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There are no good ones anymore. The previously good brands have outsourced and the quality is gone. I’ve had two allegedly good brand tires delaminate in the last five years, one with less than 2K miles. No decent domestic manufacturer produces a 13” tire but Goodyear does make a 14 that is...

Technically I think this question is more about the axle, hub and weight distribution but it’s caused by a tire, so… My 16.5’ aluminum boat (around 1300 pounds including the trailer) came with 13” wheels, but since all 13” trailer tires seem to be garbage I bought a set of 14” wheels and...

Is there any way to make our very expensive fuel hoses and primer bulbs last longer? Maybe treat them with Armorall or some other sort of UV protectant? I squeezed the bulb on my little 9.5 last night and it sprayed gas all over my hand, and that bulb isn’t but a couple of years old.

One of the plastic fenders is a replacement, the original having been blasted to smithereens when a tire came apart at 70mph. I wonder if the amount of clearance gained by swapping in 14” fenders would really make a difference in a worst case event? When my first tire failed at speed it actually...

I thought I would follow up. I bought some 14” wheels and mounted the Goodyear tires. It was obvious when attempting to install them it wasn’t going to work with the stock 13” fenders because they wouldn’t fit under the lip to be installed. Replacing the fenders with 14” ones is actually quite...

This is the boat and trailer if it’s helpful at all.

Or just take those bearings with you to the store as examples.

The difference is 2.1” (26.1- 24) so essentially 1” less clearance up top. It’s probably nothing to worry about but I’m just thinking ahead.

These are the style fenders I have.

I have a 16’ aluminum boat on a trailer with 13” wheels and plastic fenders. I have had two tire failures with locally purchased new tires in the last few years, tires I know were properly inflated. One essentially delaminated itself while traveling 15-20 mph in rush-hour traffic in downtown...

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I stumbled across a gallon of Evinrude branded two cycle oil that is rated TCW-2. I think I bought it in the early to mid 90s. Would it be OK to use in a modern engine made in 1997, or 2007? My gut tells me it should be fine, especially if I use it mixed 1:2 with my current stock of TCW-3 oil.

I have my dad's old 18HP Johnson Fastwin but unfortunately the prop has somehow gone missing. What's the correct prop to run this motor on a 1648 Jon boat? I also need shear pins and a prop nut, correct? Are those a standard size? Thanks in advance of any help.

I have a 2006 Yamaha F50 2 stroke on a G3 V167 with analog gauges. I’ve owned this boat for four years now and out of nowhere it’s started reading around 800-1000 rpm high at WOT, proportionally less at lower revs. Normal idle at what sounds like around 1000 is reading 1200-1600 over the course...

I bought one of their propane string trimmers. It ran OK but the recoil start assembly broke and I can’t find a replacement, so it’s basically a brick now until I can figure out a way to rig up a pulley to wrap a rope around. The good news is that I learned my lesson about dealing with unknown...

I just replaced the carpeted bunks on my trailer with plastic slides. You can’t imagine how much sand and grit came out of the old bunks when I flipped them over. There’s no way the plastic slides will hold any more abrasives that carpet already does.

My apologies, but it certainly wasn’t intended as one. Everybody is suggesting he use a Speedi Sleeve but that axle clearly has a grease port on the bearing surface that looks like it would be covered by the sleeve. Unless it can be drilled that would render the axle unable to be lubed thru the...

Can you drill a Speedi Sleeve for the grease port in a Dexter-style axle?

Walmart has them.

Any idea where I can find a parts diagram for a Gale model GG18734C?