was on front porch talking to my brother when my wife came out with a broom. Asked her "Fixing to run a few errands?" Was NOT amused. :)
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was on front porch talking to my brother when my wife came out with a broom. Asked her "Fixing to run a few errands?" Was NOT amused. :)
Goes on front of gear case torpedo to block the low water inlets. If you don't use something (I use tape) then running the motor on the muffs will see little water going through the motor and the...
If you rag 'em out BEFORE you get 'em out, as the saying goes, you will be so far beyond screwed that it will take sunlight 6 months to get from screwed to where you are. :)
I found a really nice...
You will have a lot more fun with 21-22" pitch. Makes it easy to go moderately slow while keeping the motor up in RPM a bit. Will prevent a painful driving experience if you pull a slalom skier,...
I would first check the GROUND. The lights are all grounded through the frame, to the vehicle ground (white wire) on the wiring harness which is also bolted to the trailer frame. If all lights...
BTW I think he means PINTS, not QUARTS. :)
Here's one possible idea. I've never owned a swing-away, but a friend did (before he moved away... lived next door in fact.) He had the same problem (not a BCB however). He came over and asked me...
And DO use nuts, not wing nuts. They need to be tight as the optis suck power like a wino sucks wine.
I have an 08 classic with a 2014 pro xs. I am running a fury 3 26p and it runs 75 any day. And jumps right out of the hole. For a classic (I am assuming that is still the old 19'1" classic?) a...
You are missing a key point. Tapping the trim is the way to get out of trouble. But it is not the way to stop chine walking, ultimately. Here's a methodology:
WOT, then start trimming up a tap...
There are other causes. My first new bass boat was a 92 Astro S18b with the new Merc 2.5L XR6 motor.
Wife kids and I went down to Lay Lake and rode around for a while going through the break-in. ...
I think anybody's main complaint is, if it fails on the water, you are pretty much done. You can carry a spare drain plug if you use those.
I'm only aware of one person that used one (Ranger). ...
I own a 2008 classic with a (roughly) 2014 200 pro XS.
Setup for me:
2.75" PtP
Fury 26p
Silversteer hydraulic steering cylinder.
This boat with my son, my dog and myself (~400 pounds) will...
Important to do. I know a person that blew a powerhead because of this. The pump needs lubrication to live. With oil disconnected, it can die. And since it sticks into the crankcase to run off...
OR, it has the wrong prop. 4500-5000 certainly is not right. Might be that all the way down something lets it ventilate a bit to hit the power band and pop the boat out of the water. Anything less...
Note that I didn't suggest normal electrical tape although several wraps should work. I suggested the old-fashioned wire-loom electrical tape. Which is not vinyl. Feels more like a sticky cloth...
You can also wrap 2-3-4 layers of electrical tape. Best is the old style used for auto wire looms (IE feels like a combination of cloth and something). That will stick to the light, and to the...
Not really "poorly designed". It is just an issue caused by driving something through the water at high speeds. Wood is like a fluid when hit at 70+ mph with a pretty sharp edge. Not much that...
I've always used the 1/16" drill BCB mentioned above. You can find a "pin vise" which looks like a pen that is about 3" long. Has a small chuck on one end that will accept that drill bit. Drill BY...
I have an 08. It came with a hummingbird 782. I decided to replace with a Lowrance Elite Ti. Did some measuring and the 7" was just not going to fit well. I went with the 5" as all we use it for...
This is not that uncommon, particularly the last two months on the Coosa. 60K cubic feet per second (and up) over the spillway, 30K through the turbines, produces serious current. Odd things on the...
Never had any luck doing this. Usually a bit of debris gets caught in the 'stat and holds it open. It won't ever open up further to let it pass, which is the main problem, as the motor can never...
Think I answered this on BBC, but here goes again...
First, the helm should be full of grease. The pinion gear from the wheel shaft rides on the rack on the end of a cable (two gears, two racks...
Almost certainly the only two answers that happen here are (a) send it back to SeaStar for repair. They do NOT provide much in the way of parts. (b) buy the uflex cylinder. Better in every aspect....
Another trick I learned 50 years ago, but might be hard with a seat post. :) Take the post and rub it against the junction of your nose and face. Always oily there. I've used this trick on many a...