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  1. beermunk

    *almost* a SHT!

    This could've been costly. Went to check the skeg tonight for dryness because I was going to put a new coat of paint on it. Found lower unit oil seaping from the drain plug! Looks like I forgot to put the plug seal on when I summerized it. Drained and added fresh oil and changed both...
  2. beermunk

    Mercruiser 3.0L Operating Temp at 175f?

    Hey all - we've been enjoying the tri-toon much this summer! Unfortunately on the 4th of July a friend decided to grab the controls while I was pushing off a sandbar and try to "power us out." Sucked a bunch of sand into the cooling system and stuck the thermostat in the open position. No...
  3. beermunk

    Cold Water Temps?

    Mercruiser 3.0L w/ Alpha 1 I/0, 2004 model. Last time out on the water I noticed my temps never got up into the 160f range. Stayed in the 140 range. River water at that time was in the high 40's. I just got it back from the shop where they put in a new driveshaft seal and hooked it up to the...
  4. beermunk

    Loud Thunk Followed By Vibration!! Help!

    Hey all - here's what I've got. 2004 22' Tracker Pontoon with an 3.0L Mercruiser and Alpha1 drive. Yesterday we were out on the river for a few hours and just as we were getting back to the dock I heard a loud thunk come from the stern drive. It sounded like I hit a rock but I was still out in...
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    Same size prop - different clearence near zinc?

    Hey all - I just replaced my old 15.25 x 15 pitch Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha 1 prop with a Solaris prop from iboats. Put the new one on, same size and it hits the zinc! So how do I remove the zinc? We store the pontoon out of water so it's not a big deal.
  6. beermunk

    Officially in the Need New Prop Club

    Took the parents and the in-laws out on the new pontoon yesterday. We traveled up river about 8 miles and had dinner. As we were coming back a storm started to roll in so I put the throttle down and we were cruising at a good clip. I'm coming around this bend in the river and there's a f#@$...
  7. beermunk

    Restored Boats Worth?

    I'm thinking about picking up a project boat/motor/trailer to restore as a side project. A slick run about or a fishing boat maybe. At any rate, seeing as I already have a nice fishing boat and a nice pontoon I was wondering if there's any real worth to restoring an older 70's-80's boat and...
  8. beermunk

    Mercury 4 Stroke 30hp

    Need prop recommendations for father-in-law's fishing boat. It's a 2006 16' Tuffy Esox with a same year Mercury 4 Stroke 30hp. He's currently got a 11.5" prop but strange enough I can't find the pitch on the prop. His motor manual says WOT is between 5200 - 6200rpm's. The boat is a flat...
  9. beermunk

    I/O 3.0L Mercruiser Operating Temp?

    Hey all - I'm getting ITCHY to get out on the water! Tomorrow's temps are supposed to be in the low 70's and sunny so I think I'll play hooky from work and go out! Water temp is still in the high 40's so no swimming for us or the dogs but a cruise up the river would be nice. So this afternoon I...
  10. beermunk

    Running On Air...

    Launched the Whaler for the first time this spring over the weekend. The boat landing is on a piece of the Wisconsin River that is the first open from the ice and where the current is the least strong and makes for easy launching and landing. So I pull up and I'm readying the boat for launch...
  11. beermunk

    Polished My 'Toons! Before/After Pics

    Finally had a day off and some nice weather. Went to Fleet Farm and bought a variable speed buffer and a polishing pad. Used Blue Magic Aluminum Polish (good stuff!) and went to town. Started at about 8:30am and finished about about 1pm with a few sammich breaks in between. Here are the...
  12. beermunk

    Prop Recommendation For 1978 35hp Evinrude

    The boat: 13' Boston Whaler (1968) The motor: 1978 Evinrude Short Shaft 35hp 2cyl A little history here: The motor was bought NEW by my grandfather for his old school ski boat. It was one of those awesome boats of the 60's and 70's that had the closed bow with the full windshield. It was the...
  13. beermunk

    Brought her home on early Tuesday morning (2am)!

    We left Sunday morning at 4am from Wisconsin. Got to OK about 4pm. Went to the hotel and then the dealership to look at the boat. We went to launch it and absolutely loved it BUT the bilge wasn't working and the engine compartment was filling with water quickly after a 15min boat ride. So we're...
  14. beermunk

    Lifting Strakes? (photo)

    Hey all - This is a photo of the back of a tri-toon the wife and I are picking up on Sunday. I just noticed the triangle pieces welded to the inside. They are not on the outside of the boat which is why I didn't notice them right away. Are these lifting strakes or just part of the pontoon...
  15. beermunk

    Buying a pontoon with a Mercruiser 3.0

    Hey all! Wife and I just put money down on a 2004 Tracker Suntracker Party Barge 22' Regency Tritoon. Boat has a 3.0 Mercruiser IO. Driving from Wisconsin to Oklahoma to pick it up this weekend. So tell me I didn't make a huge mistake! Really my biggest concern is the IO engine because I've...
  16. beermunk

    2004 Tracker Suntracker Party Barge w/ IO Mercruiser

    Hey all! Wife and I just put money down on a 2004 Tracker Suntracker Party Barge 22' Regency Tritoon. Boat has a 3.0 Mercruiser IO. Driving from Wisconsin to Oklahoma to pick it up this weekend. So tell me I didn't make a huge mistake! :) Really my biggest concern is the IO engine...
  17. beermunk

    Hurricane Fun Deck 226 Fish & Fun

    Hello all - Wife and I are looking at a 1999 Hurricane Fun Deck 226 Fish & Fun. Looks like a great boat (dealer has it priced at 11,950 and that will need to come down I think) and fits what we want to do with it. Comes with a 150 Johnson of the same year (two stroke) and a TrailMaster bunk...
  18. beermunk

    short-shaft motor with planing fins...

    i've got a 13' boston whaler. the short shaft 35hp evinrude has planing fins on it. is this setup helping or hindering the boat? i wouldn't think that a short shaft needs fins like that, as it would plane pretty easy...
  19. beermunk

    short-shaft motor with planing fins...

    i've got a 13' boston whaler. the short shaft 35hp evinrude has planing fins on it. is this setup helping or hindering the boat? i wouldn't think that a short shaft needs fins like that, as it would plane pretty easy...
  20. beermunk

    boat construction materials

    i currently own a 14' boston whaler. i love it because it's light and fishes three guys pretty comfortably, due to it's wide hull. my project this winter is to put a "flatter" bottom in it (the current bottom has some dips and curves and a hard, LOUD surface when storing and running) and a...
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