Connector question...

[rpedro]

Heat guns are clean and easy to use, very inexpensive and worth while investment, been using them for years. Link: http://www.harborfreight.com/1500-wa...112-96289.html

And they double as a hair dryer in a pinch........not

Wow... Great deal for sure!!! Thanks!!!

[Basstronics]

I have the heat gun, paid $10 for it on a sale.

Money well spent.

[rpedro]

I have been looking at people sealing their canopies before running with clear tape... Is EVERYONE doing this??? Just curious...?and if so, what type of tape is used to not damage the boat finish??? Sorry, looking at different setups today, and I noticed the tape on various boats...

[siberianhusky]

Yep everybody does it to keep out water, I use clear hockey tape, works great, leaves no residue and doesn't lift the paint (as long as you let it fully cure, that sucked!)

[rpedro]

I see hatch tape... Will look into it....

[martin]

Sealing the hatch is a must,you must have the inside of the boat 100% waterfroof including no water entering through the stuffing tube or through hardware bolt holes etc. You can get specific clear waterproof tapes, some also use hockey sock tape which is quite sticky so you have to watch painted surfaces as it can pull paint off. You can also use good old electrical tape which works very well indeed & is cheap to buy + you can get it in the colour of your boat, it also goes round curved hatches where it stretches & sits flat. The clear tape like hockey tape wont go round curved areas so you have to tape in shorter pieces of tape.

[Foamaholic]

Hockey tape like this works great.

http://www.icewarehouse.com/descpage.html?pcode=CLTL

[KartRacer]

I use heat gun that I have had for shrinking rc airplane film. Works great and I have had it for over 20 yrs.

[lenny]

No tape for me,

I mod all my boat hatches so they have a water tight seal instead of tape,
And make hatch locks with thumb nuts on them for easy checking on things,
Like temps and gps readings and easy access to the cells to.
Or you can buy a kits to do it.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...bolt-down-kits
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...more-tape!!!**

[martin]

Yes i also use positve fixings at the front & rear of the hatch + taped so not relying on the tape holding the hatch on, seen to many hatches torn off in crashes where only tape was used to hold the hatch on.

[rpedro]

This may be a great way to go... thanks!!!

No tape for me,

I mod all my boat hatches so they have a water tight seal instead of tape,
And make hatch locks with thumb nuts on them for easy checking on things,
Like temps and gps readings and easy access to the cells to.
Or you can buy a kits to do it.
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...bolt-down-kits
http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/...more-tape!!!**

[rpedro]

got the hatch tape on the way... I am about to order my ose bullets... I know 5.5mm is the way to go... they also have 6mm... should I just get those, or just stick with the 5.5??? thanks again... my boat has been delievered... I will get her unpacked and inspected this weekend I hope...:)

[dana]

5.5 are fine. Always use tape also.