Bozeman Bob

A light boat on rollers, tie transom off to something secure, like a tree. Give the bow strap a couple inches of slack then pull the trailer forward a couple inches. Bottom will now have new exposed area to apply paint to. When done winch it back to the roller stop. Putting the boat on blocks or stands will still leave you with unpainted spots unless you have multiple stands and then you can move them around as you progress. Yes its much easier on stands ,if you can borrow them . Boat stands are not cheap.

Marine plywood or similar wood. I would put the top piece in first and then butt the three side sections against the top so they act as a support. Might even put some 2x2 [ or smaller] on the sides up against the top piece for further support. You could get a two part resin and coat all the wood to prevent rot and even glass in the sections that butt against each other. If doing that you could use a A/B or A/C sheet of plywood. I am going to guess at this point its a working boat and its more about functionality not looks. So on that note I would nut and bolt the wood to the doghouse using a flat headed SSteel tapered Phillips head bolt and put a cupped washer under it to keep thing from hanging up on the heads and give it a flush look.. Use 3m4200 for caulking the bolts holes. Then maybe get some sound deadener and glue or screw it with oversized fender washers to the wood. Never had to do this, but that's how I would go about it..

Sounds like maybe a choke issue. Have you tried setting that to spec and actually watch it open up as it warms up and close as it cools down? Otherwise if it's still in good condition and the metal is not starting to breakdown then I would take it to a local race type shop and have it rebuilt if the total quote is around 200.00 Otherwise I would go new -Jegs.com and ebay have them for around 325-400 if I remember correctly. Edelbrock makes s great carb as well.Might be able to find one cheaper if you spend some time on Google etc.

I am surprised that you can't operate one on 50 KHZ and the other on 100KHZ. Most units give you the option and that would allow you to operate both units ,one on each ducer at different frequency's.

As Erabbit posted you must burn off the coating on the wire where it attaches to the probe. It should be bare to just above the hanging hook. Then your supposed to wrap waterproof tape around the exposed cable from the hook up to the end of exposed wire.. Or coat it with liquid electrical tape leaving just the bare wire on the hanging hook exposed. If you don't have instructions you may want to Google them.

Knowing a bit more as to what it is and how you tested it I would go with what L&M posted. He did say on muffs it just goes out the starboard side, which is what your seeing. The impeller should be replaced every few years on that setup and if you don't know when it was done last , save your yourself the worry of it overheating and rubber bits chunking up the passage ways, do it this spring. NAPA has them as well as your local dealers.

Need some more info. But taking a guess that you have a V8 the first thing I would look at is your Riser on the side that is not pushing water out. Its the elbow part that is attached to your exhaust manifold and then attaches to a rubber bellows before going into your outdrive. There are 3-4 rectangular passageways that can get filled up with metal/rust scales that erodes over time from the exhaust manifold breaking down. Like the rust on a truck frame. Anyway that stops the water from exiting the system. If the base isn't to corroded after you clean out the passageways you can put a new gasket down [ napa/ebay] and your good to go. There is usually a drain plug on the side of the riser ,remove that and you can put a small diameter piece of wire in and prod around free up the metal before you winterize it. This should be done every year to help prevent it from total stoppage. Anyway that's where I would look first,and clean out the other side while your at it,4 nuts on each side and 2 hose clamps, doesn't take long. Report back and we can take it from there.

Prices will range from aprox 1300 at Newfane [ if you can get in ] to 2500.00 + Hedleys is probably the next cheapest but is run down and doesn't offer a lot of protection from waves barreling in the Harbor when the winds are out of the North. The bar place is better, right next to Hedleys, but probably can be noisy on the weekend as your directly under it. The cheapest at Wilson will be the State docks, last year there was 1 charter guy from Pa. that kept his boat there all season and that was the only boat there. It will change with new docks going in. I agree with Hookmeup about the Wilson Boat Yard, just going to cost you a few more bucks. The place where the Sunset Grill is has slips and probably is at the top of the pricing list,they do have a inground pool, something to consider if your taking the family. Good Luck !

How long is your boat ? that's the only way to give you aprox. pricing. Newfane town dock has a couple year waiting list for bigger boats, maybe over 21' Jim McDonough has slips directly across from Newfane Town docks, under the bar,716 778 7665 . Hedleys is right next to him 716 778 7771.. Wilson State Park is putting in new docks/slips this season. Even though they charge by the day it usually comes out cheaper than most other slips. Have to call the State Parks to get fee's ,they may have monthly or seasonal as well. I think Kevin Jerge also has slips in <Wilson Boat House ? I think he runs the WHI, maybe contact him through that web or Facebook site.

I also found a F36 in Detroit for 24,000 - Silverton 40' Convertible with 512 hours on the engines for 44,900 in Port Clinton Ohio. The Silver seems to have a bigger fighting area along with more fishing electronics on her than the Egg along with it being about 35,000 less. You can buy a lot of gas and storage fee's for that kind of coin difference. The Eggs engine compartment is clean enough to eat off of and I love the teak along with the salon and sleeping quarters. There is also a 1984 35' Viking for 39.900 in Detroit that looks immaculate as well. www.yachtsurvey.com does a review on a Viking 43 and raves about the workmanship in Viking boat. Most times a mfg lineup is made with the same quality control throughout its fleet, that would be a boat worth looking at IMHO. When your searching Craigs if you just punch in Flybridge you may come up with more of a selection than just putting in the Mfg name. Or do both along with searching the nearby areas of the city you are on.

There is a beautiful 1989 fresh water Egg Harbor 37 on craigslist in Cleveland Ohio. Not knowing your budget it's not easy to come up with something in your unknown price range. Eggs are known for there quality, a big step up from older Luhrs along with Chris Craft,Sea Ray ,Trojan IMHO.

Its listed on Craigslist in Elmira NY . No pictures of the stern deck.. 30 minutes from the border as in Buffalo or the St. Lawrence area ?

What is his budget and how far are you willing to travel ? Strictly freshwater or is a saltwater boat ok ? Diesel or gas powered ? More for cruising/entertaining or fishing ? Filling in some of the blanks may expand or narrow your search if you want feedback from LOU people. www.iboats.com www.boattrader.com www.thehulltruth.com all have a good selection of boats in there classified or for sale forums. Craigslist in Ohio and Michigan ,Hudson Valley in NY and make sure you check off nearby areas when you get to the actual boat page. These are better sources than local Craigslist, again depending on how far you want to haul the boat back from, Blackwatch/Phoenix/Bertram/Hatteras/Rampage/Blackfin/Topaz/Henriques/Ocean Yachts/Luhrs/Viking are some of the major players in what you are looking for.

Just out of curiosity how does she do at trolling speed from 1.5 to 3.5 ? Do you need bags and do the motors/motor load up at all ? GLWS

I for one would buy a Canadian License again after many years without one because of all the hassle involved. I can remember getting stopped in Canadian waters and just showing them your license . A few years later a friend was tubing with his family in Canadian waters on the upper Niagara [which has a sketchy border line] and he looked over at a Marina ,noticed some people waving at him, he went over and was told of his wrong doings by the RCMP or whatever agency. They then said were taking your boat or break out the plastic and pay a 1250.00 fine right here, right now. Ker-ching