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  1. matt167

    Jet ski trailer 5.30-12 tire upgrade to 205 75 14 fail

    There are radial's in 5.30-12 but you have to dig for them. The USA Trail in bias is really about all you will find that is quality though. 145R12 is a larger size that is 22" in diamater.. Once you get into 13" you can get the Goodyear Endurance radial and then you can talk about quality
  2. matt167

    Jet ski trailer 5.30-12 tire upgrade to 205 75 14 fail

    My best professional advice is to try some quality radials like the Goodyear Endurance. A lot has changed. However pretty much all that is available in an 8" will be bias. The USA trail is as best you will get
  3. matt167

    Seadoo jet boat. Is it legally a boat or PWC?

    There is a 1995 Seadoo Jet boat that I could go get fairly cheap, yet has rebuilt engines. Think it could be just a cool light boat to blast down a lake or river on any weekend I might want to go and not worry about winterization beyond the basic stuff. Are these considered PWC's or are they...
  4. matt167

    Cone clutch??

    use serial numbers to obtain the correct parts
  5. matt167

    Jet ski trailer 5.30-12 tire upgrade to 205 75 14 fail

    what is your reason for bias ply?
  6. matt167

    2021 Susuki 4 stroke 25hp and 30hp Outboard difference?

    my bet is the camshaft is different, without looking at the IPL's. The ECU would be different because of it as well
  7. matt167

    Jet ski trailer 5.30-12 tire upgrade to 205 75 14 fail

    Generally would not advocate it, but wheel spacers may work... However Carslile makes the USA trail in a 5.30-12 and that is the best tire you can get in a 12"
  8. matt167

    Best Way to get a title

    You can title it with Vermont using a bill of sale. but you need to pay 6% sales tax to VT, and then tax to your state.
  9. matt167

    No Start, but should

    Ditto on Scott's advice. It's most likely 180* out. Been there a time or 2
  10. matt167

    Removing the 5" leg extension.

    you'll need a few parts to make it work.. A manual jack plate set up 5" would be easier
  11. matt167

    The world has lost the appreciation for hard work

    Yup, nobody wants to work, and there is plenty of work to be had..
  12. matt167

    Long Trip Home - Florida to Georgian Bay

    You could register the boat internationally I think, and then your canadian insurance would hold out. As far as Wifi. I use a Visible wireless phone as it's unlimited hotspot for $40 per month. I'm in a very rural location so I actually use it for my home internet and have a dedicated line. I...
  13. matt167

    1972 Holiday seat replacement

    Most of those jump seats met a junk pile by the fisherman who bought the boats... FWIW Starcraft used the same seats on all of the tin I/O boats. Nobody really fits into them, except kids. That said, I'm glad that my Offshore V 18 has them along with a completely recovered interior prior to me...
  14. matt167

    1979 Starcraft Chieftain

    The run of the mill Mercury TOP weighs in at around 300 lbs, and at ~115hp that is a motor that would have been common on them when new. An F115 Yamaha weighs 377 lbs, and 150's are in the 500 lbs range. A modern 115hp will have about the same hp as an old 120-125hp
  15. matt167

    Tiller Conversions Seahorse 35

    yeah, their thirsty. They burn enough to feed a 50hp or even larger
  16. matt167

    Tiller Conversions Seahorse 35

    They are great running engines, just wildly innefficent and they use 24:1 oil ratio... Sell it to someone who needs a good remote setup on a vintage boat. Seek out a '80's to 90's Johnson/ Evinrude 20-35hp and you will be a lot happier
  17. matt167

    Help me decide- Johnson 30

    I have a 1987/1988 Johnson 20hp in nice condition with the model and serial numbers invisible. The printing is just gone. I think it's pretty common
  18. matt167

    4 HP Evinrude Coils

    appears that your engine has the old style magneto ignition which was used for a brief time between 1981 and 1982 I think. There was a CDI ignition used before that, and after that but OMC went 50's tech for a couple years there. The system uses 2 coils, 2 condensors, 2 sets of points and 2...
  19. matt167

    ***** NOT****iboats service manuals***** NOT****

    Find an old computer or use a virtual machine with an old version of windows and set the date to sometime last year.. SWF can be converted into HTML5 but it would take rebuilding every page.. I suspect that boatinfo ( in no way a part of Iboats ) used flash because it's not easily copied...
  20. matt167

    Bought another one from Rawhide Youth Services

    Troy Bilt/ MTD still makes the PTO model horse, which I think is actually a Horse III, and an upgraded version, but they basically start at $2,500. and they did shrink some parts in the gear case/ axles I recently repowered my grandfathers old 2spd that the old Techumseh 6hp was dead which I...
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