Chris and I must be the only ones old enough to remember "Navy top". Convertible and rain top are also synonymous. On my Starcraft 1500 I would do what Jim describes, attach it to a second set of holders further aft so it lays across the back but left enough room for the motor to lift.
I installed mine per directions 11 years ago and is still solid to the hull. I recommend using the recommended length because you never know what conditions you may encounter. This is not a job you want to do twice. I believe my leading edge is under water when idling with a loaded bow. It's...
All I'll add is don't leave the drive sitting empty for long periods. I know you said week but sometimes that turns into months. Condensation is your enemy.
Stingray's are typically fast hulls too. You're 700 rpms short for some reason and I wouldn't think a 19" would be that far off. Something is not right. I hate to ask but how was the boat stored? You could have soaked foam.
Is this a runabout or fishing rig? I'm pretty sure the front one is nothing more than a cooler that drains overboard. If it was a live well you would have more than one supply and or drain.
Mount the bimini so that the rain top can be erected underneath the bimini. That way when a rain blows up you don't have to double up on work. Also the wider the bimini is the more likely it will shed water off to the sides and not into the cockpit if you don't want to put up a rain top.
Not much of a way around it. You have to take the boat apart. Here's what mine looks like after having done so. I lay a foam raft on the sofa seat for protection and remove my engine cowling so I can use the stud and a dowel to prop up the sun pad after releasing the gas springs. PITA but...
Tabs will help, down propping will help, but the real fix is a larger outboard. According to what I could find on the web you only have 1/2 the maximum recommended horsepower.
With autos you're told to inflate to what the auto maker says (i.e. placard on door) rather than maximum inflation on side of the tire. Is this the same with trailers? My trailer placard says 50 lbs. my trailer tires say maximum inflation is 65 lbs.
Is this a tubular steel trailer, c-channel? What do you have? If you truly jacked just one side I do not see how its physically possible the other side came up with it.
Gotta admit I'm lost on this one. Do you mean the hole (at least the bottom one) lets water escape if the bellows is leaking? So if water is allowed to escape via this hole it would be viewable from inside the boat? Am I on the right track? The round hole above is only to vent?
I boat on a deep inland reservoir where bottom strikes are almost non-existent. Strikes with floating debris, however, is very common sometimes big stuff. I've always had a steel prop and it has remained unharmed throughout this for many seasons. This is the main reason I run steel. I don't...
