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    Anyone use a 2017 kia Sorrento AWD/4wd high output engine?

    Tow ratings are pretty relative.... and (technically) meaningless. They are based on the SAE J2807 testing procedures which includes things like towing on a hill, stress testing the cooling system... yadda yadda. But if you are towing in cold weather on the prairies where it is flat like a...
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    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Who is to say I don't accidentally and unknowingly get sand into the bearings next time I pull the hubs for inspection? Point is, crap happens. Either you are prepared for it when it does, or you are not.
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    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Usually once a year in the Spring. Don't take the hub fully off though. Jack it up, give it a visual and a spin... listen for grinding. I usually don't do any long distance towing, though. The boat launch is maybe a kilometer from my cabin. It goes in, in the Spring and comes out in the Fall so...
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    Full Clear Vinyl Enclosure vs. Canvas with Vinyl windows

    I don't really use mine a lot, but yeah, the vinyl does get a little stiff on cold days and you have to be careful storing it because it scratches pretty easy. Other than that I have had no issues. Never really used it during the Summer days though. We close it all up at night if we are sleeping...
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    Spare wheel hub... usefull?

    Mmmmm Just blew a bearing this past Summer. Didn't have a spare hub. I wish I did! Had no choice but to keep going. We dumped water on the bearing every 5 miles to keep it from going red hot and starting a fire, but it completely destroyed the entire hub and dug into the axle pretty good on the...
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    Boat prop issue

    Yeah... it sounds like the prop is coming out of the water (transom too high for the motor). The anti ventilation deck on the outboard needs to be (at least) even with the lowest part of the hull. If it's above then you will suck air in and cavitate when planing
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    1970 River Queen Houseboat new owner here!

    Funny. That has always intrigued me. Impossible to do here though... year round anyway. Our Winters can go down to around -45, which makes it not worth it! Interesting though... I was watching a boating show and living on barges and boats is quite common in the warmer parts of the world... and...
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    Retirement in another Country

    Speaking as an American living in Canada and have had experience with both systems, that just plain isn't true. Americans simply don't understand the Canadian system very well. The American and Canadian systems both have their pros and cons. Canada is particularly frustrating because of the...
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    1970 River Queen Houseboat new owner here!

    Looks like a really great project boat that will keep you busy for a few years. Congrats!
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    Ladder....

    That looks interesting. I'll check that out.
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    Ladder....

    Do a lot of shore excursions and with a 27 foot cruiser it's not the easiest thing in the world to board/deboard from the bow. What's a good mountable folding ladder for a cruiser with bow pulpit? Need probably about a 4 stepper
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    I/O Characteristics

    I love outboards.... until they break down. They are a royal pain in the azz to work on.
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    I/O Characteristics

    Ujoints aren't as bad as people make them out to be. I have straight U joints on the front axle of my jeep which bend at all kinds of crazy angles every time you turn the wheel. You just have to understand how they operate. They produce a "lobing" feeling when operated during a flex because the...
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    Speedometer Connected to GPS Device?

    Yeah, if you already have a pitot tube system then you may as well continue to use it. I don't think there is any serious advantage to a gps system other than the fact that you don't have to poke more holes into the transom. gps does work in reverse too, but I think that amounts to little more...
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    Speedometer Connected to GPS Device?

    Older thread but.... I installed a 10 inch Android head unit. It's a cross between an android tablet and an automotive car stereo. It also contains a gps and has wifi ability. It's actually built for a car but it works in the boat too. Being an android tablet with a remote gps antenna (I placed...
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    Inverter with shore power - Question ???

    I think the use of the inverter is an attempt to keep the shore power amperage in check. If you get the hot water heater and both fridges, the mic... etc, all running on shore power, that's a lot of amps. A battery charger on the other hand for intermittent charging is not a big amp eater. With...
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    Foaming my Hull

    I dunno... I don't like the idea of foam in the bottom of a boat. At least not foam that you can't easily remove if or when it waterlogs. I would be more inclined to do some form of removable floor board system so you can easily open it up for cleaning every so often. I have an 18 foot open...
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    Convert Bayliner 2755 to open bow....

    Yeah, I looked the hatch. I'm 60 now and climbing up through that thing all the time kind of looks a lot like work :) So I'm probably better off doing seating of some kind on the top. It's such a waste of space inside though. There is a bed in the back already and the dining table converts to a...
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    Convert Bayliner 2755 to open bow....

    So I picked up this Bayliner 2755 project boat. Just finished rebuilding the 350 mercruiser and I'm looking at the front of this boat which is such a bloody waste of space. In fact, quite a few silly things going on with this boat... split windshield access to the front deck but no way of...
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    Removed the Wrong Screw

    It's the nut which holds the screw in place. It's a pain in the azz to get. You have to remove the stern drive and flip it on its side and it'll fall out onto ground easy-peazy. To reinstall simply place the nut on a long screw driver with a bit of double sided tape holding it to the driver...
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