Jimmy, you are brilliant. Finally got out there. You were right on how to diagnose. Found the lower carb didn't fade when covering air intake. Dismantled, cleaned out again with carb cleaner and solved the problem. While I was in there, cleaned other two as well for good measure. Now having some irr...

Hi guys, have been delving deeper mechanically into my motor, a 1995 Tohatsu 50D. Has always been reliable. One of the carb gaskets was leaking a bit of gas so I rebuilt all 3 carbs. Now when I am driving, the motor won't go above 2100 rpm. If I leave it in neutral and use the throttle paddle, can g...

I made a stackpack last winter as well. Wat hed the Sailrite video a few times, looked at many different examples as well. My (new) main is loose, and decided to sew a bolt rope into the bottom of the stack pack. Wanted a fully attached / clean look for it. The bulk of the time on the project was se...

+1 on the Helio. Purchased at REI, perhaps $100. It stows very small when not using. Before I head out for overnighters I fill it at the dock, and set it on the transom. During the summer the sun warms it up nicely. When ready to use it, 5-10 foot pumps gets it to pressure. For an extensive shower, ...

I had same symptom. Discovered that the ballast vent plug was not sealing cometely. As the boat moved in wakes and waves the water in the ballast tank surged and the force squeezed some water up. Since the vent plug was under the step, i never noticed. Bought new vent plug, tightened down and proble...

My boat came with a genoa. When it was worn out, I replaced with a jib. Two reasons: - tighter sheeting angle for sailing upwind. My region usually has northerly or southerly winds, whi h is same as typical journey route. Thus tighter sailing angle increases my VMG - easy tacking; no need to partial...

Yes, I took on significant water as well from ballast vent plug being too loose. Just minor fore / aft pitching over a weekend was enough to surge water up and around plug. A lot of force withl that water so like gazmn said, got a new plug. Fresh rubber was one piece of the fix, along with ability t...

I agree with your take on the bow light. Pondered and pondered this project for almost a year. Looked at the BWY version, looked around for easy options to mount light to the pulpit. In the end for my purposes I thought the full anchor roller and side nav lights was the best of all worlds. Putting t...

Finally got around to posting a visual of my new anchoring setup: https://youtu.be/L3XKaPcsfhs

The BWY one will not work for storage. It is really just a wheel. No way to protect deck, or secure anchor shank. I bought a Seadog medium size roller with captive bracket, about $100. I did this whole project recently and have been meaning to write up in Mods. Here's a vid i shot with some narratio...

Not on hand, but I'll shoot some and post.

I just finished this project myself. Had a pair of Danforths the last few years since I bought the boat. I had one that just fit in the locker but was a pain to snake the anchor and chain under and then over the pulpit, then holding the chain off the rubrail. The downside of the fluke anchor and sma...

I installed a marelon thru hull for bilge pump outlet. Much stronger and durable material than the cheap-o plastic ones. It's the non-metal alternative to bronze in through-hull fittings.

I have always been happy with tohatsuoutboardparts.com (same company / site as nissanoutboarparts.com). Once you find the part and part #, submit the request form, usually they get back to you in a few hours with quote and ability to order. I think shipping is usually $10, package shows up in a coup...

I followed the video on sailrite and made my own cockpit cushions this last season. Followed all their instructions with Sunbrella for top / sides of cushion, dry fast foam, and phirtex (spelling?) for the bottom of the cushion. This is a mesh kind of material that allowing water that enters the cus...