Recent content by Beyond A Wake

Took them to fabrication shop to cut them, will report on how they function after i install them. The ones that were without fins at the marina were generally of slightly thicker gauge material but i can live with less effective ones as long as they do not bend out of shape and hurt something...

Talked to local dealer. They have seen this sometimes but rarely, one a year or so. I then looked at a new 345 and it still has same design and same tab. Slightly different hinge design but same wing. They also added some anodes to the tabs which i dont have but I will add as I can see some...

Tabs are flat against bottom of recess when up. I can understand that there could be a performance side to it by keeping the flow in a "channel" and not escaping to the sides, but cannot be a big deal. The 370 next to me in storage barn has of course bigger tabs but wing is a lot smaller. I am...

2019 335 Freedom with Bennett hydraulic tabs. The tabs have on both sides of the flap a down ward 90 degree about 1in bent wing. When tabs are retracted they are in the slot for them but these wings stick out some and are not flush with bottom. This means that when fork lift forks are getting...

No, I did not. I do have them but since last oil change I only the gen a couple of hours maybe as my habit is to exercise all systems ever so often even when there has been no need to use them ex. A/C units or grill or microwave so no need to use genny. I am actually most concerned about fuel /...

2019 335 Freedom with Bennett trim tabs. Starboard lower cylinder integrated link part cracked and believe the tab end also shows a crack. I rarely if ever use them so either it could be an age related crack or sun baked (for first year or two then always indoor stored. Real question is how to...

I had a problem with only one side moving intermittently and other one normal. So it got racked right away. Solution ended up being a break inside one of the Deutsch connectors to ECU. I only found it out after by passing wires seeking for a missing connection. It was not in the wire but inside...

What fish tales say. If you are at the bottom of the rack and have access to power, then be aware that all above you will not only drip but when they are put in or taken out the forklifts rusty forks will drip on you as well. I am on bottom in enclosed rack building (cat5) and it is annoying...

Ended up using 3M VHB tape. I just reattached the lose part of the decal, not removing anything just cleaning the surfaces and setting the tape. So far so good. Thx for all good info. H

My Grady-White decal at the side of the boat started to come loose. So far it is only the "e" letter on the stbd side that is off the hull surface. I've been thinking of 4200 or similar vs double sticky tape as thin as it gets. It appears like the decal has a "double sticky" surface to begin...

I have also used them for siphoning out motorcycle tanks but I have always had the benefit of the bottom of the tank being significantly higher up than the receiving vessel. One word of caution with all of these methods is to make sure you can stop the flow. Lift top of hose up from tank but...

Another possibility is the Sand Anchor Spike which you put down in sand / zilch etc above water line and then beat down with the weight on it. Like this https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71wKwPN-t6L._SL1500_.jpg It is easy to stow but it is not a real anchor so its only use is to be set on...

Dont assume anything is magnetic in the tank (or on the boat) . They tend to be aluminum or stainless but not iron. Only if you have a proper inspection hole can you see maybe with a scope or so and using pinchers fish something out. Of course a partially fidled tank is hard to penetrate with...

Thanks, have seen them at our marina doing some installation way back, when I already had one on the boat. I would have to cut open the forward deck as there only is a small round 6"? access right now. That's the least appealing part on top of cutting the holes in the hull. Using a normal frame...

my 335 Freedom does not have a thruster from factory. I find the joystick operation with triples is not satisfactory for docking and thus Considering installing a thruster but I see challenges in access for an installation. I suppose a new hatch would have to be opened/made up front to be able...