Recent content by capslock118

My sig is my boat. I know from the FAQ here trying to sell goods in the forum is a no no. Because of that, I'll keep details at a minimum. Basically I rebuilt the trailer this year, and had a strict maintenance schedule for the engine according to the service manual and I've put a lot into the...

I am thinking of trading my dodge ram for a jeep cherokee. The jeep is lifted. (truck is too, but my eye is on a more family friendly vehicle trade) Can it be de-lifted - preferably DIY? I see lift kits online so I assume this is something anyone could handle - but maybe not? How can I tell or...

maybe I am deaf at the frequency both horns sound. Installed a horn last year, stopped working after one use. When I press the button, you can see the dials on my dash move around, the battery voltage drops too. All I hear is a little popping sound from what sounds like a diaphragm from the...

I hate to ask this, because I am sure the response will be get the boat weighed. but the boat is in the water and inconvenient to get out; that's my excuse and I am sticking to it :) so - anyone pull a boat with a subaru outback? My boat is a 19' open bow sea ray with a '91 mercury v6 135hp...

I feel like this is a 'after july 4th weekend and I have less brain cells now then I had before' kind of a thing. My battery, when fully charged, is rated for 105 Ah at a 20 hour rate. Does this mean I can draw 105 amps continuously for 20 hours before the battery is fully depleted to 10.5...

I have the rule 500 bilge pump. My boat is at a dock the entire season. It's been a good pump since i've owned the boat from 2008. So what happens with this bilge is it suppose to go off every 2 min. for 3 seconds. If it "detects" water, it's suppose stay on until no more water is left. It...

Hello, So this has been going on for about 2 years now, and this years first launch seemed the worst yet. My tach does not give accurate readings, I know this because of the following: -sound of the engine doesn't match what the rpm says -sat. the reading at idle was 2k (after a clean carb and...

I have a hummingbird 170 depth / fish finder. It likes to warn me about low battery by sending my a constant beeping noise. I looked through my settings and noticed that it is set to warn me about a low battery if it get's below 12v; which makes sense of why it doesn't go off when underway...

Hi everyone, I have most of my bottom painting done, well at least the first coat, for this year. The boat is on rollers, I want to paint where the rollers and boat meet. I don't have boat stands. Is it a fairly safe operation to loosen the winch and rear straps to move the boat just enough...

We are looking to move; the house we are looking at is natural gas heated. Our house is oil heat so I am curious to know the difference in cost. What I decided to ask instead is, how much would it cost to heat my home with natural gas? Natural gas in CT is measured in CCF (or therm). 1 CCF...

You should have seen my tires, they were embarrassing. Cracks and flat, I'm surprised I was able to use them for the last two years. The trailer just looks like no one has done any maintenance to it since it was built; I assume back in '91 which is how old my boat is. I tool the wheels off to...

see photos below. I'd like to remove the screws and adhesive I used to bond the sonar mount to the transom, fill in the holes from the screws with 5200 or the like, then re-mount the sonar to a new location. (the gist of it is I was slightly off when I mounted it and the result is water spray...

I was going to buy the generic tc-90 gear lube as I usually do but I decided to go with "MERCURY MARINE Quicksilver High Performance Gear Lube" instead. then I get home and i read the description that it was for sterndrives and jetdrives. Reading some ads on the internet also imply it could be...

Bottom Painting: Quick questions about bottom painting: when buying paint, does it need to be shaken like paint at a hardware store? take a look at the pictures below: --though the boat was powerwashed last year, i take it I should scrape the left overs before painting? --take a look at the...

Polish/wax/restore: I'd like to restore my hulls gelcoat, shes old and I'd like to make her look a few years younger. Here are some questions I have accompanied by phots; I plan on remove those racing stripes near the bottom paint: the blue here, this looks and feels like it's gelcoat that...