Boats & Boating

The motor has about 300 hrs and is an Evinrude 88 or 90 horsepower. The boat is kept under a carport and is in great shape. The only thing that I see wrong with it is the upholstery is slightly cracked and one rod holder needs to be replaced. Center console with auto trim. No scratches or dents on the hull. No rust anywhere and a trailer with rollers.

2007-10-26 02:56:45 · 4 answers · asked by wreckdiverdrew 1

2007-10-26 02:51:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-26 02:19:36 · 3 answers · asked by cheda50 2

A boat is pulled into a dock by a rope attached to the bow of the boat and passing through a pulley on the dock that is 1 m higher then the bow of the boat. If the rope is pulled in at a rate of 1 m/s, how fast is the boat approaching the dock when it is 8 m from the dock?

2007-10-25 17:18:03 · 6 answers · asked by kgil25 1

I paid 90 dollars last year but that was the first time registering it. So I don't remember if it had any first time fees.
The boat is not new it is 1981
Any idea if it will be less to renew

2007-10-25 14:36:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i live in the chicago area and i was wondering where and what i can do with a dealership license i mean i know you can buy cars and things with it but what is the point in having one. what is the difference between that and a public auction?

2007-10-25 13:40:07 · 6 answers · asked by jjimenez113 2

I have an Evinrude 60hp 3 cylinder outboard motor, it starts and and runs ok, but when i go to full throttle, after about 3/5 minutes it just dies. What could be causing this?

2007-10-25 12:02:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am new to boating, although I have been a vehicle tech for over 20 years. I am about to pull the outdrive off to check it over, replace the water pump assy, have a good look at the condition of all the bellows and grease the UJ and coupler splines.
All the manuals I have come across are of US origin and all state how imperative it is to use Quicksilver lubes as specified.

Now I have been greasing heavy truck UJs for years, which have covered 100s of thousands of miles without trouble, using normal EP2 lithium grease and since I have this lying around in large drums, am of the opinion that this should be just fine.

As for the shaft coupler splines, again I have also just used Molyslip in the past on various driveshaft splines without incident or stripped splines.

20 years of automotive experience tells me that these greases should be fine, but those manuals and my own ignorance of marine applications make me doubt my own experience.

Anyone had problems using auto grease?

2007-10-25 07:42:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a 16.5 foot fiberglass bass boat. It is a 1990 Sprint Pro Bass 266. I bought it in July from someone who hadn't had it in the water for a couple of years. Anyway, I keep it in a wet slip on the lake. Whenever I go out there, even if I haven't driven my boat, I can turn on the bilge pump and pump water out of it. I would estimate that I can pump about a gallon per day. If I go a couple of weeks, that bilge will run for a pretty long time before running dry.

I inspected the hull and there is one spot on the bottom where it has been pretty crudely patched with epoxy (about the size of my palm).

How can I tell if that is where it is leaking. Also, is it normal for a boat to take on a little water just sitting in a slip?

2007-10-25 07:35:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-25 07:03:17 · 2 answers · asked by ttann69 1

I'm thinking of bidding on a 2006 2HP Honda 4 Stroke Outboard engine on ebay - The guy has filmed it running here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBgD1AU0xU - The trouble is I assumed that 4 stroke engines don't produce any smoke, or very little. This one seems to produce almost as much as my old 2 stroke seagull !! is there a problem with this engine or is that a normal amount of smoke from a Honda 4 stroke?

2007-10-25 07:01:56 · 8 answers · asked by Orbinc O 2

2007-10-25 05:40:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I know, for example, that a displacement boat has a length 12meters, beam 4meters, draught 1.2meters, displacement 16 tons.

2007-10-25 04:24:00 · 1 answers · asked by John S2005 3

I have a 16.5 foot, 1990 Sprint bass boat. The metal flake paint and gel coat are faded. The boat was only $2800, so I really don't want to put much into it. Can I just take it to Maaco or someplace and have them use enamel paint on it? If not, what paint should I use and how much would it cost to get painted?

2007-10-25 03:45:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-25 02:33:32 · 5 answers · asked by Tracy 1

2007-10-24 21:04:05 · 3 answers · asked by salty 1

2007-10-24 19:56:37 · 2 answers · asked by Howard R 2

i have a 1998 jeep cherokee sport 4x4 4.0L standard transmission with a class 3 hitch. i also have a 3 inch suspension lift

2007-10-24 15:11:49 · 5 answers · asked by craig k 1

about 16". How long should the motor shaft be, 15" or 20" ?

2007-10-24 13:42:57 · 5 answers · asked by MARK T 1

Well my family is buying a boat and we were going to get a 190 horsepower inboard, which was cool with me, cause thats alot for an 18 footer.

Anyway, we couldnt get that one so now they have found one thats only a 90 horsepower. I am really into tubing and stuff and was wondering if this is enough to go fast, and pull me out of the water while wakeboarding.

How much horsepower do you use? Or how much would you recommend. I weigh about 160 pounds if that matters. Also how fast will 90 horsepower pull a 16 footer?

Thank You SO Much.

2007-10-24 12:24:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

just wondering what paint would be best for my old fishing boat?

2007-10-24 11:05:11 · 5 answers · asked by it's me 1

2007-10-24 10:22:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

hi, i have an old 64? mercury 5.5hp outboard. I think thats what it is. But i took it out early this summer and after warming up a little bit after being away since last year it ran great.

it was really fast and worked fine.
but later that day when id start it up it seemed to just go a litle slower that it did earlier. and even just a little slower yet the next time i would start it.

i took the boat out a few more times in the summer and each time i ran it, it progressively got slower.

it would rev just fine in neutral and sound good. but as soon as i put it under load it would rev really low, the last time i took it off we could barely move and it was kind of difficult to keep it running out of neutral.

Anyway....... someone told me to put 1/4-1/2 Cup of transmission oil into the gas and run it for 5 minutes or so.

I guess its an old trick that the old timers used to do with small engines to clean them out. Anybody know of this? Is this the right ammount?? Thanks

2007-10-24 06:10:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a boat...no title. The orginal owner no longer has the title for the boat or motor. (I verifyed with TPWD that she is the owner).

I typed up a Bill of Sale indicating information for the boat and motor... etc...and had it signed by myself the owner and a witness that she sold me they boat.

Now what...do I apply for a lost title? Do I have to have her sign anything else?

When I walk into TPWD is a Bill of sale enough to consider the boat mine?
HELP

2007-10-24 03:55:35 · 2 answers · asked by Chad C 1

2007-10-23 15:51:28 · 6 answers · asked by craig k 1

answers plz thanks

2007-10-23 14:51:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 13:13:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-23 11:59:19 · 4 answers · asked by Rich H 2

2007-10-23 08:14:34 · 4 answers · asked by jmmccarthy17182000 1

4X6? Do sailboats always come with a place to attach them to? I'm trying to get a gift for a friend who recently bought a sailboat but I don't know anything about them.

2007-10-23 04:10:12 · 4 answers · asked by TeddyBear121 3