I'm currently shopping for a new prop I currently am running a 15" pitch 3 blade. at WOT when the boats fully loaded down I'm pulling 4500 rpm and once trimmed out hitting about 26mph on top. by myself lightly loaded (fishing gear and me 1/3 tank of fuel) it'll pull 5400 and top out at 34mph. I...
hello all, I had the boat out on saturday. after a few hours on the water the engine made a horrible noise. I shut it down and popped the cowl to find aluminum shavings everywhere. I made it back in to the marina and got the boat trailered. after shutting it down at the dock the engine wouldn't...
Has anyone welded the bunk supports to the trailer frame? my bunks keep shifting when I unload the boat, I've tightened the bolts but it didn't seem to make any difference. I was going to launch the boat to get it off the trailer then try replacing the bolts, but I have a welder and was thinking...
it's been a while since I've posted here...(no problems) I did some overhauling last summer and over the winter. the boat has been awesome all season until last weekend. it started stalling and didn't want to restart. I got it home and felt kinda dumb because I thought I had just ran it out of...
I've periodically posted and asked a few questions in a couple different posts but here is everything done and a few pictures of along the way. I unfortunately got lazy taking pictures toward the end but here's some proof it was done!
I've been restoring my boat for the last few months now...(seems like much longer though) and after a lot of advise from here and making a ton of decisions I can say I finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I decided to get the 2lb flotation foam from aeromarine products. last night...
at one time my boat had the ski pylon in it. it still has the mounts on the top of the transom for the two support rods. my question is how strong does the base have to be? I'm almost finished with my new 3/4" ply deck at the point where the base lines up I've doubled the plywood carrying the...
shortly I'm going to be ready to install the new deck in my boat. how are you guys attaching it to the stringers? I've seen videos of using stainless screws and sealant, which I may do, but something about drilling pilot holes and running screws into my new sealed stringers just isn't appealing...
I'm in the process of restoring my boat, so the garage has been transformed into dry docks. last night I woke at 3 a.m. to a noise in the garage. I ran out there to find a saw had turned itself on and was dancing acrossed the hull of my boat. luckily no damage was done, but I don't have a clue...
I have the hull stripped. (no stringers, bulkheads etc.) would it damage it if I took it to the lake and "floated" it off the trailer to look for any leaks while everything is exposed?
I'm in the process of replacing the stringers and deck, the factory stringers look to be 1 x 6's. I was watching some videos on youtube and saw a few replaced with plywood. either way they're going to be glassed in. which would be better?
I decided to end the season a little early and start the resto on the deck. I replaced the deck in the bow at the beginning of the season but didn't want to down the boat for long. now Im pulling everything out and doing it the "right" way. the first real issue I'm having s removing the seat...
I have a 1989 Maxum 2000xr powered buy a force 125ob, when I bought the boat it had a 13 x 17 mich match prop on it. I could tell it was over propped and dropped to a mich match 13 x 15p. I'm currently pulling 5100rpm at WOT and running 31mph on GPS with the boat loaded. (4 people 3/4 tank fuel...
