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    A tale of woe and poor anchor management.

    All I know is that there were many poor decisions made that day.
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    Survey

    Indeed. Give me a mechanical issue and I am golden. I can do the glass work but really prefer not to.
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    A tale of woe and poor anchor management.

    It is. I am chuckling again. I've gotten an anchor rope on the prop once but never to that extent. One thing that sucks about the entire situation were all of the other boats that completely ignored the distress call. due the the current and fluidity of the situation, I ended up with a broken...
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    1985 Cheetah transom repair.

    I bought an 1989 Stratos CC. Around here there aren't many CCs so I made an impulse buy. Loved the boat but it was HEAVY and most of the wood was waterlogged. 94 days straight to get it back on the water. Long hot itchy days. You'll do good and the people here are the best.
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    I can see them protecting their dealers like that and letting people hang their own can be asking for trouble. Myself, I'd hit up every Suzuki dealer within a couple hundred miles to get quotes.
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    Opinions needed - Risk of Changing Thermostat

    This is the way. No rush and let the motor do the work.
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    A tale of woe and poor anchor management.

    TLDR. A person who should not own a boat wrapped their anchor in their outboard, almost risked certain death and gave me stink eye for taking a picture of his idiocy after we saved them. A couple of years ago, my son and I were down in Snead's Ferry staying on the new river. On this particular...
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    Durability of bottom paint

    I should have added in the original post that I don't slip my boats.
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    Durability of bottom paint

    I am reworking my 18' CC and was wondering about the durability of bottom paint. The gelcoat is white and I have a spot or 2 to touch up as well as be removing all of the original decals from 1992. I am a couple of months from doing anything but I like to research and ask questions. Once I get a...
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    Replacing a transom on a 1989 Starcraft Islander.

    I spend a lot of time on another boating forum with VERY opinionated members. I've not heard of anyone screaming about Suzuki fly by wire issues. If it were a problem, they'd be squawking. I'm looking for a 28' ish project boat to repower and when I find one, it will be a pair of Suzukis with...
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    Time to dive back in - transom and deck replacement

    The Coosa will be layered in with 1708 and tabbed heavily in place. My middle drawing shows how the Coosa will fit between the transom and the splash well. Where the lower outboard bolts go through on the middle of the transom will get an extra layup across the back and forward along the...
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    2ND TIME REPLACING TRANSOM

    Glad that I am not alone. I redid my Stratos back in 2014 and developed a soft spot in the floor with water in the transom. Back then I was not as financially positioned as I am now so the cap is being popped and floor and transom are going to be replaced. Instead of wood, the transom will be 2...
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    Time to dive back in - transom and deck replacement

    If I had a boat with easier access to the transom, I'd probably try it as an experiment. I'm likely going with dual layers of bluewater 20 laid in place with 1708 biax.
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    Time to dive back in - transom and deck replacement

    The transom. This is where decisions will need to be made. Let me be clear because someone will say it. I am NOT using wood again. Ever. The Stratos 1850 CCs have always sat low in the back. When I went from an older 150 OB to the 175, it got even worse. A color code. Brown is the hull and...
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    Time to dive back in - transom and deck replacement

    The deck. For the deck, I am planning on using 5/8" Nida Core laminated between layers of 1708 Biax with an added layer on top to get close to the 3/4" of the original decking. The stringer and bulkheads are close enough together where there will be sufficient rigidty. I am also removing the...
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    Time to dive back in - transom and deck replacement

    Close to 11 years ago, I did a down to the hull rebuild on my 1850 Stratos CC. https://www.iboats.com/threads/stratos-1850-possible-rebuild.595621/ I love the boat! Been offshore a handful of times out of Sneads Ferry N.C. I have learned what wave conditions I can handle in her and it is...
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    What decking/transom composites are available?

    Good day, iBoats. It has been a while since I've been here. I did a bare hull restoration of my Stratos 1890 CC a bit over 10 years ago. It has proven to be a very solid boat and has made several trips from the hills of Tennessee to the coast of N.C. Even to the point of not seeing land which...
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    Transom wood removal and replacement

    Good day, all. It was about 2 years ago that I mounted a transducer onto my boat and found water in the transom. This was about 5 years after I'd done a complete restoration on my boat - a Stratos 1850 center console. The water issue was discussed here...
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    Water in the transom. or How to ruin a nights sleep for a week.

    About 6 years ago, I undertook the rebuild of my Stratos center console. Cut the cap off and took it down to a bare hull. I put it back together with 1708 and epoxy while keenly ensuring that all stringers, bulkheads and exposed wood was sealed. Yesterday I was mounting a transducer. It is an...
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    Behr deckover for boat decks

    Hello again, iBoaters. I've not been on here for a handful of years after I completed the rebuild of my Stratos 1850 center console (link below) which was a learning experience to say the least. One that I could not have done without the aid of the forum. When I finished epoxying the cap back...
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