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Yep. Plus two. A snap on cover will cost anywhere from $600 to a grand for your size boat, but it will last ten years or more and will be the easiest thing by far to put on and take off. Easier to...

Even though I've lost reverse?

Okay, I never thought about it, but that makes sense. What am I looking at now? New LU, or are there changeable parts? Also, Fazt, are you saying the water was already in there? I ask because I...

Skeg damage was already there when I bought the boat. Supposedly the LU had been replaced just before I took it home, but who knows.

I just picked the barge up from the upholstery shop today and took her down to the river for a first of the season shakedown cruise. I backed her in and fired up the motor only to discover I had no...

For reasons you don't understand? Well let me splain it to you then. It's called southern/redneck/hillbilly (take your pick) engineering.:lol: I can promise you'd find the same thing around...

Roger that! Let's hope for his sake it doesn't cost three times the quote. I didn't tell him we had been by to look at it Sunday afternoon. Looks great.

On Mother's Day the admiral informed me we'd be taking the boat out this weekend and I'd better let the upholsterer know we'd be coming to get it this week.:eek: I called to warn him and he told me...

I'm amazed that liability insurance isn't required for California boaters.:faint2: Okay, I'm over it. Why not take your rig to a glass shop and get an estimate then decide how to proceed? You may be...

Whoa. Is boat liability coverage not required in Cali? Hard to imagine.

Couldn't find a good one that clearly showed my southern engineering. I'll try and remember to take one this evening or tomorrow.

I recently picked up a sixteen foot john with a 25. I've found a cam strap from the motor (just above the A/V plate) to the trailer's rear crossmember and another cam strap from the motor (again,...

3/8" should be fine.

I row my raft when I don't want it to bump into something, which is kinda rare. It's pretty bouncy. Welcome aboard, Don.

I'm so sorry BP. I know what my dad means to me. We'll be praying for your and your family's comfort as you work through all of this.

Loves me some Ouachita. We've also been known to do a Friday after work river expedition. We usually launch at the NLR ramp and cruise to the sand bar across from Murray park. In fact, it's kind of...

Ma, I just now looked at your location! Ahoy fellow central Arkie! Hope to see you on the water, or I may already have.:noidea:

Who, us?:angel:

What do you use? I can't tell you how many times I've gone to the back yard only to find the barge, john boat or one of the canoes has been trampled beyond recognition. It's really getting old, and...

Just don't get caught in the rain.

Really? That must be a new thing. Good for them! Everybody loves stickers, and that's a very effective and relatively low cost way for iboats to promote.

No, that part didn't require any thought. All the upholstery was shot. Complete redo. Looking forard to seeing it. He does do good work.

Yep. We live in a different world down here for sure. Hey, on the bright side, this is the first time he's volunteered that he's actually working on it.:faint2:

Joe, in your previous thread you said you had a twenty foot barge. Is it a 22 footer? Not trying to be difficult, just don't want things to get confusified (technical term).

Update: So it's been three weeks since he said two weeks. I called him today to check in and he "was right in the middle of it and should be done this week or first of next". :facepalm: That's fine...

Sorry to say so Sawicki, but you'll probably never like that boat. If it's rated for an eight and you slap on a 9.9 that wouldn't be a huge deal in and of itself IMO, but when you start talking about...

That's what I like about fishrdan. Always thinking of others.

Try searching this section for thoughts on the Water Glide. There was at least one iboater who added one (I think in the last year or so) and seemed to like it as I recall.

By extending the deck you added more weight to the front of the boat, which will only exacerbate the splashing and ventilation issues. If your prop is ventilating I'd suggest moving all the...

I agree with the Dr. I think you'll end up with a thirteen, but trial and error is the only way to dial it in. Just be sure you don't do anything with respect to RPMs to void the engine warranty....

Try to redistribute weight and trim the motor to raise the front as much as possible, but other than that there's not much you can do. It's just the nature of the beast. By chance are any of the...

Probably. SeaArk comes immediately to mind. I'm sure there have been and are others.

Agreed. Might be worth calling Dowco, but chances are if they do have it the cost will be comparable to having one made.

Finally hit the big four-oh, eh? :laugh: Hope it's a great one!:D

Once again, that's what stop orders are for. I've known a few folks who have wished they hadn't entered one, but I've known MANY more who wished they had.;)

That's what stop orders are for, Bubba.

I've heard when the tide is out that much and the moon is right and the cosmos is aligned llamas and miniature giraffes run along the shore.

Here's the article in case anyone wants to read it.

Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme: The Internet currency will collapse. - Slate Magazine

Well, I'm pretty sure the issue Bruce described that we avoided by keeping the erl changed was unique to Yota V6 engines of a certain vintage. As I recall the weep holes were so small that if the oil...

I assume we're talking about Bitcoins? Saw a headline today decrying them as a Ponzi scheme. Didn't have time to read the article and really know nothing about them, but I have heard of them.

Thinking maybe those are Calico Bass?

Yeah, that's what it was. The mandate was to keep the oil changed so it wouldn't become too thick to pass through the little ports.

Not positive, but I think they had it fixed by then. That was a concern with the admiral's little 2000 ES 300. Great car, but we always tried to keep up with the oil changes religiously.

Palomino.

I'm sure of it! Y'all go to Greers?

Did you stop by Buddy's on the way back and tell him "chop chop"?:whip:

LOL! Hart, we don't do serious too well around here.:facepalm: Honestly though, not sure what kind of input you're looking for exactly. That's a lot of motor and will push that sixteen footer along...

Sure is a nice looking motor to be thirteen years old. Dumb question perhaps, but did you confirm the boat could handle one that size? That's quite a jump from what was on there.

Should be quite a bit drier than the Gheenoe I'd think.

Haven't pulled the cowl yet. Yes, F/N/R in the tiller. It was working fine all day then suddenly would just no longer go in reverse.