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Looks great! Thanks for all of the effort to make this happen!

I think either could work. The idea is to have enough of the tape in place to seal the area, but the only area that is critical to seal is the hole thru the boat! My experience with it resulted in lots of tape material being pushed out from under the fitting that had to be removed. As you slowly...

I used Bed-It Tape (https://bed-it.com/) when I added cleats to my boat. It is reputed to last longer than butyl tape.

Bentley's in Portland made the camper back on my boat for the original owner. A few years ago, I took it in for some adjustments as the side curtains became too taut to snap. I thought I needed a new canopy as it had stretched. They adjusted the bars and told me I didn't need a new canopy! they...

Its a Hawkeye Depth Trax 2B. I haven't had a chance to get out to the boat and take some pics. I'll have to remove the side insert to see down to the hull and won't get to it for a bit. You can easily experiment by putting the transducer in a plastic bag with water and tape it to the hull while...

I have 2 transducers on my tomcat. One is for a dedicated display I put in the dash. The sensor for this display shoots thru the starboard hull near the forward end of the access provided when you pull the inset cover on the side of the cockpit wall. The corner of the sponson that transitions...

Congrat's Clay! I'm sure you and the family will enjoy the extra space!

Welcome to the site! I have a tomcat and keep it on the trailer at my home in Battle Ground. We had it on the Columbia in a marina slip the first few years and day-tripped all around the area for around 25 miles. Put it on the trailer to take it elsewhere. So far only to Yale and Merwin lakes...

Congrat's! This is a trip we are hoping to do in the next few years but we'll likely be in a bigger boat. I do like your rationale of gaining time doing stuff instead of driving a slow boat, tho!

I have 2 transducers on my boat that I installed last summer. One is on the starboard hull just where yours is in the pics. I had to do a little adjusting to enable always-reading functionality. The other shoots thru the hull with a dedicated gauge on the dash. This transducer is epoxied inside...

After some research last fall, I decided to make an anchor bridle following some ideas that I found online after reading an article that thataway referenced in a post. After successfully building the anchor bridle, I naturally needed cleats on the forward corners of the bow on my TC255! I...

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Final Product!

West Systems SIX 10 epoxy to fill plug holes

After several rounds of tightening bolts: Bed-It squeezed out to make watertight seal

Cleats and bolts prepped with Bed-It tape

Cured epoxy with sunlight coming thru!

Final holes drilled.