Recent content by chas650r

A dedicated small wet vac still seems like the easiest answer IMO.

FWIW the orings from the above post cross to inch size exactly. # 254 .139 CS x 5.484 ID . A #253 is the same cross section and a slightly smaller diam for a tighter fit. On my covers the orig orings seem to be glued in , anybody else seen this??

I like the gellcoat and silica sand method as it is a very consistent (even) and durable finish. most of the paint and nonskid jobs I have seen dont look that great. custom boat builders have been using the gellcoat method for years and although it's a multiple coat process it's easy and just...

I tint my own gellcoat for repairs w/ very good success. its easier than you might think.

Other than removing them to wax I see no down side. I fished on a buddys 2520dv and he had the side bunks , it was a no brainer loading the boat in all conditions.

Is the trailer condition a concern ? I ask because typically the lowboy is more $ than having the boat and trailer towed. I had my 2520 xld towed from the Great Lakes area to Santa Barbara ca. for 5k buy a firm that does nothing but move boats . For me there were to many horror stories with...

Zeb, if your tabs are really only 12x 9 then yes bigger tabs will help a lot. IF the tabs are the same as my stock ones you may not notice a huge difference . The only way I have got my boat to go through the chop w/o pounding is to slow down . Unlike a downeast style hull to bow on the parker...

Zeb, no worries , glad to help. The tabs are very effective at raising the stern/lowering the bow. You now have the the long skinny (12x20?) tabs , correct? Same as my original mentioned above , correct? What is your speed at 1/2 throttle ? What prop? I ask because I have my boat propped down...

ZEB, I am not sure I understand what you are asking but I will take a stab at it, I set the tabs up so at fully retracted they are above the line of the hull by a bit more than the norm so I have the ability to get little or no contact w/ the water flow if needed. At the time of install I...

Zeb, on my 2012 2520 xld I installed 36 x 12 lencos and used all of the controls that came w/ the boat. Possibly the biggest tabs ever installed on a 2520. I have the same single 300 and 9.9 kicker and the tabs add lift with very little deployment as they effectively lengthen the hull by a foot...

Thanks for the replies. In my 2520xld the step is a sealed box . There is a drain pipe that goes from the vberth floor hold access through the step and ends up in the hold area under the wheelhouse floor. I assumed the drain was a solid pipe through the step but you guys made me realize I don't...

Love the unit but the alarm volume is not adjustable and useless at the factory setting. Lowrance C.S. is of no help, they just state "non adjustable" . Anybody figure out a external alarm connection?

Thanks, Baker. My xld already has the hatch in the floor where you cut yours in. My question is about the step as I described. In one of your pics the step is shown aft of the floor cutout .

Has anybody been inside the first step down into the V berth on a 2520 xld? On my boat it's the sealed compartment right forward of the wheelhouse floor making the step down into the V berth. I am interested in using the area inside and don't know if it's foam filled , empty or? Thanks in...

I have a 2520 xld in Santa Barbara , LMK