This post is giving me the itch for another tender. For my last boat, I had an 11’ Walker Bay console tender and 20hp Mercury OB with hydraulic tilt on a set of Trick davits. The molded platform was so high and the tender so heavy, I had to mount an electric trailer strap winch in the transom locker and had a custom bridle made to pull it up and onto the davit. I also installed under water LED lights on it!
Please don't add anything else to my list! I got a portable VHF, and I have speed on the plotter from GPS but the only thing I could really use is a good depth gauge.
Don't forget your CSR discount. https://www.boemarine.com/faria-chesapeake-black-2-depth-sounder-w-transom-mount-transducer.html
Wow. That would fit my dash, my old uniden is only working at slow speed. Do you suppose the existing wiring would work between new transom and new gauge or would have to run new wire thru the boat?
If you were closer it'd be a no brainer. I even have the cable and software to hook it up to your laptop...
I gonna take a black marker and cover the dot on my 2.5 sticker. Tell everyone I have a 25. Was thinking of putting flames on side of engine then decided that might be bad mojo.
Wait til you see the pics I will take soon, my slip neighbor has similar been in water since last summer. The barnacles weigh more than the boat.
Definitely need to see those pics! I should paint the bottom, but a gallon of good 33 bottom paint is half of what I paid for the boat I might try the west marine stuff and see how well that does.
A GALLON! JFC! I am on my 3rd year with a gallon on a 250. Cut it 20 to 30% with thinner and use a low nap roller. 1 qt should be more than enough for first coat. People slather on way too much of that stuff then wonder why they have so much build up to sand off. I use ablative very thin coat and never ever had to sand.
See this pic. Last winter. Bare spots I touched up the bare spots.most people slap on way too much paint. I only touched up what missing. Works for me. That said I am in upper Chesapeake mostly fresh, can’t speak for those down south with heavy barnacles.
Or you could always go this route, tie a string to it and toss it over the side for depth, contour details and fish finding. https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/665222 Jim can probably get these also if he doesn't already have them.
I can’t find the walker bay 325 in stock anywhere. They all claim that walker isn’t making it. I found a one year old walker bay 310 ultra light for sale. Thinking about going to look at it, but it’s a five hour drive away.
