Had an interesting discussion on the weekend with some fellow boaters at the lake about the fine for not having your vessel registration numbers on your boat. <br /><br />Has anyone actually ever been fined for not having them.
I have a question for you regarding the finish on a SS prop, I received the one I ordered from ROn Hill (took a month) each of the five blades had one maybe two spots where you can see a pin hole size black mark from the porisity when it was cast and it seems like the casting needs to be a bit...
Walleyehed just wondering if you have any insight or heard any comments from anyone regarding the Ron Hill props being sold on ebay under prop19. 5 blade ss props going for about $325
I recently had a live well installed in my glastron (gx255) the water pickup is installed at the bottom of the transom (approx) 6 inches below water level the pump is mounted at the back of the engine compartment at the lowest possible point with a straight pipe going through the transom. The...
I have a 25' bowrider with a high camper style canopy and I am looking for some sort of portable heater to use on those cooler rainy days. Any suggestions on which type of heater would do the job....12 volt? kerosene, butane......
Just curious as to the format of the boat operators cards in other parts of the world, are they fairly standard. I was at a local boat show a few weeks ago with a friend who has never operated a boat and only been on one a few times in his life. He decided that he would take the exam for his...
Does anyone know where you can buy a keel guard in Canada. I went to Cabelas site and Bass Pro shops neither one of them will ship Keel Guards to Canada they both said the items are drop shipped and the manufacturer will not ship to Canada for retail. I went to a few boat dealers and found...
Finally the day has come when I am getting my new boat, 2005 Glastron GX255. I was planning on putting some protection wax on the hull and some leather protection on the interior. Being the trailer is a bunk model makes it difficult to do a great job on the bottom of the hull. The dealer i...
Is anyone aware of any good boat performance sites. Looking to compare some independant test data to the data I received from the dealership on a 2005 Glastron GX255 with the Vovlo 5.7l (280hp) EFI with the single prop.
I am buying a new glastron gx255, the dealership has two in stock identical except one has the volvo 5.7l gxi (315hp) and the other has the volvo gx (280hp)..........any advice on service issues on either one? is the gxi worth the extra money?
when a manufacturer lists the draft of a particluar boat say 34" (drive down) where exactly is that measurement taken from? <br /><br />I am considering buying a new boat and the draft is 34", the lake i go to often has about a 10 foot area at the end of a 1/4 mile canal which joins the lake...
Looking to purchase a new boat around the 40K-45K range. My wife's only request so far is that it has an enclosed helm (like most of the deck boats do, I knew I should have went to the boat show by myself......basically we have it narrowed down to the following; Glastron GX 255, Chaparrel...
Looking to purchase a new boat around the 40K-45K range. My wife's only request so far is that it has an enclosed helm (like most of the deck boats do, I knew I should have went to the boat show by myself......basically we have it narrowed down to the following; Glastron GX 255, Chaparrel...
I was looking at the Hurricane deck boats which they (hurricane dealers) are calling modified V Hulls. I am considering purchasing the ?Hurricane 237 but an somewhat concern how it will handle in rough water. Anyone been in one on rough water or have any insight as to how it would ride.
