Boats & Boating

I have a 14 ft aluminum with a 9.9 motor. The front end sits sooooo far outta the water making sterring a little tricky. I already have my anchor in the bow, can I put some additional weights, or would I be risking quick sink and steering ability?

2007-08-22 04:57:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

i am treating the timber deck of a sixty year old boat

2007-08-22 00:28:42 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

The titanic sory how big is the boat does the person said a it's bigger than the bird

2007-08-21 22:32:16 · 5 answers · asked by Celeste C 1

We are going on a trip from New York to Florida driving a 99 Mercury Villager. How will putting a tandem kayak on the roof rack effect gas mileage?

2007-08-21 16:01:05 · 8 answers · asked by Sean P 2

i am looking for a new boat but i cant decide between aluminum and fiberglass, i will be launching the boat in shallow water off a beach and i will probably be beaching it alot, i also need a safe and verry stable boat that is relatively light and easy to launch in shallow water. let me kow what pros and cons u have experienced with ur boats.

2007-08-21 15:05:14 · 4 answers · asked by jj 1

2007-08-21 13:28:30 · 8 answers · asked by Kay 1

2007-08-21 12:03:37 · 10 answers · asked by Tom L 1

2007-08-21 11:28:08 · 1 answers · asked by giovanni c 1

im bord what should i do, hohoho

2007-08-21 11:03:41 · 8 answers · asked by mnr5_wd 2

I'm thinking of buying a used jet boat but I want to know if there are signs that it has been used in salt water instead of fresh water. Are there telltale signs that would indicate such use9i.e. a certain type of corrosion or corrosion in certain places?)

Thanks

2007-08-21 10:45:55 · 11 answers · asked by Hitman 2

I was wondering what RPM a mercruiser 5.7L EFI engine with a roller cam and vortec heads should run at for cruising and top end.This is installed in a 24' grady white offshore.

2007-08-21 06:04:26 · 4 answers · asked by robert h 2

2007-08-21 05:38:15 · 7 answers · asked by Ronald P 1

if u have a name of any manufacturer that fills their tubes with some kind of flotation foam, like foam ruber or something like that.

2007-08-20 17:40:38 · 3 answers · asked by zj 2

2007-08-20 11:40:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

i want to travel from fort lauderdale to grand bahama island on either on a jet ski or a small boat that cost 2k at the max which do one is better to do it with

2007-08-20 10:13:07 · 10 answers · asked by joe n 1

I had my anchor hang up yesterday while on the lake and had to cut it loose. I'm wondering what is the best replacement type. My boat is a 22' bowrider, approx weight is 4500 lbs. and generally I am anchoring in 6-20' of water with either a mud/rock or sand bottom. The lake we frequent with the sand bottom has waves to 3' and winds to 15kt occasionally (Tahoe). The lake with the mud bottom is much calmer but anchor points are usually deeper.

I've been looking at a self releasing Chene anchor. Am I way off?

2007-08-20 08:06:11 · 9 answers · asked by obviously_you'renotagolfer 5

2007-08-20 02:47:07 · 3 answers · asked by raf s 1

2007-08-19 23:49:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Planning a two week boating trip around whitsundays what are the best anchroages i will need for my trip?

2007-08-19 20:15:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-19 12:58:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does anybody know what the max weight is on this boat? Lost the manual and boat is far away from my house need to see If I can take many people fishing? thanks

2007-08-19 12:06:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-19 11:28:50 · 4 answers · asked by Ryan G 2

any of his journeys

2007-08-19 10:44:36 · 2 answers · asked by Nolberto S 1

2007-08-19 10:33:49 · 13 answers · asked by lacrosse9225 2

i have an old model clinton engine corp. boat motor, im not really for sure what the year is, but i have all the numbers on it still. the problem is funny, we had it started last night, it ran sluggishly for like 30 minutes. but when we bypassed the filter thing, now it wont even try to start. we have tried everything from different choke settings to the rich/lean knob. we also cleaned the sparkplug. any ideas?

2007-08-19 07:51:57 · 2 answers · asked by antiiowan 1

Electric start, tiller

2007-08-19 06:16:05 · 3 answers · asked by Scooter 1

I'm thinking of changing my 3 blade aluminum propeller to a 3 or 4 blade stainless steel propeller.
Should I change the pitch or keep the same pitch as the aluminum?
They claim that stainless cuts through the water much easier than aluminum - this makes me wonder about the pitch - Should I lower the pitch or add some pitch?

Ron.

2007-08-19 03:07:14 · 8 answers · asked by rontataryn 1

2007-08-19 03:05:24 · 8 answers · asked by gheague 1

Now I have taken the motor to the nearest marina and had the lower unit checked. The mechanic actually put the pressure tester on the lower unit and waited. The lower unit remain constant. He claims there is nothing wrong.
Yet when I empty the lower unit to change the oil - half is water and the other half is oil.

Thinking of bringing the motor to another Marina.

Any suggestions on what is wrong?

2007-08-19 02:44:06 · 3 answers · asked by rontataryn 1

2007-08-18 20:05:43 · 2 answers · asked by kirtesh j 1