Welcome and yes...dealers get boats shipped to them and they configure... which should explain the various cable lengths due to routing. I am attempting same project soon and will have to pull cable for measuring if there is no marking. Since you just completed this project..any further recommendati...

Concur with Dave B Lake Harris is a good start...wide lake so you can sail off in almost any direction given the wind condtions. Just took my boat out of Leesburg City Marina there. But just one other thought...the beauty of central Florida is that you can live in the middle (say Lakeland), dock you...

Yesterday I went to take my 96X out of a central Florida lake to move to Gulf side of Florida when the tongue portion of the trailer nearly broke in two as I was pulling up the ramp. Managed to ease the trailer back into the water and ease the boat off...but now am faced with trying to either get th...

Yesterday I went to take my 96X out of a central Florida lake to move to Gulf side of Florida when the tongue portion of the trailer nearly broke in two as I was pulling up the ramp. Managed to ease the trailer back into the water and ease the boat off...but now am faced with trying to either get th...

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I'm consiering a Minn Kota saltwater engine mount trolling motor for my 26x Honda 50 as a backup and for docking. Anyone tried this? I didn't get a return on search.

I'm consiering a Minn Kota saltwater engine mount trolling motor for my 26x Honda 50 as a backup and for docking. Anyone tried this? I didn't get a return on search.

This probably has been posted previously...For real time tracking data, webcams, animated tracking and other info go to www.teamellen.com

Our Mac26X has been laid up for some time and is in need of new batteries. Considering going the Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) route this time but can't find reviews/comparisons on brands available in my area i.e. Exide's Optima/Orbital... West Marine's SeaVolt or Lifelines' Marine AGM. Any recommendatio...

Our Mac 26x has had this combo light since delivery in March 1976. Never a problem and she has sailed the Florida gulf and atlantic waters. One caution, when you do have to order either replacement bulbs...go back to Aqua Signal...The folks as WM sent me 4 replacements and never got it right.