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  1. briangcc

    Transom patch

    You're probably looking at a full gut and restore. Stringers, floor, and transom. This isn't a piecemeal type thing.
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    Help IDing Trailer

    Yes you can buy just the fenders. Iboats carries them...as do most Farm & Supply stores. Got handles in the back of the boat? Can secure a strap from the trailer to there. Easy Peasy. Did that on our MFG in my sig. Worked for years. As for the trailer fitting the boat....looks fine to me...
  3. briangcc

    planning first trip to thousand islands

    Congrats! A week? Heck you could probably spend a month bouncing between US and Canada and still miss a bunch in 1000 Islands. My wife's cousin got married in Claton NY and the reception was held at the Riverdge Resort in Abay. Between boat tours, Antique Boat Museum, both castles...
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    Battery discharge. ...normal?

    FWIW...my Chap dealer told me the following when I took delivery of my boat.... Turn the batt switch OFF if its going to sit for over a week unused as it WILL drain the battery dead, Modern radios have memory circuits which DO have a parasitic drain. Not sure on the MPI/EFI setups but I would...
  5. briangcc

    2015 Dodge Grand caravan SE trailer wires installation failed

    1 & 2 are probably your blinkers and brakes right? Those would be the ones to tie into. 3 is more than likely your reverse light which since you're only hooking up a 4 pin converter box is unused. I'd start by retracing all the wiring and confirm which is the feed and which is the ground - as...
  6. briangcc

    replacing tires

    I'd jack by the axle...right where the u-bolts for the springs are. Nice and low, less likely to slip. Depending on your trailer, you may find a standard jack doesn't go high enough if you try to jack by the frame. That will get tippy / more likely to slip off, in my opinion. Does the tire...
  7. briangcc

    Telescoping emergency paddle

    https://forums.iboats.com/threads/front-wheel-drive-launching-retrieving.761912/ Guys and gals...it's a 12' wooden boat....not an aluminum one with built in oar locks. Let's keep the eye on the prize here as a collapsible paddle will probably be the right fit for this. Anything beyond is...
  8. briangcc

    Telescoping emergency paddle

    I think it depends on use as to what's going to really happen. For example...back when my parents bought the MFG in my signature, which is a very light 15' closed bow boat, we were gifted (2) orange/blue/white plastic extendable oars. Yeah they were 80's hideous but they worked fine on that...
  9. briangcc

    Should I winterize my boat?

    Remember the freak winter storm in Texas that burst a bunch of pipes? I'd at least drain the engine, assuming an I/O, between uses.
  10. briangcc

    1961 19ft Bellboy

    I'd say it all depends and only you can decide if it's worthy of a restore... IF you're not in a rush to get on the water, have an understanding admiral (wife/s.o.), and like the boat, it could be a project for yourself. It may take longer BUT you can piecemeal it as funds and time allow. Who...
  11. briangcc

    Front wheel drive launching & retrieving

    My uncle towed and launched his 18' Sylvan with a Ford Taurus for years. You're over thinking this, go boating.
  12. briangcc

    Front wheel drive launching & retrieving

    Current specs on the Odyssey say 3500lbs towing. I don't think you're going to know its back there. Happy launching.
  13. briangcc

    Buying and Selling Online

    Well....twas a Survey afterall. Maybe I skewed the results ;)
  14. briangcc

    Help IDing Trailer

    That's a really light boat....bet you can shove it off relatively easily with the back bunks just in the water. Reminds me of my Uncle's 16' starcraft. He'd just back it in so the back bunks were wet, and with the motor up, give it a shove into the water to launch. Pretty much same for...
  15. briangcc

    Never owned a boat!

    Been around boats long enough we've probably all seen someone try using a vehicle that isn't up to the task. For ex: in the 80's saw a F150 2wheel, single wheel peel, try to retrieve a 30' cigarette boat out of Point Breeze, Lake Ontario. Boat was on the trailer. Truck was smoking the rear...
  16. briangcc

    Lifting boat off trailer to repair bunk

    Me...I'd get the replacement bunks ready to go, launch it, and do the repair work in the parking lot. Probably 15-20 minutes provided you plan ahead. Rip old off, replace with new, bolt on and you're gtg.
  17. briangcc

    Never owned a boat!

    I get it. No one likes to hear their vehicle isn't up to the challenge but in this instance...you're putting a large cart behind a shetland pony. It isn't going to end well. And even IF you have a second vehicle cart all that required gear for you, you are going to be making several trips from...
  18. briangcc

    Never owned a boat!

    You're forgetting a few key pieces of information.... That's dry...no gas, no batteries, no safety gear, no anchors, nada, zero, zip. All that "stuff" weighs something. Gas alone probably puts you over 7200 lbs. Then there's the trailer its sitting on. Probably double if not triple axle right...
  19. briangcc

    2022 NFL - Week 5

    Ohh I dunno....ever see the movie Necessary Roughness? Or The Replacements? There's plenty of material in there for the Lions defense to use :)
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    Buying and Selling Online

    Never done it...always traded in to dealer for next boat.
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