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I gave the PSS Pro's a good beating during a rough crossing from Key Biscayne to Bimini. They performed great !

I installed the Bouge in January, and it has worked great. I ran a separate 12v circuit up to the flybridge with 12 ga wire. If the voltage indicator on the Bouge is correct, I'm getting a voltage drop of 0.5 to 0.75. So I would recommend using 10 ga wire. I compensated by setting the low voltage cu...

Hi BJ - Replacing this hose was my first job on Easy Riders. The old hose had adhered itself to the bottom of the shower pan. I softened it up a little with a 350 watt heat gun. My Hull #29 configuration may be different than yours. Give yourself plenty of length on the new hose, so it does not kink...

For single handing thru the locks on the Okeechobee Waterway - Check the Okeechobee Waterway website and Notice to Mariners several times before your trip to confirm all locks are open. Put on your life jacket before entering the lock. I put out all my fenders port and starboard, being sure to get o...

Over the summer, I removed my Princess Cooktop and replaced it with an electric induction cooktop. I was motivated by Harold and Trish on Hull #5, who said "it was really easy to do". (Note that Easy Riders is the classic MV 34 model, and some information may not apply to the PDQ Yacht mod...

To add to the above - Easy Riders' plumbing system is the Whale 15mm with push fittings. I had an assortment of fittings but did not have spare shut off valves to use in case of a leak. One of the cockpit shower flex hoses ruptured, and I had to shut down the water system. An easy fix would have bee...

The new PPS Pro's have worked great so far - no drips. The weather from St Pete to Stuart was very calm, so I haven't hit rough water with them yet. The instructions said to expect a short break in period with some misting and graphite dust, but I did not get any of that. They worked great from the ...

Hi BJ and John ! Last March, I installed new Tides seals, along with shaft service and engine alignment. The port seal worked ok - just a little water in the bilge at the end of the day. The starboard seal had more leakage. I just got new shafts and PSS Pro's. The PSS Pro's are overkill and were dif...

Hi Bryan ! The solar on Easy Riders was wired this way when I purchased her, and it seems to be working well: the positive and negative from the solar controller are wired directly to the house battery bank. The first photo is the house bank - 4 Trojan 6 volt wired to two 12v. The second photo shows...

My apologies - I found the problem. The battery in my meter needed to be replaced.

Hull #29 came to me missing the windshield wipers and motors. I'm re-purposing the wiring for cabin fans. At the windshield wiper switches at the lower helm, I'm measuring 12 volts. I'm measuring 17 volts at the wires that served the wiper motors. I don't see any transformers on the wiring diagram, ...

As a follow up to these - I decided to remove the dampers for better airflow. Conveniently, the dampers on most of them fell out on their own, so don't get these if you want dampering !

Hi Mark - I'm doing the same thing now.

I'm using a Fortress FX-11 as a stern anchor - really just used when anchoring stern in to the beacht when there's a current.

I've been thinking about mounting the anchor under the stern seat, with a hanging canvas bag under the seat to store the rode.

These air conditioning vents are available on zoro.com. Model 3840RWH grille with damper. Zoro # 0707.1400.

I had never heard of Zoro before, but they shipped the next day. When ordering, Zoro sent me a discount code for my first order. Cost worked out to about $10 each, including shipping.

I'm planning a Floriday Keys trip - does anyone have recommendations to add to the list? - Key Biscayne, No Name Harbor and Lighthouse - Boca Chita, Biscayne National Park - look out for local Sea Rays that want to T-Bone the PDQs - John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, mooring balls in the bay - Is...