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Frank--you are undertaking a noble enterprise. I think your estimated cost for the Kevlok battery straps represents a good value for the buyer. ASIDE: learning to operate a sewing machine has always been a long-desired but continually-postponed goal of mine. Congratulations on mastering the art of m...

Note that the water is about an inch or two above the waterline.

I don't understand your remark. The water is at the water line.

Perhaps you meant to say that the waterline at the stern in static trim is higher than the waterline suggested by where the boat bottom paint was applied.

Concerns over the intrusion and retention of water in a Unibond hull are common. See the FAQ for remarks about this: Q3: Is there water in a Unibond hull? https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/FAQ/#Q3 A good indicator of the static trim of any Boston Whaler boat is the position of the engine s...

Here are some updates: At least one media account is now referring to the Boston Whaler boat that struck the swimmer as "the death boat." The media mentions that the boat was 42-feet long. In some videos presented in recent media broadcasts the boat looks really long, like a 42-footer, and...

Many questions remained unanswered: Q6: what is the maximum rated current capacity for the electric motor? Q15: was the navigation lamp at the bow re-installed? Q16: if the navigation lamp was re-installed, how was power provided to it? Q17: what happened to the original wiring that powered the navi...

FRANK—I used some aerial video to judge the Boston Whaler as its layout seemed to match the 420 OUTRAGE. But perhaps there is a smaller OUTRAGE with a similar layout. That a police agency hauled out the boat on a triple-axle trailer does seem a bit odd. At 30,000-lbs, the total trailer weight includ...

You have already explored two methods for assessing the condition of an aluminum fuel tank made by Florida Marine Tank, a visual inspection and a smell test. According to your narrative, so far neither of those testing methods indicate any need to replace the fuel tank. If you closely inspect the la...

Another element of the story that has me wondering: how does the helmsman of a 42-boat with 13-people aboard keep an eye on the two teenagers he is towing right behind the boat in its wake? Twelve other people on the boat sounds to me like a lot of potential for distractions. If the 42-foot boat tow...

With the riser height 3.5-inches, and the holes drilled to a depth of 1.5-inches, and the screw fastners length 3-inches, I presume then that about 1-inch of the screw fastener penetrates into the deck. That is a good depth for the screw to penetrate, as there is not much more than about an inch of ...

Regarding how the height of the RPS and the console came to be as they are, at the time these elements of the boat were designed, the head of engineering was the legendary Bob Dougherty. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob many years ago, and the photograph below memorializes that event. You can make ...

[In the planned project yet to be undertaken to add trim tabs to an c.1985 OUTRAGE 25 transom] the actuators will mount [outboard] of the thicker reinforced [notched] section of the transom, where--in my understanding--there is no embedded wood reinforcement. This [material there consists of only] ...

Q3: [is it necessary] to glass-in wood behind the transom to mount [trim tab actuators]? I can't answer with certainty that it will always be necessary to embed wood reinforcement in the area of the transom where the trim tab actuator upper mount will be attached. My sense of the strength of the un...

Thanks for reviving the thread to identify that the boat under discussion is an OUTRAGE 25. Identifying the particular model of the OUTRAGE is important, as it identifies the actual model that is under discussion. The transom of an OUTRAGE 25 is shown in an illustration at https://continuouswave.com...

mwk4619 wrote:What is the Crouch hull factor for a 1985 Outrage 25 notched transom?

180 to maybe 190 at the highest possible boat speeds with maximum power or even higher than rated power.

Another aspect of the interaction of the two boats: the towing boat was towing wake boarders, so the inference is that boat must have been creating a wake that was sufficiently large for people to wake-surf on. The presence of a very large wake, perhaps created by intentional augmentation to encoura...

A recent boating death which has become extremely high profile in the mainstream news media appears to involve a Boston Whaler 420 OUTRAGE boat. The initial investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commision has identified a particular 420 OUTRAGE that may have been the boat that struck a swim...

A DC power distribution using two copper conductor of 8-AWG in a nominal "24" volt system (using 26.4-Volts as the actual battery voltage at peak charge) has an Ampere-feet rating of 630. If the one-way length were 10-feet, then those 8-AWG conductors would be able to carry 63-Amperes with...

{Moderator's note: merged two threads started by same OP on similar topics.]

The original questions in this thread were asking about use of 4-AWG conductors to power the 24-Volt trolling motor, but I note that in the actual installation used the conductor size was significantly reduced to be only 8-AWG conductors. Q20: what caused you to change the conductor size to 8-AWG fr...

RMAXWELL: thanks for additional details about the wiring path, but your narrative has raised several more questions: Q15: was the navigation lamp at the bow re-installed? Q16: if the navigation lamp was re-installed, how was power provided to it? Q17: what happened to the original wiring that powere...

You may want to add a battery disconnect switch so that you can disconnect your 24-Volt battery from your trolling motor before charging. I have read that charging while still having the trolling motor connected may create problems. I only mention this because you said you will be hard wiring your ...

Regarding choosing between devices made by FELL or made by ACR, my opinion, based just on the size of the company, the resources of the company, and the chances of the company remaining in business for the next ten years, favors ACR as the choice. ACR is manufacturing marine safety electronic device...

My Fell MOB fob will not shutdown the engines with either spray or heavy rain, That behavior probably occurs because the criteria for engine shut-down probably requires more signals attenuation than the amount that occurs if the fob gets a bit wet. ...nor will it shut down dropped into the wash buc...

To assess the effect of a splash of seawater or freshwater on the operation of a wireless engine shut-off safety switch, I recommend you contact each of the three manufacturers you mention and get their opinion. The general basis for the operation of these wireless implementations of an engine shut-...

In Figure 2, I see three boards laminated into one timber, but I am not sure of the total height of the risers. Q1: what was the total height of the risers you laminated from smaller planks? Your narrative is a but fuzzy on how the new teak risers where attached to the deck. Please give a few more d...

Q13: what effect will occur from the trolling motor battery chemistry being lithium and the engine starting battery chemistry being lead-acid? I do not see how there could be any element in common between the trolling motor battery (24-Volts) and the engine starting battery (12-Volts), other than p...

Update. I let the professionals at Jorgensen Marine take over [the installation of a trolling motor on my 2010 170 MONTAUK]. Q15: Will the large hole you cut near the bow be used in the installation of the trolling motor? 8-AWG wires and a 14-AWG wire were run to the console. What was the wiring pa...

There are many vendors that sell boarding ladders. I recently bought a boarding ladder from West Marine. The ladder I bought has five rungs. I wish I had bought the six-rung model. Being able to get back aboard the boat from the water without assistance is an important safety concern. A one-rung lad...

[Give me recommendations for a source for] swim ladder [to attached to a 1965 13-foot hull] that is simple, sturdy, and low profile. Q1: what characteristic of the swim ladder you want to purchase is to be "low profile"? Q2: where on the hull do you anticipate you will be attaching the sw...

If you want an OEM part, contact your local Boston Whaler dealer.

Thanks for further information on the need for the drawing of the 1994 OUTRAGE 21 boat in PDF format. For newer Boston Whaler boats there are often detailed drawings of the components in the assembly of the boat, but even with these more recent models, there is seldom--if ever--a detailed plan view ...

Vinegar (which is acetic acid diluted in water) is often used as a weak acid to remove mineral deposits from cookware and coffee pots where fresh water has been heated, particularly when the fresh water is ground water that contains a small concentration of minerals, as typical of ground water from ...

Q3: am I fixing a problem that doesn't exist? I believe you have now answered your own question in the affirmative. I may replace the deck with PVC [sheet], as it will be lighter and it will never rot. I do not think PVC sheet would be a better material to use for the deck covering to replace the l...

If you have an old Boston Whaler requiring a 15-inch or short shaft engine, then I think you must have a pre-1972 13 footer. That's why the OP needs to be clear about the boat length. If he thinks he has a 1974 13-footer, I would be surprised if the transom was intended for a 15-inch-shaft engine, ...

Q1: from what URL can I download a deck plan for a [1994] OUTRAGE 21 in the portable document format? Q2: what details or elements of the hull are shown in a "deck plan" drawing? Q3: if you have the boat at hand, why do you need a drawing of the boat in order to design the lifting system?...

The condition of an aluminum fuel tank in a c.1986 Boston Whaler hull depends entirely on the prior use of the boat, the care it was given, and the environment in which it was operated. The notion that all aluminum fuel tanks have an end of their service life at age 20-years is silly. The rubber hos...

Give simple instructions [on how to connect the tachometer to the engine wiring harness]. I am not familiar with the details and many variations of the electrical wiring harnesses and tachometer gauges in the Yamaha engine rigging system, so my advice to you has to be rather non-specific in this ca...

Q3: what is the length of the 1974 SPORT?

Q4: what is a KOSKIP mount?

Q5: what method of steering the engine will be used in the re-power?

I am not familiar with a KOSKIP outboard engine mount, and a search for information was not productive.

On my boat I have both a Lowrance chart plotter (HDS-8) and an ICON Pro RPM gauge. I am very familiar with the topic of fuel management, usually provided by a function I call the FUEL MANAGER. I will explain how fuel management works with a Lowrance chart plotter and with an ICON Pro RPM gauge. Q1: ...

In some hulls the rigging tunnel is actually a channel molded into the hull liner part, and the surface of the rigging tunnel would be a gel coat resin finish. I would not use an abrasive ball tool to remove dirt from a gel coat finished surface. The abrasion and scratching of the gel coat may be mo...

Here is all the information that can be extracted from the federal HIN number on your particular boat: First, FROM THE FAQ we see this HIN is in the "new" format (used after August 1984) which encodes the HIN according to this schema: MIC-NNNNN-P-Y-ZZ MIC = Manufacturer's ID Code BWC=B...

There's a metal plate on the starboard transom that has the same number as the [metal tag in the anchor locker, except it seems to be missing the "J". As explained in the FAQ answers to which I pointed and gave a hyperlink in my earlier reply, Boston Whaler often pre-printed the metal tag...

If you want to make a temporary repair to the holes, you can just cover the holes with vinyl electrical tape. I recommend using 3M 35 White Vinyl Electrical Tape as a method of temporarily covering a small hole such as the hole from a screw fastener that will eventually be more permanently repaired....

Q1: can soft areas in the deck {of an unidentified boat] be repaired by drilling multiple holes of 1/2-inch diameter into the soft areas, then using a fan [to promote drying of any moisture in the exposed area of the holes], then using an Allen wrench [as a drill to remove foam from below the deck ...

Assuming you wanted comments: using 3/4-inch marine plywood as a stiffener or reinforcement or as a material to accept self-tapping screw fasteners is much preferred over using PVC sheet material of unspecified thickness. If marine plywood is coated with quality paint or sealed with epoxy resin, it ...

Q1: is my assumption correct that the designation “false floor” refers to a shelf provided in the console? ASIDE: when seeking advice about a particular boat, please mention the model year, the model, and the length. Q2: what is the model year, model, and length of the boat where this console is use...

If the cooler dates from 1979 it was likely made by IGLOO. Most of the chic and expensive coolers were not on the market in 1979, and Boston Whaler often sold IGLOO coolers as an option. If the cooler is an IGLOO cooler, may be an 86-quart model, a common size. When the boat is unwrapped you should ...

The current contact information for Magic Brush Signs is

MAGIC BRUSH
1190 Jackson Ranch Rd.
DeLand, Florida, 32724
Telephone: (386)748-0841
Email:info@magicbrushsigns.com
Website: http://www.magicbrushsigns.com

NOTE: the telephone number has changed.

Q1: [do you have] any ideas on [why the number in] the stenciling [does not match the federal hull identification number]? Yes. I have an idea: the stencil number and the federal hull identification number are never the same number. The FAQ explains both numbers is detail. You probably should read ...

If the one-way distance from battery to trolling motor is 10-feet, with a 24-Volt DC system voltage (13.2 * 2 = 26.4-Volts nominal full charge level), wire of 4-AWG would limit the voltage drop to only three-percent with a current of 153-Amperes. At 26.4 Volts and 153-Amperes the electrical power is...

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