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Wanted Ugly Stik BWD 1101 - 7 foot Rods
Bozeman Bob replied to drlfc's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
Only outlet for that model is used , garage sales , marketplace,Craig's . I have new and original model and as noted the 1101 is a better rod . The guides are plastic lined vs all SS and action is notably different with the new one , not as good . -
In the 40 years of selling tools and equipment to garages I have never ever witnessed a mechanic use a multi meter to check a battery , even if they did not have a load tester. As a matter of fact I just left a shop where they had a battery that showed 12.6 , put a load tester on it and that showed 62 amps out of a 200 amp battery. Not going to work on a starter that draws more than that number .
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Voltage and amperage are two different animals. I can put 8 D cell volt batteries in a series and get 12 volts , not going to start your engine . A multimeter is pretty much useless in giving you the actual condition , it's all about the amps . How many amps does your starter draw ? I have a good idea , do you ?
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How much $$ ????
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Hardly a drop in the bucket and it all ran into running creeks that were warm or storm drains , that dump into the warm creeks . Like putting one ice cube in hot water in a bathtub and saying that will cool it off . Mother nature will self correct. Last year someone put up a post about it not being frozen over in January. Yep it froze over a week or so later .
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Rent a limo ?? Or hire a bus ?? Doesn't sound like your going to find a Van .
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Moeller is one well known mfg . Pull the tank and look for a mfg name on it . Your going to need the dimensions at any rate , so out comes the tank .
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for sale : usa 27 ft 1987 boston whaler
Bozeman Bob replied to On The Deck's topic in Boats for Sale
Sold the Rampage , kept the Whaler ,( per reply up a few post). If the offer was right , way over the asking price as the market has drastically changed since it was listed ,I might sell her . Looking at what's on the market and quality of those boats puts this around 35, -40,000.00 all day long . I have fished extensively on 27 - 29 Tiaras , 28' Rampage , 30' Pursuit , 28 ' Albemarle, all about the same class boat . The Whaler is a better fishing boat than all of the aforementioned boats , hands down , the rougher the better , including the ditch ,it is a tight fishing rig .. Anyone that passed on the original listing blew it . Have a nice day !! -
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Adding weight has never helped any boat go faster , period . How do you know for sure what motor or motors where on it when it hit 18 mph ? Does the display say what motors are on it for different speeds ? Lose as much weight as you can , foils will cause more drag because your UNDERPOWERED for the umpteenth time.
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Can i troll with my 4.3 Merc with drift socks
Bozeman Bob replied to hookedagain55's topic in This Old Boat
Not sure where anyone said lowering the pitch would drop it " 2 mph " . It will lower the trolling speed by tenths . Issue is over revving engine by mistake and fuel consumption will be worse in any case. -
Had a small area like you mentioned,once we opened it up it turned into a 90% deck rebuild . You might not feel it but I bet the mush has set in and spread ,it will eventually go soft as well .
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Can i troll with my 4.3 Merc with drift socks
Bozeman Bob replied to hookedagain55's topic in This Old Boat
Your going to burn 1 gallon per hour with the 4.3 so saving on fuel vs a kicker is minimal. You can idle , just like a car , all day and it will not " load " up . Trolling bags will plant - stabilize your boat when in the ditch . Also if you have to bump up the throttle a little with the bags that helps with oil delivery to the cylinder heads . -
Might want to find the source of the water intrusion. That 12 x 12 could be a lot bigger once you dig into it . Rarely is it confined to what you feel vs the actual rotting underneath.
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The fuel pump is working , otherwise it wouldn't start or run . They are either good or bad , no in between . If it was me I would buy a new or rebuilt one before having mine done local . Maybe try customrebuiltcarbs.com which I have used 6 times over the last 4 years on various boats . Jegs is another option .
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When I say "running out of gas " I don't mean how much gas is in your tank. The passageways and or bowl float check valve are not 100%. When the float etc isn't working your motor will run on the trickle of gas your getting . Give it some throttle and it's now starving for gas. Usually if the points are bad , if you don't have a electronic ignition , it will miss , run rough , but not the same symptoms as your describing . And running it on muffs in the driveway is not the same as being on the lake . You are not putting any sort of load on the engine , so a quick rev is going to use a shot glass of fuel , do that on the water in gear and you have used a cup , bit of a difference in the fuel demand .
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Sounds like your running out of gas . When's the last time the carb got rebuilt / cleaned / gone through ?. Should be a off the shelf car coil unless it's for something like a Petronix system. If I had electric issues and it needed some control module I would buy a new electronic distributor for less than 150.00 online and run it direct to the coil before I dropped any stupid money on " there " module .
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Don't overthink it , it's just gas and your going to end up buying it in Wilson / NY at some point anyway. Put X amount aside and enjoy your vacation.
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What are you using for weights ?
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for sale : usa 1992 21' Penn Yen w/ New Load Rite Tandem Galvanize trailer
Bozeman Bob replied to Brad Waudby's topic in Boats for Sale