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- Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:14 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1984 Outrage 20 Gel Coat Repair
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1223
Re: 1984 Outrage 20 Gel Coat Repair
The first step in assessing the color of the gel coat is to restore a portion of it to its original hue and luster. Typically older gel coat finishes that have been neglected will have oxidized and lost their luster. Use very fine grit emery cloth, maybe 600 grit or higher, and lightly wet sand a po...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:58 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Refurbish older 16-footer with Gel Coat or with Paint
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1584
Re: Refurbish older 16-footer with Gel Coat or with Paint
The fiberglass is in good shape, but the hull has some bumps in the gel coat at and below the waterline. Q1: should I refinish the hull with new gel coat? Q2: or, should I give up on the gel coat and just paint the hull? If most of the original gel coat layer on the hull is "in good shape"...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:55 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1631
Re: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
Q3: where did the yellow debris seen in Figure 3 come from? My first thought was to ask you if while you were working on the carburetor were you eating potato chips? More seriously, speculating on the source of the yellow debris (discovered in the carburetor bowl from cylinder-2 of the HONDA BF25 e...
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:57 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1631
Re: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
I bought the LISLE in-line spark tester. The number-2 cylinder seemed to have strong and [continual] spark...The HONDA BF25 still ran exactly the same as before. I am inferring that what you are reporting was a test situation where after the engine temperature rose to the normal hot engine range an...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:55 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Plans for 1984 SPORT 15 Modifications to the Interior
- Replies: 3
- Views: 979
Re: Plans for 1984 SPORT 15 Modifications to the Interior
ASIDE ON NEW TOPIC OF RE-POWERING
I had a 1976 SPORT 15 with a 50-HP engine. It was very fun to drive. With 30-HP I don't think the boat would be nearly as fun to operate.
I had a 1976 SPORT 15 with a 50-HP engine. It was very fun to drive. With 30-HP I don't think the boat would be nearly as fun to operate.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:48 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1631
Re: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
...It takes three things to run: ⋅ fuel, ⋅ compression, and ⋅ spark. The general category for the "compression" is more often noted as "oxygen." In order for combustion to occur, the mixture of air-to-gasoline fuel needs to be in a proper ratio, whi...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:25 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1631
Re: Honda BF25 Runs Poorly
The general situation with any electronic assembly is that the performance will vary with temperature, and it is generally very well known that as the temperature rises in an electronic assembly the chance of a malfunction increases. In my own experience with outboard engines which displayed an inte...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 5:00 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
Q: does J-B Weld Steel Reinforced Epoxy work [for repair of] keel rash? I have never used that product so I cannot answer your question. The epoxy resin that I use to make minor repairs to the gel coat layer on my boat is epoxy that is provided in the WEST System K-105 Fiberglass Boat Repair Kit. T...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 4:55 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2012 150 SPORT: Pelican Case for Console
- Replies: 3
- Views: 851
Re: 2012 150 SPORT: Pelican Case for Console
Is the case recommended the same case as shown on the Pelican website as part 1060? See link below
https://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/cases/micro/1060
https://www.pelican.com/us/en/product/cases/micro/1060
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Trailer Refurbishment: 1992 E-Z-LOADER
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12106
Re: Trailer Refurbishment: 1992 E-Z-LOADER
Thanks for the comments. I tend to favor sticking with the drum brakes. Although I now have had a total of two brake assembly failures in the 32-years this 1992 trailer has been on the road, I think you could say the drum brakes have been reasonably reliable. And because I do not expect to ever be d...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
To hear about your growing list of plans for changes to the red-hulled and red-upholstered MISCHIEF 15 with long foredeck covering all of the bow area in order to make the MISCHIEF 15 suitable for you to use for angling for large species like Halibut in the open waters of San Francisco Bay while bei...
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
Here I do not understand what you are saying. Please review this comment and perhaps clarify your intended meaning.MisChief15 wrote:The PVC will not such out moisture, but I will have air flow in the cover some how to take care of that.
- Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:54 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
Q5: what is the part number for a snap fitting that will fit the snap studs on my red MISCHIEF 15 boat? Typically a skilled boat canvas artisan---which I hope is whom you will hire to make the new boat cover--will replace any existing snap fittings on the boat with new fittings that will exactly ma...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:42 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
Q4: when people re-paint their boats, is that a good thing or not so good? An older boat whose gel coat surface has many so many defects that individual repair of each defect would be unworkable might be restored by a complete resurfacing of the hull, sanding, fairing, and then a high-quality marin...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 3:21 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
There are so many layers of different colors seen in Figure 2 that I suspect that the current glossy red color is a paint top coat, not gel coat resin. There appears to be a dull red layer below the bright glossy red layer which might be the original gel coat layer, now very dull and oxidized, and t...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Trailer Refurbishment: 1992 E-Z-LOADER
- Replies: 25
- Views: 12106
Re: Trailer Refurbishment: 1992 E-Z-LOADER
Part 5: Trailer Breakdown on the road in September 2023. We were very happily on our way to the Northern Michigan Fall Color Boating Invitational Rendezvous on a very nice Friday afternoon, when about 27-miles from home the boat trailer broke down. While stopped at a busy intersection, I glanced in ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
...for the gel coat in the bottom, it just wears-off, [it is] not falling off... Gel coat should not "wear-off" from normal use in the water. Water generally does not abrade away gel coat resin. If water caused gel coat resin to abrade away, then boat builders would have stopped using gel...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:50 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
This is an extraordinarily strange problem. Gel coat should not be "coming off" under any circumstance. This problem needs very careful investigation.MisChief15 wrote:The gel coat below the water line is starting to come off.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
My use of the MISCHIEF 15 will be mostly in San Francisco Bay and angling for Halibut and Strippers--when the weather allows. If you really intend to use the boat for angling in San Francisco Bay, I think your choice of a 15-footer and your choice of the MISCHIEF model are not very appropriate for ...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:37 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
You should not make any modifications to the MISCHIEF 15 until you have had about a year of experience using the boat. After that time, you will have your own ideas about what might improve the boat for your particular use and location.MisChief15 wrote:Suggest more modifications to the MISCHIEF 15.
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
I want to move the battery to the [forward part of the boat] from [the stern of the boat]. Q2: is my plan to move the battery a good decision? Yes. It will help keep the stern freeboard where is should be. Read more at https://continuouswave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=7880&p=45552#p45552...
- Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: My new MISCHIEF 15
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3172
Re: My new MISCHIEF 15
I don't think there is any source for an in-stock hull cover that is designed specifically to fit perfectly on a MISCHIEF 15. The market for such a product is extraordinarily small.MisChief15 wrote:Q1: can an original equipment boat cover be purchased?
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:09 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Converting Floppy Roller Trailer to Bunk and Keel Roller
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: Converting Floppy Roller Trailer to Bunk and Keel Roller
Regarding renovating a trailer, the costs can add up rapidly, particularly because you will be buying all the new components individually at retail prices. There can also be a lot of ugly work involved in trailer renovation. You should add up the cost of all the new parts and compare it to the cost ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:01 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Converting Floppy Roller Trailer to Bunk and Keel Roller
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: Converting Floppy Roller Trailer to Bunk
You really need bunks in both locations.outrageous210 wrote:Refer Figure 1 where a drawing contains yellow and blue markings.
Q5: should the bunks be placed in the yellow section of the hull or in the blue section of the hull?
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 10:47 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Converting Floppy Roller Trailer to Bunk and Keel Roller
- Replies: 4
- Views: 977
Re: Converting Floppy Roller Trailer to Bunk and Keel Roller
The trailer needs at least one more crossmember, and it should be near the bow of the boat. bowCrossmemberAndRoller.jpeg The trailer desperately needs fenders. There is plenty of clearance of the boat chines at the tires, and after you add fenders, the chine line of the boat should be positioned so ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:13 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Recommend Suitable Boat for Multiple Criteria
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1108
Re: Recommend Suitable Boat for Multiple Criteria
Based on your criteria and my experience, you should buy a classic era SUPER SPORT 15. A SUPER SPORT 15 will: ⋅ fit in almost any garage ⋅ be able to be towed by almost any vehicle ⋅ has a wonderful hull design ⋅ easily accommodate two adults of average weight...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Source for Brass Hull Drain Tubes, Bow Eye
- Replies: 2
- Views: 853
Re: Source for Brass Hull Drain Tubes, Bow Eye
Questions about hull drains are frequently asked. A comprehensive answer for questions about hull drains is given in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS article in the REFERENCE section. Read at https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/FAQ/#Q12 The article gives a source for brass tubes to be used as ...
- Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:11 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 170 MONTAUK Poling Platform: Four Questions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 668
Re: 170 MONTAUK Poling Platform: Four Questions
I presume your interest in having a poling platform is related to angling in very shallow water for species that are easily spooked by propulsion noises. If that is the essential use for the 170 MONTAUK boat, I suspect you may be disappointed in the 170 MONTAUK for that use. The 170 MONTAUK is an ex...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3273
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
About two weeks have elapsed since this discussion began. Has there been any resolution of the problem?
- Sun Mar 03, 2024 5:20 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Plans for 1984 SPORT 15 Modifications to the Interior
- Replies: 3
- Views: 979
Re: Plans for SPORT 15 Modifications to the Interior
My demond of keeping [the 1984 SPORT 15 boat] uncomfortable and original or modifying and new, and useable. This comment is not clear. You probably need to review what you were trying to say and reply with something more easily understood. Regarding the interior of a SPORT 15, almost everyone has i...
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 8:49 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Identify Model and Year from Photographs
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1253
Re: Identify Model and Year from Photographs
Q1: can the boat seen in the photographs be powered by twin engines? As seen partially in Figure 2, the transom appears to be a full-width transom, which could easily accommodate twin engines. The model is likely an early 19 OUTRAGE. Those hulls were made in c.1972 to c.1978. If you measure the len...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3273
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
The wiring problem is in the engine’s wiring harness under the cowling. The problem is not in the MWS harness on how you have interfaced the ICON Pro RPM Gauge analog input to the WHITE with TAN stripe wire provided in the MWS wiring harness. The ICON Pro RPM gauge has its own special multi-pole con...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:33 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 270 DAUNTLESS Rod Holders Flush Mounted
- Replies: 3
- Views: 981
Re: 270 DAUNTLESS Rod Holders Flush Mounted
Before proceeding with the proposed modification, obtain the mechanical drawing from Boston Whaler that shows the location of embedded reinforcements in the hull and gunwales. An assembly drawing should also show routing of electrical conductors. Such drawings should be available from the WHALER.COM...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:20 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: RS-232 to E-TEC EMM Cable
- Replies: 7
- Views: 25231
Re: RS-232 to E-TEC EMM Cable
It is now 2024, and for several years I have not had an opportunity to make any RS-232 to E-TEC EMM cables. One of the problems has been the increase in cost of the components that I have to buy in small lots, forcing the cost to make the cable higher and higher, then forcing my asking price higher....
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:02 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3273
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
NEW IDEA After reviewing what I have written already, it occurs to me that the essential problem here is because of the way you have accessed the TRIM SENDER: you are also connected to the EMM. This is inherent in the engine wiring harness on your engine. Note that I mean the engine wiring harness a...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3273
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
[The resistive fuel tank level] sender’s white-tan wire [located] at the dashboard harness is connected to P1-8 [at the ICON Pro RPM gauge] with no resistor. P1-8 is configured for trim, and all other analog inputs are set to NC. Data for trim [sender] is set to Evinrude. Assuming all is as you say...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:36 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1036
Re: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
A 90-HP four-stroke-power-cycle engine should be rather fuel efficient, so carrying 22-gallons will give the boat decent fuel endurance. To stay on plane will probably need 50-HP, which will be a fuel burn rate of about 4.5-GPH, or about 5-hours endurance, and at a speed of, say, 25-MPH, that will b...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:16 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: GUARDIAN Hulls and Maximum Engine Power Rating
- Replies: 4
- Views: 988
Re: GUARDIAN Hulls and Maximum Engine Power Rating
PETER—thank you for the clear verification that a GUARDIAN may have a federally required capacity plate. Perhaps that you were an individual buyer and not a military or government agency affected the inclusion of the capacity plate. Because your boat is larger then 20-feet, the inclusion of the capa...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: CAD Drawings Showing Wood Components of HARPOON 5.2
- Replies: 2
- Views: 773
Re: CAD Drawings Showing Wood Components of HARPOON 5.2
There is a list in the REFERENCE section of all drawings or sketches related to Boston Whaler boats that are hosted on CONTINUOUSWAVE.COM for free download. See Drawings of Boston Whaler Components Available Online https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/drawings.html The CONTINUOUSWAVE website ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1416
Re: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
Somewhere [unspecified the author says he recalls he] read [something unspecified] about [locating] weight in the [stern] of SPORT 15 boats. I believe it is possible to read almost any opinion on almost any topic somewhere online today. Without citing any source, there is no reasonable basis to ass...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1416
Re: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
I want to keep the space [empty] behind the seat [to permit] egress to ladder at a sand bar. Given the extremely low freeboard height of the gunwales on a SPORT 15, I would be surprised that use of a ladder to board the boat from the sea at a sand bar where the bow of the boat was ashore would be n...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:19 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1416
Re: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
I may install...[long list of planed changed]... Generally attempts to alter the interior configuration of classic Boston Whaler boats must be done to an extremely high level of design and execution, as otherwise some rework of the original design is likely to be seen not so much as an improvement ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1416
Re: c.1980 SPORT 15 List to Starboard
Q1: when underway with only one person aboard, does an apparent list to Starboard on a c.1980 SPORT 15 boat due to the side console being on the Starboard side? The hull of any small, lightweight boat with a rounded bottom will respond rapidly to placement of significant weight off centerline. Anot...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1036
Re: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
Also, because of the amazingly low asking price, you should not tell anyone else about this boat before you decide on buying or passing on it. If you tell anyone, they will probably go buy it before you decide.
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1036
Re: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
The engine mounting place and pivot have rust. The mechanical steering is sticky. If the boat has been used in saltwater, particularly warm saltwater, some rust is probably inevitable. The comment that the steering is "sticky" does raise a HUGE concern. If the engine pivot tube has not be...
- Mon Feb 26, 2024 7:15 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1036
Re: Hiring Marina To Evaluate Used Boat Before Purchase
I may buy a 2005 170 MONTAUK. Q1: should I hire a marina to go through the boat and the engine at a cost of $500 to determine what needs to be done to the boat? As for hiring a "marina" to perform a survey, I would not hire a "marina." Instead, I will give you some free advice. ...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:12 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3273
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
As for how you were able to measure 400-Ohms as the resistance of the TRIM sender, you probably made this measurement while other circuits were connected. To measure the resistance of the TRIM sender, you must disconnect all other circuits from the sender. The expected range of resistance is much di...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:50 am
- Forum: EVINRUDE I-COMMAND, ICON Pro, ICON Touch
- Topic: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3273
Re: ICON Pro Gauge: TRIM Values
You have come to the right place to solve this problem. I believe the real problem is in your rigging due to the use of the MWS wiring harness. If the engine is to be used with NMEA-2000 gauges like the ICON Pro series, the proper wiring harness would be the "I-Command" wiring harness. I r...
- Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:31 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998-2003 Conquest 28/295 Port Fuel Sending Unit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 873
Re: 1998-2003 Conquest 28/295 Port Fuel Sending Unit
I am not sure what component you are asking about as a "fuel sending unit." Normally a "fuel sending unit" might be something like an in-line fuel flow instrument.
Q2: Are you asking about a fuel tank level sender that is installed on a fuel tank on the port side of the hull?
Q2: Are you asking about a fuel tank level sender that is installed on a fuel tank on the port side of the hull?
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Re-installation of Screw Fastners Into Existing Holes
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1281
Re: Re-installation of Screw Fastners Into Existing Holes
Concern about the grade of stainless steel used in fasteners is often in relation to the boating area. If boating in tropical saltwater, corrosion in stainless steel may be more a problem than if boating in very cold freshwater.