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I am 100% for sturdy side guides/poles - wouldn't live without 'em. My point is, that even with the guides, it may still hard to get your boat centered if the bunks are too far apart.

A boat has limited centering ability if the hull is not in contact with the trailer. I've found on several trailers that widespread bunks (at the outside edges of the hull) don't contact the boat soon enough when loading. We found the solution to be putting additional bunks on near the...

When they find the nets, why don't they just monitor who comes to collect the fish, rather than pulling the nets up?

Found the article... http://stlplaces.com/night_vision_red_myth/

We can now see that the tank is 'foamed' in place. Every inch of hidden open space is filled with foam...ceiling, walls and bilge This 6,000#+ boat actually has positive floatation!

Here's the ones I mentioned above, on the shelf at WalMart.

Has anyone else read the latest on night lighting suggesting that dim white is actually better than red?

The motor she be plucked.

A sailboat winch is a great help when pulling by hand. Even without the handle, it holds what you've pulled in while you grab another handful (a one way valve).

I'd have to buy a new house -- with trees...

No straps apparent. Looks to be sandwiched in the stringers between bulkheads, being held down by cabin floor.

My Walmart sells a 120vac LED ropelight in white, blue and red. Strings can be combined end to end, each string only uses 9 watts. I power mine with a tiny inverter that wasn't good for much else. When I want the lights on, I flip the inverter on.

No problem with the luck. I got the boat for a song on eBay and expected her to need some work - she's 40 years old. Not sure what I'll do about the aluminum tanks. They're designed for maximum capacity and any replacements would reduce that substantially. Once I get them out, I'll see first if...

Planned to go out on a New Years Eve cruise overnight. Loaded her up with 40 gallons of non ethanol fuel, got myself a dinghy to get the dog ashore for potty... and the next morning I woke up to find 20 gallons of gasoline in the bilge -- with the electric space heater running because we didn't...

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Testimonies are great, but you're the only one who can decide what you're comfortable towing. I was terrified of towing something big until I bought a boat on eBay and had to bring it back to SC from Las Vegas. She was a well behaved lady behind my van and I'll not hesitate to take her anywhere...

I'm decimally challenged. I got an autoranging model at Walmart. It has an auto off feature if you forget to turn it off.

What are the suggested advantages of power down vs freefall?

Think you have a wiring challenge? Take a look at my new to me boat... This boat is 40 years old and so many electronics have come and gone that it's a real puzzle what's what. And in light of the marina fire... http://www2.wnct.com/news/2011/jan/07/1 ... ar-674332/ I feel very fortunate...

The switch, float and pump are wired in series, but the indicator light has it's own ground (as does the horn if it's an indication that the pump is running). I'd look for a pump to ground failure. This would be a wire from the pump that needs to find it's way back to the battery negative...