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  1. Joshua Nichols

    Have you ever seen the movie "The Reef"?

    Stay with the boat..You are easier to see..... They deserved to be eating by sharks..
  2. Joshua Nichols

    if you was looking for a cabin cruiser 30+ range what would ya have to have

    What are the pros and cons of a V drive vs outdrives Bowtruster.. Are they as nice to have as they look? Going to go help a buddy go look at some boats..
  3. Joshua Nichols

    They will sink fast

    My friend sunk his 36ft twin engine cabin cruiser.. All from losing a bellows clamp we assume.. You would think after dumping out tons of cash for repair and maintenance he wouldn't of had such issues.. BTW company who did the work is now outta business.. I wonder why:p Also.. Paid someone to...
  4. Joshua Nichols

    Buying a new car MUSTANG

    We are going to buy a new car:eek:.. 5.0 V8 mustang or a camero.. Going and looking at both.. I will making a spin in a vette too.. Won't be getting one though.......:cool: Tell if you know anything negative or positive about either one;)
  5. Joshua Nichols

    Overhaul the heads or go with a long block?

    Well after last time out the 4.3 in my boat started running weird.. Not a major drop in power but I noticed it.. Had a weird noise too.. Did a compression check.. The highest was 150 and the lowest was 130.. So I busted out the leak down just to see what is going on.. Took the valve cover and...
  6. Joshua Nichols

    Factory OMC manual vs the other junk

    After having the old seloc manual and the online down-loadable one for a while.. I found a used OMC manual on E bay.. Made a offer and scored it:D.. For all you think, well I don't really have to have the factory one.. Yep you need it:p.. It's so much better than the alternative.. Charts are...
  7. Joshua Nichols

    Starcraft.. Should I

    You never run into these down here.. Just wondering if it would be a good addition to the fleet? 1974 Starcraft Boat w/ Motor - $600 I have a 1974 Starcraft boat that is 18 foot long. It is an aluminum boat. It has a 1977 Evinrude 140 H.P. motor. The boat has sat up for over a year. It was my...
  8. Joshua Nichols

    Hooking up water with the outdrive off

    Been wondering.. Could I hook a waterhose to the intake hose and run the engine with the outdrive off? Seems like it would work...
  9. Joshua Nichols

    Major launch blunders

    Has anyone seen someone sink their truck at the boat ramp? I was cruising youtube and there are a ton of videos of the after effect, but none on how it happened... Are they going in too deep?:confused: I am just curious.. Been sticking a boat in the water since I could drive a car legally.. Have...
  10. Joshua Nichols

    Hydraulic outdrive

    Yanmar has made a outdrive with a hydraulic clutch.. So there is no clunk noise.. Pretty sharp engineering.. Kinda neat http://www.soundingsonline.com/features/technical/233032-yanmar-gets-into-the-sterndrive-game
  11. Joshua Nichols

    hey don't pick on the fat kid

    These kids are really picking on this dude.. Guess he had enough.. Even his friend came running up and didn't really want any after this.. My friend showed me the video and said both boys got in trouble.. I think the chunky fella shoulda got a medal...
  12. Joshua Nichols

    Prop hub

    This winter I found used $50:eek: stainless 21 pitch prop to replace my 19 that had my engine running too fast at WOT.. When I went and picked it up from the fella I took one of my old ones with me to make sure they was the same.. Spline count, size and everything looked good.. It had been...
  13. Joshua Nichols

    Was thinking of getting a jump box

    I was thinking of buying one of those jump boxes.. Just in case we run the battery down listening to the radio.. We are not running any power amps or any of that junk, but it's always in the back of my mind it could happen.. Then what a mess.. So I was wondering if anyone has bought one that was...
  14. Joshua Nichols

    ESA OMC Cobra

    Well was getting things lined out on the boat.. Turns out that noise I was hearing was my Y pipe rubbing on the exhaust upper.. Yeah it makes a horrible noise.. Sounds kinda like u joints.. Figured it wasn't the u joints after I fired up the engine with the outdrive off and still could hear it...
  15. Joshua Nichols

    Thru hull depth finder

    How much of a pain is installing one of those depth finders with the thru hull transducer? I have a huge old hummingbird fish finder.. Doesn't like to read correct when going fast.. Plus the dang thing is huge.. I have to have it mounted where it's hard to see.. So I was thinking of installing...
  16. Joshua Nichols

    This should remind ya to wear your kill switch

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc55EoCHsu8 "Lets get outta here before the cops show up"... Dude was lucky.. no life-jacket and the prop didn't get him
  17. Joshua Nichols

    Is it me or does this boat seem over priced

    Fella been trying to sell it for close to a year.. Told me he let $4500 walk away from it.. So I was like does it come with a hot chick in a bikini or something? Anyhow vote your opinion http://houston.craigslist.org/boa/2230984603.html
  18. Joshua Nichols

    Okay now how do ya get rid of the milky colored oil after the repair???

    I had to replace some old wore out manifolds on my tub.. Oil is milky.. Anyhow got the new ones on.. They are perfect(way to go Osco)..Warmed the engine up so I could pump out the oil... Got it all out of there, even spun over the engine to get the crap from the pump to the filter.. After...
  19. Joshua Nichols

    Tilt steering for the older stuff

    Since I don't see getting to drop 30k in the near future for a new boat:(.. I was wondering if adding some off the cool stuff I like on the new rigs would be possible... One being tilt steering... I am a stander(from running a lot of center consoles) and was thinking how much easier it would be...
  20. Joshua Nichols

    Gaskets are different OMC

    So last summer I did some maintenance.. Bellows and such.. Anyhow when replacing the OEM gasket I noticed that the Aftermarket gasket was different... It wasn't cut out for the little inlet seal.. I went ahead and replaced it with the aftermarket Serria one.. Well now I gotta remove the...
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