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    Rub Rail Aluminum Replacement?

    look up taco marine......or google pontoon rub rails
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    not a tip...just say'in
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    because maybe there aren't any?...I checked out of curiosity, cant find 'em either. you could use roofing nails , which is what my Karavan trailer, from the factory, used......just making a point......and they lasted 16 years....
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    eh...I'm retired,...lots of time on hand....it's a good ,spring loaded, forward pressure stapler..... most of the force applied to my bunks is front to back when launching the pontoon...and vice veraa..so the ends are stapled....good.. the sides and then there's...this..
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    oh...staples are maybe 2" apart,...fresh water...pine boards,unpainted
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    I just re-did my pontoon trailer bunks using standard 2x6's. The top, sides and ends are covered..the bottoms are bare. I used T50, stainless steel, 3/8 and 5/16 size staples because thats what I had on hand. A hand stapler was followed by a hammer to further seat the staples...... I also did my...
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    opinions ---hub temps

    electric brakes...added last year....
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    opinions ---hub temps

    yep...I was sure....this is my spare...44649...not 44349, my bad
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    opinions ---hub temps

    no..never heard or read that anywhere.....so, I'll probably add that to my procedures...... thanks
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    opinions ---hub temps

    yep...I've repacked and pre-loaded bearings for decades...pretty much use the same procedure...... thanks
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    opinions ---hub temps

    the right side was more into the sun....the temp. gun's accuracy may be off, I just use it for a reference and to help spot possible issues...it didn't burn my hand but I didn't want to keep my fingers on the hotter ones.... thanks..
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    opinions ---hub temps

    no, I have not repacked them in over 3 years. I've only towed this distance now, and a once a year 200 mile round trip the past 4 years...... they are timken bearings...not chinese... I will repack before next year ... thanks..
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    opinions ---hub temps

    2007 karavan twin axle pontoon trailer. Factory setup for the 24' '07 pontoon boat I've owned for about 4 years now. wheels/tires are the 10", hubs are 7" with electric brakes added last year. Straight spindle, front/ rear bearings are same size (44349's)..... Always maintained, grease always...
  14. J

    Stratos help with weight sticker

    maybe contact this guy......Looks like 14 people...can't make out the weight...
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    yep...Hustler makes a 4 blade, 14x13....BUT..as I learned, after the fact, it doesn't match a CT's gear case diameter.....live and learn...
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    the boat is only rated to 115hp, 4stroke..so thats the biggest I went..it is a CT......The boat is an '07, but with big tubes......it's teenagers I'm pulling and it is more than enough for them.....don't need to spend that money, plus the new motor was $8000 last july.....it sure beats the 60...
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    Need advice on fine tuning a new pontoon (minor cavitation)

    yeah...what I've learned...and tried to avoid,but didn't...is that propping involves a ..balance....( so now I have 4 props total).... It doesn't matter what a spec sheet says, that's just a starting point.....some boat/motor/prop combinations can be easier to figure out than others.... I had...
  18. J

    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    if you wanted to clean up this topic and keep politics out of it, you should've deleted the russia comments.....but you didn't....
  19. J

    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    like hell it is !
  20. J

    Do you use non ethanol gas ?

    Gas shortage is not caused by Russia….
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