I need to buy a bolt on winch post without a ladder for a pontoon trailer I'm rebuilding. iboats doesn't sell them and I've google searched a lot. The only one I've found that may work is a trailer Parts Superstore made by Tie down engineering but I would like to look at more then one before I...
I have 10 yr. old Amana 93 % propane furnace that has never had any service except for filter changes. I'm mechanically inclined, have done repair and maintenance on older non high efficient gas/oil furnaces but not these new ones. Been thinking about looking at the burner/ heat exchanger.
Does...
A few of us have been talking about old compressors, got me thinking.....
I'm old, so I love old stuff from the past that was built well and still works. Here's some of mine, post yours.
Need some Mercury guru advice. Took my brand new Tohatsu 9.8 4-stroke off the jon boat and put it on the pontoon. Someone who I know well "gave" me the above mentioned Mercury. Supposed to have low hours for it's age, runs, has new impeller just needs a fuel pump because the fuel line barb is...
After growing up fishing with grandpa, later in life after experiencing a tragedy I decided life is short and bought a boat or two and joined this wonderful forum.
Captain Sasto joined a year after I, but unlike me he is a professional and his wealth of knowledge here is a legend.
My mom loved...
A esteemed iboats member is going through a tough deal. Sasto's 34 year old daughter died yesterday after a valiant year long battle with cancer.
Like me he has not been all that active here of late, but the "old timers" will remember the wealth of knowledge he posted for several years.
In...
I have a 2014 Tohatsu 9.8 ultra long shaft 4-stroke which came with a high thrust 4 blade 8.7 x 5.0 prop.
Motor is on a 16' ft pontoon boat weighing approx. 1000 lbs. With two people and minimal gear the boat
goes 6 mph (cell phone gps) at 5750 rpm. I never expected this to be a high speed...
Loved Buddy when he was a on the tv broadcasts. Got XM radio a few years ago, loved his show and stories.
Tuesday night he announced his retirement from XM saying he has inoperable lung cancer. He said
when you say my name don't shed a tear but smile, I am blessed, I have had a wonderful life...
By the luck of the draw I was born with bad hips, after 20+ yrs of being an auto tech I had the left one replaced 2 months before my 39th b'day.
Now the little plastic microscopic particles that have been wearing off for the last 16 yrs are causing issues.
June 24th I'm going in for what is...
It doesn't get any better then this.
After being mired in a plumbing disaster, a bunch of special seasonal beers I've never had, ribs smoking on the grill, the weather is perfect and I don't have to go to work tomorrow, how's your Memorial Day weekend going? :joyous::):joyous:
Since we're all mariners let's take a moment today to remember
the 11 mariners who we're lost 3 years ago today on the
Deepwater Horizon modu and the families, friends and co-workers.
PLEASE, NO POLITICS!
Another Veterans Day bump, in honor of ehenry's Dad and the few remaining WWII vets.
http://forums.iboats.com/dockside-chat/b-29-bomber-exciting-day-558790.html#post3837369
WWII-era planes land in region
In our already devastated local economy this was a sad day for Southern Illinois.
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/brp-shuts-down-benton-plant/article_9c56032e-fedb-11e1-9eeb-0019bb2963f4.html
Just wondering out loud. Are boater's/ fishermen/ watermen a unique bunch?
I've lurked on other forums mostly automotive cause that's what I do for a living.
The only forum I've seriously spent time on is this one, just wondering if we are unique to the forum world.
I'm sitting on my dock...
HEY, HEY, HOLY COW, RON SANTO IS IN THE HALL.
Even if your not a Cubs fan, if your a older baseball fan today was a great day in Cooperstown.
Barry Larkin, a truly class act and old school player was well deserved too. :):):)...
