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  1. JoLin

    Bummed - No Boat this Weekend

    My new-to-me 1999 Chris Craft will be ready for pickup this Saturday morning. I was planning to drive it around from the broker's marina to the dock space I rent and spend the weekend getting to know the boat. The layout of my bulkhead makes mooring whips mandatory and I ordered a set of Taylor...
  2. JoLin

    Woo-Hoo! It's Mine!!

    After six months, a complete survey, sea trial a week ago... IT'S MINE! http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=287630&highlight=jolin The surveryor sent the broker a list of stuff that needs attention, the broker said, "this is all little stuff- I'm just gonna take care of it." Then, he...
  3. JoLin

    Cleaning the scum line and rust stains - Good Stuff!

    Last Fall the cold weather came on so suddenly that I barely got the motor winterized, much less did a good cleaning on the boat. Well, I'm in the driveway today using a product call RUSTAID that I bought at Home Depot in a gallon cpontainer. I bought it last year for about 10 bucks and I'm...
  4. JoLin

    Tidewater Trailera? Any Experience?

    The dealer I'm buying my new-to-me boat from offered me a good deal on one of these- new. Galvanized. It'd be a 6600 Lb. tandem axle roller trailer with disk brakes and torsion suspension. Anyone know anything good or bad about them?
  5. JoLin

    Gasoline Odor in Fuel Compartment

    This applies to the 1999 Chris Craft Express Cruiser I'm planning to buy, and I'll describe the layout and issue as well as I can. When I first went to sea trial the boat, I popped the deck inspection hatch over the (enclosed) fuel compartment and got a definite gas odor. My surveyor wasn't...
  6. JoLin

    A Step Closer to Purchase - Sea Trial Completed

    1999 Chris Craft 240 Express. 2 years on a rebuilt Volvo 5.7 TBI with duo-prop drive. It's been a very long road. If anyone's interested I've documented my search here starting about 9 months ago. Looked at several boats, had one surveyed that I passed on, then finally stumbled on the C-C. Made...
  7. JoLin

    Mooring Whips vs Fender Board vs ??

    My summer dockage is at what's known as a "Navy Pier" in which 12" diameter pilings, 6 feet on center are situated to the outside of the bulkhead. Ergo, simply hanging some fenders off the boat for protection is not an option. The owner of the property uses mooring whips on his 22-footer and...
  8. JoLin

    Deal Nearly Done! Surveyed Today...

    After spending all last Fall looking for a boat with a real cabin to replace the Pro-Line, I've been working on a deal for a 1999 Chris Craft 240 Express w/5.7Volvo DP. The seller and I agreed on the price just before Xmas (a long 5 months ago!), pending results of a survey and sea trial, and...
  9. JoLin

    1999 Volvo DP Checks with outdrive off?

    Hi- I've searched the forum a couple of times in different ways and can't seem to find this info... The 1999 Chris Craft (5.7 GSi/DP) I'm dealing on is sitting in the boatyard with the outdrive removed. This is my first experience with an I/O boat and I'm asking what I can check (and how to do...
  10. JoLin

    Found My Next Boat, I Hope...

    I just got back from the broker where I left a 10% refundable deposit, pending survey and sea trial in (probably) late March. Sellers and brokers all seem to have their own way of structuring a deal at this time of year. This deal gives me "first right of refusal" on the boat. What that means is...
  11. JoLin

    Waht's the Skinny on Volvo Duo-Prop?

    Looking at a boat tomorrow (24' Chris Craft) that has a 5.7 liter V-P duo-prop setup, vintage 1999. Are these good units, or are they so complicated that they're prone to breakdown, which I'm sure would be darned expensive to fix. I've already looked at the propeller prices and suffered a mild...
  12. JoLin

    Sharing Survey Results with Boat Owner or Broker?

    Had a survey performed on a Bayliner that I decided to pass on due to a saturated transom. The broker had been away on business and returned today. I spoke to him and told him I planned to pass on the boat. He asked me if I would mind faxing him a copy of the survey when I get it, to add to the...
  13. JoLin

    Another Update - Boat Shopping in Winter

    Wanted to impart some info that others might find valuable. Here's the original thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=286134 This past Saturday I met the surveyor at the boatyard to check out thye Bayliner. To my surprise he brought along the fellow USPS member who had recommended...
  14. JoLin

    Update- Boat Shopping at This Time of Year? (Northeast)

    If anyone's interested, here's how things are going since my previous thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=285696 Linda and I spent Saturday driving between the 2 boats (they're 30+ miles apart). First the Larson, then the Bayliner, then the Larson again. Crawled up, over, around...
  15. JoLin

    Boat Shopping at This Time of Year? (Northeast)

    I'm in the market for a used cabin boat, 25-26 feet. I've looked at a couple and I'm going to see a couple more tomorrow. Wife and I are interested in 1 in particular. It's a 1990 Larson 25'. We both like the cabin layout. As soon as I think we've found "the one", I'll be hiring a surveyor to...
  16. JoLin

    Oddball Mercruiser I/O Arrangement - Any Thoughts or Experience

    In the mid-late '80s, Four Winns made a w/a cuddy model called the '"267 Quest". Later models from 1991 on are a completely different design. The standard powertrain configuration on these early ones was like any other I/O boat, but they offered an optional arrangement in which the 5.7 motor...
  17. JoLin

    Mercruiser Alpha 1 / Gen 2 and 5.7 Liter Opinions?

    I'm looking at a 26 footer with the above I/O mated to a Mercruiser 5.7 Liter carbed Chevy. The outdrive was fully rebuilt a couple of years ago. The owner told me that other than the annual fluid change, the only thing he keeps a close eye on is the waterpump, as this model has a small...
  18. JoLin

    WOT Overheat - Out of Ideas

    1995 175 hp Oceanrunner (carbed) A week ago I sucked a load of sand into the motor. The overheat alarm went off and the motor dropped into SLOW mode and I limped home at 2000 rpm. I hauled the boat out, pulled the lower unit and cleaned out some sand. Impeller was fine and water pump housing...
  19. JoLin

    Reasonable Fuel Consumption? 175 hp on a 21 footer

    Near as I can figure over several weeks of use, my consumption at cruise (23-25 mph @ 4000 rpm) is in the neighborhood of 8 gals/hr. Does this seem about right? Being new to boating I really didn't know what to expect...
  20. JoLin

    Using GOOD Weather to Hone Your Skills

    My wife and I are new to boating and spent the first couple of months this season dealing with mechanical issues, propping the boat and installing tabs. Finally, in the last couple of weeks we've been able to actually USE the boat and start enjoying the experience Yesterday we motored over to...
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