Recent content by Timdelta

“I don’t think you’re understanding his point. The boat was designed for what’s on there. All you are going to do is force the front down further in the water, the rear ain’t going anywhere. It’s not going to change like a fulcrum point (see-saw). You now increase the potential drag AND increase...

Put a sheet of plywood on top of that mat and it’s perfect.

Foam sandwiched between plywood is the common thing in Sarasota. It’s kinda heavy. But cheap. Very stable.

My bilge pumps dumps into the motor bay area, well or whatever you call that. It’s up high right next to plywood. Turn bilge on and start filling up from a hose. Also a good way to check the auto too, note, it takes a ton of water to activate.

Zipper lube from Walmart. Non-staining. A tube will last years. I use it on snaps and hinges too.

I too wrote Bennington to get the cheat sheet, kinda ricdulaous that it's not in a promeniate place.

Printed on tag on fuel tank —if you can see it.

No need for bottom paint on lift. Hose off after each use, hit the lift too. Use a marine lube on lift pulleys once a year. No grease on cables, use a cable lube. I do my cables twice a year but that’s probably overkill. Definitely have the proper anodes put on, ask local maintenance guys...

I’m in Sarasota area and remove all fabric that I can, except motor cover. I also now lay down the Bimini frames and tie them down. Last year an empty frame in the front ended up in the back of boat. Somehow not a scratch. I strap lift to pilings and strap boat to lift. (I see controversy on...

You may want to check with a fabricator. I had two walkboards made and installed for less than 1/2 price of boat lift guys. He made all the stuff needed. The walkboards are nicer than the boat lift guys too.

Only one on 2022 Q25’s

My pump was bad on delivery, it kept popping the CB. Of course promptly replaced.

Laurence is spot on. I wanted to see all the color combos. I asked a senior guy at Bennington if they could start a section with colors and various configurations, one that could be sorted. I wanted to see all the Q’s and R’s. He thought it was a great idea. Crickets since. The booklet just...

Someone was asking the other day about blackout vs plain aluminum. I have the blackout package and I was putting gas in boat today. I noticed when I had my hand on black Bimini railing it was warm but not uncomfortable at all. This section was facing due south and zero clouds in sky at 2:30pm...

I have the opposite of Jack M. Black with white strips. I thought the black would really suck, but the water spots are not tough to deal with. I do get a little black steak on the white and that is a bit of a hassle to deal with. So with that said I am in the process of buying a deionzer for...