My only reason for suggesting moving this thread to the boat forums is that you'll be able to draw on a larger audience of people who have boating experience. This will help you get a better answer to your follow-up questions. Something you'll find is that the place plane people go to shop may not be the same as the ones boat and car people shop. For example, I've bought way more plane stuff than I should from Tower Hobbies. [X(] Much of my boat stuff has come from other places...