Can you manually turn the flywheel? To piggyback on gw204, if it did a half to a full revolution and stopped and won't turn by hand, you've got a bent something.-or seized.
rode the 30' GW and 30' Pursuit- I thought the GW gave a better smoother ride. I think the 36' is designed from the 30' hull? (Ray Hunt). Both quality, sharp looking boats. I would trust a sea trial over my potentially bias opinion, though!
White was the founders name, not necessarily the hull color. What you are removing is 23 years of oxidation. Buffed out my buddies Hydra-Sports and he thought I was removing the gel-coat. "Thats your original color, Dude".
5 to 10 minutes is a long time especially if you're going to run the engine. Again, you're just flushing the salt water out.
Jehines is right about the Salt Away or Salt-X. Both great products.
Seasick,
Good call-seems blatantly obvious but I was out last nite and didn't put the plug in...but i assume the pogies still tasted good to the stripers.
I felt like Jesus last night- there were so many pogies in the harbor you could have walked across the water on them.
Of course we're all gonna say get the GRADY but an old school mako 241, 251 has its loyal followers. If you're thinking about a Mako, I would suggest an older one-late 70's to mid 80's vintage...brick s**t houses. Be diligent and do your homework.
CJ is right on this one. The Pro Baitmaster is designed for continuous use while the Pro Blaster is designed for short bursts. (the pro baitmaster is coincidently on sale @ West this month for $179-vs. reg. $229)
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to start and run/rev engine to flush. The pressure from the hose will do it. Most people do it, I'm assuming, for psychological reasons-that the running engine is "working" but the household pressure will do the trick.
Go to BW or WM, I believe they...
Holy Cow! Am I that old?! You're right FICHT (FIX-good one!) was vs. the Opti.
Jeez, after typing it a half dozen times, You figure I would have noticed I was spelling it wrong! :oops:
Doing a little homework, i fould this thread http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... i_61555469
Basically, at low rpm's, there was a soot build-up b/c of a low flash point temp. That soot in turn absorbed lubricating oil.
Stand corrected- not a sender issue but definately a lube issue.
It depends on the new unit (must be Garmin) and the # pin connection in the back. Garmin used to have a system that units that ended in "2" were the GPS and the units that ended in "8" were the GPS w/ sonar. A 198 is a 192 w/ sonar. If you find a later "8" unit (198, 298, 498) you may be able to...
I wouldn't take a pair of FITCH's if you gave them to me, esp. pre-2000's. I coincidently was talking w/ my mechanic about FITCH's last night. They were rushed to market w/o proper testing and had inherent problems from the get-go, eventually putting OMC out of business. My buddie had a pair of...
What size CC? Unless it's '20 or less, 250 is not too much power/too heavy. The bullet in the water is a pretty common issue. Adding 400 lbs. the the transom (2 men) will effect how ther boat sits in the water.
A 225 & 250 2 stroke have the same block so the weight difference would be...