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  1. briangcc

    Small Oil Leak 23' VP-350-CE

    I'd personally take it to the marina and have them correct it under warranty. Pretty sure you have a 5 yr warranty from Volvo.
  2. briangcc

    Lake Ontario

    I'd go outboard and Honda having owned a 115HP model. My next, and last boat, will be outboard as I'm over the Merc. Dealers and parts are plentiful, but their product, at least the Force outboard I owned and the wonderful blender/shift interrupter crapola on my current boat are enough to turn...
  3. briangcc

    Lake Ontario

    I've been out on Lake Ontario on every boat in my signature. Not saying its the smartest thing I've ever done as the 15' MFG was a wreck of a boat BUT I have done it....in calm weather. Personally, anything less than 20' is a no go. Even then, depending on wind/waves that might be dicey. My...
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    Why I'm nervous boating at night...

    15 years ago maybe...over 4th of July my uncle and I anchored in the St Lawrence River to watch fireworks over Boldt Castle. Started lightly misting at the end of the show. Making our way back through the channel it was pitch black, only thing you could make out were the beacons on the channel...
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    Duranautic DN-14 Transom

    It's just giving the outboard something to clamp to. It's tied to the transom and floor. I wouldn't be worried about that as its not like you're strapping a 70HP 4 stroke to it.
  6. briangcc

    Used Boat Values - Value tools

    You're in prime boating season where prices are up. Wait a couple months where owners need to consider laying up for the winter again - winterization, storage, shrink wrap, etc. Prices will drop. Or pivot to something else that is in your price range today.
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    I am starting to believe some of the global warming in N J.

    Correction...(4) confirmed tornadoes... https://www.wivb.com/weather-news/tornado-touches-down-in-western-new-york-as-beryl-remnants-hit/ Apparently I need to start preparing for this kind of weather.
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    I am starting to believe some of the global warming in N J.

    Heck we had (3) tornadoes touch down yesterday...in WNY. Unheard of for my area.
  9. briangcc

    ad boat identification

    What does the paperwork say? That's going to be key on this. Beyond that it looks like any other generic 14' aluminum boat from probably 70's era or so? Starcraft, Lowe, Lund, etc... Looks like the rental boats we had in Canada eons ago which had about a 9-15HP outboard on it. Got soaked with...
  10. briangcc

    Tahoe 1950 Deckboat - fish finder overheat

    Huh? All of mine were/are under the windshield, on top of the dash. From my very first Eagle in my Bayliner, to the Eagle that was in my FourWinns, to the Garmin in my current boat. Problem with using a fan is that it's going to use ambient air so you're not likely to get cool air going across...
  11. briangcc

    Coast Guard Requirements

    Expired hand-held flares are great for starting bonfires. I call it my big match. Just sayin...
  12. briangcc

    Process for changing boat trailers?

    Many, many moons ago we used the following process to swap trailers in our stone/mud driveway.... 1. Lower tongue all the way possible. This raises the transom up. Block the transom with jacks/wood cribbing/old tires/etc. 2. Now raise the tongue as high as possible. This raises the bow up...
  13. briangcc

    Opening day of summer boating season.

    I'd be careful with generalizations. Mine hasn't seen water yet but that's due to my work schedule. It will hopefully this weekend and then reside on the trailer until family vacation which is very quickly approaching. Those that don't want/can't afford them offloaded them about 2 years ago...
  14. briangcc

    Need a new car battery for the boat. Screw in water inspection caps.

    You *might* find them in reproductions for year specific classic cars. But you're going to pay through the nose for them. Get a new marine battery and be done with it.
  15. briangcc

    Sea ray top clips that attach to the windshield frame

    https://www.google.com/search?q=bimini+top+windshield+mount&sca_esv=97f9b5d023af9b2f&source=hp&ei=DBl_ZvCxB4_tptQP48qf2AE&iflsig=AL9hbdgAAAAAZn8nHLXMI1c4q0gEPkPB-s8DFCg5CYIx&oq=bimini+top+wind&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6Ig9iaW1pbmkgdG9wIHdpbmQqAggAMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFh...
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    How to mount a trolling motor to Bayliner hull

    What year Bayliner? I ask as some of their smaller boats - 17-19' - have fishing packages that include trolling motors so a mount *may* already be available. You'd need to check with a marina to confirm. Otherwise, probably nothing special beyond a "plate" bolted to the cap of the boat which in...
  17. briangcc

    88 Stratos Bass Boat needs new reclear

    Ok let's try it this way..... Your boat is gel coated, not painted, with the glitter mixed into the clear gel then applied. To "fix" this, you get to re-gelcoat your boat. You don't "fix" it by applying an automotive clear coat to it. Look up Friscoboater on Youtube with his Glastron. He shows...
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    88 Stratos Bass Boat needs new reclear

    Imron I have some experience with, just not on boats. It's a commercial coating used on many items you see in your day-to-day, probably without realizing it. Diesel locomotives and freight cars for CSX/NS/etc are painted in the stuff. GM and other factories have painted storage tanks with it to...
  19. briangcc

    Older Boats

    Not sure where you are located but boats from the 60's in my neck of the woods require just as much work as the ones from the 90's. They're a step away from the dump....unless its someone's pet project that they just had to restore. They all have some sort of tree/brush/shrub/mold/etc growing on...
  20. briangcc

    Older Boats

    In 4 yrs of ownership, I only did oil changes on my Honda 4 Stroke 115HP. And I mean I did them, no other maintenance required. Might have been plugs too as required...but those were dead simple. It was built like a tank, weighed like one too! But dead silent and no smoke screen worthy of the...
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