Author: Eric Fosbender

Eric grew up in Florida with a passion for fishing from a young age. He enjoys frequent family time on the water with his wife Leah and their two daughters, Emelia and Aria. With extensive experience, both inshore and offshore, Eric will take any and all opportunities to fish. Most frequently, he is fishing inshore for snook with the family, or offshore bottom fishing in the Gulf. He began tournament fishing as Team Googanator in South Florida with his friend Justin Buehler and now fishes regularly in the West Central Florida area kingfish tournaments with Josh Banks. He works professionally running his small business, Micro Optics of Florida, which is a regional partner for Carl Zeiss Research Microscopy Solutions. Eric has a passion for all things mechanical and takes pride in a do-it-yourself approach to maintaining all of his boating and fishing gear.

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SeaDek Coaming Pads – DIY Template & Application

By Eric FosbenderOct 9, 20190

For anglers who have spent many a day offshore leaning against a gunwale of a rocking boat while dropping baits and fighting fish, they understand the value provided by a set of coaming pads to provide cushion for your body. Traditional vinyl upholstered coaming pads provide good cushion but are susceptible to deterioration and damage from wear and tear caused by the elements in our marine environment. When our boat, a 2006 Dolphin 22 Bull Tournament, was originally built in late 2005, there were pre-fabricated coaming pad kits available from SeaDek Marine Products. These closed-cell EVA foam pads utilized a…

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