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  1. JimKW

    Had My Prop Rehubbed

    Based on recommendations from this site I had my SS Prop rehubbed after spinning it on Lake Charlervoix. I asked the guy who put the new prop on where he sent his to have them rehubbed. He gave me the name of Henry H. Smith & Co. in Algonac, MI. You can Google them. I talked to them and they...
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    I Screwed Up Too!

    Not sure what Forum to post this in. I also put it in the Props forum, but maybe it shoud go in the Mercruiser Outdrive forum. We were coming out of a no plane area going from Round Lake into Lake Charlervoix and didn't realize that it was real shallow. When we tried to go up on plane the...
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    Tried to go on Plane in Shallow Water

    We tried to go on plane and the outdrive hit bottom. Now I can not get it to go on plane. It will run slow, but when I try to get it to go up on plane it just revs almost like a transmission is slipping. We drove it back to the place we are staying which was about 12 miles at 1500-2000 rpm's...
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    Changed My Bearing

    Well after reading this board, probably a little too much, I decided to change my wheel bearings before making the 400+ mile drive to North Michigan. Mind you I have never done this before. You guys convinced me I could do it and it's not that hard. Well I did one side and it took me most of...
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    Guides On the Back of the Trailer

    I have noticed several trailers that have guides on the back. I really don't have much trouble loading mine without them, but was wondering if they are worth the money, and which ones are good or bad?
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    Went To Marietta Ohio and Was Surprised

    It was a great place to go boating, but yet there was hardly anybody boating Saturday or Sunday. The ramps were not crowded and it was pretty much wide open water the whole time. We stayed at the Best Wetern which has a dock and just boated down the Muskingham and up and down the Ohio River...
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    Anybody Recommend a GPS?

    I have never had a GPS and just started looking at them. All the ones I find are just for driving with maps. I wanted something I could use on the boat also.
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    Where To Go From Columbus, OH?

    I have a Crownline 180BR and live just north of Columbus, OH. I want to take a one week vacation with the boat and stay at a house or cabin on a nice lake with a dock. I am willing to drive up to eight hours, but four to five hours is better. I have been looking at Lake Barkley/Kentucky Lake...
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    Finally Got Out On The Water!

    The weather here has been really crappy almost every weekend and supposed to be again this Saturday, but yesterday was fantastic. I got home from work, the grass needed cut and we are expecting rain for the next two days, I'm building a fence and haven't been able to work on it because of the...
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    How Hard Is It To Change the Impeller?

    I have a 2000 Crownline with a Mercruiser 4.3 190 HP. I took it in to have it winterized and the guy said I probably should change the impeller since I just bought it and have no idea if it's ever been changed. He wants $190 parts and labor to do it on top of the $283 he is charging for a...
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    Been Reading About Winterizing, Still Have A Question

    Basically I have been reading about winterizing my boat and was really wondering about the cost of doing it myself. I read the thread about doing it through the muffs and learned to not do it that way. When I had a Wellcraft 20 years ago I swear I did it that way, but it might have had a...
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    Found A Great Place to Store My Boat for the Winter

    Had to move quite a lot of stuff around and it will mean keeping the Envoy outside, but it fits in my garage. Took quite a bit of manuvering to get placed just perfect, but it's in there with about 8" to spare, and I still have room for two cars.
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    Blower Not Working

    OK about ready to start doing my first DIY repair. The blower is not working. When I turned it on the next to the last time I was out it made a pretty bad sound and now it does not come on at all. Where do I look to find it and how hard will it be to replace? Where is a good place to buy a...
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    How Fast Can It Go?

    As stated in my other thread did the solo run yesterday for the first time. Out on the boat by myself was GREAT, and the lake was not very crowded at all when I first went out so I cranked up the stereo (not a very good one I have to admit) and was cruising and just taking it easy listening to...
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    Did My First Solo Trip

    After reading the thread on here, I finally went out and tried it solo today. It went well, but not great. It was not very busy when I went out so that was good. Had a little trouble backing down the ramp again. This single axle trailer is much harder to back than the tandems I have had in...
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    Fastening Bumper/Fenders

    Sorry but don't know whether I should call them bumpers or fenders, but you guys know what I'm talking about. Anyway the guy I bought it off of never used them cause he very rarely docked the boat. I find myself wanting to use them, but I have no place to attach them. Right now I am hanging...
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    Boat Hard To Start the First Time

    I did not get an owner's manual with my boat and it was already on the water the frist time I heard it running. It runs great, but after sitting all week when I go out on the weekend it is very hard to start the first time. After that it starts right up. I have tried giving it gas in neuetral...
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    Wife Having Trouble Boarding When Boat In Water

    Here is the back of the boat with the ladder down. She really has a hard time getting in. Years ago she had arthritis in her knees and refuses to ever really get on her knees. When I get on I just tap one knee down and then I get right up on the opposite foot with no problem. Any suggestion...
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    Steering A Boat At Slow Speed

    I know it takes time to get used to doing this. But I was coming into the trailer yesterday and was lined up what I thought was perfect then I drifted a little too far to the left heading towards the dock so I just tapped it into reverse to avoid hitting the dock. Next thing I know I am...
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    Need A Boat Cover

    I just bought a red 2000 Crownline 180BR that has been stored indoors since new. I don't think it will fit in my garage and I don't currently have anyplace to store it except outside. I want to get a good cover that will cover it to protect it from the weather, mostly the sun. I don't need to...
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