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In most--if not all--industries dimensions are normally WxLxH. If we would all adhere to that a 12 x 9 is 12-inch wide and 9-inch deep and a 9 x 12 is 9-inch wide by 12-inch long. That is "deep" as looking at the transom the tab sticks out towards you creating depth from that point of vie...

Brunswick's self-description says "Brunswick is a market leader in the marine, fitness[,] and billiards industries. We have made a commitment to focus our efforts on our core businesses..." In marine, you can't get much better than owning Boston Whaler. Boston Whaler is a perfect fit for t...

The boat image in Phil's post is not Phil's boat. Based on the Illinois registration and the 25-year-old Cadillac sedan towing it, the boat must be Larry's. Unless your goal is to get the maximum possible boat speed under the calmest sea state with the lightest possible load, choosing a LASER 22-pit...

WHOA--water temperature 39-degrees. No swimming for a few more weeks.

My boating season is about to start. The usual benchmark--end of the hockey season--just occurred this last week with the NHL finishing up their playoffs. If hockey is over, then it is time to go boating. I got the boat from the winter storage place, and towed it home. That was Thursday. I didn't ge...

You can visit the E-Z-LOADER website to get trailer weights. See http://www.ezloader.com/adjustable/trailers/page/36/bunk If the boat hull, engine, and gear are 1,800 / 500 / 500, then you'd need at least a 2,800-lbs load-rated trailer. If you have an E-Z-LOADER model EZ 15-18' 2800, the trailer wei...

Uniden MHS335BT unidenMHS335.png The new Uniden MHS335 DSC Class D radio is also capable of sending text messages . More manufacturer information at https://www.uniden.com/shop/communication/marine-radios/6-watt-class-d-floating-handheld-vhf-marine-radio/ This radio is also being sold under the West...

Several manufacturers are now making hand held VHF Marine Band radios that are Class-D DSC qualified. These radios all have internal GNSS receivers. Here is a quick list of models with images and links to more information: Standard-Horizon HX870 hx870.png I believe the HX870 was the first hand held ...

For anyone to buy Boston Whaler, they would first have to buy Brunswick. Brunswick is never going to sell Boston Whaler.

Re the stern cleats mounted on the inwhale: I added a pair of stern cleats to my 1976 SPORT 15. I don't have a record of the position. I used them for temporary mooring lines, say at a dock where we'd not be far from the boat. I don't think there was much reinforcement in my 1976 hull in that areas....

Ignition spark timing is controlled by a sensor that detects magnets in the flywheel. The sensor is part of the flywheel stator assembly. The sensor is connected to the Power Pack. To check the operation of the system, check the various elements in this order: ⋅ all connections in the circ...

Investigate how it stows when not in use.

UPDATED: The E-TEC G2 engines with the TRAC+ mounting won't likely have any additional set back from the transom; the E-TE G2 models with the integrated hydraulic steering (IHS) or dynamic power steering (DPS or iSteer) will have several inches of added setback from the transom, akin to using a smal...

Also, on the option to buy new housing and reassemble all the original components from the cracked housing into the new one: you have to know what you are doing because often there are clearances that have to be shimmed to the proper tolerance. The housings are castings and probably are not precisio...

If there is a crack or fracture in the housing of the gear case, repair options might be: --try to repair the crack with epoxy adhesive --try to repair the crack with some sort of weldment of the gear case material --buy a new gear case housing (only the housing no internal parts); disassemble the e...

There is nothing particularly intrinsic to an E-TEC about its engine height mounting. There is a general notion that is widely held that most Boston Whaler boats will give better performance if the engine mounting height is adjusted to be one-hole-up from the lowest possible mounting position. We di...

Generally the E-TEC G2 engines have internal steering actuators built into their engine mounting, and they do not use an external actuator at all. The steering is hydraulic, and the lines from the hydraulic helm pump are connected to the internal steering actuator. This is called INTEGRATED steering...

When an Evinrude E-TEC G2 engine is installed there also will be two networks installed. One is called the private network and is used exclusively for the E-TEC G2 ICON II EST (electronic shift and throttle) controls. The second network is called the public network and is a NMEA-2000 network using t...

...[do Smartcraft gauges] work with the E-TEC? No, Smartcraft will not work with an E-TEC. Smartcraft is a proprietary protocol used only with Mercury engines. The E-TEC uses the more common and more open standard, NMEA-2000. The instrumentation options for an E-TEC G2 will be: --the ICON Pro Serie...

DUTCH--I look for an outlier reading. If all the tires and bearings are similar, I figure it is unlikely all four have suddenly developed a problem. One tire or bearing way out of line with the others, then probably something going on that needs attention. Curiously, the only time I have ever had a ...

The connection for the EV-Diagnostic 6 software to the E-TEC engine is not made directly; the two devices are connected to a NMEA-2000 network, and they communication over the network. Evinrude provides its dealers with the interface device, shown below: EvinrudeUSBtoCANBusInterfaceSmall.png The int...

Read:

http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/014322.html

This post is not directly about boating, not directly about Boston Whaler boats. But it is tangentially about the boating environment, the water and the air. And it comes from someone with a boating background. Ellen MacArthur—now Dame Ellen MacArthur—was a boater, a sail boater, a racer, a professi...

Have your read the owner's manual for the 13-footer? Compare at http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/manual9-17/operations.html#engineInstallation Here is an excerpt "ENGINE INSTALLATION": 9, 11, 13, 15, and 17-foot ....On 9, 11, and 13-foot models used as tenders where low horsepowe...

If you buy it today, you can be using it tomorrow.

I suggest you get rid of the water in the opening and apparently now in the foam of the inner area between hull and liner, before you cover and seal the hole.

To verify that the cause of the circuit breaker faulting is from the pump, disconnect the pump from the circuit near the pump and retest. A problem in the wiring between the pump and the circuit breaker could also cause the breaker to trip open. If the pump is the cause, I doubt there is much possib...

Based on the appearance of the opening--which looks like something a prison inmate might accomplish with a sharpened spoon working on a cell wall and certainly nothing like anything Boston Whaler would have done--I agree that this opening was made after the boat left the factory. The suggestion that...

By the phrase “top scupper,” exactly what are you describing?

Are you talking about a cockpit drain to the sea that is in a sump area?

Or, as implied by the thread title, are you talking about a drain from the engne splash well to the sea?

As mentioned in the initial article in the thread, a recorded presentation available at

https://vimeo.com/groups/207338/videos/97778269

demonstrates the use of the EV-Diagnostics software version 6.

EVINRUDE EV-DIAGNOSTICS Software Version 6 For use with Evinrude E-TEC G2 engines, a new version of EV-Diagnostics software is necessary. In addition to just the new software, a new method of communication with the E-TEC G2 engine is used. Unlike the earlier EV-Diagnostic software and the legacy E-T...

There are five cushions in an OEM set. The largest forward cushion is a polygon with six sides. The width at the aft end is 50-inches; width at bow end is 17.5-inches. The sides have a subtle break in their line. They start off at the aft end at a tapering angle, then about 10-inches along that edge...

KEVIN--to get advice on making repairs or modifications to your MONTAUK 17 boat, use the forum REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS. I moved your post from another thread in another forum to be a separate thread and moved the thread to this forum. Rather than announce now that you will have a few questions in ...

You should email Boston Whaler customer service and specifically Chuck Bennett, and seek his advice. It sounds like the design was--to use a British phrase--a bit of a cock up.

I'll see if I can find Chuck's email address and will send it to your email address.

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Mike--I have a complete set of OEM cushions. I will be able to measure them tomorrow and will post a reply. Do not post threads that seek advice or information in MARKETPLACE. MARKETPLACE is only for a posting of notice of FOR-SALE, WANTED-TO-BUY, and for APPRAISAL of a specific boat. I moved your t...

...what does the temperature [measured by an IR thermometer] tell you[?] I measure the tire and bearing temperatures before the trip starts. I drive for about an hour, pull into a rest area, and measure again. I also check the truck tires. I look for temperature rise that is out of range compared t...

When I decommissioned my boat for the winter, I removed the boat's VHF Marine Band radio, a Standard-Horizon GX1500S. I did this not so much because I was worried about the radio sitting in the boat all winter, but rather to have the radio available on my bench for other uses. A few days ago I conne...

While tuning the weather band several weeks later, I caught the station identification of KZZ47 from Carey, Ohio, on WX-7 or 162.525-Mhz. Their coverage map http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/coverage/site2.php?State=OH&Site=KZZ47 shows no signal anticipated at all in my location. Their signal was very...

Checking the weather signals about a week later, I found I was receiving WNG698 on 162.500-MHz on WX-6, located Grafton, Ohio. The coverage map of this station falls far short of my location: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/coverage/site2.php?State=OH&Site=WNG698 but the signal was good copy, althou...

Note: this article is an updated version of one that appeared in the old forum. I am reposting it to the new forum so that further updates can be appended to it. The tests described below took place in March and April of 2013--jimh I have written about testing VHF Marine Band radio receivers by usi...

I have an infrared thermometer gun that has a digital read out. When towing, I check the bearing temperature at intervals. I bought the IR thermometer c.2003. At that time a decent one cost about $50. Today I see them advertised for under $15. They are very handy to have when towing the trailer. You...

Another anecdote about trailering longer distances: When I bought my REVENGE 20 it was located in western Michigan, about 140-miles from my home. It was used on an inland lake and was kept at a dock at a small marina there. It was only on the trailer for winter storage. The seller assured me the tra...

Re hiring boat mover and towing on flatbed or on the boat's own trailer: I good friend recently hired a boat mover to deliver a boat to Michigan from Florida. The price to tow on a flat bed was several hundred dollars higher than if the boat were towed on its own trailer. Taking the lower cost optio...

A battery inside the console takes up space inside the console that could be used to stow gear. It's not like the space inside the console had no prior use or was of no value until a battery was put there.

In 2003 I towed my REVENGE 20 W-T to Washington (state) from Michigan, and back, in a three-week period. We were on the road about eight-days, seven nights. It was an interesting trip on the way out because I had never travelled through that part of the USA. On the way back it was just drive-drive-d...

I think KTVAL is interested in buying the whole lamp, not just a replacement lightbulb, but your information about incandescent replacement LED lightbulds is very useful, as I don't believe anyone has made the classic Boston Whaler combined sidelights lamp with an LED illumination source; I think th...

...I should have listened to what Jim always says " the battery on a Montauk 17 hull belongs in the rear." I don't recall saying exactly that, and especially in regard to any particular model. Generally my thought about moving a battery to be farther away from the principal electrical loa...

I don't have a 1998 GLS 13; I have not moved the battery. But since "any information" will be appreciated, I will comment as follows: When moving the outboard engine battery there are three concerns: the electrical circuit, the weight bearing on the deck, and the attachment points for any ...

The 16 SL was shown in catalogues from 1991 to 1994. The hull was a completely new design, unrelated to the classic 16/17-foot hulls. The 16 SL hull had higher freeboard and a more deep-V design. There was an integral fuel tank instead of on-deck tanks. There was a large in-deck storage compartment ...

I am not sure what information you are seeking from the forum. If I came across a Boston Whaler boat on a trailer whose appearance made me suspect was stolen, I'd get the license plate number on the trailer and contact the local police. Most small boats in the United States have a state registration...

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