Recent content by stbentoak

I have one midship loop down by the rub rail that I can attach the center to with the straps. Overall, I'm moderately impressed with this thing, not over the moon impressed. XL was the right size for me although it is super stretchy..... but with the configuration of my solid tower and a few...

You are lucky, on the river we are on they are entertaining wanting to remove our dam altogether. They said it could be five to 10 years down the road, but the current power company that owns the dam says it's not financially feasible to maintain it any longer and they want to tear it out. The...

I had Tumacs make me a replacement cover last year for my 10-year-old QX25. They did an admirable job, but it still was not the equivalent of the original cover. Plus you have to put your own snaps on. That's good and it's bad, but you better be good at it.... if you're only off 1/2 inch you'll...

Just got mine yesterday. Too soon to say overall but based on what I see....600.00 bucks seems pretty expensive for this thing... Came straight from China.... I'll report back after having for a week or so in use.....

This right here is the problem. As a 2015 owner of a pristine QC series, I'm worried about things that could fail in another two to 5 years. We plan on keeping this boat and it would be pretty sad that specialized parts that are only made for it just frankly won't be available. Not interested in...

I basically don't want to use straps on the cleats. He prompted me to get an XL. As long as it's tight and doesn't flop in the wind, I'm fairly excited about it. Tired of fighting with the poles and the heavy big cover for most mooring in sunny weather....

I have a stainless U hook perfectly mid-way between the front and back cleats on the rub rail. Hoping to put a permanent strap on that hook to catch it mid point and that is all I'll need. Really don't want to start messing with extra "hang on's" etc. Defeats the simplicity that I'm hoping to...

Well I bit the bullet and ordered an extra large today. They must be a hot ticket because they said if you didn't order by today you probably won't receive one until late June at earliest. By ordering today it will arrive late May earliest. Hopefully it's as easy as everyone says it is and stays...

2015 2575 QCW.... It had top of the line seating at that time, quilted bolsters etc. I can't really be sure it Simtex. But mostly 303 products have served me well over the years.....

Well, I do know about Loctite, but if something gets damaged or broken, you could play heck getting them off with it. Self-locking nuts "can" be removed if they need be..... I may just have to take it off and head for the hardware store....

Does anyone know the actual thread size of the studs on the stainless mooring cleats on the boat corners circa 2015 era? I would like to put some Elastic stop nuts on these as mine seem to work loose every year due to tying up etc.. Thanks!

Yep I had a side panel ruined on my 2015 about 6 years ago when a guy from a jet ski gunned it and the jet wash crumpled the side of my aluminum. I like live three miles from the Bennington factory, and I took it to their factory repair station. They ended up putting a whole new section on my...

I've used 303 both cleaner and protectant since 2015 and my seats are probably as good or better than any 10-year-old boat I know. But I try to keep them out of the sun as much as possible when not out on the water. I intent to keep using it....

I just stick with the tight plastic C shaped over the rail clips. If something yanks on a fender really hard, I might break a few a year if a boat is really rocking hard beside mine and catches a fender wrong.... but I'd rather break plastic clips than yank really hard on the whole frame. I...

Not to beleaguer this point but 2 seasons ago at end of season, changed oil and filter and lower end. Used it 30 hours last summer. Oil looks perfect and full, same with lower end. Any real reason to mess with it this year anticipating another 30 hrs? Only has about 230 hrs total in 10 years...