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  1. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Radial Trail HD and USA Trail are quality products. The Sport Trail that everyone seems to market and comes OEM on some stuff is crap, and in the market's eyes, that makes Carlisle crap. A lot of the USA trail stuff is actually made in USA, just not all of it, but the USA trail are bias ply...
  2. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    You will pay MORE for a tire/ wheel combo than if you buy a decent tire from a tire shop, and mount it on a new rim.. A Carlisle Sport trail is not a decent tire, and that is generally what is offered in combo's as Carlisle offers them directly.. Buy one for a spare and a bracket, but not a...
  3. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Kenda gets a lot of OEM market because they are dirt cheap, not because they are good... Your going to add ~$80-100 for a set of Endurances at most over a pair of good radial tires. If you told us you were going to trailer it a great distance regularly, I'd tell you to get either a Carlisle...
  4. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    They are junk, but for your uses will be fine
  5. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    No, it means bias ply . D stands for Diagonal bias. R would be Radial.. That only applies when the D is where an R would normally be.. A tire marked " Load Range D " would be load range D weather it was bias or radial Get the load range that matches what you have or greater.. Most do not...
  6. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Just go to your local tire shop and get whatever they have. Likely they are going to dry rot and expire before they will be worn out.. Get a radial however, not a bias ply.. It will be an R15 and not a D15
  7. matt167

    1977 Johnson 140hp outboard -

    change the batteries in that DVOM while your at it.
  8. matt167

    charging a boat battery

    My regular charger will do 1A/3A float, 10A automatic or 55A boost start.. The maintainer actually belongs on my spare lawn mower as I had to rig the wiring and it no longer charges I remember Walmart batteries being decent when they were all made by Johnson Controls ( Interstate ), now they...
  9. matt167

    charging a boat battery

    My boat came with a 2 year old Everstart marine battery. The biggest one they make. I had very little faith that it was any good, but I stuck it on the bench and charged it until it lit up green and it actually did not take long. Since then it spun the motor over multiple times including at the...
  10. matt167

    Finally Had To Retire It

    Ny. But when I needed parts, they were NLA. I found NOS points. Water pump and stuff was available. I don't even need the motor now, so it just sits on a stand.
  11. matt167

    Finally Had To Retire It

    I think the 4cyl 650's were distributor/ ignition. Magneto up to 65, and breakerless after that but I can't remember.. I have a '64 that was my grandfathers that I can't get parts for
  12. matt167

    Intex Mariner 4 - Certificate of Origin and first assignment question

    I bought my Seahawk from Amazon. I did not even file that part of the MSO with the NY DMV and they accepted it. However with Home Depot, they sell trailers and know how to fill out the MSOs for them. I just bought one from them and it was done in Customer service
  13. matt167

    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    probably work. It does not take much
  14. matt167

    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    yup, just protect the threads with the nut. I forgot to mention to pull up slightly when you hit it
  15. matt167

    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    thread the nut on so the threads are flush. Get a brass hammer, hold the collar in your hand tight, and give it a couple light wacks. All the parts will be left in your hand with zero damage
  16. matt167

    WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO. CHANGE

    Boat's are not cheap.. The $25 skip white HEI your probably thinking of isn't going to cut it, and it just might blow up your boat
  17. matt167

    Boat and trailer length

    I remember my dad leaving his in 1st gear, rather than reverse. Use the brakes to get it close, then let it roll back and let the clutch out and pull the trailer out once the boat started to float. It does the same thing as hitting the brakes if you have a 5spd, and you can do that all while not...
  18. matt167

    Running without Reverse Gate..?

    A jet is always pumping, direct drive, the impeller is always spitting water out the back, they draw water from the bottom so there is no way to mechanically reverse... The reverse gate serves a purpose as a neutral, by letting water flow both forward and reverse, and as a reverse by fully...
  19. matt167

    Connecting Kicker Motor

    Panther has these for $16/ 2 of them right on Iboats,http://ww2.iboats.com/Panther-Pair-of-Kicker-Motor-Steering-Connector-Quick-Release-Only/dm/cart_id.946072286--session_id.090367943--view_id.163196 but the Attwood kit gives you the motor brackets, balljoints and zinc all thread for $20
  20. matt167

    Connecting Kicker Motor

    The cheapest way to get what you want is the Attwood kit which costs $20.. If the steering link is too short ( by looks, it is not too short ), you can get stainless all thread at fastenal with the right thread to use the quick ball joints and brackets from the Attwood kit. If your in fresh...
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