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  1. flatheadsteve

    gas or electric?

    I take our 1436 to an electric only 300 acre lake sometimes. I wish I could run the 5hp merc on it everytime I'm there lol. The 4 strokes are very quiet even the larger ones.
  2. flatheadsteve

    Alaska jonboat

    Greetings from WV.
  3. flatheadsteve

    cabin height & stability

    Sea ark has a factory cab option for its 20ft and larger boats
  4. flatheadsteve

    cabin height & stability

    When I hear 1248 I assume we're talking 48" bottom . I had a 48" bottom boat albeit 16ft not 12 and it didn't behave anything like that and it had a 20hp 4 stroke.
  5. flatheadsteve

    Boat ramp traffic way down and fewer boats on the water?

    Against all better judgement we plan to go out and go tubing Sunday am. I have access to a private ramp luckily so atleast no riff raff at the ramp lol. In all seriousness we will probably launch around 8am and be done by 1pm when it starts getting busy.
  6. flatheadsteve

    cabin height & stability

    The tent is a good idea but how about on the boat? A small 2 or 3 person tent on a casting deck would weigh little and have ample shelter.
  7. flatheadsteve

    cabin height & stability

    I wouldn't think so with a 48" wide bottom but I would make that cabin out of the lightest material you can to keep your center of gravity as low as possible. I've fished with 3 grown men all over 220lbs each out of a 1648 many times and thar rig had casting decks front and rear we walked...
  8. flatheadsteve

    Adding charging system to 1986 Merc 9.9 2-stroke?

    Even at 6amp on a 100ah battery you would have to run full throttle for hrs on end to even replenish 50%. At 4amps full throttle wouldn't cover the draw of a 10" chartplotter. Your 7amp charger likely takes overnight to top off your battery your best bet is more batteries or a generator you...
  9. flatheadsteve

    Adding charging system to 1986 Merc 9.9 2-stroke?

    Wise advice above...the output of those tiny alternators is not worth the expense...take that money to harbor freight and check out the predator generators. They won't be as quiet as a Honda or yamaha inverter generator but they work and are a fraction of the price.
  10. flatheadsteve

    cabin height & stability

    The only specs I could find for a 1248 is from weldcraft and the capacity is listed as 760-906lbs. Not sure why such a large range I Assume adding factory options that add weight lower the rating much like trucks. Take that capacity and start subtracting motor, batteries, people etc and see...
  11. flatheadsteve

    Mercury outboard discontinued spark plugs

    22 other choices that cross refrence.
  12. flatheadsteve

    Boat ramp traffic way down and fewer boats on the water?

    Found out from a nighbor that a local church was having a kids fishing derby. That would explain it.
  13. flatheadsteve

    Boat ramp traffic way down and fewer boats on the water?

    So today was a bit puzzling we decided with all the rain lately ro just take the kayaks to the 300 acre lake within 15 min of home. It's an electric only lake full of stumps several miles down rutted out dirt "roads" . I've taken a boat to this lake once and only once. It's situated in the...
  14. flatheadsteve

    Be carefull out there

    It's healing up..still limp pretty good but it gets better every week. Certainly won't be hitting a treadmill anytime soon though lol.
  15. flatheadsteve

    Lithium battery - worth the expense?

    I just ordered a noco lithium jump starter to keep onboard . For what they cost and how small and lightweight they are I figured it would be nice to have in emergency. I can't imagine what I would have to be doing to drain 2 group 27 agm 90ah batteries on a boat that has a 50amp alternator but...
  16. flatheadsteve

    VHF radios

    I have a cobra handheld I keep on the big boat. We venture onto the chesapeake bay and it's tributaries from time to time so I like having it for emergencies.
  17. flatheadsteve

    Trailer wheels worth upsizing?

    I've run 4.8x12 on a several small boats over the years and never had an issue it's a pretty common size on small trailers.
  18. flatheadsteve

    What are they measuring in a Jon boat

    Yes they do I've seen some a little shorter some a little longer. My current boat is 6" longer than "model number"
  19. flatheadsteve

    What are they measuring in a Jon boat

    1236, 1432, 1648...first 2 numbers are the length and the second 2 numbers and the bottom width.
  20. flatheadsteve

    Need help2015 merc 60 40 four stroke jet with 56 hours.

    It does sound like a fuel starvation issue. What's the cost of Injectors vs sending them out to get bench tested? Not even sure if bench testing is a thing with outboard Injectors .
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