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  1. JASinIL2006

    Frequency of impeller replacement?

    While I'm sitting around being cold and hearing about the blizzard out East, I'd like to take care of any boat maintenance to keep me busy. In particular, I'm trying to figure out if I need to replace my impeller this off-season. The boat lives on a trailer and sees about 50-60 hours of use...
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    Won't accept post..."Invalid data"?

    Board is acting funky this morning... I just tried to reply to a thread, and after hitting the Post button and waiting for a few minutes for the "working" indicator to go away, I got a message saying my post wasn't made because of "Invalid data." I tried opening the thread in another window, and...
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    Tires for tow vehicle

    I'm getting close to needing new tires for my F-150 XLT Supercrew 4WD pickup. I'm looking for some info on truck tires.The last set I bought before we owned our boat, so I'm not sure how to take into consideration the fact that I now tow a boat around. Our boat is a 19' Larson SEI with a 350...
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    Construction of '93 or '94 Baretta?

    Hi all, a friend of mine is looking at project boats for a winter restoration, and I've agreed to help him look. We've found a '93 or '94 Baretta Success bowrider that is a candidate. It's been repowered with a 5.7 and a Volvo SX outdrive, but the floor and much of the upholstery is pretty bad...
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    Problem with Moeller Fluid Extractor - any ever see this?

    I was trying to winterize my boat this weekend and I pulled out my 5.0 L Moeller Fluid Extractor, and when I hooked everything up and started pumping, oil started coming out of the open ends of the T-handle on the pump! There was some residual oil in the bottom of the extractor, and since oil...
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    New NHL season!

    Anyone else excited about the new hockey season starting in a few days? I can't wait. I've missed hockey...
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    Power trim problems on Alpha 1 Gen 2

    Hi all, I'm having some problems with the power tilt/trim on my Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive. In addition to the controls at the helm (rocker switch for up/down, with a separate trailer button on the shaft of the throttle control), I installed a remote (genuine Mercruiser) switch on the transom. The...
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    Prop shop?

    I have a damaged aluminum 4-blade prop that I want to have repaired. (I've already ordered a stainless steel prop from iboats to be my primary prop). There are no prop shops near where I live (west central Illinois), so I think I will need someplace that does shipping. I googled for prop shops...
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    DIY repair on this prop?

    Trying to post from an iPad is about impossible... see question below...
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    Forums getting more stable?

    Is it just my good luck or are the forums starting to work better? I've been several times today, and no "page cannot be rendered" error, no problem advancing to the next page in a topic... it seems things are settling down. I still get the error message when posting a reply, but that seems to...
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    A good omen!

    OK, I take this as a very good omen... just as I was finishing a delicious lunch of Kung Pao Chicken at my desk, I visited iBoats and found the forums are back up; at exactly the same time, I opened my fortune cookie:
  12. JASinIL2006

    Water in trim fluid

    In prepping my boat for the season, I noticed the trim fluid was rather milky looking, so I extracted it from the reservoir, put it a jar, and sure enough, some water (a tablespoon or two) separated from the fluid. The manual recommends replacing and flushing the system, which I was planning to...
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    Aaargh! How to reach zerk on coupler?

    Hi, I'm in the midst of getting the boat ready for the season. I checked alignment and it looks great. Now I'm lubricating everything that needs lubed, and I am having a devil of a time finding/seeing the zerk on the coupler. I know there are two models, one with a zerk and one without, and I'm...
  14. JASinIL2006

    Boatinfo service manuals?

    Is anyone else having difficult accessing the Boatinfo service manuals? All the links I find to it on iBoats aren't working. Anyone else having this trouble?
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    Rehabbing my trailer...

    Re: Rehabbing my trailer... Finished up the trailer this weekend and got the boat back on it, with some help from my son. Now it's time to put the outdrive back on, de-winterize the engine and go boating! Thanks for all the advice and tips! Jim
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    Rehabbing my trailer...

    Re: Rehabbing my trailer... Almost done... painting is finished, I cleaned up some wiring for the electric brakes (complete rewiring is most likely a project for next year), and recarpeted the bunks. Now I just need to check the bearings (maybe) and adjust the brakes, and finish reassembly. I...
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    No mfg. date on tires?

    I went to a local farm implement store yesterday to look at some replacement trailer tires. I asked the (very) young guy behind the counter what the manufacturing date was for a set of bias ply tires I was considering. He said he didn't think bias ply tires had DOT stamps and date stamps on...
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    Durabak any good?

    Re: Durabak any good? I used Durabak on my deck (and up the insides of the hull) instead of the carpet that was in my boat prior to restoration. I was pretty careful about prepping the surface. I installed the Durabak over new fiberglass (on the deck) and over old, freshly ground fiberglass...
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    Proper bolts for attaching winch stand to trailer

    Re: Proper bolts for attaching winch stand to trailer One more thing: just to clarify, the bolts hold the encircled bracket (below) to the trailer. (Please ignore my daughter and her friends doing the Charlie's Angels Pose. We were on our way to Canada and they were bored....)
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    Proper bolts for attaching winch stand to trailer

    I pulled the winch stand/bow stop off my trailer for painting, and the existing bolts are showing some signs of age: The bolts look to be half-inch, Grade 5 bolts, but I can't tell if they had any sort of coating or corrosion protection. (It kind of looks like they didn't, given the amount...
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