GOOD NEWS. . . . The PICTURE UPLOAD FUNCTION IS WORKING !!! The tech folks at the parent company have been able to remedy the issue. You can upload pictures once again. Thank you for your patience.
There’s a group of 5 of us going together on 5 different boats😃. We will definetely keep track of weather conditions days before to get a good trip out there. Mooring overnight and return the following morning.
Hey ya’ll, so I have a 19ft Open Bow that I’ll be taking on a trip soon. My plan is to sleep on it and prep for a possible damp morning and cold morning temps.. I’ll be on the ocean (Catalina). Trying to pick a few brains on ideas, I can maybe throw a clear piece of plastic over the Bimini and...
If I’m not mistake, there’s a pin on bottom and also another pin on top that are clamped with the two bolts running through it(those up top have a tq spec of 55). Is this the ones you speak of?
Yes that’s correct. I may be exaggerating on the “inch” but I can sure get half inch of play. I’ve looked at other boats with the same drive and never felt anything close to what I have. I recently removed my lower to inspect the u joints and upon installation I made sure all was tight and torqued.
So I’ve done a fair amount of research and it seems to be that it’s more common to have lateral vs vertical play. My Drive has about an inch of vertical play in it. I can’t seem to find any info regarding this. My gimbal was recently inspected (turned out to be good), I replaced my bushings and...