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So, what is your question? rounding corners? building back what was there? I would use 1708 more so than CSM . . . Each layer of 1708 will yield 0.045" thickness. Getting 1/4" thickness is 6 layers of 1708. CSM has very little strength. When you lay up the 1708, soak the underside of it...

It looks like you are trying to preserve the outer fiberglass layer of the engine mount stringers. If I were going this, I'd mix up some putty (aka peanut butter) with the VE resin and some filler and apply it generously to the curved areas on the inside (purple areas). Then coat the wood core...

@Scott Danforth . . . any recommendations on the breakdown voltage that I should consider? (maybe 20 volts . . . or should it be higher?)

In CT for the week . . . I'll test the actuator and then get dimensions as needed.

The Admiral has to do a lot of the work. I do the cutting 🤣

I've been doing hardwood flooring (again). I did a bunch last year, now onto some more. This is wide-plank maple going into the bedrooms of the summer house. 2 down, 2 to go . . . . . . .

You can also siphon (pump actually) from the main fuel line . . . no need to remove the sender, unless you want some visual of the tank internals.

@Scott Danforth . . . Probably, the only thing is that the sunbed gets used maybe twice in a season, when it is working. I fixed it in 2022 and then by 2024 it was not working (again). I like the TVS idea, which should work with either wiring approach. It also looks like the 30" actuator...

From the wiring diagram, it looks like the main power feed for the sunbed is 10 AWG and the motor feeds are 12 AWG. So, call it 20 amps. The relays are 40 amp rated, so more than adequate, but I'm thinking not right for the environment (maybe). . If I re-wire, I'll probably just need to...

I am managing to avoid the in-laws at Christmas, since I'll be getting the first knee done only a few days before. Looks like we will be staying home this year. (y):LOL:

With family on the west coast and a seemingly high number of destination weddings, we are traveling quite a bit. We did another wedding in SC earlier this year, but drove there . . . but that gets expensive with hotel stays while enroute.

They are usually the standard 5 bolt pattern. There should be a certification label on the tank which will have the manufacturer, but again, it is probably the standard sender bolt pattern. https://www.iboats.com/ib-035728-10.html

Usually, and probably . . . a crack in a stringer is indicated of the core (wood) having retained moisture and is expanding. Looks to be early stage, but worth looking into before jumping into the abyss.

Given enough time water soaks through fiberglas. Additionally, during the manufacturing process, lots of holes are drilled in the bulkhead and stringers. Bring an ice pick and see what pokes through. I agree with the others - you have about a 95% change of finding some level of rot in the...

I found the info I have on the actuator (from when I bought the boat) Thomson Electrak GX DC 12-10A5-30 It was originally thought that the actuator was bad, but it turned out to be the relays . . . But I recorded the actuator P/N in case I needed to order one.

In terms of arc-ing which would tend to burn out the contacts, I was thinking maybe some capacitors on the '+' side. .

Following with great interest. I am considering the same conversion. My limited understanding is that you would want the master cylinder unit that is rated at 1600 psi. Does your truck/vehicle have the electric brake controler?

I think one of the challenges with this boat ( as I understand it) is although essentially new, it has been through a couple of winterization cycles with the selling dealer. It may take a while to get any wrenching issues sorted out to achieve a steady state.

I usually replace the wheel bearings when the screeching from them is louder than what I can drown-out with the radio. :ROFLMAO: I just re-packed the bearings this year (5 years since new), in the process of doing a brake job. I think the amount of maintenance (that you should do) is...

I have this style of relay in my off-grid solar charging system that I made for my boat. So far, after several years, the relay is still working.