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I am sure the T8 installed on the transom of OUTR Eacute can be tilted up so the gear case is out of the water. Dragging the gear case through the water while OUTRE hits over 50-MPH would create lots of spray. I distinctly recall OUTRE going past us this summer making over 50-MPH and I don't recall ...

Since you mention Twin Cities Marine, I assume you are in Wisconsin. I think you are running out of boating season up there. I'd get the boat on the water with its current propeller, and gather some data. Determine the current propeller's pitch and model. Then you'll have a basis for a new propeller...

I just looked up a NADA value for my boat. It came up with a price that was about 60-percent of the price I would ask for the boat if I put it on the market. There is no way I would sell my boat for the price NADA says is its retail value. NADA's pricing in my case is also quite favorable because my...

...Boston Whaler included a rope in the tunnel to aid in rigging. I am not certain your conclusion that the rope you found in the rigging tunnel which was installed in a sloppy manner that encourage water leakage was done by Boston Whaler. I do not recall any prior mention of a rope in the rigging ...

...I always use stabilizer in my fuel... I don't know that always using a fuel additive to stabilize fuel is necessary. I generally don't do that because: --the stabilizer is expensive, and it adds to the fuel cost; --the stabilizer is really not necessary if you are going to consume the fuel in a ...

I guess blue dye in that river is not a problem. I think it flows into the Chicago Sanitary Canal--so what's a little blue dye in the water compared to what else might be there? Just be thankful it wasn't coal ash , as the people (or politicians) in Illinois have no room in their hearts for that stu...

Thanks for the comprehensive expansion of your comments. Regarding water being able to enter the rigging tunnel on the starboard side under the helm console, on my c.1990 REVENGE boat there is a flange fitting attached to that deck opening that creates a lip around it that is about 2-inches high. Th...

I don't have any formal drawing showing location. You can eyeball the position from the several examples seen at

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refere ... odels.html

Incrementing boat size in one-foot increments will be an expensive path to your ultimate boat. My own trajectory was 15/20/24-feet. We have stopped there because we are trailer-boaters, and getting anything bigger will mean a very substantial increase in the towing vehicle capacity (and cost). There...

We stopped by the Leland marina a few days ago. There were zero recreational boats at the marina docks. The only boats left in the harbor were the local tribal fishing tug, several National Park Service work boats, and the sheriff's patrol and rescue boat. The launch ramp was still available and the...

Being able to sell boats to the federal, state, and local government agencies that want work boats is a very good business, albeit a competitive one. But if you get the contract award, particularly for delivery of a large number of the same boat, I suspect that selling into commercial and government...

The images are very good. I really appreciate good images, but even more if they have good captions. Is it possible to add captions to the images in the photo-hosting and presentation software used with these? That would make the fine images even more enjoyable to view.

Updated initial listing to include the newest Garmin radios.

GARMIN announced two new models of VHF Marine Band radios, the $280 VHF 110 and $600 VHF 210. The Garmin VHF 110 Marine Band radio is a fixed-mount DSC Class-D radio with NMEA-0183 and NMEA-2000 interfaces. The radio also includes a 20-Watt audio amplifier for use with an external loudspeaker as a h...

Vance's Revenge wrote:Three entry points have been mentioned above.

Please mention the three entry points you are referring to in your comment. Explicitly listing the three points will be useful for readers. Thanks.

What happens if one day you get to the boat to go out and the battery in the remote is dead or you can't find the remote. Will the engine start?

ASIDE: The doorbell on my house is wireless and it uses that same battery. The darn thing is always dead. It drives me crazy.

I just checked MARINETRAFFIC.COM--no big boats out in middle of northern Lake MIchigan tonight. The 1000-footer WALTER J. MCCARTHY was northbound (going with the waves), and she ducked in to hug the lee of the Michigan shore by taking the inside passage between Manitou Island and Leland. Transiting ...

Does the circular gizmo on the boat run on its own battery? Is that why it has a battery indicator? Does the battery icon illuminate? If the icon does illuminate, what state does that represent? A safety lanyard is a simple device. I am trying to figure out this replacement. It seems a bit complicat...

What do those strange icons on the face of the device mean? I have no idea--and I suspect no one would. Are they decorations? Or are they trying to convey some sort of meaning such as the function of a button?

My boat has been in storage for several weeks. I might miss a nice boating day this fall--but I won't miss much tomorrow. The forecast for northern Lake Michigan on Friday (October 28, 2016) is a GALE WARNING. --wind 30-knots from South (with a very long fetch) --wave height building to 12-feet NOAA...

The take-away from the Oxnard capsize: do not put four people on a 13-foot boat, go out at night into the Pacific ocean hauling lobster traps, get trapped in a surf zone, and have your boat capsize. Do wear your PFD. (All aboard were wearing their PFDs according to the report.) There is a boating ac...

Who's the maker of the cover you are asking about: Carver or RNR Marine?

What part of the boat cover is made from stainless steel?

Please note that this boat's repair is now being discussed in REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS. Please stop posting requests for repair advice about this boat to this thread.

A 1969 Boston Whaler 13-foot boat is not like antique furniture. With antique furniture, the value of the piece might be reduced significantly if you apply a new finish. In Boston Whaler boats there is no appreciation for or an accrual of added value in having the original gel coat finish retained o...

About the only device not included in the McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS EPIRB is a DSC-transmitter. Some man-overboard rescue devices also include a DSC transmitter that sends a distress alert message via DSC. This is just a local alerting method, as a DSC signal transmitted from water level on a short a...

I spoke with the harbormaster of Ventura harbor. I learned a great deal more about this incident from our conversation: --the boat was likely a Boston Whaler boat; he could not be 100-percent certain; --the boat was proceeding southward from north of Ventura and approaching the harbor along the coas...

Not being familiar with Ventura, California, I have to ask: is it typical for 17-foot open boats to enter and exit the harbor?

On days when there is "high surf" (as the coastguard man described), is it typical for 17-foot open outboard boats to leave Ventura harbor for the Pacific Ocean?

I don't know the boat operator or his history that's why I asked if he had some boating education. I must have missed your question. I read your statement that you were not sure if he had taken boating education. If he had [taken some boating education], he would not get himself in this situation i...

ANDREY--thanks for the good advice. That is much more useful than condemnations of some unfortunate boater who got caught in surf. Your advice to "turn directly into to [a] less-than-45-degree quartering angle to the waves when faced with a possibility of capsizing" is good advice. Being c...

[This thread has been moved to REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS.]

MIZAR--since you have already purchased the boat, perhaps you can perform some sea trials and report on the performance that was actually obtained. It will be interesting to see how the boat's maximum speed compares with the prediction I made using Crouch's method; also, give your impressions on how...

I think you must mean the hull identification number (HIN) ends in 99. The serial number is usually a consecutive numbering of the hulls, also called the stencil number, and the last two digits would not indicate the year of production. If the HIN ends in 99, and assuming the HIN is in the "new...

I agree that the 13-footer modified to a center console has been done extremely well. It is a great little center console boat. If the gunwale-to-gunwale thwart seat is retained, it does make good place to hide the control cables. But that seat also impedes passage to the bow from the center console...

DB--I don't agree with your assessment that the modification that is shown in the several images above in which a Boston Whaler 15-footer is modified to have a center console and the control cables run from the center console aft down the center of the cockpit and covered by a low riser must be avoi...

OLD'--your instructor's advice to NEVER get trapped in breaking waves near shore is good advice, but it does not offer any advice about how to handle the boat if the boat DOES get trapped in surf near shore. Did your instructor give you any advice on what ought to be done if you find yourself at the...

In September 2016 McMurdo announced a new line of emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) devices that combine four different frequency spectrum transmitters and receivers into one housing: the McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS. The McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS is a distress beacon that operate on all...

MILLIE'--Do you know the boat operator or his history of boating education courses? MILLIE---Have you taken any boat handling courses which provide instructions on how to handle a boat when you are trapped near shore in large breaking waves? If so, can you share the advice you received in the boatin...

ALLOY--that is a very interesting observation regarding oil getting into the combustion chamber based on the orientation of the engine after shut down. Thanks for that information.

Read the REFERENCE article about testing outboard engines at

http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/outboardCheck.html

It contains a suggested procedure for performing a compression check.

The fuel tank cavity should NOT have a path for water to drain into it from the center deck. The center deck section that covers the fuel tank should be sealed by caulk to the rest of the deck, and water on the deck should not be able to get into the fuel tank cavity. Water can come into the fuel ta...

Please check the year and model. In 1999 I do not believe Boston Whaler made an OUTRAGE 18.

In model-year 2000 there was an OUTRAGE 18 model. It was rated for a maximum of 200-HP and minimum of 115-HP.

The only way to test your theory that the setting of the throttle position will have no effect on the cylinder pressure you measure is to re-do all the measurements and vary the throttle position. The pressure measured during a cylinder pressure test cannot be absolutely compared to a standard. We d...

[Says that his reference to fuel cost of $1.20 was in the currency of] Australian dollars... Fuel cost of AUS-$1.20-per-liter converts to a cost of AUS-$4.54-per-gallon. At the present exchange rate of US-$1.00 = AUS-$1.32, that becomes a cost of US-$3.44-per-gallon. Perhaps from an Australian poin...

RZ'--Thanks for clarifying that you were not given patterns for canvas by Wm. J. Mills & Co. I cannot imagine that any canvas maker would give away their canvas patterns to someone so that person could then have another company make something from their patterns--and particularly not Mills who h...

The influence of a difference in fuel economy on the operating cost of the boat really depends on how many hours per year you will run the boat and how much gasoline costs. If you put 200-hours every season on the boat and fuel costs $6/gallon, you will appreciate having better fuel economy. If you ...

DBURTON: what aspect of the modified 13-footer seen on Jeff's facebook page is important to this discussion of modification of a SPORT 15? Please explain. Thanks.

Given the complexity of the Boston Whaler website, I would expect that it was developed and is maintained by some outside firm that specializes in web content creation and hosting. To implement changes in the Boston Whaler website probably requires some interaction between the responsible people at ...

There has been no activity or reply from GRINCH, the initiator of this thread for over three weeks. There is no indication he is following this thread and reading the advice given here. This discussion may continue, but apparently to no benefit for GRINCH. Wiring for very small electrical loads like...

I don't recall any mention of Mercury Marine's Active Trim product. For other readers who are also not familiar with it, it is described in the linked article below: https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/news/mercury-marine-makes-boating-easier-with-active-trim/?page=3& For information about the a...

rzwhaler wrote:Check out Mills Canvas. ...I then have canvas cut from their patterns

How did you get Wm. J. Mills & Co. to give you their patterns? I never heard of this before. Please elaborate.

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