I can tell you this, when we moved from a center console to a cuddy cabin, the wife was much happier !! Now there was a place for a porta potty !!! Also a place to keep things you didnt want to get wet from spray. Cabin was small so more of a storage space but did shelter us on a few ocassions...
Squeeze casting is great for aluminum based alloys but cant do that to SS. Investment casting ( wax castings) you can use most any metal, with proper QC they can make really precision parts !!
The " no bolt" clip on type are designed to make extra money for the manufacturer, when they fall off you have to buy another one !! While they are a last resort, the clip on units should become obsolete!!
Usually there is a slight gap between rib and floor for water to seep thru, but it can easily become blocked with debris.. I have taken a drill and drilled a 5/16 or 3/8" hole on the front and back side of the rib as clise to the floor as you can. Not ideal but it does work. If you can, a...
When I was a kid, I skied behind my Dads 14' mirrocraft with an 18 hp Evinrude with no problem. Then moved up to pulling two people up in his 16' Lyman with a 35 hp Johnson....cant believe that a 185 hp I/O would have a problem pulling up a skier.
As with any older glass boat, serious...
I do the same and feel the same way. I am retired so I get out a couple times a week, by myself just to have a nice fast run....but when I have family or guests, I tend to go easier, much easier..
Reposition your pump so it gets more water out, then have it on automatic. With a good battery it can cycle for a long time. On my Islander the pump set at the very lowest point where water accumulated, could pump all but a cup out.
Water runs downhill so any rain getting into the boat from anywhere will probably wind up in the engine room which is probably the lowest point in your hull as it is in most boats
Certain types of threads are measured by the size pipe or tube inside diameter. It is possible that the 1 1/2" cap is really the same as your 1 3/4" cap. Not sure what type of threads are used on fuel caps....You might have to buy and try, to figure it out..
When I was younger, I looked forward to fast hole shots, but now that I am retired and more laid back, what is the hurry? More comfortable for my passengers when I come up easy....
