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- Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:45 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Perhaps the worst Whaler for sale EVER!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5675
Re: Perhaps the worst Whaler for sale EVER!!!
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.
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 6:43 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1989 OUTRAGE 22: Kicker Installation on Bracket or Transom
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4906
Re: 1989 OUTRAGE 22: Kicker Installation on Bracket or Transom
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.
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 3:34 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Taking the plunge: Bye-bye Bottom Paint
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2639
Re: Bye-bye Bottom Paint and Lawn, too
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.
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 12:35 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: OUTRAGE 25 Hull Fractures
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5368
OUTRAGE 25 Hull Fractures
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...
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 8:02 am
- Forum: MARKETPLACE
- Topic: For Sale: 25' 1985 Boston Whaler Revenge WT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3468
Re: For Sale: 25' 1985 Boston Whaler Revenge WT
Someone got a great deal on this boat.
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:29 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Engine Rating for Maximum Battery Capacity
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4120
Re: Advice on diagnosis of battery-powered devices
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...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:18 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Engine Rating for Maximum Battery Capacity
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4120
Re: Engine Rating for Maximum Battery Capacity
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...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:26 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Are the NADA Whaler values realistic?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8354
Re: Are the NADA Whaler values realistic?
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...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 9:44 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1989 OUTRAGE 22: Kicker Installation on Bracket or Transom
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4906
Re: 1989 OUTRAGE 22: Kicker Installation on Bracket or Transom
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 ...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 3:54 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1971 Nauset 90-HP: New propeller
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3971
Re: 1971 Nauset 90-HP: New propeller
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...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 2:07 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Are the NADA Whaler values realistic?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8354
Re: Are the NADA Whaler values realistic?
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...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:16 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6396
Re: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
...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 ...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 6:36 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Mercury 60-HP Fuel Use
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5826
Re: Mercury 60-HP Fuel Use
...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 ...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 5:29 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Chicagoans putting Whaler to Good Use
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3085
Re: Chicagoans putting Whaler to Good Use
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...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 11:43 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6396
Re: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
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...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:36 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Whaler 13 Logotype Location
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2409
Re: Whaler 13 Logotype Location
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
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refere ... odels.html
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:32 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: "1-Foot-itis" Dauntless 15 v. Dauntless 16
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7885
Re: "1-Foot-itis" Dauntless 15 v. Dauntless16
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...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:20 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Fall Boating
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7830
Re: Fall Boating
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...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:14 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Brunswick Buys Aluminum Boatbuilder THUNDER JET
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9140
Re: Brunswick Buys Aluminum Boatbuilder THUNDER JET
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...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:09 am
- Forum: TRIPS and RENDEZVOUS
- Topic: Seven Days on the Salish Sea
- Replies: 6
- Views: 16656
Re: Seven Days on the Salish Sea
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.
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 10:02 am
- Forum: VHF MARINE RADIO
- Topic: VHF Marine Band Radio Roundup 2016-2017
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21466
Re: VHF Marine Band Radio Roundup 2016
Updated initial listing to include the newest Garmin radios.
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:54 am
- Forum: VHF MARINE RADIO
- Topic: GARMIN New VHF Marine Band Radios
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9492
GARMIN New VHF Marine Band 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...
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:34 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6396
Re: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
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.
- Sat Oct 29, 2016 9:18 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut-off
- Replies: 21
- Views: 30235
Re: Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut-off
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.
ASIDE: The doorbell on my house is wireless and it uses that same battery. The darn thing is always dead. It drives me crazy.
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:17 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Fall Boating
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7830
Re: Fall Boating
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 ...
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:45 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut-off
- Replies: 21
- Views: 30235
Re: Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut-off
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...
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:13 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut-off
- Replies: 21
- Views: 30235
Re: Fell Marine MOB Engine Shut-off
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?
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:21 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Fall Boating
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7830
Fall Boating
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...
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:58 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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...
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:50 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Carver Cover for 1994 Outrage 17
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3546
Re: Carver Cover for 1994 Outrage 17
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?
What part of the boat cover is made from stainless steel?
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:23 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1969 Classic 13 New Owner
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4640
Re: 1969 Classic 13 New Owner
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.
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:03 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1969 13-foot Repairs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4371
Re: 1969 13-foot Repairs
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:59 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: The Best EPIRB
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3136
Re: The Best EPIRB
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:14 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:47 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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?
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?
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:45 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:54 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:20 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1969 13-foot Repairs
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4371
Re: 1969 13-foot Repairs
[This thread has been moved to REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS.]
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:12 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1999 OUTRAGE 18, Yamaha F150
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3819
Re: 1999 OUTRAGE 18
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 12:01 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1999 OUTRAGE 18, Yamaha F150
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3819
Re: 1999 OUTRAGE 18
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...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:37 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Converting Sport 15 to Center Console
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17522
Re: Converting Sport 15 to Center Console
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...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 4:21 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Converting Sport 15 to Center Console
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17522
Re: Converting Sport 15 to 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...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:54 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:18 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: The Best EPIRB
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3136
The Best EPIRB
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...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 7:10 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13401
Re: KTLA News Reports on Small Boat Capsize Entering Ventura Harbor
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...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:54 am
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 15 Striper Re-power: Mercury 60 EFI
- Replies: 30
- Views: 34094
Re: 15 Striper Re-power: Mercury 60 EFI
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.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:29 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1996 Yamaha 50-HP Cylinder Pressures
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3172
Re: 1996 Yamaha 50-HP Cylinder Pressures
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.
http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/outboardCheck.html
It contains a suggested procedure for performing a compression check.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:22 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6396
Re: 1988 REVENGE 20 W-T: Water In Fuel Tank Cavity
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...
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:19 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1999 OUTRAGE 18, Yamaha F150
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3819
Re: 1999 OUTRAGE 18
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.
In model-year 2000 there was an OUTRAGE 18 model. It was rated for a maximum of 200-HP and minimum of 115-HP.
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:12 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1996 Yamaha 50-HP Cylinder Pressures
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3172
Re: 1996 Yamaha 50-HP Cylinder Pressures
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...