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Thanks for the ideas. I have the single screw 300 and have a PowerTech 4blade 13pitch now which helped some , mostly with torque from the low pitch. Didn't notice any stern lift , but I'm sure twin screw would have more effect. As far as permatrim goes , when i looked into it a while back it...

As an 2012 2520 xld dv owner, I could not agree more w/ this statement. This is the biggest issue we all try to overcome w/ band aids. I will bet the 28 is much more proportional. There's a lot of good in the wide beam but it is a trade off. I spent a lot of time on the old model I/O 25 dv's and...

Old and good, new and questionable. Classic over thinking, same as the 2520dv. I thought mine was very sensitive to stern weight also, turns out it just is kinda a over weight pig compared to the older model. Makes me wonder about the weight difference on the old / new 21's

Rosky, I have a 2012 2520dv and its a bunch bigger than the old model dv's. About the only thing that's the same is the bottom of the hull. As you mentioned on your 21 , the free board is at least 6 " taller on mine than the older models I used to fish on . I like most of the changes on mine ...

Sorry about the delayed reply, light sienna is the perfect tint but when I needed more I could no longer find it so I ran down the colors in it . It's just a version of brown so all 3 primary colors are used. red and yellow make orange , orange and believe it or not , blue make brown. So red ...

I just tinted some standard cloud white w/ great success , the stock color wont match unless your boat has been out of the sun for most of its life. At $28 bucks a qt. you can afford to mix small batches and toss them if you dont like them.

A dedicated small wet vac still seems like the easiest answer IMO.

FWIW the orings from the above post cross to inch size exactly. # 254 .139 CS x 5.484 ID . A #253 is the same cross section and a slightly smaller diam for a tighter fit. On my covers the orig orings seem to be glued in , anybody else seen this??

I like the gellcoat and silica sand method as it is a very consistent (even) and durable finish. most of the paint and nonskid jobs I have seen dont look that great. custom boat builders have been using the gellcoat method for years and although it's a multiple coat process it's easy and just...

I tint my own gellcoat for repairs w/ very good success. its easier than you might think.

Other than removing them to wax I see no down side. I fished on a buddys 2520dv and he had the side bunks , it was a no brainer loading the boat in all conditions.

Is the trailer condition a concern ? I ask because typically the lowboy is more $ than having the boat and trailer towed. I had my 2520 xld towed from the Great Lakes area to Santa Barbara ca. for 5k buy a firm that does nothing but move boats . For me there were to many horror stories with...

Zeb, if your tabs are really only 12x 9 then yes bigger tabs will help a lot. IF the tabs are the same as my stock ones you may not notice a huge difference . The only way I have got my boat to go through the chop w/o pounding is to slow down . Unlike a downeast style hull to bow on the parker...

Zeb, no worries , glad to help. The tabs are very effective at raising the stern/lowering the bow. You now have the the long skinny (12x20?) tabs , correct? Same as my original mentioned above , correct? What is your speed at 1/2 throttle ? What prop? I ask because I have my boat propped down...

ZEB, I am not sure I understand what you are asking but I will take a stab at it, I set the tabs up so at fully retracted they are above the line of the hull by a bit more than the norm so I have the ability to get little or no contact w/ the water flow if needed. At the time of install I...

Zeb, on my 2012 2520 xld I installed 36 x 12 lencos and used all of the controls that came w/ the boat. Possibly the biggest tabs ever installed on a 2520. I have the same single 300 and 9.9 kicker and the tabs add lift with very little deployment as they effectively lengthen the hull by a foot...

Thanks for the replies. In my 2520xld the step is a sealed box . There is a drain pipe that goes from the vberth floor hold access through the step and ends up in the hold area under the wheelhouse floor. I assumed the drain was a solid pipe through the step but you guys made me realize I don't...

Love the unit but the alarm volume is not adjustable and useless at the factory setting. Lowrance C.S. is of no help, they just state "non adjustable" . Anybody figure out a external alarm connection?

Thanks, Baker. My xld already has the hatch in the floor where you cut yours in. My question is about the step as I described. In one of your pics the step is shown aft of the floor cutout .

Has anybody been inside the first step down into the V berth on a 2520 xld? On my boat it's the sealed compartment right forward of the wheelhouse floor making the step down into the V berth. I am interested in using the area inside and don't know if it's foam filled , empty or? Thanks in...