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ran pennzoil full synthetic in my 89 john 200's. plugged the oil side of the vro and mix the tank 50:1 . kinda of a pain, just had to watch how many gallons of fuel i put in. other than that they ran great, with maybe a little less smoke at idle. and the plugs always looked okay, i changed them...

you did say "towing" right? thats a long haul on a trailer! flat bed the boat and let a mack pull it to you. i've been down the trailer road before...stay away from bunks. they warp or split and you need lots of tide to get off or on at the ramp. luckly i sold my two year old i-beam aluminum...

was at the ocean city boat show back in feb. and a 33 ablemarle was outside on blocks. you could see "up" into the air intake cowling on the starside and the splashguard behind the vent screen was not glassed or epoxy painted. about four to six inches was bare plywood. that was plainly poor...

mid 40's, made a assload money after 911 in the real estate market near the beach..don't know where it all went but i did pay off alot of stuff, so i guess that was smart. changed jobs after my other employer stole 70% of my pension after 18 yrs. got a great job in a oil refinery making a great...

if the bracket was painted with bottom paint it's probably got pin holes in it from galvanic corrosion. and or it's the lower engine mounting bolts. they would be hard to seal. i trailer so when i get home i remove the plugs and a cup or two always drains out. just a design flaw, they all do it.

my 89 has that plastic covered kitchen counter top crap to. i sanded and taped off using plastic and news papers and sprayed topside enamel paint for marine use on it. four very light coats and a top roll and tip. it took awhile to prep and using a gun with that paint was tough. but the the roll...

behind the head is a cover board to get to the hoses that go thru the liner. and a cover plate to get to the tru hulls and wiring. i couldn't reach the fittings thru the plate (being built like a linebacker doesn't help) so i used a jigsaw with a fiberglass blade and cut out a big area which...

i repowered my 252g sailfish with twin 200 hpdi's...forget about all the rest these engines are solid rocket boosters!! my boat is now a full-on bad ass battle wagon.

have a professional survey done on these boats. people will tell you anything to sell something to you. given there age probably both will need fuel cells, thru hulls and hoses, wiring, and transoms replaced. i know it sounds like a lot, but if you can do things yourself you can pickup a decent...

later bro, i remember running 1/2 marathons and a bunch of 10ks in school but my knees are shot and i can't run to the bathroom now!!! don't worry that whaler will provide plenty of good days on the water. take care and check in with post times and i'll see you on tv for the iron man? your...

sorry, i wanted to say that is how i leave my boat for extended periods. for transporting the boat my rollers go close to the edge of the transom, i do not know of any trailers that support the bracket. yes, i believe that is alot of effective weight hanging on the transom. but the bolt pattern...

89, change all plastic thru fitiings esp at the water line. wiring is tuff on these girls. soon if not now you'll need a gas tank or two. forget the pretty stuff for now and make sure she's ready for sea. mines a 89 sailfish and i have done alot over two years. still a couple of little things...

i put my trailer tires on 2x12's, and a stack a cynder blocks with a few wood shims from a 2x12 that was plained on a angle. it took a few tries but when the boat has good pitch the block and wood pad contact the bracket. a few more turns takes alot of the weight (2-200's) off the transom. this...

yes, this procedure is assuming there is no contamination of the fluid. i had repowered and everything was great except they snapped off the thru hull hyd. line and replaced it without the power purge. i had a billion pin point bubbles in the system. but the thing with using hoses is you can...

easy peezy lemon squeezy!!! just tie the bottle upside down after hooking it to the helm. cut a hole in the bottom. run two clear hoses from the bleed screws up into the bottle. open the screws (one at a time) and turn the wheel. the air will escape as it pours in the bottle. it's okay to stop...

200 hpdi all the way!! light, fast and turn key bad a$$ right out of the box!!! four strokes are truck engines, two strokes split water, cut down trees, and eat dirt!!!!

those scuppers are at the same position underwater as mine, 252g with twin 200 hpdi's. i still have the g/w bracket. i don't care , mine sits on a trailer when not in the water.

you have to bleed the system for importing? it's 134a...that's supposed to make the sun shine!!! china still makes and uses r-11 and r-12, the bad stuff...that works and is not flamable. freaking greenies will be the death of us all.

one 27 volvo diesel still for sale at taylor marine in milford del. seen at the dover boat show. 160hrs and they where asking 75k. that was before everything imploded. very nice on a nice 10k# trailer.

i repowered my old trophy (bayliner) a few years ago. i powerwashed the bilge and let it dry in the sun all day. then painted with a couple of coats of bilge paint (grey) it's still on and looks great with a new clean motor above it. it's a epoxy paint and seals up the glass. i have seen a few...