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I just did a long survey last night from WM, the reward was $25 gift certificate. Pay to me was about $60 an hour since it took 25 minutes to do so not bad for some idle time in the late evening. But, I really did it more for the interest in the types of questions they asked. They are clearly...

Yes, the HE has a zinc. So it sounds like it may be OK isolated from the main bonding grid as long as that is in place. The mounting to the engine is not isolated but probably not a great connection. There is a stud on the HE with no bonding wire so this is what makes me think it is intended...

Working on sorting out my bonding and noticed the HE's are not bonded. Thru-hulls are Marelon so not bonded, only rudder, rudder ports/glands and struts are bonded directly to a divers plate. Shaft and rudders have zincs as well as trim tabs which are not bonded. Just want to make sure about...

I've usually done a derivative of the process described in the video. Rather than use a Dremel to remove the core material I use a bent nail on a drill to break up the core around the hole and then vacuum out the bits. If it's a new hole don't drill all the way through, if it's an existing...

This is a disadvantage of an inboard for trailering. On our inboard ski boat we have wheels on the back of the trailer next to the prop cage so it can go in and out of driveways without scraping. The only downside is it typically takes running trailer deeper down the ramp for a given sized...

I've owned all three, the last two boats prior to our Lindell were Shamrocks, a 26 and a 20 cuddy. We also currently own a Mastercraft inboard ski boat. I like the simplicity of the shaft drives and am a DIY guy so find the inboards easier to work on. The best attribute is a clean transom for...

This video of Haulover is my favorite. The girl that goes over was lucky she didn't get hit and the captain should be fined for his dangerous operation of a vessel. https://youtu.be/N7q8N4wNL8w

Just thought I would put a bow on this thread since I like to see a resolution to a thread or question. We ended up after all this going with trucking the boat down. After a lot of phone calls to Dudley trucking I gave up and called Associated again. They came back with a more reasonable...

Parts are also very expensive if you are able to get them.

Oops!, sorry about that. :facepalm:

I've been following Parlay for a while. Seems they are having to do some major repairs due to some structural deficiencies from the builder. Its going to get interesting if they join up with other Lagoon owners and go after the builder. After seeing some of the buid quality of this Lagoon...

I would think it depends on where your tanks are. It they are in a hot engine room then you might want to keep them, but if located away from the engine the general consensus is you can do without it. I’m considering removing mine, or at least one of them.

Nice work. I find these little projects also help you find the lay of the land with your boat and systems. This builds confidence in tackling new tasks and can help save the day on a cruise where something goes wrong and you can set it right on your own and be on your way.

To do it right you will need to remove all the wet wood and replace, then re-glass. Anything else will not last IMO. You might consider replacing with a foam core so any future water intrusion doesn't wick and cause further damage. If going foam you need to do the drill, fill and drill for...

My Lindell is an oddity for a smaller recreational boat as it is all hydraulic. Bow thruster, windlass, pot puller are all run from a PTO on the port transmission. This also runs jog lever controls for the flybridge and cockpit controls (salon control is a wheel). The hydraulic thruster is...

I've found that using blue Loctite on these sorts of threads has the added bonus of keeping water out of the threads and thus preventing corrosion. That or marine grade Loctite anti-seize.

We have our boat at a Safe Harbor's marina here in San Diego. We looked at every marina and bang for the buck they were the best. Not cheap, but not expensive, just a good value all around. I don't hold much value in being a "member", that seems to be more marketing than anything. The...

I've got the same engines in my boat. As you may have heard the original pumps are not particularly good, but I don't see the need to change them out to SMX pumps till they begin to leak. BTW, they are a bit of a pain to change out since it requires removing the forward motor mount support...

Might help us to know what model of windlass you have. I would think yours has a worm drive so if it's truly turning and it's not the clutch slipping it has to be moving hydraulic fluid through the motor. This means there is an issue with the valve system where perhaps the spool in the valve is...

It looked to me from the diver video that the anchor was dropped straight down with no scope at all. If it was still deployed its unlikely it did much good, but the diver mentioned they had put a stern anchor down as well so was that also not correctly deployed? Hard to believe they didn't set...

Unfortunately that is likely plastic which you cannot bond to, polypro, acetal, or something likewise non-bondable. Your only hope would be to try and cut the treads deeper into the boss which means you would need to cut down the OD below it carefully to match the outside thread diameter then...

So how does it float off all on it's own? Seems it would have been a good idea to anchor it so it didn't become a navigation hazard, or try pulling it off at high tide once it had been unloaded/stripped. The tides over the past few days were slightly lower than the previous days by 6" or so.

Color suggests it's meant to be not seen at night and it is overloaded with people, you can draw your own conclusions but it's pretty obvious what was going on.

Looks like a lake. When was this?

My god, how hard is it to make a hatch that doesn't leak? Sometimes I wonder how these companies say in business. We deal with some extremely complex problems at work, I wish all I had to do was figure out how to stop a hatch from leaking water. Anyway, I digress. I admire your patience...