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  1. oldjeep

    What do you pull your boat with?

    2018 Bighorn Ram 1500 - Hemi
  2. oldjeep

    Considering leaving my BR for a deck boat

    There are certainly deck boats built for bigger water. My family and I did a photo shoot many years ago for glastron driving a DX235 deckboat. (Edit: 2009 model) Tons of space and a fairly deep v that allowed me to run 55mph down gull lake with a 5.0l. Middle pic. Thought it was a pretty nice boat.
  3. oldjeep

    Cleaner/wax

    Collinite 920 cleaner followed by 885 Fleetwax. Keeps a mirror shine on my mostly black boat
  4. oldjeep

    Making a custom trailer guide-in - could use advice

    In a stock configuration the PVC covers the pipe and the foam/fabric covers over the PVC will cause the PVC to rise if your trailer is in insanely deep. You don't want short steel pipes and longer PVC the steel pipes will flex plenty on their own. These have steel to the top, with a PVC sleeve...
  5. oldjeep

    Black Scorpion 5.7 / Thunderbolt V coil wire

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    Black Scorpion 5.7 / Thunderbolt V coil wire

    Winterizing my inlaws 04 Malibu LXI yesterday and we were replacing the plug wires, cap/rotor. Snapped the end off the coil end of the coil wire but got the stub out. Unfortunately the new set came with 2 coil wires and neither style works with the coil on this motor. Motor is a 2004 Mercury...
  7. oldjeep

    303 protectant and fabric guard

    The fabric guard is what you would use on your cover as a waterproofer. The protectant is for things like your vinyl seats. I like 303 stuff, free makes it even better ;) I think the only boat related thing I don't have is the speed detailer.
  8. oldjeep

    sirius xm radio

    Mine is in front of the windshield by one of the bow cup holders. Granted I installed it, but that is pretty close to where the factory put them on my boat.
  9. oldjeep

    Funny/Unsafe boat towing picture thread

    Here is a recent one. Not sure if the transom straps would have helped or if the trailer tongue would have just folded up with this amount of force.
  10. oldjeep

    2008 Glastron DS 215 Deck Boat - Only 30 Hours

    It is always odd when boats sit like that. Positive thing is that it has been used for 19 hours in the last 2 years, so theoretically the mechanicals are still good. Big thing is to just go over the whole boat and look at the condition. I'm a pretty big fan of those boats, family and I...
  11. oldjeep

    Better then a typical tandem tow?

    Must have to be really careful to have the boat low on fuel. That picture hurt my head
  12. oldjeep

    Draining fuel on 04 crestliner

    Right behind the motor should be water ;) Does it look like it unscrews from the outer part that is held with the 4 screws? Sounds like the cover in my floor that allows me to get to the front ballast pumps.
  13. oldjeep

    Looking for opinions on Deckboats

    Glastron made a lot of deck boats as well. We drove a couple of the larger ones for a catalog shoot in 2007 and I thought they were pretty nice boats at the time. This one is a DX235 (2008 model year) that I'm driving
  14. oldjeep

    Quick tire change

    Had a tire peel its tread off last week on the way home from vacation, luckily we had a spare and the stuff to change it. Ordered a replacement up right away from etrailer (one of the few places I can get the size/load I need). Showed up today, 30 minutes later we are ready to go again. All you...
  15. oldjeep

    Review Of EZ Drain oil Drain Valve

    Not sure I understand the concept of the valve on the pan when used with a standard pan drain hose that has a plug in it. The factory setup on the last few boats I have had is pretty much like this - pull it out the transom, remove plug and drain.
  16. oldjeep

    Check out the NEW giveaway tab at the top left of your broswer window!!

    Received my prize (decorative prop) from the backroom giveaway. Looks nice on the wall of my office - thanks iBoats.
  17. oldjeep

    Today at the boat ramp

    Not sure what to say other than that they should sell tickets to that show, It was like a holiday weekend since it was the first weekend without full lake no wake since June.
  18. oldjeep

    Finally got to ski behind the new boat

    The ski racks have a much wider spread between the forks, shorter forks and a bigger price tag ;). But it is worth it to get them off the floor and keep them safe.
  19. oldjeep

    Mooring cover to trailer

    Mine is exactly like that. The front just has a nylon strap that you can clip to the bow loop. It does nothing when the cover is tight and on, it just makes it easier to get the cover to stay put when you are putting it on in the wind. You can see it here. In the picture I have actually...
  20. oldjeep

    Finally got to ski behind the new boat

    Living in the land of 10,000 no wake zones has been a bit tough on the skiing this year. Finally got to ski behind the new boat a couple weeks ago by driving up to Lake Vermilion on vacation. My .02, at 32 MPH I didn't notice a wake difference between my 2012 VTX and my FIL's 2004 RLXI. There...
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