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In the overall build, the weight of cloth is not significant, and adds considerable wear resistance.

A big thumbs up for your generosity.

When drilling holes on an uneven surface, where you need the hole to be perpendicular to the surface, I use one of these: guide.jpg Works with any drill, and small (and cheap) enough to toss in a drawer when you don't need it. If you don't get the holes or plugs perpendicular to the surface, you ris...

An electric motor would have plenty of power to drive a hydrostatic pump. Especially if you only use a single hydraulic motor. Speed has to be held constant at about 3600 RPM, which is where a typical zero turn mower runs. Might not have much speed, unless you used pulleys and a belt or chain to dri...

That happened in Ontario, NY, very near me. One of my coworkers witnessed the accident on his way home from work. It was all over the news at the time. The road, which is quite busy, was closed for several hours. Happened in the early evening on a Saturday. The pickup in the picture was cut off by a...

Nice write-up.

From my extensive research into batteries, I concur with what you wrote.

Most of the bow eyes have a threaded rod and nut/washer to fasten. That threaded rod can be replaced with one that is longer; the big box hardware stores all carry threaded rod in various sizes, usually in 3 foot lengths.

Pictures, please.

The link you posted has WAY overpriced stuff. Search on the web some more, you'll find the same stuff for about 1/4 the cost.

Heck, even the Harbor Freight kit is better and cheaper than that.

You're still talking about boats, right?

Pittsford Lumber is expensive. Try Mathews & Fields in Henrietta.

They have crappy hours, but prices are usually much better.

Let me be the first to make the comment I'm sure you will hear many times in the future:

Wow, nice boat!

Speed control and fwd/rev is going to be taken off the trolling motor. One variable pot for both, with a center off position. I just want to have 2 batteries for redundancy and range, so I want to switch between them. I also intend to have a separate, smaller battery for running lights, horn and int...

Thank you, Dave.

A bit different than what I am setting up, because I want two separate batteries (12V system) for redundancy. But the meter and switch are both applicable.

Again, thanks.

Dave, I have a request. Can you post the pic of the electrical controls, and label what each switch/button does? Also, did you buy those parts at the same place you got the motor and electronics? I'm particularly interested on how you switch between different battery banks, and the placement of the ...