littlerayray
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That's it gotta get the Bayliner
No kiddin', right? I feelin' totally turncoat!I feel betrayed...
Thanks! I'm glad to hear the good reports on it. It definitely runs nice when it warms up ... and if I can nudge another few MPH outta' it that would be fun. The impound we go to mostly is pretty good size and it'd be nice to cover the complete distance a little more quickly.There is definitely a lot of Motor noise in those. Your 2002 is basically the same boat as the 2005 I had. Good boats. Should top out around 46-48 with the right prop trimmed out and weight distributed in the boat.
Starter access is pretty good as long as the bolts come out.
I think it looks like the engine "dog house" will come completely away from the engine in two pieces leaving a lot of working space. But that ain't happening this week.
Any room in the dog house to add some sound barrier material?
I looked at that, and OJ just confirmed what I was thinkin' (thanks!). Regardless, that's way low on the priority list. Most of us - except that lab, apparently - can get past the noise factor for the time being at least.Any room in the dog house to add some sound barrier material?
... well, it fit. MUCH better than I expected.I didn't have any problems keeping my 2005 195 classic in the garage, even without folding the tongue in.
Thanks! I'll give it a try.Try running some 91 octane through it. My 3.0l ran poorly on anything less.
Where'd you put in? Normandy?Funny I hit the water yesterday to test out the Carver ... an essentially empty lake on a beautiful day.
It towed all the way back from Michigan just fine. The only thing that I don't like about it is that the boat wants to rock when it isn't resting on the bow roller. Otherwise it does just fine. I might add a keel roller between the bunks and the bow at some point ... but nothing I'm worried about now.Escort trailer is what Bays come with and they are pretty stripped down. You can of course add your own center rollers but it sounds like you only have a few miles to the ramp.
Noise isn't so bad to get past ... I'll lube a buncha' stuff that probably needs it this weekend and see what that does. Gotta' try bumping the octane up and see what that effect is. Otherwise, we'll deal with it for a while. I find it more curious than annoying.I've got a bit of noise on the Carver not too bad but... I've looked into this http://www.dynamat.com/automotive-an...ynamat-xtreme/ Haven't done it yet. Some other options I've read about on the net plus I believe I had a thread here on the subject. Seem to remember Bondo telling me he got his material out of the dumpster. Lucky guy...
I noticed that last time we were on Normandy - lots of debris on that lake which is sad because it really is a pretty lake. We haven't been out there this year, but I hope it gets cleaned up ... the water is so much nicer there than on the South end of Priest.No I hit Tim's in the big boat, little one on Normandy but man is that lake junky. Went a few miles up the river and there were THOUSANDS of plastic bottles floating around. REally sad it is a beautiful run otherwise.
Bow is strapped and safety chained (transom straps on back too). It's not bouncing (really more like rocking on the bunks) much ... like I said, we made 600 miles just fine ... but it moves more than I like.oh and do you not strap bow down?