Another option: here’s the gantry I built for my Yamaha MR1 motors (about 250lbs). You might need a slightly beefier beam across the top and obviously you can extend the legs to however tall you need them, these are 10’ tall.
Jim - We don't see to many boats with outboards that aren't fishing boats in the great plains..
Greatly appreciate everybody's input. I got exactly what I came for - some jet boat detractors LOL.
alldodge - weight is a factor as well. The 22ft sterndrive will be close to max towing capacity of my tow vehicle.
Brian - I've been around jetskis for years - Agreed it's a small disadvantage, but I don't see this as a huge con. Yamaha has pretty slick cleanout port plugs accessible from the...
We’re looking at both a 2006 Yamaha AR210 and a 2009 Larson LXI218 (5.7 Volvo). Prices are comparable and both are in great condition.
My wife and I are 90% sold on the pros of a jet drive (more seating, larger swim deck) but I’m personally struggling with the cons (louder engine noise and...
Noob question here. I know I have read here about this before but I searched around and couldn’t find this exact topic.
I bought this boat in April. I have been reading tons here and had I known them what I know now, I would have done much more of this maintenance when I first bought the boat...
2001 Volvo Penta SX-M 3868896
Just putting the outdrive back together after replacing my bellows and gimbal bearing. The Volvo Penta shop manual does not specify any sort of seal or gasket maker between the machined metal face of the pivot housing and the machined metal face of the upper gear...
Agree with alldodge and Lou c - I had to rebuild the ram. Bought a rebuild kit for $100. Hopefully this post helps:
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/3-0gs-seized-p-s-pump.747740/#post-5686180
2001 Four Winns H170
3.0GSPEFS model# 3869052
SX-A Drive model# 3868896
Hey guys. I’ve seen referenced in posts a d also in the stickies a few recommendations for shop manuals. Some of the links are old and broken so I want to make sure I’m looking in the right direction. I’ve read that the...
Glad you got things sorted out. From my limited experience, water pumps are very ticklish when trying to re-prime them. I fought this with a worn out pump on my 3.0gs a few months ago:
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/volvo-3-0gs-can%E2%80%99t-get-water-pump-to-prime.748024/
