FAQs: Marine

We recommend building the Echomaster around a backstay. This may not always be the best “catch rain” position, but it sure gets it out of the way. If you want to hoist it to the spreader, try a short bungee cord on the lower shroud that gets more tension as you hoist the unit. Another bungee cord on the upper shroud works well in many cases.

Both the deluxe and standard Echomaster meet US Coast Guard requirements for lifeboat and life raft radar reflectors under SOLAS 74/83.

The Queaz-Away Wristbands exert gentle pressure at points on each wrist to minimize or eliminate the miserable effects of travel. They are safe and easy to use. Simply slip on your wrists, position and enjoy your travel.

The button should rest three fingers width below your wrist seam and in between the two central flexor tendons.

If you troll much faster than 2 MPH the Fish Seeker will develop “Speed wobbles”, turbulence and eventually flip over and try to come to the surface. The Fish Seeker is designed for a low trolling speed and not for use with deep diving lures.

You do not want anything on the line that wobbles or has a lot of drag. A lot of drag will make the Fish Seeker flip over as if a fish were on the line.

The advantages are better fuel mileage, faster out-of-the-hole times, less bow rise, slower planing speeds, better turning and rough water control.

Yes, the hardware is stainless steel.

As a rule of thumb centered over the propeller is best. On some motors this is not possible. You want both fin halves equally spaced fore and aft on the cavitation plate, SO THAT they are not pitched differently and the trailing edges are parallel with each other.

The affect on top speed is minimal. Most people do not notice a drop off in top end speed. Some customers have noticed a 2% drop.

We have never seen the electrolysis cause a major problem. It might if your outdrive were immersed in salt water all the time, but since most people trailer their boats or lift the outdrive in the slip, the effects are minimal.

Boats up to 26 feet need three Rocker Stoppers on each side. Boats 27 to 36 feet require four on each side. Use five Rocker Stoppers for boats 37 to 42 feet and six on each side for boats 43 to 50 feet.

Your WindTrak 15 should be balanced from the factory. If you think it is not we recommend you send it back to us for adjustment. If you would like to check it yourself you should do the following: simply hold it sideways (the shaft perpendicular) and the vane should be horizontal to the ground. To adjust the balance, remove the brass clip holding the lead counterweight and slide the counterweight back and forth. Once balanced is achieved, put the clip back in place.

You read degrees at the zero where the arm with the zero lines up with a degree mark. To read minutes, you simply find the two lines, one on the arm and one on the sextant body, that most match each other. There will only be two lines that match exactly or closest to each other and these are the minutes.