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  1. JimS123

    Bow of boat hits winch when loading onto trailer

    For many many years I had a dedicated tow car and the winch electric cable was threaded thru the interior and connected to the battery. I retired that classic Bonneville a few years ago and now its just used for Cruise Night. Currently I have several boats, all equipped with a Powerwinch, all...
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    Bow of boat hits winch when loading onto trailer

    You learn something new every day. The only 2-speed winches I ever owned were 40 years ago and they didn't work like that. Gotta love my Powerwinch (brand). No cranking, just a button.....LOL.
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    Where is the lowest prices for new outboard engines?

    What kind of prop are you looking for? A SS upgrade? If you know the pitch, google it. There are several discount sources, including right here.
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    Where is the lowest prices for new outboard engines?

    My SF14 was a 2009. It was the FLSS model, meaning it had a floor, live well and vinyl covered seats. The max Hp was 25. The side console version was 40.
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    Bow of boat hits winch when loading onto trailer

    That makes no sense. High or low speed gearing always go the same direction.
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    Would Smart Tabs help with the pounding?

    That's what Grandpa taught me back in 1954. Works every time. HIS reason was that Grandma yelled at him if the boat bounced too much...
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    Would Smart Tabs help with the pounding?

    I am an anomoly in that I keep my boats a long time. My last family boat was 35 years old when I sold it, and some of my current boats are 57, 61 and 69 years old. As such, for me cost is no object, within reason. But that's not the norm today. Most people I know are quick to upgrade. In...
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    Would Smart Tabs help with the pounding?

    No doubt a set of Bennetts is the cat's meow. My son has them as std. equipment on his $96,000 boat. Its all about how much you want to spend. Is a $500+ investment cost effective for a $2000 boat? Over the last holiday we had relatives out on our boat on a busy day. The waves were heavy...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    The Stingray plant and water test facilities are on a small inland lake in SC. Google it and you can see how big it is. We owned our Stingray for 35 years, all that time plying the Great Lakes and the Mighty Niagara River. Surely our new SeaRay rides better than the Stingray, but we were happy...
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    Boat keeps porpoising.

    We had a 19' Stingray as well, and from the factory it would perform quite similar to the OP's problem. I added a set of Perko fixed (but manually adjustable) trim tabs and it cured the problem. Then, I added a Doel Fin and OMG the boat performance was awesome. Just by odd luck, we had the...
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    Would Smart Tabs help with the pounding?

    Tabs would not help you in any way. To minimize slamming (not eliminate it), always keep the drive trimmed all the way in. To nearly eliminate the bow rise, install a Doel Fin on the outdrive. No holes to drill in the boat, but you may lose a bit of top speed. But, the fin will not affect...
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    Where is the lowest prices for new outboard engines?

    Based on your pictures that does not look like a 40HP hull. My Sea Nymph looks comparable and the specs are quite similar. Except the HP rating for mine is 25. My personal experience is that anything over 18HP was overpowered. Are you sure that your boat was originally fitted with a side...
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    87 Sylvan 22’ offshore kicker bracket

    Buy a retractable Panther bracket. Mount it on the transom with SS bolts and a metal backer plate. Seal the holes with 5200. Position the bracket so that in the down position the Kicker's prop will be below the boat.
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    Where is the lowest prices for new outboard engines?

    Your friend has seen the boat so his opinion trumps ours. Nevertheless, all things considered, I would think a 25 4-stroke on a boat rated for a 40 2-stroke would be ideal. Certainly, a 9.9 would be a dog. The caveat is that the transom condition and wood needs to be in good condition. I...
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    Fix hull damage.

    Just another silly reply, not necessarily to the OP, but to anyone thinking about a resto.... If the boat was bought new by Grandpa, and has been in the family for decades, restore it no matter what the cost. If it is a classic that hasn't been built in eons, and there aren't many left...
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    Fix hull damage.

    I just copied your list and put it in my file cabinet. It fit my buddy almost to a T, with the following edits... Step 12 - used it a few times but the wife was now afraid of it. Step 13 - 3 years later it was rotten again. Turns out the "mechanic" was't as good as was reported. Step 14 - had...
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    Fix hull damage.

    It looks like you have structural damage. Surely, the innards rot out in time, but if the exterior has cracks like in your pics the repairs were delayed way too long. If you are lucky you might fix it for $4K. Then you will have a rig that's worth maybe $1500. You got it for $400 for a reason.
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    Whats the best hydrofoil

    Yup, there's 2 more reviews of fins on I/Os. The problem is that the outdrive is stuck on the transom where the manufacturer put it. Can't optimize that. Actually, the only boats I ever owned in the past 53 years that did NOT have a fin were the small lightweight outboards. They really...
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    So... I want to buy a boat, but I know nothing about them.

    Its all supply and demand. Hardly anyone wants them any more. My son had a 21' Cuddy that he bought to sleep on weekends. Then he found out that he couldn't invite as many friends over during the day because the cockpit was too small. The hot boats right now are 25-27' bowriders with twin or...
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    So... I want to buy a boat, but I know nothing about them.

    New boats are a couple years out since the demand now is quite high. Regardless, cuddys are few and far between since most manufacturers have dropped them from the line. Used boats are hard to find as well. The few that are available are cheap and for a reason, that being they are not...
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