Recent content by mirrocraft16

I hitched mine up, went to the ramp, saw it was low tide and no water, and they were dredging there so I went to the next ramp, it was closed, I went south to another ramp and it was full of jet skis and tubers lined up for half a mile trying to fight over two ramps with some idiot who got his...

I was thinking sears too but they had various manufacturers over the years, many were regional too. Around here they're mostly made by either Alumacraft or Lowe back in the day, with the alumacraft models being very thin and light, often with a ton of pin holes. (Fixable with a coat of Gluvit)...

Around here its more of the jet skis and tubers on the water, aluminum boats are fewer than ever. Dealers don't have them and didn't order many in because they didn't sell well last year. Used boats bring no buyers unless your selling it for way too cheap. Anything over $800 doesn't get any...

There's a ton of money there in parting those out, its trying to sell them whole, epecially not running that'll be a waste of time. I find two types of buyers, those that never and cannot work on their own motor, and likely buy only running motors and run them till they won't go any further and...

Over the past few years I'm seeing more and more things like this happen as the older generator goes away the younger crowd has no interest at all in the things their parents did or even the home they grew up in. I've answered many ads and cleaned out several places over the past few years where...

12x48 sounds awfully short for a cabin, or even two persons for that matter. If the max load is 400lbs, unless your under 100lbs, I don't see how its doable even without a cabin. You really don't ever want to run a boat at the max weight all the time, its a sure sign you don't have enough boat...

I'm not sure to congratulate you or feel sorry for you. It sounds like the makings of an instant junk yard. Around here my neighbors would throw a fit. They complain about my three boats in the back yard and my motorcycle trailer and car trailer. (And my camper, shed, and two trucks). While i...

I used to fish with a guy who back in 1973 bought a new Mercury 9.8hp motor and a 14ft Starcraft boat. He ran it twice a week when the weather permitted on the river and one local lake. When he got too old he gave me the boat and motor, which was still in decent shape and the motor still looked...

They're not getting any money from parts out of me though. The way I see it if the OEM parts didn't last, I'm not putting the same thing back in there. I'm also not paying the prices the dealer wants for batteries and other parts now that the warranty is gone. None of the OEM batteries or...

The best alternator were those that maintained the batteries as a priority, preferably a one wire or ignition triggered. These smart alternators are a problem the minute your trying to do things a truck is meant to do. My trailers were set uo to be towed with my then '79 F350, after that I had...

Personally I'd leave it where it is, find something better but if you must, pits can be filled with JB Weld. Grumman, Lowe, and Sea Nymph all had issues with rotted transoms over the years. Mainly in the later 80's and the 90's models. They used pressure treated plywood and it ate the aluminum...

Around here this time of year is prime fishing time, but when i drive by the local lakes I see no boats and no cars. On occasion I see some migrant workers fishing off a few spillways but not boats. A few lakes have gone private lately, with the new owners charging people to fish, park, or...

They did the same thing here, when you get a renewal for your boat its got a PIN number that you use to renew online but that PIN number is only good for up to 30 days after it expires, after that that you have to drive to a regional office to renew it where they'll make you pay for the missed...

There are all types of heat shrink tubing, the good stuff, generally sold as 'marine' or severe duty has what looks like hot glue inside it that melts when its heated. Its 100% water proof. The heat shrink tubing really doesn't touch the wire itself, its over the insulation and the terminal...

I'm an hour south of Trenton and I felt it here. It lasted for a good bit, long enough for me to walk around to see if someone was running a bulldozer or something nearby. It was more a vibration than movement. It felt like when you drive over rumble strips in a truck. I read it was something...