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[Redneck]

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#6 run a hose from the bottom of rod holders to bilge so foam won't get saturated with water

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by Redneck

one more for your list

#6 run a hose from the bottom of rod holders to bilge so foam won't get saturated with water

Great suggestion Redneck. I put rubber pipe caps from Home Despot (http://www.homedepot.com/p/1-1-2-in-...-101/100372302) on the bottom of my rod holders and I use a turkey baster to empty them if they get full. Same idea as the hoses. The idea is to NEVER let your foam get wet. A liquid gallon of water weigh's 8.344 lbs, and I can attest to the fact that I filled (5) 55 gallon drums with water saturated foam when I redid my deck and foam. If even one quarter of that foam was pure water that means I was carrying around an extra 573.65 lb.s of dead weight. (And probably more than that) The performance increase was noticeable.

[bgreene]

I put those same caps on my rod holders .....

[Blue_Runner]

I ran a hose from my rod holders using reelapeelin's method of rubber bearing buddy cap with hose clamps and thru hull fitting connected to old garden hose.

Right now seriously considering parting with my faithful 2004 Yamaha 150 carbed 2 stroke. She runs great but I've had her 10 years and would like to have a 4 stroke with 2x the fuel economy and range.

[bgreene]

Reel.........you probably would get close to 2x the fuel economy...

Also, if your Yami free of corrosion, should sell quickly too.

[Blue_Runner]

Those are my thoughts as well.

[bgreene]

V21 owners - cuddy bow slider .................

Four screws hold the slider onto the track.....with the lighter additional pull out sliding under the main section.

Installing new screws ( if needed ) can be interesting.......
Unless you want to remove the entire assembly to fit the screws, getting a very short flat head into place, with equally small nut is a bit of a challenge.

Anyone know what I'm referring to ?
After doing this, I've found the minor slider hits on the screw heads, and sometimes gets hung up. So, I plan to remove the screws, remove the washer I used as a spacer ( that's causing the problem), re install and cut off the end of the screw if it's still sticking out too much.......or find a shorter stainless flat head screw and fumble in the small slot to fit on a nut.

Always something you can be working on with a boat.............

[bgreene]

V-21 owners - other tips...............

1. Port side transom access- where your oil tank is located.
Under this section is a sealed off void.......
Don't drill a drain hole into the " floor" of this section that the oil tank sits on.......or water will accumulate permanently.....
I have a drain hole, but I keep it plugged, and only check annually to be sure no water is down there. ( narrow vacuum hose to wet vac)

2. Deck plate over fuel tank sensor....
I remove it off season to air, but keep it sealed down with clear silicon during fishing season.
These plastic deck plates can and will leak without sealing.
I believe lucky........seems bone dry in there.......the wood I can see it light colored and looks new.