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If you want to match the holes up take the scupper flap off and look for markings. I went thru this last year on mine. It's amazing how many scuppers look the same but don't match up. Don't remember which ones worked - out of town and no receipts handy.

I have a Noco single-bank and a ProMariner ProSport HD three-bank. On 24x7. Duracell Marine AGM batteries from Sam's Club. Both smart chargers work fine.

As you know The Gulf of America is pretty flat until you get way offshore. I looked at my charts for one of the GG members for the Sarasota inshore. It had some detail but not as much as the East coast or Keys. In the Keys I find the shaded relief to be great inshore out to the reef. For...

Drag the boat around, stir things up, get the bow up high, pull the sending unit. Using a piece of copper tubing and an automotive fuel pump and a primer bulb you can completely drain the tank. I like to put some dry ice in the tank to eliminate explosion hazard. You can get an inspection camera...

Should last indefinitely. Take it out, bleach it, agitate it and put it back. You don't really drink that water do you?

Your time and materials are valuable. My attitude is "done right done once". Make your choice.

It's not that difficult. Windows don't open anymore. Fixed plastic windows caulked in. Probably acrylic per my glass guys. After 10 years they will craze up and need to be replaced. But was a cheap fix. Windows are not available nor are the materials to recondition them. Close them up.

Well when you start on the panel getting a new one is relatively easy and inexpensive. You then have to look at your 20+ yo switches and covers. And then do you want to use the old jumper wires? NewWire can do all this for you in whatever increment you choose.

Maybe. Call them. They make switch panels for a lot of older boats. They may have the template. All you really need is a photo of someone else's panel, the opening dimensions and the order of your switches. Switch dimensions are standard. They also have a design tool on their web site...

For someone DIY stay with West System. They are an epoxy company with lots of related products. It's not really that expensive. You could do it quarts of 105 resin and return what you don't open. Same with smaller harder. I would put a layer of loose fiberglass mat between the top and the...

Pickup a gallon of 105 epoxy resin. I used West System products from my local shop. The are two hardeners - 205 fast and 206 slow. I would recommend using the 206 slow. Epoxy curing is an exothermic reaction. I have had large quantities of mixed epoxy in container almost catch fire! The slow...

The ideal camera would be a wired waterproof pan, tilt, zoom that you could control from your plotter. I have not seen one of those. I may try the Reef Scope. Unfortunately it's fixed. The affordable drones take great video but the live video is lower resolution. Not sure how they would work out.

Camera worked for 2 days at the dock. Went to use it offshore wouldn't power on. May be water damaged. I owned 3 GoPro cameras at the start of this project. What started as a simple "lets use what you have" project turned into an engineering project. As I worked thru one problem I ran into...

These are the correct OEM switches from DigiKey. I checked price and availability today. Order 2 or 3 so you have a spare because of the shipping. These have been great on my light and haven't had a failure. 512PB-ND 10-amp SPST for spreader lights (2-wire) $2.75 in stock can ship today...

Make sure you use a aluminum etch primer on the clean aluminum. Then use a primer compatible with the paint. Are you sure your aluminum is painted and not power coated?

I refinished my aluminum tower, rocket launchers and enclosure track a few years ago. Really came out great and has been wearing well. Aluminum was blasted by a local guy. Sprayed Awlgrip Aluminum etch primer (yellow) ASAP to seal aluminum. 2 coats of Awlgrip Epoxy Primer (white) and 3 coats of...

Took apart and tested everything Nothing damaged except my pride. Probably where cables came in. Re-caulked. Test again tomorrow.

These were problems to solve with the camera even before it went in the water. If you are using the camera for HDMI the orientation is locked. You need a GoPro Labs firmware mod to rotate it 180 degrees if the camera mount is to be used on the top of the camera. Anyway project on hold! I put...

Using the GoPro so far has been a real challenge. I had to go back to a GoPro 7 (built-in mico-HDMI vs media mod which won't fine in an underwater case). Custom firmware modifications to control the camera orientation. Battery had to be removed to prevent overheating (on power cord it charges...

Perfect timing! I just got down to FL. Set the camera up this morning. Going to try it out when the weather calms down.