The other changes that I made were effective as well. For instance, we already used the middle cleats on the port side.
Moving the Bimini top forward put us in the shade MUCH more of the time, AND it put the windshield and instruments in the shade, allowing me to see much better.
It's the...
The problem that you will run into with yours is the lack of real estate on the transom to locate the actuators. It may be possible, but it would be tight.
The Lord blessed my wife and I with a gorgeous day to ride around in the boat.
It was our first time on Turkey Fork Reservoir in Richmond, MS.
Good ramp with floating docks.
It was quite windy, which made it a little choppy. Perfect for our trim tab testing.
The verdict: Trim tabs...
They help lift the stern, which reduces bow-rise and shortens the time to get on plane.
They allow you to plane at a slower speed.
They lift the stern instead of using the outdrive to do that, which allows the outdrive to be trimmed level with the direction of travel. That lets the prop run...
SEM is the brand. They recommend their vinyl prep to clean and soften the vinyl before painting it with the color. My vinyl is very fresh, and since I don't sit on the parts that I painted, I skipped the prep. (It's not cheap.)
Back then, as a kid, I had a stars and stripes sleeping bag and I LOVED IT!! It was one of my favorite Christmas gifts of all time. I just loved to look at it. I always had a smile when I climbed into it.
Ever since deciding on the American flag motif, I have been struggling with how to make stars on the upholstery. There is no ease way to make them from upholstery material and have them look finished and neat. Embroidery would be hard to do and even harder to clean.
I though about using vinyl...
Way back when I was restoring this boat, I thought it was odd that there were no cleats at the middle. Only the back corners and one at the bow.
I made sure that those areas were reinforced with glassed-in plywood while the cap was upside down so I would have the option of adding them later...
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Pins are removed. Tie-downs are on. Everything clears.
Initial angle. They raise on their own as speed increases water pressure against them.
It was cool one morning so I slapped on a coat of paste wax to make her shiny.
Then I got started on the trim tabs. I went with Bennett SLT-10 self-leveling tabs.
Installation would have been easy if it weren't for a few things like a transom with a lot of angle, two large protrusions and...
I've been a busy boy. I've made several updates after my trip to Lewis Smith Lake back in July. It was the first time we got to really run the boat for any distance in a practical setting. The boat did very well, but I listed several things I wanted to improve as soon as the weather started...
