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  1. JimS123

    Upgrading trailer tires and rims - need advice

    My trailers with bias tires run just fine. If I keep an eye out for sidewall cracking, I'm OK. With minimal use I have successfully had bias last for years and years. I switched to radial because bias weren't available any more. I see no discernible difference in the ride. What I DO see it...
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    Boat cover: Maxum 2400 SR3 with Swim platform.

    Carver sells several different "grades" of covers. If you look up your model and you can get a "custom fit", it will be as good as having one made locally, but much cheaper. If your model boat only shows a "styled to fit" cover, it will be close, but it won't fit as good as one made locally...
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    $2500 boat

    Cheap boats are out there if you look. Dirt cheap boats are usually because of a reason. If a guy was so poor on maintenance that he let the block crack, what else did he not maintain? I don't know for sure re. that vintage, but my guess is that the boat has wood stringers. It's current age...
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    1980 Glasstream Bass boat

    The HIN will verify year manufactured. Fiberglassics.com has a massive library of old boat catalogs. Knowing the year, look it up.
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    Best auxilary tilt and trim unit for salt water use

    I personally find Panther products to be quite well engineered and have used several models. However, for a boat and motor that small it's probably not worth the high price that it would cost.
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    Newbie considering buying 1992 Tracker Magna w/o outboard

    Disconnect all of the cables and steering at the old motor. Disconnect the bolts and hoist the motor off the transom. Get a template for the new motor. If the old holes line up, simply mount the new motor. If not, seal the old holes and drill new ones. Pull the fuel line, electric line...
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    Boat cover: Maxum 2400 SR3 with Swim platform.

    Carver covers are sold on IBoats. Select the sun-dura fabric.
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    Need help IDing my first boat

    The motor that's on the boat now weighs 60 pounds. A comparable current technology 4-stroke Mercury OB in the same weight range would be a 6 HP, at 56 pounds. If a new engine is upgraded to electric start, the battery alone will weigh an extra +-50 pounds.
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    Need help IDing my first boat

    A charging system means electric start and thus a heavier motor and a battery is required. The engine will keep the battery charged and even run the lights, but it won't have any impact on the battery once you run the trolling motor. They use more juice than the engine can handle. I have one...
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    Trust the dealer?

    I got my first boat at age 19. My hourly wage back then would buy 3 1/2 gallons of gas. A few years later, after graduating from the University, my hourly salary would buy me 10 1/2 gallons of gas Today retired, my annual income / 52 / 40 would buy me 11 gallons of gas. It's all relative...
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    Need help IDing my first boat

    The tinny in my signature is much much deeper and wider than the one in this thread. The model is "R" for rugged duty. It performs OK with 2 adults and 2 kids and will even plane with the same little 9.5. It is rated at 25 HP, so I put one on. OMG, squirrely. The biggest I could run safely...
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    Can anyone help me identify this boat model

    The shape and style, and certainly the condition, do not indicate its as old as 78. (at least IMHO) Certainly drives can and often do get replaced. Also, registrations get lost and boats get re-registered incorrectly in states where the rules are not too rigid. What is certain is the HIN...
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    Can anyone help me identify this boat model

    The metal plate may or may not have a dent in it, but the embossed HIN on the hull's transom clearly is M791. Or do my eyes deceive me?
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    Trust the dealer?

    Not nowadays, but it was ALWAYS that way. OMC owner's manuals always referred to the term "cruise throttle". When at WOT you would merely back off the throttle a bit until you heard a slight reduction in engine speed. At that point you were saving a lot of fuel, but the speed reduction was...
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    Need help IDing my first boat

    Yes, for sure. I can see the pics very clearly. And I don't need info re. capacity. The 9.5 you have on the back is the perfect engine for that boat. Adding all the amenities you desire would be foolish. That little boat is suitable for 2 people, a tackle box and a couple poles. Adding...
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    Foldable Boats

    Google Porta-Bote. I think they are still in business. It might be good for a very small lake, but I personally wouldn't want to power it in waves. I only recall ever seeing one in operation, and that was 30 or more years ago. Kinda scary to me....LOL.
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    Can anyone help me identify this boat model

    The HIN on the transom AND the SN on the interior metal plate both show the last 2 letters to be 91. That boat was NOT made in 1978.
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    1966 Starcraft

    Based on the pics it looks like too nice a boat to sell. If you do you'll get only a fraction of what its really worth. If you simply don't want it, or don't want to go boating any more, that's one thing. But, if you are only selling it because it won't start, at least give the points thing a...
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    Trust the dealer?

    My old Starcraft Utility weighed 450# (deluxe model with floor) and it would reach 25 mph with a 25 HP 2-stroke and 2 people. Propped right, your 20 will "perform" OK, but not at your desired speed. Go with a 30.
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    Transom heights....why are some lower than others?

    Transom heights are 15, 20 or 25" (+-1) and vary depending upon the height of the motor the boat is designed for. Some, for example, may be purchased in either configuration, and are suited to people who already have a motor and want a boat to use it with. If a second step is used, its...
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