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  1. JASinIL2006

    Sharing a berth

    That kind of berthing no doubt works great when you have a trained Navy crew managing it. Maybe not so much if you have to entrust Joe Weekendboater to get it right...
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    Jacking Trailer

    My jack stands will not slip... they have a pin that runs through them (see below). I'd far sooner trust my neck under something heavy to a jack stand than cinder blocks. Cinder blocks can shatter under a concentrated load. They're fine for walls, but for supporting a load focused in a small...
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    Hello, New member. Assistance Please and tks

    With a 30+ year old boat, who made the boat is much less important than how well the boat was cared for, and the conditions under which it was used and stored.
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    Replacing just the rotted area or whole back of boat/transom?

    It's crazy to go that far and not replace the entire transom.
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    Jacking Trailer

    I jack mine by raising the trailer tongue jack as high as it will go, then putting a jack stand under the coupler and lowering the tongue onto the jackstand. Then I jack up the frame at the rear (I have two jacks) until the tires are well off the ground, then I put jackstands under the frame at...
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    Hello, New member. Assistance Please and tks

    If you're really thinking about the boat, I suggest you try finding a replacement outdrive, or parts for it... it doesn't matter how accomplished you are as a mechanic, if you can't get parts, you can't fix it. I think you're nuts to even consider it -- folks like Bondo know what they're talking...
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    New Tires

    I bet you’ll be pleased with Goodyear Endurance tires. I really like mine.
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    Hello, New member. Assistance Please and tks

    A boat with a broken, defunct OMC drive? Personally, I would not even consider it. Few, if any, places will work on it, parts are hard/impossible to find… no thank you.
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    New Tires

    Load range really refers to the number of plies and the pressure the tires run at; it seems to be roughly correlated to the load index, which is the weight rating. (Load range D tires seem to have a higher load index.) I would go by whatever the tires have printed as their weight rating on the...
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    New Tires

    Every time I've bought trailer tires, I tried to research what was best at the time, and every time I found it to be a morass of conflicting, usually anecdotal information. "Buy ST." "Don't buy ST." "Get radials." "No, you have to have bias ply tires." "Avoid tires from China." "My China tires...
  11. JASinIL2006

    Pontoon boat vs. Open Deck for Lake - Total newbie

    For tubing, anyway, unless you're looking to provide a fairly mild ride, a pontoon won't be ideal. You just can't cut hard enough back and forth to swing the riders through the wake (at least not on any pontoon I've seen). With enough power, it might not be bad for skiing, assuming you can pop...
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    New Tires

    The last time I replace trailer tires, I went with Goodyear Endurance trailer tires. They are really nice; they ride smooth and have held up very well. I'll be buying them again... but probably no time soon!
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    Who has starting doing all their own maintenance?

    I do almost all my own maintenance. It is not hard to learn, and as long as you know your limits, it’s a great way to save a lot of money and time. There are lots of folks here who have tons of expertise and are very generous in sharing it.
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    2006 Chaparral 190SSi Mercruiser 5.0 has perplexing alarm/power loss

    Weird... you should be around 4400-4800 RPM WOT. Does it ever get above 3000 RPM?
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    Can a 2020 CRV AWD tow a Crestliner 1650 SE WT

    Adding electric brakes to a bass boat trailer should be pretty easy and it would make for a much safer towing situation. It would be awful to hit some kid because your little CRV couldn't stop a boat+trailer pushing it from behind.
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    Bennett Trim Repair And Auto Pro Install

    How much R&D money is Bennett paying to test their equipment? A bunch, I hope...
  17. JASinIL2006

    94 Searay 200 Fixer Upper

    I would not place any stock on the 'weight test' to evaluate the transom's integrity. Mine was pretty badly rotted and showed no flex when putting weight on it. (If the transom flexes, it's REALLY far gone.) You likely are looking at a full gut-and-restore job, which would require several...
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI Leaking Water

    My boat doesn't have much more (if any) room than that, and I can reach down and get my hand on the cooler. Removing the hoses is a bit more difficult, but still possible without dismantling anything. You ought to be able to get your hand on the hose coming from the transom and trace it it. You...
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    Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI Leaking Water

    That looks to be near where the freshwater line from the transom is attached to the power steering fluid cooler. The cooler is a fitting that has large hoses (attached with hose clamps) on front and back. It's mounted fairly low on the engine but you should be able to trace a large hose coming...
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    Simplest 2 Battery Setup?

    Black should be your ground, then.
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