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nice boat there.

Battery technology, as well has all technology, has progressed so much over the years. When I was a kid, yeah you could justify 2 batteries because of the quality therein, you may have warranted a backup. Nowadays? My boat is 15 years old, used in salt water, rode hard-put up wet,,,,,, and not had a...

some of the Airmar xducers are a tilted element such thay can be mounted in a vee portion of the hull, and still point straight down.
here is one example, there are others
https://www.airmar.com/productdescription.html?id=13

there is really only 1 source for transducers, Airmar. They make them for all the chartplotter/fishfinder companies. Garmin, Furuno, Raymarine, Sitex, etc. It's the connecting cabling that really differentiates what manufacturer you dealing with. The chartplotter makers bastardize their cabling to f...

So if I were to switch from the Stretched Monaco to a Riviera or even a Stretched Riviera, should I get a new set of plans specifically for the Riviera, or are the plans basically the same, just with different ratios? Is the only difference between a Stretched Monaco and a Riviera the length or are...

the CB would stay in same location relative to its adjacent frames, in other words, the same percentage of WL length. although experience has told us an engine a little aft is still OK without ill effects. if it was me, I would stretch the Riveria, put in whatever interior layout you prefer, and set...

I agree, I am a big fan of the long-lean hull form.

thats in the basic description of the plans: "Can the hull be extended or shortened? Yes. Up to 10% by re-spacing the frames from the aft end of the stem to the transom a proportional amount." yes, you are correct to add 2.6" to the original 26", and the new spacing is 28.6" yes, it's been stretched...

Hi,
There is several Tahoe builds at the Gatherings.
The Gathering is a fine place to share build processes and build tips, and, boat rides.
Would like to see new builders there, a fun time.

I'm not sure why there are so many folks that think you need more than one layer of cloth. From what I understand you're just adding weight. there is a different wood boat design website that uses wood as the core material, and glass cloth is the structural component. it is a wood core sandwich com...

Here is my process: 1. encapsulate the wood with clear resin 2. fair smooth with filler as required (do not sand thru to bare wood, re-encapsulate as required) 3. apply cloth 4. fill cloth weave with resin 5. sand smooth the resin ( do not sand thru the cloth, re-coat as required) 6. prime & paint a...

What is the cost and availability of your parts such as rings/bearings/gaskets to freshen those up?
Can you still get exhaust manifolds for that?
If the price is right, I would use it.
1:1 gear would be correct with that.

Beautiful, clean build.

Nice work, your moving right along with that.

our local Sea-Tow operator now uses only Suzuki. I went out on a recovery trip with his captain, and the boat was a big, heavy, tow outfitted, with twin medium HP suzuki's. I was really shocked, that heavy-tub-of-a-boat got up and moved out !! then he yanked a boat off the hard beach. yes, Suzuki do...