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  1. redone4x4

    lake mead, is this wishing well cove?

    Attn QC we made it all the way in this one, it was awesome. just barely enough room to turn around but had to use a boat hook. it went back really, really far. pics dont do it justice. did find this old buoy back there though :eek:
  2. redone4x4

    BBQ recipe, with pics!

    Okay, so I said we should start a recipe/ boat cookbook on here. if this is the wrong section, go ahead and move it. heres some of what I have come up with, thats awesome, easy to cook, and you can eat it with your fingers: Thats just some cheap Chuck eye steak from super walmart. It comes...
  3. redone4x4

    Hey Boss, is it on the trailer right?

    This is what took so long to retrieve today.....this yahoo had to take over 1 hour, and the whole side of the ramp (the white pickup with the yellow seadoo is his too, its STUCK spinning tires on the ramp). As they were pulling the boat out, you hear this loud thud, look over and the Baja...
  4. redone4x4

    Another satisfied SmartTab SX opinion!

    So, we took the boat out today, 1st trip since I installed the tabs. Idling in the channel, it still walks around a lil, but most of it is gone now. Getting on plane, the boat feels like it jumps up and floats, instead of plowing the stern and going bow-high. While pulling tubers, it was...
  5. redone4x4

    Pics of Smarttabs install and a question

    heres pics of my install today...went really quick. used the 4200 quick drying, had to drive 30 miles to get it lol. I had to move them inboard a little, but i think it will work okay. my question is on the last pic, I mounted the tabs in the "neutral" position with no load on the shock, and...
  6. redone4x4

    My SmartTabs showed up today, have a part number question

    I ordered the SX9510-80 from the iboats website. it says 18'-22', and 150-240 hp. the box they came in has the same part number, but says 16'-20', and 140-225 hp. I have 230 hp in my 19', im sure im fine. but when i ordered i assumed i was in the margin, not at the tail end of it. I should...
  7. redone4x4

    pics of my weekend TINT upgrade!!!

    heres a quick before and after pic of the tint job. its not perfect, but neither is my 22 yr old capri :D. I also added the new blower vents, new trailer tires on chrome wheels. shes getting there! sorry about the pic quality, it was my camera phone. I was quoted $175 for the tint, my buddy...
  8. redone4x4

    I put in at Lake mead, Calville Bay today

    about 6 am, it was great. testing my buddies boat out. We headed north thru the narrows, the view was awesome with the sun coming up over the mountains and everything. to me, on a busy weekend, that place could be really crazy it seemed. Launch ramps seemed less than desirable too. but once...
  9. redone4x4

    91 OMC stumbles and dies in reverse

    I'm trying to help a friend out. He just bought a 91 VIP with the 4.3 OMC setup. It runs great, has plenty of power, runs in normal operating temperature and everything. But when you put it in reverse, it starts sputtering/stumbling and eventually dies if you dont take it out after a few...
  10. redone4x4

    Add me to the Smarttabs club!!!

    I ordered my set of "factory blemish" SX tabs last night...cant wait! We got tired of the bow rise during acceleration and the porpoising when cruising. I cant wait, I know I will love em! I got excited and just wanted to share with you guys :D
  11. redone4x4

    our day on the lake today.....(little story here)

    So, my buddy just bought a 19' VIP with a 4.3 cobra IO in it. boat was in okay shape, it ran good on the muffs. I went with him when he picked it up. The owner showed us how it shifted into gear and that everything worked, blower and bilge pump, etc. No sea trial. I repeat, NO SEA TRIAL...
  12. redone4x4

    BBQ setup pics/discussion

    Okay, heres the pics from what I ended up with. I originally posted about NOT buying a stainless marine grill, but I found this one for $75 including 2 different mounts. mounts are $40/piece. So, i grabbed it and I don't know how I would have fabbed anything similar up on my own. Its a...
  13. redone4x4

    I'm looking at this boat tomorrow.....

    for a friend that i got hooked on boating. Any thoughts? its kinda old, but i have always liked daycruisers. Any news on the 280 outdrive? ive never researched them. he admits the boats a little large, but he knows he wont need to move up any time soon as his children get bigger so it might...
  14. redone4x4

    bbq on a bowrider?

    i searched, and everything is about $500 magna grilles lol. nice, but not gonna fly on my bayliner unless i can get one on craigslist....anyways has anyone figured out a way to mount one temporarily? im thinking maybe off the bowrails, hanging out and away from the boat a little.....maybe...
  15. redone4x4

    Lake Powell trip

    Im trying to do the research for a lake powell trip next year. Trying to figure out where to stay n stuff like that. I want to be as close to the water as possible and slip the boat the whole time we are there. Page is outside wahweap it seems, so can i stay at wahweap? or is lake powell...
  16. redone4x4

    blower vents?

    has anyone found a good replacement for the white blower vent covers? mine are brittle and cracked, as are most that i see nowadays. does overtons or WM sell any that would work?
  17. redone4x4

    Days like today.....

    it was beautiful today! no wind, calm and glassy all day. couldnt believe it, we were out there all day. And, I did the first speed check (my speedo doesnt work), and she ran 37 mph with 6 people and full of gear. what a good day, kids loved it too because I broke out a "surprise" tube for...
  18. redone4x4

    need help with bayliner interior fasteners

    I re-did the gunnels, or sideboards, on my capri this weekend but cant figure out a better way to fasten them than bayliner did. I dont like the screw thru the vinyl tactic that they used from the frontside, I tried teenuts thinking that would work but it didn't because they wont stay good...
  19. redone4x4

    anyone belong to the Power Squadron?

    I was just wondering, since it covers alot of the stuff discussed on here, in regards to safety, navigation, laws, etc. Im thinking about joining our local chapter here and wanted to see if anyone else has benefitted. The big attraction is all the boating classes that they offer on all sorts...
  20. redone4x4

    check out this backup camera.....

    http://swifthitch.com/swifthitch_home.html looks pretty sweet, other than the price. I like the magnetic/wireless idea. sure would be nice sometimes! anyone else ever use somethin like this to hitch their trailer up?
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