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Okay it looks like a $13 test instead of $20:-) That's a 35% cost reduction, when in boating do you every get a chance to spend 35% less to do something. 9 ft. 4 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. Heavy Duty Reflective All-Purpose Weather-Resistant Tarp Given that you are only working with about 45 square feet...

If I had to vote on this with my wallet I'd do a test with a silver tarp. 11 ft. 4 in. x 15 ft. 6 in. Heavy Duty Reflective All-Purpose Weather-Resistant Tarp Cut the tarp to the shape of your rig. You don't need to get too fancy with clew and head of the sail. Just knot up those ends and...

Yep, you can see how they will cut a nice flat recess. Easier than shaping with a chisel but if you do go the normal drill bit and chisel route just use the corner of the chisel to whittle out the tapered wood to create a flat recess.

Yep. If you do this with a sharp new bit just be cautious about not letting it drill too deep. Sometimes a sharp bit will cut really well and your intended 1/4" recess becomes a 1/2" recess in about a half of a second.

The correct bit would be a Brad Point Bit. However you could use a regular drill bit and then flatten out the countersunk hole with a small 1/4" chisel. A countersunk bit will create more taper and require more chisel work to get it flat. It would probably only take a minute or two of chisel...

I would vote for a pan or truss head bolt. The flat head screw with the taper that you show can act as a wedge and create cracks if it is over tightened. Keeping the screw a few inches away from the end of the beam would be wise and probably safe. Placing the screw a 1/2" from the end would...

This trip is on my to do list, I've only made as far as hot springs cover coming up from the south. The fog can suck so if you want to move on any bit of a schedule get comfortable running with radar or whatever you have in the fog. You can get a 10 foot seaway with the afternoon...

Bayliner 3587 or 4087 would fit the budget and the family in 3 staterooms. These guys covered a lot of ground with theirs before moving onto a Nordhavn 52. Bayliner 4087

It helps terminate the crack at the hole. Before the hole is cracked wood, after the hole is wood without a crack and stronger. You can experiment with the technique on a scrap piece of wood where you create a crack or split then drill a hole at the end of it. Then see if you think it takes...

Where the crack ends consider drilling a 3/32" or 1/8" hole at the end of the crack. Many times this will prevent a crack from going further. The challenge is trying to match the angle of the crack such as drilling straight in or at an up or down angle.

It may have gone for a swim, that will shy people away. Sometimes white paint is used to hide skeletons in the closet and other times it is a practical choice. Engine room looks tidy and pretty well sorted. As mentioned the design may appeal to fewer people and as with everything it's worth...

I have an older versus of this https://www.nemoequipment.com/collections/showers/products/helio-lx-pressure-shower Big upgrade over a solar shower because you pressurize it with a foot pump and have a nice water flow without depending on gravity. Aside from using it for a shower it's also...

In he PNW we generally get two flavors of trees in the water. Those that fall in the water with branches and those that have no branches because they have been in the water forever or have gotten loose from a logging operation. Tugs move logs in crazy big rafts around here and sometimes logs...

I'll buck the trend and say don't worry about it right away. Sure they are nice however with your cruising agenda you can probably get by fine without one. Also hand steering your boat for a season will probably give you a better sense of how the boat handles in different conditions. It's...

In the Pacific Northwest we get logs in the water and have a fair amount of freighter traffic. Not sure how well the tech will deal with stuff in the water that will either send you to the boatyard for a running gear repair or sink you. Also once in awhile a freighter, tug or submarine will...