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  1. lrdchaos

    So many choices!

    the Tahoe was fine, it had a 5.0mpi and bravo 1 out drive so it performed well. Fit and finish was what you would expect from a boat in the price range, but it kept us out on the lake for lots of weekends. It handled rough water like most 20ft boats do.
  2. lrdchaos

    So many choices!

    No, we had a Tahoe q7i for 11 years prior to this boat that we sold a couple years ago because we had two small kids and we’re not using it as much. When we started looking for another boat I knew I wanted a boat larger than 20ft, I really wanted to be in the 24ft range, but wanted a boat that...
  3. lrdchaos

    Two year old fuel

    I would use a little then replace, use then replace....but I don’t know how easy it is for you to get fuel.
  4. lrdchaos

    Two year old fuel

    I would top it off with new gas and throw in some conditioner and see what happens. On my previous boat, granted it was a runabout with a 50gallon gas tank, it sat for a year and a half without being used due to a new baby. The fuel was stabilized prior to sitting though. What I did was top...
  5. lrdchaos

    So many choices!

    We recently picked up a Monterey 238ss with a 350mag engine and I think it fits most of your requirements. It’s 23ft overall, feels wide and we like the layout for long cruises, plus it can be pulled by my wife’s Tahoe. We chose a boat without a tower as well so that it would fit in smaller...
  6. lrdchaos

    Great time to sell a used boat.

    If the bottom falls out, that likely means jobs as well. So the payments they can make now they may not be able to make. Then they will either have to try and sell their house at what they owe, which will likely be more than it’s worth, or lose any equity they have and turn it over to...
  7. lrdchaos

    Great time to sell a used boat.

    If I didn’t plan on keeping my boat for the next 8-10 years I would sell now. My guess is that within the next year to a year and a half the market will be flooded with boats people can’t get rid of.
  8. lrdchaos

    Great time to sell a used boat.

    We were in the same boat so to speak. Bought a used boat that was 5 years old that was less than half a new boat. I wanted new, but couldn’t justify the depreciation. The one we found was towards the top of book value, but still within book and seems to be in good shape.
  9. lrdchaos

    New to me 2015 350 mag, any more maintenance items?

    Is the iac muffler the same as the iac filter? Most seem to be around 2 dollars, foe this engine it’s 9. That’s about the norm for me.
  10. lrdchaos

    New to me 2015 350 mag, any more maintenance items?

    That’s been done as well....I missed that on my list.
  11. lrdchaos

    New to me 2015 350 mag, any more maintenance items?

    Picked up a 2015 Monterey with a 350mag that had 142 hours back in January. The boat ran great on the sea trial, but I wanted to start fresh. So I have changed the oil, gear oil, sucked out the trim oil and replaced, replaced spark plugs and distributor cap and rotor, and I’ve had the outdrive...
  12. lrdchaos

    Great time to sell a used boat.

    It will be interesting to see what happens in the next couple of years. Will the market support these prices or will people that are paying premiums for houses and boats start dumping them into foreclosure since no one wants to pay that much?
  13. lrdchaos

    Proper batteries for Volvo Penta 5.7Gxi-C

    I just went through this battery selection process and ended up with a true cranking battery and a true deep cycle battery, not a dual purpose. A true deep cycle battery will have a longer reserve capacity for running electronics than a dual purpose battery, the dc battery will also last...
  14. lrdchaos

    2014 350 mag cat, port manifold/riser considerably hotter?

    Just fired off my new to me boat to make sure everything made it through the winter. Ran the boat on the muffs for probably 30 minutes from idle up to 1400 rpms. One thing I noticed, and it might have been this way when I bought the boat is that the port side riser/cat was considerably hotter...
  15. lrdchaos

    Are surge brakes always a PIA?

    I’ve had a number of boats over the years and it always seems that surge brakes need bled otherwise the trailer slams every time you brake or give it gas. I’m sending my trailer in now to have it bled. Is there something I can do, besides swapping to electric brakes, to minimize this?
  16. lrdchaos

    First time applying gelcoat, how long can it sit before sanding?

    It doesn’t really say. It says I can speed up the process by adding a heat lamp or blow drier. It will be curing in a 65 degree garage.
  17. lrdchaos

    First time applying gelcoat, how long can it sit before sanding?

    Getting ready to bring my boat home and put it in my garage to repair a crack in the gelcoat. If I dremel out the crack tomorrow and apply the gelcoat, can I wait until Saturday to wet sand the gelcoat or Is that too long?
  18. lrdchaos

    Momentary freezing inboard

    I would drain it. Even if the residual water freezes and expands it should have room to expand if the majority of the water is drained.
  19. lrdchaos

    Adding an ACR to an existing dual battery setup?

    I currently have a dual battery setup with the 1/2/both setup. Is there a way to keep my current switch and add an ACR in the mix?
  20. lrdchaos

    Why do deep cycle batteries seem to lose charge so quick?

    I’m using the charger to measure voltage, I’ll stick my voltmeter on them next time. They will show 13+ when I pull the charger off of them. It’s a smart charger that reads voltage and can charge wet cell, agm and gel. Batteries will likely be less than 6 years old, since the boat is a 15...
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