I just googled it and in 30 seconds I found that it is no longer in production. I guess you will need to stand by the winch and press the buttons, or if you need remote, buy another winch.
Your wife must have some kind of hobbies that she pursues. Can't you use those expenses as a comparison?
In my case, my wife has horses. I could buy a new boat every year and it would even come close to the board, Ferrier and vet prices.
Old story.
Some time ago Seadoo put on "rudders" that we aficionados called "training wheels". Kinda stoopid, but they worked even in neutral.
Today, the current type PWC has 2 levers, port and starboard, that control forward and reverse. With a little practice you can turn the boat on a...
I have a plastic rake with a telescoping handle that fits in the bow compartment. Just need to bend over and you can feel the weeds on the intake grate and they come right off easy peasy.
I have been jetskiing in the Niagara and Erie for 30 years and luckily have never sucked up a line or...
My son bought a Yami with twins. The engines are the same as my Yami PWC.
Bullet-proof engines and easy to service and winterize, but everything has to be done twice.
In his case he is in calm waters, so it's a dream. IMHO, not an Erie boat. (I have boated Erie since 1968)
A Denmark boat with a salvage title? Any boat with a salvage title. A $40K boat with a salvage title?
What does you insurance agent say?
Personally I am old and can't run that fast.
I go boating with my family. Safety is MORE than job 1. Also, the thought of having to spend megabucks to fix up old crap is a nogo.
If someone offered me a 32 year old boat I would pass.
If someone offered me a FREE boat I would pass.
If someone offered me a boat that had a leak, I would...
Eons ago, OB motors clamped on....only one height. Then I bought a new motor and it had a series of vertical holes. The dealer installed it where he thought it should be.
After reading about performance (not a lot of literature back in the 1970's) I raised it up one notch. Wholly mackerel...
There are designs online for OB motor stands. I have personally built a dozen or more stands, but for motors between 3 HP and 35 HP.
I guess you could go bigger, and a google search would probably provide specs. But my questions would be: Why would you need a stand? Why would you take it...
I googled it yesterday and found one for 50 bucks. I know Laing's Outboards has a whole stack of used tanks, but I don't know what he charges. The tank rebuild kit is 20 bucks. Hose is about 4 bucks a foot.
Yes, it's a '59 Fastwin. I got it about 15 years ago, and it came with both the...
I was going to say that ^^^^ was the correct answer. But since I see it is already too late I'll say it anyway.
Pressurized thanks are readily available. EBay, OB meets, etc. I have 4 of them and 2 I got out of the garbage. For 20 bucks you can buy a rebuild kit with gaskets and seals and...
If it were free the cost of a full restoration would be double what the boat was worth.
Regarding the original question re. 2 years in salt water, a friend of mine had a similar situation, however his boat was 5 years old (bought new) and had lived in fresh water its whole life. It was well...
As I stated above, my RV has a solar panel that is a "maintainer", and it is on and charging whenever the sun is out. The purpose and function would be the same if the RV were a boat. It DOES need water added twice a year. Maybe only a few ounces, so it's not "boiling off water", per se'...
My fishing boat was a Starcraft Utility. When I saw a Whaler Montauk at a boat show I just had to have one. After a year with that 4-stroke outboard, we sold our I/O family boat and upgraded to an outboard runabout.
