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I'm just now seeing this rebuild/refresh. Great work. Very professional.

😂 Oh well. I've been banned numerous times as well. All by Mod 11. There used to be a FB page almost dedicated to Mod11 (First Light) and his BS antics.

The problem with THT is there are far too many inexperienced ppl who think they know something and are quick to pip-up with their inexperienced opinions ...... and it's easy to be conservative, error-on-the-side-of caution or even be negative while it takes more thought and experience to offer...

Agreed with the ^^^^^^^ Yes, the washboards are strong enough ....... you'll need a backing plate. Not fender washers but a full aluminum backing plate

Let's be real .... On my old 23 Parker and now my 26 Southport I am regularly 50-150 miles offshore in the Florida Gulf of Mexico. At 50-60 miles, I can communicate with the USCG station in Clearwater FL. That's with a 4ft antenna. Not sure how that happens but it does. Maybe the USCG has a...

VHF radio transmission distance is based upon 1) curvature of the Earth, 2) height of the receiving antenna, and 3) height of the transmission antenna. The additional range offered by an 8ft antenna is about 1mile (or less) than a 4ft antenna) assuming both are mounted to a cabin or T-Top 8ft...

The main body is 2 layers of 3/4" fir plywood. Then I also used an additional 3/4" layer of fir on the outside and inside of the chine (as seen in the pictures. Of course, the entire wood pulpit is wrapped in 2 layers of 1208 and an epoxy resin. Painted with Interlux Brightsides single-part...

Easy to build your own. You can make it as long or as short as you desire

You'll need to have one custom built. Very unlikely that you'll find a leaning post to fit the footprint that you currently have.

About the only way to minimizing the "lid" between the two forward seats from rattling is to secure it from the underside and firmly attach to the sides of the seat. I've seen 4 - zip-ties used between the bottom of the "lid" secured to 4 anchor points to the sides of the seat. Or you could...

The difference in range between a 4ft and 8ft antenna is negligible. Per the VHF antenna range calculators, you might get an additional 1-3miles of additional range with an 8ft antenna when 40-60 miles offshore. I typically use the 4ft antenna because they are easier to fold down and I am vain...

Easy peasy ..... simply use your negative buss bar to bond all your metals. This will tie everything to the zincs already installed on your motor

Unless you have an older Parker, most likely the core is not wood. I had a 1986 25 Pilothouse and the core on the cabin roof was a structural foam (divinyicell). It is a closed-cell green-colored foam material. Very hard. I'm not sure if Parker reverted to a wood core in later years or not...

The "pencil" is your guide. After sanding the bottom with say 220 grit, you'll scribble like a 3 year-old girl (or boy) across the entire bottom of the boat. Everything. Then when you sand with 320 grit, you'll be able to see where you have sanded and where you haven't. It is an...

This guy has been very patient with Suzuki and been dealing with Suzuki for 8+ months on an engine under warranty. Still not fixed. This would cure me from Suzuki. Unfortunately this type of support from Suzuki is not isolated.. Another DF350 issue - Page 14 - The Hull Truth - Boating and...

What hp to get???? That all depends how you use the boat and where. If you are regularly fishing in the notoriously rough Long Island Sound or North Atlantic, a 250hp will likely be plenty of hp since you can rarely cruise much above 20-25 mph anyway. But if you are in Florida, a 300hp may...

Suzuki is a junk motor built from recycled battleships sunk by the Allied forces in the South Pacific. Buy Mercury or Yamaha. (that should awake Wart)

Ohhhh ..... well that's a little more involved. The easy way is to hire someone with a soda blaster but you'll risk ending up with a bottom that must be re-painted because it will be so rough. Mine? On several boats I started with 120 grit on an 8" Dewalt orbital sander/polisher. Remove...

I've got 2 of these in the barn ....... I'll try to remember to look for them this weekend

Well ..... you'll need a bunch of wood to block the keel. Depending upon the size of the hull, you'll need 3 or 4 sets of cribbing material to block the keel. And you'll need 2 or 4 boat stands as seen in the photos. And you'll need a floor jack (the kind that mechanics use to lift cars...