My waverunner has been slowing down this summer. Top speed was 50/51 mph when new, but it is now maxing out at 38mph. Throttle seems to work normally up to 2/3 throttle, then it doesn't seem to make any difference how much additional throttle I give it. 65% and 100% throttle give the same...
Has anyone ever used a davit crane to lift a PWC out of the water onto their dock? These things have arms of 4.5'-8', rotate 360 degrees, 1000lb capacity, $60-100 ebay pricetag (plus shipping), and operate via a manual hydraulic crank. The main market for davit cranes seems to be for pickup...
I'm thinking that it would be a fun project to add a fridge to our pontoon boat. Has anyone done anything similar?
Any special considerations when choosing a fridge type?
I'm thinking that I should have it run off of a second battery in the boat, so that I could still run it when not plugged...
I have a 2002 Yamaha SUV1200 with about 55 hours. As you know, it has two tanks - one for fuel and the other for oil, and it mixes them itself as it goes into the engine.
The thing has always used less oil than I thought it would, but recently it has been using almost none. I have not noticed...
What boat to get?
Skiing, innertubing, etc.
Fun to ride around on the lake
Fast
Under $10,000
I'm thinking about selling my waverunner for a boat of some type. My Yamaha SUV1200 (4-seat 130hp) is great fun on the water - it has great acceleration, top speed, and stability in rough water. It...
