked for a while with a click on the 100s roll, and then stopped after running for about 30...

I have an Interstate 24M-XHD cranking battery and an Interstate SRM-24 ?house battery? with a BlueSea battery link 10A charger (12V DC). I know very little about electrical systems, apologies if this is a ridiculous question. Can I get an inverter set up and run any of these things? 1. a...

Which one for lazarette hatches? They are a tight fit and did the overdrill and fill with 205 and the screw holes.

Our boat came with downriggers, but they had been removed and the holes filled. They had been located forward of the lazarette but I've seen other boats with them aft of the laz hatch. Could I mount one on the port quarter and another closer to the helm, stbd side, as almost all of this will be...

Hello. My family is new to salt-water fishing. We got a crab pot with our boat last summer and had lots of luck near Bellingham. I am going to learn how to catch sole and dabs to keep the kids busy. But what I need help with is accelerated Salmon school. I want to mooch or jig but will troll...

Why does the "wall" between the motor well and the cockpit have the cut-out shape? I think when I was at NMI they current designs do not have this. It would seem to me that in a really bad following sea that the cut-out would let water in that could be kept out. Also, is the bar that goes...

Hi all. I am seriously considering building an Alaskan bulkhead on our 19'. The added security when it is on the trailer at my house all summer and the dryness factor during the wonderfully wet NW winters make it seem like a good investment of time and energy. Aside from being warmer during the...

I found four holes that I have not seen before. Ugh. This boat had a major overhaul before I got it and the previous owner hadn't even used it. He hadn't seen them either. So it's been in the water about 100 hours total. I'm guessing there was a transducer or something there. The transducer is...

Hi. I have two BFBs in the...whatever you call that cubby in the part of the gunwhale behind the transom. They are on the starboard. And I am usually solo. So that means I have a 19' with outboard, kicker, two gas tanks, and two batteries in the stern and the batteries and me are on the same...

What is this plug bolt thing? Looks dangerous, serious, or superfluous. And how do I fix where these screws went through? Regardless of if I grind off the sharp parts, what is the way to cover or patch a small fiberglass wound? As always thanks for all the great thinking and info!

So I've had the boat in the water at the dock for a day. Camping with the tent on. Still got some rain in last night so I ran the bilge pump a little to see if it works and mopped up under the dry deck. No big deal, got it all pretty dry. Later there was more water and when I tasted, it was...

Hi. Our boat does not have the 12 volt or USB wired from the control panel to the fuse box. What size fuse and gauge of wire for the hot and ground would you suggest?

I'm going to spend a night or two on the boat in the next couple weeks. I have a nice cover that extends the cabin back to the transom, like a lot of the ones I've seen on the site. I thought about getting a little propane heater, like a Mr Heater Little Buddy. But I'm wondering about gas...

Hi all. I've had a great time with the new boat and I began the power squadron ABC class. I wanted to ask you a question about beaching here in the San Juans. My daughter and I where in Inati Bay on the SE corner of Lummi Island. The water was really calm, not sure about tide but lets say low...

Hello. I just moved to Bellingham from Hawaii island with my wife and our two daughters, 5 & 1. I've done some sailing and paddling but never had or used a motor boat. I saw a C-Dory the other day and fell in love. So now I'm looking at getting a boat in the next year to learn, well, a lot of...