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Pmt133 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.

Like 2015 or so. I want to say the VR series was the first in the lineup.

Feb 12, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to rolmops's post in the thread Thinking about making a trailer cover... Opinions wanted. with Like.

If you jump up to the $200 covers with a 5 year warranty and spray silicone on it every spring you will have exactly what you are...

Feb 11, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to tpenfield's post in the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards with Like.

1 transom cavity filled with 1" of fiberglass . . . 1 more to go. 22 total layers of 1708,1808, CSM combination . . . 1 gallon of...

Feb 11, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to Earl Cordova's post in the thread Thinking about making a trailer cover... Opinions wanted. with Like.

Don't know how good your sewing skills are, but mine are not good so I would pay a pro to do the work. Otherwise I would cringe...

Feb 11, 2026
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Pmt133 posted the thread Thinking about making a trailer cover... Opinions wanted. in Boat Restoration, Building, and Hull Repair.

So it's not a matter of knowing that I can do it... I can. I think it's more if it's worth the resources and time. The goal: Build a...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 replied to the thread Mercury Tempest, Turning Point Mach 3 or Michigan Wheel Apollo?.

I wouldn't commit to something I couldn't at least test but... all three are pretty solid choices. The tempest and Apollo are very...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 replied to the thread 2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O.

I think the wood free models were later. That being said... they are "cheap" in the sense that when new they were ~10k new if memory...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 replied to the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards.

Seems to more or less follow the prop slip curve as well... which makes sense. Most of my area averages 5 foot depth so I'd be waiting...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to tpenfield's post in the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards with Like.

In terms of 'digging a hole' . . . here is the draw vs. speed . . At the higher speeds (30+ knots) the boat is pretty well 'up out of...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 replied to the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards.

Thank you sir for explaining it like 2 year old i am. (Charts make everything easy) Probably just seems worse than it is on the 33 due...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to tpenfield's post in the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards with Like.

The hump speed/angle is the highest angle of incline the boat reaches while coming up on plane. In terms of degrees of incline, it is...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to tpenfield's post in the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards with Like.

I also have some data from the analysis as to how big 'a hole' the boat 'digs' in the water while coming up on plane and what the hull...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to MikeSchinlaub's post in the thread Boats from work. with Like.

Productive day yesterday. I sanded and buffed the waverunner and put it back together, then started on the Ranger I'm doing next...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 replied to the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards.

Okay. I have a question. On the hump angle... my experience has always been that for the most part it's pretty close to dead rise until...

Feb 10, 2026
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Pmt133 reacted to tpenfield's post in the thread I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards with Like.

One thing that the N.A. was interested in reviewing, given the added buoyancy at the stern, was the trim angle of the hull. If the trim...

Feb 10, 2026

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