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  1. HotTommy

    Suggestions for replacement floor covering

    I have an older Bennington with its original carpeted floor. I will need to replace it in a year or so and I'm beginning to think of options. I usually have a boat full of small barefoot children, so here are my requirements: Floor can't be slippery for bare feet wet or dry Floor can't get...
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    Engine Height

    Do the easy thing first and that is check for prop slip. Your comment about shallow water makes that more likely. ... In case you don't know how it works, here's a picture: Between the metal propeller and the engine shaft that drives it is a four-sided rubber sleeve (hub) with rounded...
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    Engine Height

    I've never seen one of these in real life, but perhaps this is what he meant.
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    Engine Height

    I think ahicks is right. The ususal advice about mounting the engine relative to the engine pod doesn't apply with that unusual setup. But the waterline indicates the ventilation plate is well below the surface, so I still suspect a slipping prop. .... Although, I suppose its possible the...
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    Engine Height

    Your engine looks too deep to ventilate to me. In fact it looks like the long-leg 150 I had on my previous boat. .... My guess is the symptom you attribute to ventilation is actually prop slip (the hub is turning inside the housing). To check for this put a waterproof mark on both and run the...
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    Engine Height

    FYI: Unless your pontoon boat has lifting strakes, it will never be "on plane" and rise up.
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    Engine Height

    You may be able to evaluate your tach with a Prop Slip Calculator. Put in your data and see what the slip % is. Less than 10% is good. More than 20% is getting worse. Something way off the scale may indicate one of the inputs (e.g., the RPM) is wrong. ..... I still think there should be...
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    Engine Height

    The usual starting point is with the engine ventilation plate even with the bottom of the engine pod. Any higher and the pod will block water to the prop, and lower will increase drag from the additional engine leg in the water. This statement makes me wonder: "The engine is as low as it can...
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    Pontoon on blocks

    In other words, it might be easier to put your boat in the water and pay someone with a scissor trailer to pick it up and drop it off at your place.
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    23’ Harris pontoon w/ 135 plowing in back

    Some pontoon logs are hollow and some have a foam type filling. If water gets into the foam, it can act like a sponge and hold the water even when the drain is opened. .... If you have no drain, one can be added, typically at the back end near the bottom.
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    23’ Harris pontoon w/ 135 plowing in back

    When you reach 23 MPH, does it level out or is it still nose high?
  12. HotTommy

    Pontoon on blocks

    I've never done this so my idea may be full of holes, but here's what sounds feasible to me. I'd need to get the logs up off the bunks so I envision a heavy hoist with good height to lift the rear of the boat high enough to put a 10' long 4x4 between the logs and the bunks. I'd put supports...
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    Newbie

    This sounds like a fascinating project. Please post your progress. There are some experienced and clever people here who may be able to offer some useful ideas.
  14. HotTommy

    Nosedive!

    The good news is that two of the things on your list are easily fixed. The bad news is that many nose dives come from traveling faster than flotation from the logs can react. ... Think of it this way. When a conventional boat is moving fast and planing above the water, most of the lift keeping...
  15. HotTommy

    Pontoon guide ons

    As mentioned above, it depends on your particular trailer. Post here a few more times so you can be approved for posting photos. Then post photos of your trailer and what you want the "guides" to do. . .... I doubt there are generic instructions for what you want to do, but if you haven't...
  16. HotTommy

    35 hp force outboard engine issues please help

    I see you are new here so you may not know there is a forum dedicated to Force engines. As your questions are about the engine more than the boat it powers, you'd likely get quicker and better answers there: Force
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    Pontoon guide ons

    It depends on whether you want sturdy metal guides that can resist the force of being hit by the logs, or tall guides that merely stick up out of the water when the trailer is submerged to make lining the boat up easier. For the first you likely need to fabricate and weld metal guides to the...
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    I can't access some forums

    From all the ads I think its a business and expected it to run like one.
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    I can't access some forums

    Looks OK now. ... and the eleven days was from when the changeover began. I guess I'm surprised that someone with ordinary access wasn't tasked with trying to visit each of the forums much sooner in the process.
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    I can't access some forums

    Eleven days in it appears that the Pontoon Forum is not a priority at iboats.com.
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