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    Garden hose to rinse the boat and trailer

    I need to buy a garden hose to rinse my boat and trailer at the launch ramp after a day's outing. My boat is just a 12 foot jon boat. Two Questions: 1. Have you found that a 25 foot hose is sufficient, or a little too short? 2. Anyone try the expandable 1/2" garden hose to rinse their boat...
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    Enough gas to get back to the ramp

    Regarding outboard motors with a portable gas tank. How do you insure that you have enough gas to get back to the ramp? Make a mark halfway on the tank and keep an eye on the gas level? Bring another container of gas? Thanks.
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    Is something wrong with the jack on my trailer?

    I bought a new EZ Loader trailer for my 12 foot jon boat. The trailer weighs 250 lbs and the boat with motor weighs about 255 lbs. So it's quite a light load. The tongue weight at the ball coupler using a bathroom scale is 69 lbs (with the boat on the trailer). When I move the trailer (with...
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    Question on bimini top location

    Going to install a bimini top on my new build 12 foot jon boat that has a 6HP outboard motor. The bimini top that I bought is 6 feet long and 46 inches high. For folks who have a bimini top on their boat, do you wish it was more forward or more aft? Is the correct location to have the bimini...
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    Where to post engine topics on iboats?

    This "boat topics and questions" forum says (not engine topics). I don't see an engine forum. Where should we post engine topics on iboats?
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    Telescoping emergency paddle

    Need two emergency paddles for my new build jon boat. Boat is 12 feet long and 20" high. Sitting on the bench seat I figure 48" long paddles will work. Paddles are for emergency in case my new Tohatsu 6HP outboard won't start, though paddles will come in handy at the dock. Being a 12 foot...
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    Coupler pin lock & tow hitch receiver pin lock

    Do you use a coupler pin lock or a tow hitch receiver pin lock? Looking for recommendations for a: 1/4" coupler pin lock 5/8" tow hitch receiver pin lock. For the 5/8" pin lock, I'm considering this "TowWorks 79631 Keyed Unique 5/8" Trailer Hitch Lock with Extra Long 3-1/4" Span, Double...
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    Front wheel drive launching & retrieving

    Completed building my boat and assembling the new trailer. Will be launching it in the ocean for the first time in about 10 days if my trailer passes its safety check appointment. This will be the first time I've ever launched or retrieved a boat from a trailer. The boat is just a simple 12...
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    Locking outboard while boat is on the trailer

    Have a 6HP Tohatsu outboard. Plan to leave the motor on the boat while the trailer is parked in our carport at home. (Carport so is not enclosed with a garage door.) Any recommendations for a good outboard motor lock that locks the two motor mount screw handles? Other ideas?
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    1/4" crown staples for bunk carpeting?

    T50 (1/2" wide) staples are normally recommended for stapling carpets to bunks. But I have a pneumatic gun that shoots narrow (1/4" wide) crown staples. I would be using the narrow 1/4" wide x 3/4" leg stainless steel staples. I'm not sure if the 1/4" width is wide enough to hold carpeting...
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    How to wrap carpet on side bunks

    Anyone know of a link that shows how to wrap carpet on side bunks? I'm building custom side bunks for my jon boat with the 2x4 post that holds the side bunks extending up above the boat to hold the tail lights. That will give me side bunks plus get the tail lights out of the water. Have found...
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    How much clearance for side bunks?

    Is there a standard clearance for side bunks? Assembling the trailer now for my DIY 12 foot, flat bottom jon boat. Am going to install carpeted side bunks to help center the rear end of the boat on the trailer. Also to help keep the boat centered while towing the trailer, though I will have...
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    Are wheel locks the way to go?

    Seems to me that any trailer coupler lock can be easily defeated by the thief bringing his own chain and chaining the the tongue to his vehicle's ball. Proven Industries and Leaf make wheel locks that go around the leaf spring, through a hole in the tire's rim and secured with a puck lock. Is...
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    What kind of bolts for aluminum handles?

    Getting close to completion of a new build wooden jon boat. The outside of the hull is fiberglassed using epoxy resin. The boat will be used in salt water. I bought aluminum duck boat handles, two for the bow and 2 for the transom. The handles will be mounted near the top of the bow plate...
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    Converting from vertical 2x4 to horizontal 2x6 bunks

    The new EZ Loader trailer that I'm buying (did not receive it yet) comes with bunk brackets that are 1.5 inches wide. The two 2x4 bunks are mounted vertically in the brackets so only 1.5" widths support the boat. My boat is a flat bottom jon boat and I want two 2x6 bunks with the 5.5 inch...
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    Bunks with plastic on top

    I will be setting up a new trailer for a 12 foot jon boat. The trailer comes with two 6 foot bunks but I figure that I need two 8 foot bunks to have the bunks support the transom. My plan is to use two pressure treated pine 2x4x8' as the bunks. Then cover the tops with plastic pads. No...
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