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  1. Nathan k

    Yam 480r really need some help with this...

    Hi, I am looking at a yam 480r rib. Do these boats have a deep vee and how do they handle in the rough stuff? Could you compare it to a 4.7 searider? Many thanks Nathan
  2. Nathan k

    Antifoul! How can i remove antifoul? looks terrible and it's not even kept in water!

    Hi, I have a terrible degrading antifoul coat on my boat that the previous owner put on, it will be kept on a trailer so i want to get rid of it. Right so how can i get rid of it? Someone told me about hydrochloric acid but what Molar do i need? I have also heard sanding, sand blasting...
  3. Nathan k

    Outboard wanted need a little help from across the pond.

    Hi, I live in the uk and finding a 225-250hp if proving really troublesome. If anyone here knows somewhere selling a engine that's either 4 stroke, optimax or evinrude newer than 2000 please post a link below. I have found five engines advertised in the uk so far at the power and age i...
  4. Nathan k

    New 250hp outboards for ?4000? jet skis for ?3000? SOMETHINGS NOT RIGHT HERE.

    http://www.outboardsexp.com/outboards-motors.html/ have a look and see what you think, looks like a massive con to me? Nathan
  5. Nathan k

    I have finally bought a boat!! :D although a engine would be nice :P

    After 4 months of constant research and work to raise the funds i have bought a boat. It?s a 23 foot sea fox 230 walk around. I was planning to buy a bow rider but after finding this at the price (?3500) it was i fell in love with it. The windscreen and engine have been stolen hence the...
  6. Nathan k

    how to get rid of a boat?

    Hi, I am buying probably two small speed boats to get the engines and then sell the trailer to get a bit of money back. how do i dispose of the hull though? can i just take it to a skip and how much do they charge? also... would ( for example) a mercury 115hp 1994 and a mariner 115hp 1991...
  7. Nathan k

    Sea fox 230WA for about $5000 ...and possible a very very noisy engine?

    Hi, There is a sea fox 230 and it's going for around $5000 (not 100% sure on currency rates) , however, there is no engine or windscreen. Now i know the windscreen is not cheap so I?m planning to not get one. :p The engine is proving out to be tricky though. I?m at the edge of my budget...
  8. Nathan k

    4 stroke or 2 stroke, inboard or outboard? from a financial standpoint

    Hello, I'm on a budget and stuck on what will be cheaper. How much will it cost to service and maintain a 3 liter 4 stroke mercruiser inboard in a year? and how much would a 2 stroke 125hp (ish) outboard cost? (not including 2 stroke oil) i have heard that to service a 3L mercruiser your...
  9. Nathan k

    125hp force 1990...so are they any good? any past experiences/advice is soo helpfull!

    Hi Forum, I'm looking into buying a bayliner with what is apparently an 125hp force outboard from 1990. Any advice or past experiences with these engines? anything i should look out for? I have looked on some old threads i dug up on other forums and these engines seem get alot of bad reviews...
  10. Nathan k

    Pitch of a prop? newbie question

    The boat i am looking to buy it for is a 1993 Thompson bow-rider 1800 with a 3 litre mercruiser, i think it originally had a 19' prop. i don't know anything about pitch apart from the Iboats quick guide where it said the bigger the pitch the more it can travel in one rotation? so would i be...
  11. Nathan k

    Play in steering

    Just viewed a boat and i think i have finally found the one...3.7 litre picton bowrider and will do 50mph and yet there is still plenty of space with a fully open bow. there is only one thing i noticed on this boat, the steering had alot of play in it. :( is that a big problem to fix? there...
  12. Nathan k

    Best cuddy?

    been looking for a boat for a long time now and i think the final verdict is a cuddy powerboat. i will be going halfs with my dad and our budget would be ?4000. first, is there even hope of getting a speedy and comfortable cuddy at that speed? also what size OB would you need on for example a...
  13. Nathan k

    Bad weather! ... or so i thought?

    hi forum i was out today testing a bowrider i was looking to buy (17ft 3 litre) when the weather took a turn for the worse the waves were taller than the boat, i'd say 4ft maybe 5ft waves! this was the first time i'd driven a "powerfull" boat if you could call it that, and i was having the...
  14. Nathan k

    Age and RYA advice please

    hi my names Nathan and i'm 15 i really want to go powerboating but my age is really holding me back right now. :( my parents are worried i would crash into something and cost them alot of money, so third party insurance is a must. however, getting insurance for me is turning out to be...
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