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  1. JimS123

    How to Keep my Outdrive Looking Good

    An up outdrive won't help because its still under water. Besides, if you have any issues with any of the bellows, leaving it up will exacerbate the leak and the boat might sink. Pull the boat weekly, clean it with a calcium solvent, wipe dry and wax it again. It won't look as god as in your...
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    Our boats are all garage kept and always dry, so mold is never a problem. Our RV is kept outdoors. Last Summer it was unusually wet and we had massive mold every time we used the trailer. We used bleach several times and it always came back. Then, I switched to a specialty product...
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    Has anyone seen or heard of a trailer tire doing this?

    In the olden days I used to get thumping in the Spring with the first tow. So, I started putting jacks under the axle and it solved the problem. In later years, it just was too much of a hassle so I quit jacking. The newer grade of tires don't thump for me any more. I've had bias tires that...
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    2010 bayliner 2009 motor

    If you hooked up the battery backwards, you probably blew a fuse and that's why it won't work. Seized is yet another problem.
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    After use, if the carpet is dirty, remove it, clean it with carpet cleaner and then let it dry indoors. After the cabin gets wet, dry it our with a sponge or towel, and then leave the cabin door open to vent it. Same goes with the bilge. After doing the maintenance, store the boat indoors...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    In the olden days some of my buddies all ran towers of powers. But then again they often spent time tinkering while I was out boating. They sure were the fastest out there though. Like they used to say: "If you want to get there fast buy a Merc. If you want to get home, buy a JohnnyRude."...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    If I had an old piecocrap and was trying to get rid of it, that's exactly what I would say. If I was selling a non-running motor that only needed a cheap part, I would replace it myself. It would ensure a much higher selling price. When USCG plates are missing, there is always a reason. 40...
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    Glastron GT 185 —replacing a radio unit and depth finder advice.

    There are depth finders and there are depth finders. My current 2 boats have OEM factory installed units that cost $1000 and $1200, but they are premium units that also have GPS and chart plotters. In past boats I have installed really good Humminbird units in several boats for only $99...
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    Navigation Connection?

    Glued to a single hull bottom, or contained within a box filled with fluid it would work.
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    Navigation Connection?

    Whatever floats your boat, but personally I find the digital gauges useless. Having a "picture" of the bottom and how it is trending is what I require. Humminbird makes a real nice and inexpensive color unit. It's relatively small. I have one on my 14' tinny. If visibility is an issue, it...
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    Navigation Connection?

    Climb under the dash and trace the wires. Transducers don't have to be transom mounted.
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    Navigation Connection?

    Navigation? If you are referring to the black bracket and the 2 plugs, they look like the power and transducer plugs on my Simrad Depth Finer. However, they also look like the plugs on a Humminbird I had a few years ago.
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    $2500 boat

    I know exactly where you are coming from. I once saw a boat in the early 1960's and decided I had to have one just like it. I didn't find one until 2005, and it was the proverbial "barn find". It was already over 50 years old and the registration sticker on the bow indicated it hadn't been...
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    Primer Bulb

    Don't do anything until you sterilize the bulb and get all the water out of it.
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    Primer Bulb

    Balls are one way. Are you sure you connected it up the right way?
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    what size kicker should I get.

    Ah so. Syonara. Sachahatsy. Just kidding of course. The one I spoke of in my last post was a freaking Tohatso Mercury. And truthfully I'm not complaining. The kicker meets my requirements, regardless of rpm...
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    what size kicker should I get.

    The real issue is that the prop selection for "some" kickers is not broad enough to achieve what is needed. As an example, I run the lowest pitch available on one of my rigs and it still won't hit spec WOT.
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    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    That's quite true. The problem is that ST tires sometimes fail when they are less than 6 years old, were fully aired and not run at excessive speed. In 55+ years of driving I had exactly one single set of car tires go bad. All 4 tires had tread separation. However, it was a used car and I...
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    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    They CAN be if the weight capacity of the car tire meets the requirements of the trailer. They are NOT usually used because of the capacity issue, plus the fact that all the pundits say you can't. The sidewall of a ST tire says not to be used on a vehicle with passengers aboard. That...
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    what size kicker should I get.

    I put my first kicker on in 1970. Of course I don't have much experience....LOL. If ALL you want is trolling / fishing, a 5 HP will fit your needs. If you ALSO want it for an emergency power, a 9.9 would be preferred. My 3000# fiberglass bowrider sports a 5 HP Merc 4-stroke and it will push...
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