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What year is the boat? There are fabricators who made the canvas for Grady. They usually can make the panels using original patterns. Generally they are not allowed by Grady to do so for boats under 2(?) years old. For those you have to go to Grady direct or an independent canvas shop. As to...

If you hit with the rub rail, it is possible (but no likely in this case) that the cracking you heard was the joint between the deck mold and the hull mold. That is not easy to inspect. Just keep an eye out for water where you normally don't have a water issue. For example, the bilge may have...

Who selected the surveyor? If it was the dealer, beware. If the dealer gave you a list of surveyors, that is a bit better. You just have to call and ask some questions to get a feeling if the person is a good fit. Typically, you would ask if they have surveyed the model before and if so, what is...

Will you be there for the survey? Note that used boar prices have fallen a bit this year as opposed to the insane increases during Covid. Bargaining is again possible especially if you find issues during the survey and/or sea trial. I do not agree with the dealers saying that a compression test...

you didn't make it clear if the boat was left on a lift uncovered and not used as opposed to used and kept on a lift. I'll assume it was used. 10 years of non use would be a problem Uncovered boats will suffer from UV as well as just plain aging of the finishes and upholstery. That said, if it...

The plumbing is more complicated for a fresh water solution if using your only fresh water tank. You have to be 100 certain that black water does not back flow into your fresh water plumbing You might benefit from some research on the Xylem/Jabsco website where you can look at typical plumbing...

I had to look u I had to look up the term; Free Body Diagram I am sure that in my engineering days as a student, I've seen the theories but I just don't remember the term In any case, for those who would like to know a nit more, the following link is a start...

I loose sleep trying to work out the math for setting up a trailer but it is difficult. Dennis, In your example of removing one axel of a tri-axel. do refer to the middle axel? I so, do you keep the spacing of the other two the same? My thinking is that there probably is a mathematical approach...

It looks like the left side says Head Inlet and the right says Head Discharge. Since there is no lever, as mentioned you may have a fresh water toilet

For many recreational boats the waste pumpout is 1 1/2 inch (ID). There may be other sizes and different adapters may be needed. The pump out station system may have a push on fitting, that has a soft collar than jams into the pump out fitting on your boat, Those 'push on' fittings usually need...

If it is a signal strength issue, a repeater or mesh network product might help. That said, if you have the new Verizon equipment, your devices may be connecting to the 5G option. The router will create both 2.4 and 5g with the same credentials. One work around is to go into the router and...

I guess the proper setting would be US.

Just a thought. Where are you located? Your radio probably has the options for three different frequencies assignments; one for US, INTL, or Canada. If not set to the correct option, you probably won't hear much. In addition. no-one will hear you.

Hmmmm, Dennis, do you have long floppy ears aka rabbit ears?

I believe that a 'good' antenna will look like a short when ohmed. If that is true, your antenna is suspect. I don't know how you could tell that there was no transmission unless you had another radio nearby. Note that transmitting into an open circuit or no connected antenna can damage a...

Looks good. Time will tell on longevity.

Do you hear the noise when at rest (Motors off) or Only with motors running and I f\\f so, does the rate of the thumping change with motor revs? Have you always had the sound? If not, have you disconnected and reconnected the speaker leads?

I suspects that the last part of the post should say "Any recommendations?" Regardless, my first thought was "does your current accessory buss have the capacity for the added devices? In additions, some info on the boat would be helpful such as number and model of motor(s). present battery...

You learn something new every day. I am still quite surprised though by the amount of distortion.

Running the negative signals wires to a common point like a bus bar can help minimize ground loop currents,. Having devices ground to different points in the wiring plan can cause ground loops or circular currents that can lead to all kinds of problems. The 'ground wire connections to the tank...