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As from recent experience, it may cost a few quid to get her up to snuff. You are probably looking at a new fuel and water pump. Various fuel and other filters as well as cleaning the injectors. I would assume if all is needed you are in the $1000-1500 range which is a lot cheaper than a new 90hp. H...

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What kind of specs are you looking for. If you have the old trailer, the new trailer company should be able to set the trailer up perfectly from that.

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A sport would not have a pedestal seat and a sport would not be drivable with a RPS as you would be sitting way to high. A sport has a wood interior that sits very low to the deck.

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What is in Fig 3?

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I'm confused. Is the boat in the water or on dry land? Having a compromised drain tube and sitting in a slip for a "few" years would not be good obviously.

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Having owned many 13-footers I would not use a 9.5-pitch unless running four people all the time. I believe my 35-HP engine--which is probably more like 28 to 30-HP today-- was a 2:1 ratio and I ran a 10 x 13 propeller. With a light load I could run a 15-pitch. If you are running a heavy load, get a...

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If you have the etching acid, use it. It is always a good idea to have as clean a surface as possible. We did not etch it. Basically a good scrub and some scotch brite to give it some grip.

PS. you can buy it just about anywhere. It is not an online only product.

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Too small and too expensive.

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I am not having that problem but the SQL Error is driving me nuts. It probably took me 4 mins to get on the site today.

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It is getting much worse Jim. It takes me a half dozen tries to open a thread. When I post a reply it does it too and then I lose the content. Any updates?

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Clarification....Most people are familiar with JB Weld so hence why I put that there as it would probably do the job. I however used the PC-7. If you go to the link Jim provided you will see at the bottom it says repair holes in a fuel tank. This stuff(if mixed properly) is brutally strong. I once u...

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A tray with a lid(plastic or wood) would work well.

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I would not let it hang suspended. If you can lift it and put it down in the yard or on the dock, that's another story. You will need a very good bridle set up. Depending on engine, you will be roughly 600-750lbs with gas, battery, anchor, steering, controls, misc. gear etc. Bare hull on classic(not...

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Would you just replicate the one you made as it looks like the dash is the same on both sides?

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Why on earth would you get PTnT on a kicker?

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Tohatsu is the largest small-outboard maker in the world. They make all the smaller, under 40-HP engines for Mercury. I would look at the 8-HP High-Thrust, too. You can tie them together to steer. They are not too heavy for your transom. The [GUARDIAN 19 transom] can handle 600 to 700-lbs without a ...

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Newtauks are very rare and might be the rarest of all Whalers. There was a dealer in Jacksonville and another somewhere else that would custom order them. According to Whaler the paperwork says they are Newports so impossible to know how many were made but it is believed to be a couple/few dozen in ...

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Just be careful with these older 13's. The transom design was not the strongest to begin with and hence why they changed it in 1971 for 72 model year. I have seen many crack/separate in the corners. Check to make sure this was not already repaired before you start pulling tubes. My 1st 13' had this ...

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I have JB weld/PC-7'd a tank that had some pinholes back in 1990....still with us today.

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What does trimmed till it peaked mean? Did it start to slip and then you brought it down a bit? I would prop that to run at least 5500+ RPM

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No it wouldn't if you had it made or found a small one. Todd actually makes one that fits on a pedestal base.

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Make sure tach is accurate but you need to drop at least 2" of pitch to get closer to 6000-RPM). A 17-pitch should get you to 5,500 or so at WOT. Are you mashed to the dash with the trim all the way up and close to blowing out when you are at 5100? WOT with trim tucked in is like riding with th...

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The trailer was completed on Saturday. I moved the center bunks to the next cross member and much closer together right up to the roller as to guide to the keel roller.. We then put all new wiring & LED lights as well as new Guide-ons. Looking like a real trailer now. The only thing now besides ...

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Do you primarily sit while driving? I primarily stand and hence my preference would be for a leaning post on driver's side and a pedestal on the passenger's. Make the leaning post wide enough that two can fit snuggly.

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One gallon only covers 3 coats on a 15'? I can paint my 13 twice with a quart.

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Snug. Do not over tighten, just tight. I have never torqued an engine bolt. I also like the metal "spreader" bars on Whalers which look nice and spread the load better.

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I have always been puzzled by the early Dauntless and their weight. With a 1,200-lbs hull weight I would drop a 115 on that puppy. How do you build a 15-foot boat that weighs only 50-lbs less than my Outrage 18?

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How much is the full cover and what color/brand/material?

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It is not going to do more damage by using it. Soft spots can be fixed relatively quickly. Repowering is your decision. I personally would fix it first and look for a nice used engine.

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My friend has a 23' Seacraft with a 300 Suzuki. He tried the 16 x 20-pitch prop and loved the performance, but with more than two people about that propeller was was not ideal. He now has ab 18.5-pitch propeller and is quite happy. I will assume that these would be a great start.

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You can buy all of the original wood from companies such as Specialty Marine and others. You can send Boston Whaler the stencil number and they will tell you what model, when it was shipped and to what dealer, that is all.

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I hear ya on that Phil but if he is doing it in a 15' sport, anything is like the Queen Mary comparatively speaking.

On a 19 Outrage I imagine the 150 performs more like the 18" Outrage with a 115 due to 650lbs of heft added.

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I would not be buying an engine from that place [i.e., Mohegan Sun, as mentioned above]. I can get a new 140-HP in the $8,000-range The 150-HP engines go for around $10,000, and a 200-HP for under $12,000.

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I was in 4' snot in a 16' Dauntless with a 90hp and was impressed with it, especially compared to my Montauk. I think the 90 is a bit weak but so is a 60 on a Montauk. The Outrage would be much better but only a test ride would verify that. 19' boat is about minimum in length in my opinion for a t-t...

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My problem with transferring the engine is this: Side mount controls will most likely need to be replaced with binacle. Will wiring harness be long enough to reach? Shift & throttle cables too? New prop needed as well. Decent amount of hours and non-EFI. Resale on a 15' with no engine will usual...

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I did not want to say anything as this is probably not the appropriate thread for a discussion but I agree with you on Yamaha and them not backing their product. It is not like it was all their engines, just the big V6. Gee they gave you the parts at a discount...whoopee. I am looking for a 200-225 ...

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Optical illusion Jim. 1 & 4 are longer than 2 & 3 by about 6". If I were to swap out the roller(it is brand new), I would put a PVC "V" instead.

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Con; Do you have any pics you could send me or post? If not can you post some measurements like how long the bunks are, how far apart, etc? I think the touching in front is a good idea. My friend has that but his trailer is larger and the front bunks are half as long as mine. If I move my inside bun...

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Having owned all of them I can say a few things for sure. The 15 classic is one of the most fun Whaler Boston Whaler boats ever made, especially with high horsepower. The 15 is also the least stable at rest than all of them--even a 13 is way more stable. The Montauk 17 has basically the same hull de...

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My boat primarily sits on a lift in my back yard. I launch primarily in brackish water that is usually well protected. I am also installing guide posts. In FL it is "illegal" to power up on your trailer, although nobody follows that rule. It can undermine the ramp. Most ramps here are deep...

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Actually there is a 300 E-tec for sale locally (2008) with 1600 hours on it for $6500. Most of the tow boats down here run Suzuki engines. One guy used to attend my rendezvous in a Boston Whaler FRONTIER. Towboat operators have to trade in their engines every so often as a commercial boat, but he ha...

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I bought a relatively new trailer for my 18' Outrage and I have everything removed from it and starting from scratch. It is a 4 bunk(2x6's) about 8' in length with a roller on the next cross member. I am putting new 12" swivel brackets on the outer bunks and 8" on the center bunks. Does an...

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Where is it located? Salt or fresh water use? In the beginning of DFI I thought the smaller engines were the problem motors, not the 200/225's. That could have been before 2004 though.

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Hauptjm.....Non-ethanol fuel is 6.2lbs, water is 8.4. You only have 390lbs of fuel. My 18 Outrage had almost a full tank when I bought it in July. I still have over a 1/2. The F115 at 5+gph at cruise does not need 63 gals. If it ever goes bad I have a new Pate 27 or 29 in my shed and will run ethano...

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I now see what it takes to get Frank to talk online....start a thread about a 210 Outrage.

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I just purchased a new Barbour Plastics rubrail for my 1986 OUTRAGE 18. My boat's rub rail receiver track is brittle as heck due to age and needs replacement. The boat has the OEM black insert now. To do something different, I bought a rub rail with the white insert. I have seen it on the newer mode...

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The boat is clean as it gets but between the trailer and the fresh water engines....they MIGHT be $4-5k. How much is the bare hull worth is anyone's guess. As a package I would think in that condition in the $8-10k range. I just bought(in FL) a very nice original hull with 20yr old bottom paint that...

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I just found out that the larger than 16'7" hulls do not use the 3rd part(L shaped rubber insert). Now I just need to figure out why I thought I had one.

Nick

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They made a seat bracket that bolts to the bulkhead in front of the hatch. It was usually on the striper 15 & 17 hulls but might fit a 13. Have somebody here measure theirs and send you a pic. I also have a table base on my SeaRay that bolts the same way, it could possibly do the same thing with...

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Marine sealant or caulk, no adhesive.

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