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  1. JimS123

    Boat Trailer Tail Lights

    A similar thing happened to me once. You either have a short somewhere, a blown fuse in the Tahoe, or the Tahoe's wiring is compromised or shorted. Check every single wire for a short to the trailer's frame. Check all the fuses in the Tahoe. Use a trouble light and check the Tahoe's trailer...
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    My Dad started boating in the late 1930's. He bought an old woodie from Sears Roebuck and often recalled how he and his brother lugged the old girl on top of the car to go boating. When he came back from WWII they got a trailer. In MY youth, before I could afford a boat of my own, we would...
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    Might be dipping my toes back into boating

    There is another reason. A friend bought a Cuddy so he could.....ahem....get out of the elements with his girlfriend. After they married and bought a house and started a family, the....ahem....the hideaway was no longer needed. Then they bought a bowrider.
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    Might be dipping my toes back into boating

    Looking at your reply I had to look at the poster because I thought I might have written that myself. MY first recollection of life itself was at age 4 sitting next to grandpa holding the tiller of an old Wizard. I started college at age 18, which also coincided with the start of the boat...
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    Trailer trouble

    Please describe. In full tilt the back of the frame goes DOWN.
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    Trailer trouble

    I guess you didn't meet me then. My first 2 boats had tilt trailers and i used them every time. Easiest way to launch. When they stopped making that design I switched to full rollers. As far as the wiring goes, the wires should go down the centerline of the trailer, i.e. through the tongue...
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    Yamaha cavitation plate repair

    I see, you don't have the time now, but have the time to do it over. No epoxy has the strength of aluminum or an aluminum weld.
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    STAINLESS OR NOT

    Love the story. THAT's what can't be quantified to justify the expense of SS. I don't remember what I paid for the SST back in the 1970's. 30+ years after I sold the boat I happened to see it along the side of the road for sale. The upholstery was trashed, the gel faded and chalked and I...
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    HYDROFOIL

    My current SeaRay has the biggest engine available. She will do 53. Hardly underpowered. With the Doel I get zero bow rise, an improved mid range fuel economy, 8% prop slip and a hole shot that will knock you off your seat.. Top speed also went up, but not by much, certainly not lower. The...
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    HYDROFOIL

    I have wondered the same thing for years. Initially there would have been patent issues. But after 19 years they could have introduced it themselves.
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    HYDROFOIL

    Yeah, FIX a problem. The "problem" is that they keep building boats with bigger and bigger engines. Sure you get more speed, but you also get bow rise and poorer "performance". If speed is what you consider "performance" and that is all you are concerned with, disregard my comments. I don't...
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    1989 bass tracker 1600tf steering

    The response was meant to let your husband make the appropriate choice, since if he had the boat I assumed he was a boater. My apologies for trying to help with no other agenda in mind. Bass trackers are still in business. If you have a Bass Pro or Cabelas in the neighborhood, take the boat...
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    1989 bass tracker 1600tf steering

    My wife's hobbies are different than mine and I dare not try to buy something for her that may not be right. Microsoft Word had a plethora of free programs that are customizable. Last year the wife wanted a new custom made saddle for her horse, so I made a beautiful certificate with a picture...
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    How bad of an idea is this for OB support while trailering?

    That reply didn't come out of thin air. Obviously, whomever I commented about must have edited their post.
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    How bad of an idea is this for OB support while trailering?

    isists ?
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    How bad of an idea is this for OB support while trailering?

    Don't get that way. What you did was an innovative approach to ensure safety. The reason we have accidents are because people don't THINK. The negative comments are from people that simply hope for the best. As my buddy would say: "Ahh, its gonna be OK". But then when a catastrophe...
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    How bad of an idea is this for OB support while trailering?

    Good job. Your failure issue might be a on-in-a-million event. As an Engineer with 45 years of experience, and required to make every system fail-safe, I believe you are on the right track.
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    Am I hurting things by not running WOT?

    My feelings are quite similar to yours. My approach has always been to optimize with data and then go for best economy. I rarely run at WOT, except maybe once a year to blow the stink out. Fortunately, performance data has been readily available for my current boats. The data shows speed and...
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    Tarps

    Expensive shrinkwrap with vents installed and that have the bilge completely dry beforehand may be OK. Without all the precautions mold is an issue. Any "tarp" simply put on top is a recipe for mold. Grandpa was aghast when they started using tarps. His opinion was that canvas was the only...
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    Lund Renegade 1975 vs Ranger RT198p

    Batteries are an opinion argument in the making. Personally, after having and using all of the above I have settled on a high quality lead acid battery. It is optimum in regards to performance cost and safety. Flooring is another neat topic. My family boat has SeaDeck and it's simply the...
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