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Did anyone receive anything for their boat this year? My big gift was a new Boat Leveler trim tab actuator. My starboard actuator was leaking a little fluid every time I used it. It looks like the original from 1971, so I can't really complain about the longevity of the part. At this point, the only thing on the boat that hasn't been rebuilt or replaced is the port trim tab actuator. Once I replace that I should be good for another 20 years!

Looking forward to hearing what everyone received for their boat this year.

I got a shrink wrap bill.

I am getting a new exhaust riser , found it leaking Saturday . But that's ok as I was going to increases the exhaust to 6" anyway and have a new riser for each engine . Even SS can get a pin hole . did a quick fix and went out Sunday


Dog house when I saw your post I would have bet on a stern thruster .

Yes, Santa brought us a new tender.

prowlersfish wrote: Dog house when I saw your post I would have bet on a stern thruster .

I'm 90% sure a stern thruster will be added in the next year or so. After I get the shrink wrap off in the Spring I need to start figuring out where the control box and battery switch will go in the engine room. I also need to make sure nothing is in the way of the holes that need to be drilled on the inside of the boat. I need to get all of my ducks in a row before I pull the trigger on a $6,000 purchase.

The only part of the stern thruster installation I'm still not sure of is the battery cables. Does anyone know of a company that will make custom length 1 gauge battery cables? A battery cable crimper will cost approximately $100, so I'd rather not buy one if I don't have to.

My stern thruster for the President is on order and will be here soon. We put a new hardtop on the flybridge and have ordered EZ2CY for the front panels of the enclosure that should ship this week or next. Started making the other sides of the enclosure today.

Bestboatwire.com will make custom battery cables.

Interstate battery store made my new cables up, I used some 12-2 Romex I had around to mock up the lengths.

The Dog House wrote:

prowlersfish wrote: Dog house when I saw your post I would have bet on a stern thruster .

I'm 90% sure a stern thruster will be added in the next year or so. After I get the shrink wrap off in the Spring I need to start figuring out where the control box and battery switch will go in the engine room. I also need to make sure nothing is in the way of the holes that need to be drilled on the inside of the boat. I need to get all of my ducks in a row before I pull the trigger on a $6,000 purchase.

The only part of the stern thruster installation I'm still not sure of is the battery cables. Does anyone know of a company that will make custom length 1 gauge battery cables? A battery cable crimper will cost approximately $100, so I'd rather not buy one if I don't have to.

West Marine can or will let you make cables some Napa stores an too . I just redid all mine 2/0 cable I have nice crimper and it was cheap too

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Ton-Hydrauli ... SweXhXmHwZ

I also have a similar set of crimpers from ebay. I like making the cables on the spot so I can get the lengths exactly the way I want them without adding a bit of length for insurance.

As for Santa, he brought me a 12V drill to keep on the boat. I might have had some input into exactly what I wanted...

Dog House,
Harbor Frieght has a nice Hydraulic Crimper for not much money. It is handy to have on board. I always seem to need to replace ends on the battery cables, ground cables.

El L Sea wrote:Yes, Santa brought us a new tender.

Tender.jpg

Wow, way to go Santa. How many feet & HP?

Paul wrote:

El L Sea wrote:Yes, Santa brought us a new tender.

Tender.jpg

Wow, way to go Santa. How many feet & HP?

It is a 13 foot Boston Whaler 130 Super Sport with a 40 HP Mercury 4 stroke. I'm putting the electronics on it this week and we hope to tow it with us on a weekend and anchor later this much.

You know you have a boating addiction when you start buying boats for your boats.

Sweet! Got one of those myself this year! Found a 1969 one owner garage kept 13' Whaler that is currently under full winter project mode!