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- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Keel Guard for Hulls with Rounded Keel Edge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 36
Re: Keel Guard for Hulls with Rounded Keel Edge
I have a 1973 17-footer whose hull does not have a keel that is a perfect V-shape, it has a U-shape. What model is your 1973 17-footer? In 1973, Boston Whaler referred to their 16-foot 7-inch hull as a 16-footer. The aft portion of that hull is a completely rounded bottom. The bow stem and forward ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:35 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Keel Guard for Hulls with Rounded Keel Edge
- Replies: 3
- Views: 36
Re: Keel Guard for Hulls with Rounded Keel Edge
Perhaps you can fabricate your own keel guard. The method would be: ⋅ Apply some release agent to the keel or even a layer of very thin plastic wrap; ⋅ make a impression mold of the keel, including any portion of the stem that you want to protect; ⋅ using the mold, crea...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:16 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Propeller Selection: A General Method Explained
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7
Propeller Selection: A General Method Explained
When selecting a propeller for a boat powered by an outboard engine, the general overall goal is to select a propeller whose load on the engine will be such that the engine will be able to accelerate under that load and reach an engine speed at which the engine manufacturer has declared is the optim...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:52 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1330
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
Your outcome was good. Thanks for following up with the eventual outcome that fixed the initial problem.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1994 DAUNTLESS Gel Coat Resin Source
- Replies: 2
- Views: 28
Re: 1994 DAUNTLESS Gel Coat Resin Source
I doubt there will be a gel coat resin manufacturer in Chicago or in the midwest. Typically you would purchase gel coat resin from a provider by mail order.bhealey wrote:I prefer to obtain the gel coat resin in the midwestern USA or in Chicago.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1988 SUPER SPORT 15 Re-power
- Replies: 4
- Views: 40
Re: 1988 SUPER SPORT 15 Re-power
Using the data that existing best boat speed with 50-HP was 34-MPH, I deduce the boat weight using the Crouch Method as 1,561-lbs using a hull factor of 190. Next I add 30-lbs, set the power to 60-HP, and deduce the new boat speed as 36.9-MPH. Finally I assume the engine speed will be in the middle ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1988 SUPER SPORT 15 Re-power
- Replies: 4
- Views: 40
Re: 1988 SUPER SPORT 15 Re-power
Q2: what was the top boat speed with the previous engine? Q3: what is the engine speed range in RPM that the manufacturer indicates is the optimum engine speed for full-throttle operation? Q4: what is the amount of change in the total boat weight that will occur when you change to the new 60-HP engi...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:46 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Refinishing Mahogany: Method to Lighten Color Not Using Bleach
- Replies: 1
- Views: 28
Re: Refinishing Mahogany: Method to Lighten Color Not Using Bleach
Q1: what methods, other than using bleach, can lighten the wood color of darkened mahogany? When the color of wood changes from exposure to weather, the use of bleach or other agents to alter the color is a chemical process. Since you report having used two chemical agents, bleach and teak cleaner,...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:07 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Boston Whaler Copy Made in Macedonia
- Replies: 1
- Views: 94
Re: Boston Whaler Copy Made in Macedonia
The hull design of the REAL 500 appears striking similar to a Boston Whaler 17-footer. The length of 5-meters is 16-feet 4.8-inches. The classic Boston Whaler boat is 16-feet 7-inches, so the nominal length is just about identical. The beam of 1.9-meters is 6-feet 3-inches. The classic Boston Whaler...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:27 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2004 190 NANTUCKET Gel Coat Colors
- Replies: 4
- Views: 298
Re: 2004 190 NANTUCKET Gel Coat Colors
ASIDE to MASBAMA--your image of the label on a jar of resin is very hard to read to discover the particular color and part number. To make your contribution of this information more usable, please just give the text of the label of the jar of resin you show in your image. If you give the part number...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:51 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: A Custom 15-footer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 166
Re: A Custom 15-footer
Q1: is the white all-round lamp seen on the engine cowling battery-operated and mounted with a suction cup?
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: NAUSET MARINE Contact Information
- Replies: 0
- Views: 141
NAUSET MARINE Contact Information
The long-time Boston Whaler dealer NAUSET MARINE in Massachusetts continues to provide excellent support for older Boston Whaler boats, providing OEM or OEM-quality parts. To contact their parts department via telephone use the number below: Nauset Marine in Massachusetts https://www.nausetmarine.co...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:21 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2004 190 NANTUCKET Gel Coat Colors
- Replies: 4
- Views: 298
Re: 2004 190 NANTUCKET Gel Coat Colors
A dealer may be able to give you better advice. Try contacting Sue Lodel in Wisconsin. She is a legendary source of information and parts for older Boston Whaler boats. Here is a link to her contact information: Sue Lodel The Boat House (formerly Twin Cities Marine) https://continuouswave.com/forum/...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:45 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: BEARCAT Engine Water Pump Parts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 193
Re: BEARCAT Engine Water Pump Parts
Some, if not all Homelite - Bearcat outboards used Crosley engines. The long history of how Powell Crosley's 1940's engine became the 1970's Fisher-Pierce BEARCAT engine is described in rather good detail in the article already mentioned and linked above, which has been available for the past 23-ye...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:49 am
- Forum: Introduction to the Forum Software
- Topic: Invitation To "kick off" user Blackduck
- Replies: 1
- Views: 134
Re: Invitation To "kick off" user Blackduck
Hey Jim, why don't you just kick me off your site, the way you have done in the past with others who disagree with your crap- You have made two errors in your question to me. FIrst, in the 30-years that I have been providing this website, I have only "kicked off" perhaps one or two people...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:52 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: BEARCAT Engine Water Pump Parts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 193
Re: BEARCAT Engine Water Pump Parts
In 2001 I wrote an article on the BEARCAT engines. See https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/history/bearcat.html At the time I wrote that article, a fellow named Ed Ewing in California was refurbishing and selling BEARCAT engines, and he had hundreds of them. But he was already 80-years-old. ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1976 OUTRAGE 19 Re-power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1116
Re: 1976 OUTRAGE 19 Re-power
The above linked thread where Blackduck gives his anecdotal observations about the DF140 engine is actually quite strange, as it contains the admission of participant "Blackduck" that he joins any discussion about the DF140 engine to report how little actual horsepower he thinks it makes. ...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:26 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2013 170 Montauk White All-round Pole Lamp Stuck
- Replies: 2
- Views: 81
Re: 2013 170 Montauk White All-round Pole Lamp Stuck
The support pole for the white all-round navigation lamp is intended to be installed and removed as needed. If the pole seems reluctant to come out of the socket, try spraying some WD40 as a lubricant around the bottom of the pole and let it drip into the socket. WD40 is safe to use on electrical co...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Outrage 210 and Outage 190 Fabricating New Seat Bolster Brackets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 111
Re: Outrage 210 and Outage 190 Fabricating New Seat Bolster Brackets
Hi Frank--this sounds like a nice project. The resources that participants here have access to for fabricating parts are always quite amazing to me.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:33 am
- Forum: MARKETPLACE
- Topic: FS: 1986 Outrage 18 $17,500 in Texas
- Replies: 1
- Views: 676
Re: FS: 1986 Outrage 18 $17,500 in Texas
ASIDE:
The Obama administration declared in 2009 that the LORAN system was obsolete, and then spent more money blowing up the towers and facilities than it would have cost to continue to operate the system.gonzo wrote:There is a LORAN receiver, but unsure of working condition.
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:50 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1984 Outrage V-20 Wiring Paths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 101
Re: 1984 Outrage V-20 Wiring Paths
Q4: [what are your] thoughts on running [the wiring for the under-gunwale LED lamps for the Port side] through rub rail? Bad idea. The wiring in the rub rail is difficult to access or service. I do not see any benefit by using that awkward path. Q5: can two more wires fit in rub rail? Perhaps, but ...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 129
Re: Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines
As mentioned earlier in this thread, the best indicator of fuel efficiency for an internal combustion engine is the brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC). The best operating point for lowest BSFC is highly dependent on the engine design, the engine speed, and the load on the engine. There is no sim...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:22 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1977 MONTAUK Transom Strength
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5328
Re: 1977 MONTAUK Transom Strength
Note that this thread was discussing the strength of the transom on an older MONTAUK boat. There has been a new topic introduced regarding the fuel efficiency of two SUZUKI engines. That topic has been moved to its own thread in the PERFORMANCE forum. Please see Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:03 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 129
Re: Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines
115hp burned 3.6gph at 3500rpm 24.1mph 6.69mpg, range 133.. Top speed 47.8 90hp burned 2.1gph at 3500rpm 17.6mph 8.38mpg, range 166.. Top speed 41.9. That you have now provided some data to compare the 90-HP and 115-HP engine allows for an actual comparison to be made between these two Suzuki engin...
- Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:44 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1984 Outrage V-20 Wiring Paths
- Replies: 3
- Views: 101
Re: 1984 Outrage V-20 Wiring Paths
Q3: is the ONLY option to run electrical wiring to the engine splash well, then running wire to the port side? In the REFERENCE section article on the OUTRAGE V-20 , there is a good illustration that shows the rigging tunnel path, which I show below in Figure 1. https://continuouswave.com/whaler/re...
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Connecting Mercury SmartCraft to a NMEA 2000 Network
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16456
Re: Connecting Mercury SmartCraft to a NEMA 2000 Network
Yes. See my reply to an identical question already asked and answered above.Marcesark wrote:Q2: will SC1000 gauges work [when a Mercury SmaertCraft-to-NMEA-2000-Gateway is used to convert engine data from the SmartCraft proprietary protocol to the NMEA-2000 protocol and sent to a NMEA-2000 network]?
- Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:51 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 129
Re: Fuel Efficiency of Two Suzuki Engines
[Recommends a] Suzuki DF90A [on the basis that it will…produce] great [fuel economy]. When characterizing an improvement in fuel economy for a particular engine, it is necessary to indicate what other engine is to be used as the comparison. Also, to describe an improvement in more actual terms, som...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 6:46 pm
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1330
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
A corollary question: Q1: are you getting NMEA-2000 engine data on the ICON Pro RPM gauge, like engine speed and engine temperature? ASIDE: I think at this point (and from your lengthy narratives) you must have already connected EV-Diagnostics to the E-TEC engine EMM and performed a calibration proc...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 5:05 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1976 OUTRAGE 19 Re-power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1116
Re: 1976 OUTRAGE 19 Re-power
The [140] engine is also shy of the claimed 140-HP. Top [boat speed] will be less than 40-MPH. A good 140-HP engine should push that boat to 44-MPH. Assuming the reported speeds are correct, we can then estimate the power of the Suzuki DF140 as something less than 140-HP based on its ability to onl...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:40 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Towing Capacity Necessary for 2021 190 Montauk
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1083
Re: Towing Capacity Necessary for 2021 190 Montauk
Regarding renting a truck and then using it for towing a boat, my experience agrees with JEFECINCO's comments: most truck rental policies forbid using the rented truck to tow anything. ASIDE: when I bought a larger boat and did not have a tow vehicle that could tow it, I resorted to an age-old metho...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:36 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1330
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
I installed the 47-Ohm resistor. I am glad you finally overcame your RESISTANCE to installing the RESISTOR. At this point, with the addition of the 47-Ohm resistor, the systems should be working. If I encountered this problem, my next step would be: --do a total reset on the ICON Pro RPM gauge, and...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Towing Capacity Necessary for 2021 190 Montauk
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1083
Re: Towing Capacity Necessary for 2021 190 Montauk
Ratings for towing capacity are stated for an empty vehicle with only the driver in the vehicle. Any additional weight in the tow vehicle such as other people or gear must be subtracted from the rated capacity. The wheelbase length of the towing vehicle also influences the towing ride or feel, with ...
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:50 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 2003 275 Conquest With Twin 300
- Replies: 2
- Views: 526
Re: 2003 275 Conquest With Twin 300
There is likely a strong correlation between the maximum power rating at 450-HP and the largest four-stroke-power-cycle engine sold by Mercury Marine being rated 225-HP in 2003.Barbender wrote:I think the 2003 275 CONQUEST maximum power is specified as 450-HP.
- Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:35 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Alaskan Squall - The End
- Replies: 5
- Views: 980
Re: Alaskan Squall - the end
That the SQUALL never made it back into the water is a sad twist to the long and interesting story.
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:25 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2018 270 DAUNTLESS Pump Runs Continually
- Replies: 2
- Views: 557
Re: 2018 270 DAUNTLESS Pump Runs Continually
The typical wiring scheme on a modern Boston Whaler boat, like a 2018 270 DAUNTLESS, will have an isolated feed from the main battery that remains on even when the main battery switch is set to the OFF position. This circuit is typically protected by a fuse or a circuit breaker, and provides power t...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:20 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1059
Re: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
Adding up the mentioned weights totals 1250 + 380 + 50 + 180 + 180 = 2040-lbs which is extraordinarily light. Adjusting the observed boat speed of 40-MPH speed over ground with favorable current of perhaps 4-MPH gives a speed through the water of 36-MPH. Using the Crouch speed prediction method, for...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:02 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Conquest 26 Just Purchased in 2024
- Replies: 1
- Views: 529
Re: Conquest 26 Just Purchased in 2024
Hello Jay. Welcome warmly to the forum and to all the other resources on the continuousWave website, which has been available since 1994, or for about 30-years. The website concentrates on collecting, organizing, and preserving useful information on its two principal subjects: classic era Boston Wha...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Montauk 17: Handling Rain Water Accumulation in Cockpit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 908
Re: Montauk 17: Handling Rain Water Accumulation in Cockpit
Whether the water accumulation in a cockpit sump with the sump drain left open to the sea will overflow the sump depends on the distribution of weight in the hull, and the particular hull. The speed that a pump can discharge a battery can vary with the control system. The traditional control system ...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:53 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1976 OUTRAGE 19 Re-power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1116
Re: 1976 OUTRAGE 19 Re-power
The dealer stated “the 150 swings a considerably larger propeller, has considerably more torque, and would increase the boat speed at full throttle by 8-MPH [compared to the 140-HP engine] Any increase in power is offset by the increase in weight. Boat speed increase only with the power-to-weight r...
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:20 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Outrage V-20 Adding Railings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1242
Re: Outrage v20 Adding Rails
Leaning against an elevated base mounted on a gunwale for a down-rigger sounds extremely uncomfortable.floater wrote:[The bases mounted on the gunwales are] 6-inches above the gunwale; they are strong and can be leaned against.
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:11 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Outrage V-20 Adding Railings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1242
Re: Outrage V-20 Adding Railings
Q3: where can railings like those [unclear] that will fit on an [unspecified model year and now maybe 50-year-old] OUTRAGE V-20 be purchased? If you asking about a railing as illustrated in the linked reference article (above) that is an off-the-shelf exact duplicate of the aft cockpit athwartship ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:55 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Identify Evinrude Engine Part from Photo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 704
Re: Identify Evinrude Engine Part from Photo
I think the model designation 48SPL—if that was the actual original model—might not have used the VRO mixing pump.
Compare at:
What Does SPL Mean on Certain Models of OMC Outboard?
https://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005043.html
Compare at:
What Does SPL Mean on Certain Models of OMC Outboard?
https://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/005043.html
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:23 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1059
Re: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
To predict speed use the Crouch Method. I have implemented the Crouch Method in a calculator, the Crouch’s Calculator. For power use 115-HP For hull factor use 180. For weight, you must add up all the weight on the boat. For a wild guess I will use 3,000-lbs. The calculated target boat speed is then...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1059
Re: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
Give me guidance on propeller selection. The propeller should be a steel three-bladed propeller of proper hub diameter to fit the engine gear case. The propeller blade diameter must fit the propeller aperture available on the engine. The propeller pitch must be a suitable load for the engine to all...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:01 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1059
Re: 1986 OUTRAGE 18 Re-power
Give me guidance on engine mounting height. My own research indicates the Anti-Ventilation plate [should be even with the ] bottom of the boat. Instruct the dealer to install the engine with the engine mounting height one-hole (0.75-inches) up from lowest position. Whether or not the engine mountin...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 9:41 am
- Forum: MARKETPLACE
- Topic: Appraisal: 1975 Montauk 17
- Replies: 6
- Views: 833
Re: Appraisal: 1975 Montauk 17
The boat looks quite nice, but an older two-stroke-power-cycle engine with multiple carburetors that has not been used for ten years is really an unknown quantity. At best, it runs like a 33-year-old two-stroke that smokes a little and burns more fuel than a modern engine. At worst it won’t run at a...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 1:26 am
- Forum: MARKETPLACE
- Topic: Appraisal: 1975 Montauk 17
- Replies: 6
- Views: 833
Re: Appraisal: 1975 Montauk 17
For a quick sale, your asking price should be $10,000. If you are not in a rush, wait for Spring, have the boat available for a sea trial, and start with a much higher price. If the engine runs well and the boat shows well, it could sell for more. To facilitate a sale, set an asking price and re-pos...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:55 pm
- Forum: MARKETPLACE
- Topic: Appraisal: 1975 Montauk 17
- Replies: 6
- Views: 833
Re: Appraisal: 1975 Montauk 17
Are you considering buying this boat or selling this boat?
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:36 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Outrage V-20 Adding Railings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1242
Re: Outrage V-20 Adding Railings
SeeMikeUFCfan wrote:Give me photographs of [a railing at the engine splash well which runs athwartship between the gunwales].
https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/V20Outrage/
for photographs of an athwartship railing on an OUTRAGE V-20.
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Outrage V-20 Adding Railings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1242
Re: Outrage v20 Adding Rails
Please give a link to this product.floater wrote:I installed a BIG JON SPORTS brand down-rigger board across the gunwales.