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  1. briangcc

    Process for changing boat trailers?

    Many, many moons ago we used the following process to swap trailers in our stone/mud driveway.... 1. Lower tongue all the way possible. This raises the transom up. Block the transom with jacks/wood cribbing/old tires/etc. 2. Now raise the tongue as high as possible. This raises the bow up...
  2. briangcc

    Opening day of summer boating season.

    I'd be careful with generalizations. Mine hasn't seen water yet but that's due to my work schedule. It will hopefully this weekend and then reside on the trailer until family vacation which is very quickly approaching. Those that don't want/can't afford them offloaded them about 2 years ago...
  3. briangcc

    Need a new car battery for the boat. Screw in water inspection caps.

    You *might* find them in reproductions for year specific classic cars. But you're going to pay through the nose for them. Get a new marine battery and be done with it.
  4. briangcc

    Sea ray top clips that attach to the windshield frame

    https://www.google.com/search?q=bimini+top+windshield+mount&sca_esv=97f9b5d023af9b2f&source=hp&ei=DBl_ZvCxB4_tptQP48qf2AE&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZn8nHLXMI1c4q0gEPkPB-s8DFCg5CYIx&oq=bimini+top+wind&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Ig9iaW1pbmkgdG9wIHdpbmQqAggAMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFh...
  5. briangcc

    How to mount a trolling motor to Bayliner hull

    What year Bayliner? I ask as some of their smaller boats - 17-19' - have fishing packages that include trolling motors so a mount *may* already be available. You'd need to check with a marina to confirm. Otherwise, probably nothing special beyond a "plate" bolted to the cap of the boat which in...
  6. briangcc

    88 Stratos Bass Boat needs new reclear

    Ok let's try it this way..... Your boat is gel coated, not painted, with the glitter mixed into the clear gel then applied. To "fix" this, you get to re-gelcoat your boat. You don't "fix" it by applying an automotive clear coat to it. Look up Friscoboater on Youtube with his Glastron. He shows...
  7. briangcc

    88 Stratos Bass Boat needs new reclear

    Imron I have some experience with, just not on boats. It's a commercial coating used on many items you see in your day-to-day, probably without realizing it. Diesel locomotives and freight cars for CSX/NS/etc are painted in the stuff. GM and other factories have painted storage tanks with it to...
  8. briangcc

    Older Boats

    Not sure where you are located but boats from the 60's in my neck of the woods require just as much work as the ones from the 90's. They're a step away from the dump....unless its someone's pet project that they just had to restore. They all have some sort of tree/brush/shrub/mold/etc growing on...
  9. briangcc

    Older Boats

    In 4 yrs of ownership, I only did oil changes on my Honda 4 Stroke 115HP. And I mean I did them, no other maintenance required. Might have been plugs too as required...but those were dead simple. It was built like a tank, weighed like one too! But dead silent and no smoke screen worthy of the...
  10. briangcc

    Older Boats

    I shudder at the mention of shear pins. Dark ages. But they'd more likely than not be involved in motors of similar vintage you're looking at. The MFG in my signature had one and it was a pain to change when it sheared after hitting a submerged log in the middle of the lake. You're going to be...
  11. briangcc

    Does anyone remember when car & boat engines only had.

    My 78 Trans Am....Holley Carb, HEI Distributor. 469cui of 1970 455 v8 goodness. Which my kids keep reminding me I need to get back on the road.
  12. briangcc

    Need to vent....

    Our local CBS station has a "Call 4 Action" where you give the channel the story and they run it. Usually has decent results. Might be something similar in your area.
  13. briangcc

    Bought my first boat to cut, gut and rebuild from bow to stern, including engine. Killed my back and suffered the wrath of the fiberglass demons

    And here I'm thinking bigger fridge :)
  14. briangcc

    PPF - Paint Protective Film

    A couple of my Tundras had that, something the dealership applied when the trucks hit the lot. For the length I had the trucks, it seemed to hold up fine. Really wasn't noticeable unless you ran your hand across the truck then you'd find the lip of the clear protector they applied. I don't have...
  15. briangcc

    Need to vent....

    Keyword here is warranty. Both my vehicles are still under a factory warranty and will have an extended warranty shortly. This is due to all the tree hugging, gas sipping, computer crapola/bloatware they load on these vehicles today. Alot of that can't be fixed economically out of pocket at...
  16. briangcc

    Need to vent....

    It's all dealerships unfortunately. GM: Your brake squealers are working just as they're supposed to. Me: With my foot OFF the brakes? That's not how they're supposed to work bud. Toyota: Your radio is fixed Me: You installed the WRONG one. I brought in a mid-grade radio and you gave me the...
  17. briangcc

    Anybody use OTA TV?

    We stream as I have no earthly clue where the outside roof mounted antenna wires terminate. Wasn't disclosed during sale and I highly doubt it still functions. I'm going to have it removed when we have the roof redone next year.
  18. briangcc

    99 Monterey 276 Transom Replacement

    Looking at the photo Alldodge calls out, I don't think I would have cobbled something over that. To me, that looks severely compromised and it'd be removed further....probably all has to go. Might just be the camera playing tricks but that doesn't look like it came out level, it looks like its...
  19. briangcc

    Green people destroyed another fantastic fishing area.

    Yeah that's a nope. Amish make that all but impossible when I'm there. I've had them toss lures/bobbers right in front of my boat while navigating that narrow channel under the bridge. For those out of the area, it's maybe 10-12' wide during wet season. It gets dicey when the water is low, which...
  20. briangcc

    Green people destroyed another fantastic fishing area.

    Must be up there a different time than my family - end July/beginning August. Weeds were very very difficult to locate and fishing in past 5 years has been really rough. I haven't landed a pike in what seems to be an eternity - used to be all I caught were 18-24" pike. With at least 5 boats...
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