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Maybe the NFL is subsidizing the Hyundai commercial. It probably only airs during NFL games.

But what does the commercial say about Parker boats? And Yamaha engines?

If the AIS targets were really close, just feet away, maybe the Lowrance chart plotter has some sort of data filtering that discards that data as being not usable. That is a wild guess.

I am quite surprised that in Boston Whaler's own chart there is no mention of OUTRAGE GRAY. That term for an off-white gel coat color has been used by "experts" for many years. I think I got a bottle of gel coat from Spectrum with that name on it, too. But I don't see that term on Boston W...

I think the input-output of the NMEA-0183 data between the two HDS units and Icom and Standard VHF's was related to incorrect baud rates not being transferred during the setting remap. Either way, setting the HDS 9 baud rate to 4800 had the Icom displaying position data, and setting the HDS 7 to 38...

I notice that Gam Electronics has added a new antenna, designated the GAM SS-2 MARINE antenna. This antenna appears to be the same as the SS-2, but Gam says this antenna will be carefully pre-tuned for 156.8-MHz for best performance across the marine band. If ordering a Gam SS-2, be certain to speci...

Can you mention the URL of the resource you are using that is supplied by Boston Whaler that lists the color names by model year? I'd like to have that URL for future reference.

Re your boat color--I think we both agree it is not Desert Tan. That was the question asked.

I happened to see a television commercial from Hyundai today--and it made no sense to me. In the commercial, a fellow's wife advises him, "Don't forget we're taking my parents out on the boat this Sunday." The husband gets into his automobile, a Hyundai sedan, and drives to the marina. He ...

My proposal was only to inquire if boaters would be interested in leasing outboard engines instead of purchasing them. Since I have no experience as a manufacturer and seller of outboard engines, I can't really offer much insight into how the business model of leasing instead of selling would work f...

My only presumption was your boat was molded in the normal colors. Outrage Gray is an off-white.

Please list the ten people or firms you have already called. In that way readers will know who you have already spoken to and won't give you advice to call some company you have already spoken to.

...am re-powering...with a Yamaha F70. A 996-cc four-cylinder Yamaha F70 is rated to produce 70-HP in a range of 5,300 to 6,300-RPM, and has a gear ratio of 2.33:1. You should compute a target maximum boat speed based on the total boat weight, 70-HP, and a hull factor of 180 using the Crouch's meth...

Recently I read a comment in an on-line discussion forum regarding the communication range of a handheld radio. An anecdotal report said, in one user's experience, a handheld radio could "barely communicate" over a distance of a half mile. This struck me as being unusual, and it was certai...

Other than serving to drain the transom well (and run transponder cable through), how important are these drain tubes to the overall function of the boat? The transom splash well drains are not conduits for rigging. They are drains. Don't run electrical cables through them. If the transom splash ha...

I don't think a 1999 Boston Whaler 21 OUTRAGE hull was molded in Desert Tan. I think it was molded in Outrage Gray.

If the non-skid material is not made in the color "Fish White", you probably won't be able to get the non-skid in that color.

Re the theft-prevention aspect: do not put too much faith into security through obscurity. I suspect boat thieves will soon learn how to activate the override function of the Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut off it they are trying to steal a boat that has one. A much simpler anti-boat theft device is to ...

Re your comments on the amount of threaded material on the device and the limit it imposes on mounting to an instrument panel: I looked at some marine instruments I have on hand and measured the maximum panel thickness that could be used in mounting them with the supplied hardware; they could tolera...

Re the non-illuminating combined sidelight lamp: the cause could be any number of things, from easiest to hardest to fix: --burned out lightbulb in lamp; replace lightbulb --blown fuse; replace fuse --corrosion on lightbulb or lamp socket; use WD40 --bad electrical connections to lamp socket; clean ...

Re buying a used 1988 Mercury 90-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine: --that is a great engine; it is a good design, and gives good performance; --to assess any used outboard engine see http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/outboardCheck.html With any engine of that age, i.e., 28-years-old, you sh...

With the range of engine mounting height available using the standard BIA engine mount, you can raise the engine three-holes-up or 2.25-inches higher than mounting in the lowest position. It would be unusual to be able to run the engine much higher than this. Typically a jack plate also gives some s...

In my proposed model of outboard engine leasing, the manufacturer retains ownership of the engine all during its service life. This gives the manufacturer several incentives: --to make the engine as durable and free-of-defects as possible --to design the engine in a way that the materials used in th...

Re leasing out the whole boat: this would be a lot more expensive, and there is much greater risk of damage, compared to leasing just an outboard engine. I would expect that in an engine lease deal the boater would take on the risk of damage to the engine from grounding or other external influences;...

I posted the table to show how the regulated exhaust gas emission limits were phased-in. You can just look at the coefficient multipliers for the various years. For example 1998 = 0.917 2006 = 0.250 So, roughly speaking, outboard engine regulated emissions had to reduce from 0.917-of-something-per-H...

If an outboard engine could be leased, do you think boaters would be interested in this? What I imagine would happen is that instead of investing, say $20,000 in a new outboard engine for your boat, you could lease an outboard engine for three years, for a certain monthly payment, and the lease woul...

The winner: DX900+ MultiLog form Airmar Technology, a bluetooth-enabled, multifunctional sensor. This product is so new I cannot find any information about it. There is a just-posted recorded presentation on youTube. (See link below.) In the presentation the device is described as "a dual-axis ...

Here is a link to a number of prior threads on this topic in which Scott posted some comments:

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=site%3Acontinuouswave.com%2Fubb%2FForum3&q=Sraab928+RAGE&btnG=Google+Search

Here is a bit more about EPA regulations: What emissions standards apply to spark-ignition (gasoline) marine engines? We also have several sets of standards for gasoline marine engines. For these engines we distinguish between: • Outboards and personal watercraft • Sterndrive and inboard engines • G...

I don't think there are any four-cylinder OptiMax engines. The OptiMax was either a three-cylinder configuration, which was half of a V6 block, or a V6 block in two displacement ranges. Since an engine using the 2+2 method needs four cylinders, I feel confidant no OptiMax engines used the 2+2 method...

Garmin has appealed this decision to the U.S. Appeals Court, bringing suit against NAVICO and the USITC. On September 6, 2016, the USITC published a public opinion in the dispute before the UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT on Garmin's suit against the USITC and Navico. In that ...

I don't know how the file size of map data affects the speed of the first-generation HDS user-interface. I have not done any testing. My HDS has two sets of map data available: --an internally-stored enhanced base map that covers the whole USA, which I think is called the Insight map. I don't know t...

Using GOOGLE EARTH for Boat Navigation [This article is an updated edition of a previous article that appeared in the old forum at http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/003601.html and portions of that article are included here.] The amazing application GOOGLE EARTH provides a method for creati...

A keel roller is usually mounted to a crossmember of the trailer frame. The height of the keel roller above the crossmember is usually set to be as low as possible. The determining factor for the height of the keel roller above the frame cross member is usually the clearance of the hull above the fe...

I don't know the history of the use of the white all-round pole lamp shown above on different models and different model years of Boston Whaler boats.

Good suggestion. Very easy to source and not very expensive.

Good outcome. ASIDE: regarding navigation lighting, I like to use the following standard terminology: LIGHT--this is what you see when you look out on the water. You see the other boat's navigation lights. LAMP--a device that produces light with certain characteristics, such as color or over a parti...

As for exactly where you could find a replacement part, I cannot offer any sure source. The general design of this fitting is very similar to what was used on adjustable microphone stands. You might be able to get a similar compression ring from a vendor that sells a lot of microphone stands, perhap...

On the typical mounting on the transom of a classic Boston Whaler 15-foot boat for the white all-round lamp pole, there is a knurled threaded ring fitting that compresses an insert into the upper mounting bracket. If this insert is lost, there won't be any compression. On my 1976 boat the insert was...

Taking the area of the fuel tank internal surface and multiplying by the force per unit area applied is a good indication of the total force acting on the material. If all of that force is released in a short period of time, the amount of WORK produced can be significant. I don't think most boaters ...

To find digital images of a trolling motor mounted to the bow of a Boston Whaler 13-foot boat, I used this GOOGLE IMAGES search: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1179&bih=825&q=boston+whaler+13+trolling+motor&oq=boston+whaler+trolling+...

The television report of "breaking news" gets almost everything wrong about this incident and has just about zero information value--more or less typical of the usual no-information but sensationalized television news approach. The other print-journalist story is much more accurate. I high...

I am still using my first-generation Lowrance HDS-8. I was watching a youTube video that demonstrated some feature of an HDS first-generation display, and I was shocked at how fast the HDS in that recording reacted to user input compared to how my HDS does now. I guess my HDS has been getting slower...

RUSSELL--thanks for the information on how the port side is cut even thinner. Any chance you can take a picture of that to show the detail more clearly? Thanks.

In about a week in Europe the METS TRADE (Marine Equipment Trade Show) takes place in The Netherlands. It is said to be the world’s largest trade exhibition of equipment, materials, and systems for the international marine leisure industry. At each show, they announce their DAME prize award winners....

On that offer price of $850: which way is the money going? It might be a fee to the seller to remove it from the property.

MARKO--how about giving the link to the image you want us to see? I don't know how to find the image you are talking about with the instructions you gave. Thanks.

Watch out for that golf-course-quality lawn adjacent to your driveway. Anti-fouling bottom paint inhibits plant growth--and that includes the typical lawn grasses.

As I recall, on the Boston Whaler OUTRAGE 25 boats there was sometimes a problem with the integrity of the hull on the port side of the boat, at the point where the fuel filler hose and fuel tank vent hose pass through. There was some reporting of the hull cracking at this point, perhaps due to some...

Someone got a great deal on this boat.

ASIDE: I have posted that same or similar advice on the diagnosis of battery-powered devices before. For example, I also said: Another maxim I have developed after many years of experience: If trouble develops in any battery operated electrical system, the first component to check is the battery. Th...

I can't see any harm coming from the battery being able to deliver too much current to the outboard engine's cranking motor. The battery does not force current into the cranking motor; the cranking motor demands the current (it wants) from the battery. As long as the cranking motor gets all the curr...

ASIDE re the c.2000 Mercury OptiMax 200-HP engine: you can look at it this way: if the engine is still in good working order after 16-years of use, any latent defect in its original manufacture would most likely already have been revealed. Although there certainly were problems with the early models...

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