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Bozeman Bob

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  1. Craigslist/buffalo 2005 Mercury 225 Opti Max 6500.00 Just to give you a idea of what it might cost to repower it with a 12 year old motor.
  2. Tim Calms, Paradise Boat Works, specializing in in-lines and older Mercs , located near Silver Lake,in Perry, [ cant get much closer to Dalton than that ] 585-493-5073.,best guy in the North East. Has a warehouse full of Towers.
  3. Decent used outboard motors are not that plentiful around here. Not sure what it would cost to fix a seized block in your case. That would be something I would look into and have a good idea what its going to cost before even thinking of making a offer on it. You could be dropping another 3-5 grand on repowering it ,at that point without knowing your budget you may be better off finding a true turn key setup. That's the beauty of I/Os inboards ,blocks are a dime a dozen compared to high hp outboards. From what I read your going to want at least another 200 hanging on the back.
  4. You should be able to see any outwardly visible delamination, To me it depends on what the asking price is and the condition of the motor as well. Maybe if you reach out to some of the members that live near where ever the boat is they may be willing to inspect it with you. If the boat is under 4,000 I would not pay for a survey. If I was to go that route I would look at it with a fine tooth comb and have a boat savy friend with me. Then I would make a offer based on any flaws and it passing a survey [ which I would have done if I had any concerns about the hull after climbing around it and tapping everything in site with a plastic tipped hammer ]. You may also try googling the boat and then the motor info and read everything that shows up. If it going for more than 6 grand I would have a survey done,probably set you back about 400-500 and that would include a land and in water inspection.
  5. I have read otherwise on different boating forums where people have run into what I wrote. Not saying they all get waterlogged but some of the older models have had that problem....... Matter of fact ,I just glanced at www.Continuouswave.com A site dedicated to whalers and one guy was replacing the WOOD in his transom because of water intrusion , another was trying to figure out how to dry out his 200 lbs of extra water imbedded in his foam,didnt look any further, that was enough to verify my previous post.
  6. No one knows how the survey would turn out until its done. The hull may have been compromised way before it sat in a barn ,so that means very little. If its a I/O I would hesitate if its a OMC vs a Mercruiser. OMCs have not been made for quite some time and parts may be hard to come by. As far as the survey you may see what it cost to just check for moisture vs a full blown survey that will run aprox 20-25 bucks a foot. A surveyor will not check the engine out, that you do yourself or have a local mechanic check it out.
  7. In 1990 and that MFG I would put money down that it used encapsulated wood for the stringers and transom. Boston Whalers are not immune to water logged flotation that is between the outer and inner hull. Easiest way to check for water intrusion is to pull the largest fastener you can find on the stringer and transom then put a right angle pick in the hole and dig around. You should get dry wood shavings. You can also tap around listening for a pinging sound vs a thud. Moisture meters are available on Ebay and finally a Surveyor should be able to tell you the condition of what your looking at.
  8. The only way to see if your somewhat pitched correctly is to see what the rated RPMs are for the new engines and compare that when your WOT with a normal load. I would guess it had 454s in it and if that was the case and they never changed the props you would be under pitched. That would translate to a slower speed while trolling but really should have minimum affect on your steering issues. Sounds like you may have to take Dublin Ups advice and have your rudders enlarged. It trolls like that all the time or just in heavy seas ?
  9. Your legal at 102 " . IF it was me I wouldn't even worry about it. They will measure it at the stern ,not midship and I would go with I thought I was allowed 9' + and there is some law where private boat owners are allowed extra width. Thought I saw that posted on here some place and I looked it up after I saw it to verify that. Try googling it.- NYS boat owner allowed width -or something like that.
  10. What is your beam at the stern ?
  11. The control dam which sticks maybe a 1/4 mile into the river that is a solid mile wide at that point is located on the Canadian side. Its purpose is too slightly back up the water which ends up going into the water conduits that feed the power plants. Closing the gates would not do Ontario any good ,same amount of water ends up there
  12. They have boats coming to the WHI from all over, that's why the area code may look out of place. Also some people move from one state to another and keep there cell number the same for various reasons. Just chiming in.
  13. How much you asking for it ?? Same as the Brooklyn Bridge ? Yep I am being a smart ass , couldn't help myself.
  14. It will be more than a few weeks ,rain or no rain. The maximum outflow of the Lake that is controlled by the IJC has been 2.3 [once last Thursday ] to 1.5 million gallons per second and is currently 1.9. The inflow from just the Niagara River and rainfall is 2.9 million gallons per second. You do the math! Then there is the flooding of Montreal downstream of the control dam to take into consideration as it has had major flooding going on there as well. Hate to say it but it is probably going to get worse before it gets better.
  15. IMHO its not a hard freeze and you will be good overnight. Also if its a I/O, the outdrive will conduct the "heat" from the water to your block as well as the bottom of your boat doing the same to your engine compartment while sitting in 45* water. I would not worry about it.
  16. As long as it was in the Mississippi river. You set the commercials boys loose on any of the Great Lakes and they will just about wipe out everything with gill netting. I think the Canadians [ that are grandfathered in, no new licenses are issued I believe ] are still allowed to do it for Walleye on Lake Erie. Sure wouldn't want them on O taking a ton of incidental Kings etc. It will be a mess once the Carp hit the Lakes ,unfortunately.,
  17. I read years ago that they already had electric barriers in Chicago. And that still isn't 100% full proof as far as preventing them from entering the lakes. As someone else noted on here ,what's to prevent birds etc. from picking up they frys .eggs and depositing them in Lake Michigan . Its going to be a losing battle unless Erie freezing over stops them ,not sure if they have done any studies on how they survive in cold waters. Trump could fund and pass every EPA regulation for them and it still wont stop the inevitable IMHO.
  18. One other thing I would try, make 2 jumper wires and hook them up to the positive and negative sides on the battery. Then put the other sides on the coil. That will take verify the coil and distributor components are working along with firing up the engine, or not. This way your 100% sure its from the coil back .
  19. In your first post you stated you were getting power to the tach. If so you are limited to what can be wrong, take the tach wire off the coil and see what happens.
  20. No on the tach, see if your getting spark from the coil before you go any further. If you didn't get the inline spark checker put the wire that goes to the distributor about 3/4 of a inch from a grounding point and see if it sparks. Just don't put it close to the carb unless you have a fire ext.close by. If your getting spark put the muffs on and see if it fires. As Ray mentioned it could be a intermittent problem, as was the case with mine until it just finally stopped working.
  21. You say you have power to the coil,,,buy a inline spark tester for 7-10 $ at Harbor Freight or your local auto store. Put it between your coil and distributor, you should see it flashing if your /petronix/factory electronic system is working. If not you have at least isolated the problem to a bad coil or ignition box . If its the coil, they usually recommend the replacement one have a certain ohms/voltage factor. A car one will work for a while then probably self grenade as mine did. Replaced my coil last year that has the petronix system after it stopped out in the middle of the lake. The PO had a spare one in his parts box and both units were the car version, did some research and got the correct ones, swapped out the other engine's coil at the same time.
  22. What about the points ? Sounds like there closed up. Also could be the shift interrupter switch not working, but if you were trolling along and it just died I would check points. I would also consider putting a Petronix Ignition system in the distributor to do away with the points all together. Can't tell by your post if you have points or not, you should be getting a good spark from the coil wire going to the distributor ,check that out without getting zapped. Then start looking into fuel delivery
  23. If no one can help you here I would post your question in the Marine Electronics Forum at www.thehulltruth.com there very helpful with those types of issues, good luck ! Also Raymarine.com has a forum for there product, just takes a few days after you register and post to get a reply. The question is pre screened by them and answered by them.
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