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  1. Tafflad

    Wheel Cylinder Seal (Karavan trailer)

    I have a Karavan Trailer ? single axle, with 10? drum brakes. One of the hydraulic cylinders in the wheel failed ?. And after stripping ?. I am in UK, and cannot buy replacement cylinders in country ???. I can buy a pair of cylinders and ship them in, but get hit for import duty, UPS air...
  2. Tafflad

    SMART TABS - fitted & impressed

    Back last year I asked about bow rise on my Maxum, possibly fitting DoleFin, and several guys pointed me instead to SMART TABS. As a result a small number UK guys clubbed together to buy SMART TABS for our Maxum boats importing from the US ? this worked out less that 1/2 price of buying them in...
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    Engine bay foam pad come loose

    Hi ... I have a Mercruiser 4.3L fitted to my Maxum 1800SR3 .. above the engine, 'glued' to the inner face of the Transom is a foam block, it is about 6" x 8" x 30" or so ... and is like a dense polystyrene (Styrofoam) http://tinyurl.com/ch4an3 Assume it is to cut down vibrations. The Glue...
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    Hull Graphics Q

    On my Maxum as well as the bold stripe, it has the SR3 decal, which is a bit like a few swirls or arrow heads joined together ... and it does look good. However on one side of hull the very leading edge of the graphic has started to lift, about 1/2" of it is sticking up ... Anybody know what...
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    4.3L carb Mercruiser upgrade ?

    I have a Maxum 1800 SR3 with 4.3L carb Mercruiser. Now I'm assuming that there must be thousands of these engines out there - does anybody make an upgrade kit to boost the hp ? Bigger carb, rejet existing carb, add supercharger, ... etc.
  6. Tafflad

    Move of tie down points (without welding)

    I am going to be fitting Smart Tabs in coming week, to a Maxum 1800SR3 on a Karavan bunk trailer. The Tab position means that the tie down straps at the rear can't be used from current transom points to trailer fittings...
  7. Tafflad

    Bearing Buddy's - worth fitting ?

    I have a Karavan Trailer ... and it has the alloy cup with a press in rubber cap ... covering the bearing. I could of course fit Bearing Buddy's ... never used these - are they worth it, do they work ? Read a few posts - that people have lost 'one' do they not stay put ? If I do go for these...
  8. Tafflad

    Anybody Fitted SMARt TABS to Maxum 1800sr3

    After good advice here, seriously intending fitting SMART TABS ... I show a pic of the Transom area .. currently bunks are projecting about 3" Will that be a problem ? Attached is a pic of the transom .. Where exactly would I fit them on this hull ... in attached pic of Transom is it at A or...
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    Smart Tabs - honestly ?

    I have a Maxum 1800 SR3 with 4.3L Mercruiser, Alpha One drive. Swapped standard prop to a High 5 .. giving better holeshot, but very bad bow rise, can only see sky ! Minimum planing speed is also quite high at 20mph. My thought was to fit a Hydrofoil (Stingray XPII) ... but suggestion is...
  10. Tafflad

    Ski Mirror for Maxum

    Changed my boat recently now have a new Maxum 1800 SR3 ... but it has no ski mirror. Tried a few so far but none of them will fit the 'substantial' Maxum frame. Anybody know of a nice mirror that will fit a frame thickness of 27.5mm (aprox 1 1/16")
  11. Tafflad

    4.3L mercruiser dieseling

    I have a 1 yr old Maxum, with 4.3L carb Mercruiser. Using standard 95 RON fuel It has done 32hrs. I have found that it frequently runs on when switched off ... sometimes for up to 20 sec. or more. This is not on particulary hot days ... but it happens on them as well. Boat is not being driven...
  12. Tafflad

    Stainless Steel High 5 Q

    Picked up 2 2nd hand props ?.. both are Stainless Steel High 5 props ?. Neither has any dings or damage, but noticed that they both have what I would class as a slight straight portion on the leading edge of each blade. I have never had that on my previous stainless props ? but never had a...
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