Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , I used to be the canman , I made tin cans in chatham for 35 years . I joined this website back in 2006 . I will be glad when I get my boat back , I bought a bucket seat for it to replace the back to back on my side and I bought a new indash depthfinder for it . the only thing left to do on it is get a binimi top for it and its ready to go and a wax job .any way that's about it for now .

You just have to post some photos.

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , that's something I will have to let the wife do , I have a hard time just trying to figure out the computer let alone trying to upload pictures onto the computer .

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , since you guys were talking about campgrounds , have you ever heard of sturgeon woods campground in leamington ? the wife wants to go check it out on sunday , she is determined to by a trailor and go camping . thanks

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , that's something I will have to let the wife do , I have a hard time just trying to figure out the computer let alone trying to upload pictures onto the computer .

Not that hard to do. There are instructions right here on the forum.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , since you guys were talking about campgrounds , have you ever heard of sturgeon woods campground in leamington ? the wife wants to go check it out on sunday , she is determined to by a trailor and go camping . thanks

Stayed at Sturgeon Woods a few years ago for a weekend.It's OK but we much prefer Wildwood Conservation area near St Mary's. Campgrounds are always down to a personal choice though. Let us know how you liked it.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

We are shutting the shop down Fri the 26th to get our trailers and boats in before everyone else not much to compare for boats. Mine looks like heck, but cash is tight so it will have to be done pc by pc.

Here are some shots I took last year of her after I Did the Vortec Conversion and splashed some paint on her, gave her some Decals.

Cheers Rick

Rick, how did opening weekend go ?? Ours was fine. Just have to get the boat up there this weekend now.

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , I think I have the wife talked out of buying a trailor , every park she checked out the trailors are to close together . had the boat out on the weekend , I think I am going to a four blade with a 19 pitch , with the 3 blade it is a 21 pitch and revs out at 5000 rpm , the book tells me 5250 rpm at wot , I hope that works .

 

[gaugeman]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , I think I have the wife talked out of buying a trailor , every park she checked out the trailors are to close together . had the boat out on the weekend , I think I am going to a four blade with a 19 pitch , with the 3 blade it is a 21 pitch and revs out at 5000 rpm , the book tells me 5250 rpm at wot , I hope that works .

You will get a MUCH better hole-shot with the 19". If you can swing it get a stainless prop. Well worth the money, even more so than the 4 blades IMHO.

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , I picked up a 19 inch pitch today , its a 4 blade but not stainless , I do most of our boating on lake st. clair and with the low water levels stainless is not the way to go .

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , I picked up a 19 inch pitch today , its a 4 blade but not stainless , I do most of our boating on lake st. clair and with the low water levels stainless is not the way to go .

Good luck with it. What motor do you have ???

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , the motor is a 1997 115 merc , it runs really good , I like the oil injection , I have to take the boat back to chatham next week , the gas gauge still don't work .

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , the motor is a 1997 115 merc , it runs really good , I like the oil injection , I have to take the boat back to chatham next week , the gas gauge still don't work .

Have you done any troubleshooting on it ?? (The gauge that is) Consider "porting" the prop for better hole shot on the bigger pitch prop.

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , I didn't do any work on it at all . I took it to chatham to get no feedback steering installed and the gas gauge fixed and put in a water temp gauge installed . they put in a new sending unit and said it was good to go . well , we went out sunday for a ride in it the no feedback steering is great we left the dock and the gauge said full we came back 4 hours later and it still said full . the wife said the motor is good on gas , I told her I need a new wife and a bigger motor ..

 

[gaugeman]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hello , I picked up a 19 inch pitch today , its a 4 blade but not stainless , I do most of our boating on lake st. clair and with the low water levels stainless is not the way to go .

I ran my doral 250SE and also my doral 190 bowrider on lake St Clair for almost 10 years. In fact stainless is better as it is stronger. Also it is actually EASIER to weld stainless props then aluminum ones

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

I ran my doral 250SE and also my doral 190 bowrider on lake St Clair for almost 10 years. In fact stainless is better as it is stronger. Also it is actually EASIER to weld stainless props then aluminum ones

Nasty hit on a stainless prop transfers the shock into the lower unit and beyond potentially causing a lot of damage internally. An aluminum prop gives out earlier as it is weaker and transfers a lot less shok internally. Give me an aluminum prop in those situations every time.

 

[gaugeman]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

Nasty hit on a stainless prop transfers the shock into the lower unit and beyond potentially causing a lot of damage internally. An aluminum prop gives out earlier as it is weaker and transfers a lot less shok internally. Give me an aluminum prop in those situations every time.

My 190 had a center replaceable hub that was rubber mounted for just that reason. If you have a mercruiser with a factory replaceable center hub, it should be the same too. I try to avoid hits like that....

 

[PhatboyC]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

I'm here. Maybe wash/wax this weekend after the lift and docks are in.

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , we were down in tennesee for a week , going to try on sunday with the 4 blade prop and see how it runs ,then on Tuesday take the boat back to chatham and get gas gauge fixed and water temp gauge installed . take care .

 

[canmaker]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , tried the 4 blade 19 pitch on the weekend and it works great , wot is 47 mph with the gps and rpm is 5200 .the shop called me today and said the new sending unit is working but the problem is the sending unit is at the back of the tank so since the boat does not sit level in the water all the fuel is going to the back of the tank where the sending unit is . they are going to try a different one and see if it works . it sounds a little strange to me .

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: Where have all the smaller Doral Owners Gone ???

hi everyone , tried the 4 blade 19 pitch on the weekend and it works great , wot is 47 mph with the gps and rpm is 5200 .the shop called me today and said the new sending unit is working but the problem is the sending unit is at the back of the tank so since the boat does not sit level in the water all the fuel is going to the back of the tank where the sending unit is . they are going to try a different one and see if it works . it sounds a little strange to me .

You should be abla to "aim" the sending unit to the centre of the tank. Let me know f you still have issues and I can maybe help out. Just done one on a friends Bayliner.