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Didn't gradyfish22 have a blue 265?

I have a '91, it never did anything like that with the stock bracket or the hermco bracket. With the stock bracket you either tucked in the motors a little or dealt with the squat but it never went squirrely. Are his tabs the same level on both sides? Is the steering linkage messed/broken...

Either re-gelcoat the boat or paint. New gell is expensive but will take more abuse, paint is much cheaper but a decent scratch will go through it. There's a few paint options but some can be touched up a lot easier than others, Awlgrip is not easily repaired but Awlcraft (and other like it)...

When you said grounded the tanks, did the previous owner wire other devices to the tanks or was there just a ground wire from the tanks to the DC common? There should be 1 wire from the DC common to a tab on the tank then to the body of the fuel sender and one wire from the sender to the gauge...

If you know someone with a DC clamp on current meter you can find out your draw. Say 10A for the lights, 2 for the VHF, 5 for the radio,10 for the livewell, with other small loads you may be up around 30 which shouldn't pop it. Is your inverter on? If the GPS stays on it has it's own feed and...

I also think you may be better with 2 boats. A larger boat wether it be the 40' Cabo or 36' Grady or 35' CC and a 23'-28' for the 'bar scene. If you're talking about the Barnegate area you have Tices which can be a parking lot plus the bars near the lighthouse which are fun but would be a...

It's not that hard of a job, I've done it as well as a few others here. Do a search and you'll get some good info, a few have been done on classicmako.com too.

X2. Bring water for drinking, there's too many bad things to get from drinking stale water.

Those pumps live a hard life, odds are it's the pump. Does it trip immediately or a few seconds?

I would say no, file a complaint with the marina ASAP.

If you're pumping water and not rocking the switch, there is a definite problem. It's your foreward bilge so I'd check somewhere up front first like the raw water intake hose for the head, head discharge hose, or fishbox drain thru-hulls and hoses. Also be sure ALL thruhulls are shut unless...

Mine broke too, forgot how but I just bent a piece of SS sheetmetal to match the door.

You can try selling a boat without power but it better be really clean and cheap. Price things out but you may be better off putting on a new Yami powerhead, it would have a 1 year warranty which may attract a buyer.

5th battery? I can see maybe 4 with 2 in parallel (or a 4D) for the house. Get a panel to isolate the motors from the house which will allow the house to be charged once either start battery is charged. Something like http://www.bepmarine.com/home-mainmenu- ... tery-banks should work for you...

As long as you're not attacking anyone feel free to comment. Everyone has opinions, sometimes people agree and sometimes they don't.

Nobody on this board is going to see anywhere near 10,000 hours on an outboard. Even at 200 hours a year it's 50 years. Any 2 stroke will "hurt" resale but older hulls weren't designed for the weight of 4 strokes and they're better off with the 2 stroke. When people look at used boats, even...

Where you run her and store here don't have to be the same. I run out of Manasquan (I'm in the Ocean in 15 minutes) but store the boat in Brick. I'm also from Essex county, keeping her up somewhere in Raritan Bay is closer and may save 15 minutes travel time but I've been going to the Pt...

The new diesels are not like the old diesels. If I could get a diesel in my Suburban I'd get one in a heartbeat and it wouldn't have to be the 6.6, they were toying with smaller motors. Better towing, better economy, at little more up front cost and not as many stations but over-all it's a...

Basically no electronics, old gas, trailer needs work, old canvas,... if he wants it gone $1000, $1500 tops. Buying anything from a friend can be a mistake. You're basically buying a hull with a new transom but the stringers may be shot, gas tank may wind up with a leak (after you get the old...

Problems this far down the road is odd. Have you ever seen water in the bottom of the Racor? Do you always get fuel from the same place? Your problem may have come from the marina who sold you a dirty batch of gas.