I would not hesitate to use oak it has been used for centuries to build boats and ships, and it is hard to beat the look of a nice piece of oak. Put several coats of spar varnish on it and you will be good to go.
I would be prepared to lose a few, but that would indicate they aren't as hardy and unsuitable to breed from anyway. When I moved the mice from the hot upstairs to the cool basement last year, I lost two. It just happens to weak individuals in temp. shifts sometimes.
Ive switched to LED on three of my trailers and I bought everything through etrailer.com. The Optronics brand submersible trailer lights work very well and are well made. I haven’t had any issues with Optronics LEDs in the 10 years that they have been on my driftboat trailer. They also make...
If it is strapped down ..so no problem ...Just undo it and try yuo may be pleasantley surprised i was on my Catalina 30 i thought it would never come out by looking at it but it was easy.
I have used a small piece of leftover composite exterior trim 3/4" thick that I used on my house. Applied the block with an exterior all-purpose construction adhesive. Stayed stuck to my last boat through the life of 3 transducers under extreme abuse for the entire 7 years I had it.
All I have ever used were deep cycle batteries and I have had 3 larger boats all with big block V-8's. One boat with 454's, one with 460's and current boat has 496's. No issue with starting.
