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SkaterRace replied to the thread Can't hear VHF with the engine on.

The radio full up is less volume than I'd get out of my cell phone playing music. I have actually used speaker phone to call people...

Jun 14, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?.

Older people who don't drive and have a house make for great winter/trailer storage. I have family 5 minutes away in that type of...

Jun 14, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?.

Why would you be removing the outdrive frequently? As for needing it often, I have my boat (21ft center console) in a slip and I use my...

Jun 14, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Can't hear VHF with the engine on.

What would the draw to a headset be over a speaker?

Jun 14, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Can't hear VHF with the engine on.

Hmm any suggestions on where you'd mount one on a 21ft center console that has a hard top? I found an ICOM one with a bracket that...

Jun 14, 2025
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SkaterRace posted the thread Can't hear VHF with the engine on in Electrical, Electronics, Audio and Trolling Motors.

I have a 21ft center console boat with a Mercury 225 outboard. I have a Simrad VHF installed below the steering wheel. Anytime the...

Jun 14, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Storing splash wings on boat?.

What might work other than a beach towel that would be somewhat easy to source? I'm in souther Ontario (Canada) so this time of year it...

Jun 5, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Storing splash wings on boat?.

I saw some people online say that they used beach towels and lawn chair bags? If I did one per part maybe that would be fine? UV and...

Jun 5, 2025
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SkaterRace posted the thread Storing splash wings on boat? in Boat Topics and Questions (not engine topics).

I have a 21ft center console boat that I had splash wings made for in the fall. They are great however I have noticed half the time I...
Jun 5, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Hole from foam filling -cap popped.

I got it mostly fixed a couple of days ago. Some gelcoat ended up a little soft and a crack in it so I'll likely do another coat over it...

Jun 3, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Hole from foam filling -cap popped.

Foam is dry, I do an inspection of the bilge before going out each time so it had less than a day to sit before I put some tape over it...

May 25, 2025
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SkaterRace posted the thread Hole from foam filling -cap popped in Boat Restoration, Building, and Hull Repair.

I have this hole in my bilge and have been fighting to even get a quote on fixing it. Wondering what it would take to do it myself. Its...
May 23, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Replacing my power block.

Thanks I checked the wiring diagrams and I am pretty sure it is either a 6 or 8 gauge wire and a 96 inch run. Worse case says I should...

May 15, 2025
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SkaterRace posted the thread Replacing my power block in Electrical, Electronics, Audio and Trolling Motors.

I have a Blue Sea Systems ST ATO Fuse block that has 6 spots for fuses/connections. I have maxed it out and am looking at going to a 12...

May 15, 2025
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SkaterRace replied to the thread Batteries for 21ft CC.

Very interesting thank you. Feel like I got a good enough battery though need to do a lot more reading on them before the next set or...

Apr 8, 2025

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