All of my boats have been on the shy side of 3000 pounds and where I go the ramp is on the steep side.
Long ago I had a 97 Ranger 2WD stick shift. I came up the ramp wide open, 300 RPM and making 2 MPH. So I sold the truck just because it would almost not pull the boat up the ramp.
Then I had...
Just got a 2003 Maxum 1900SR 19? with 4.3L Mercruiser.
In the pictures the shop floor is nearly level, the tongue jack is all the way up, with the drive full in and there is still more than an inch under the drive.
It is almost 5 feet from the nose of the boat to the tip ball coupler.
It does...
Just got a 03 Alpha 1 4.3L. It was not run this year. Found a broken shift cable boot and very small amount of water in the gear lube. Pulled the drive and found water in the u-joint boot. There is rust on the yokes from soaking in an inch of water. Looks like the gimbal bearing is junk. The...
