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I hang with a bunch of military boys over here in TPA; they are big believers in the right to bear arms - preferably AR 15's. We'll see what happens to the boat - it's insured. It's a very serious metal and concrete building. Would hate to lose it after searching for 18 months, but it won't...

X2 - at 100mph boat will flip. Lived through Andrew. Major hassle. Relatives from Miami are here - I'm in Tampa. We should be OK. Cat 2/3 is OK; cat 4 hmmm...cat 5 all bets are off. I suspect we'll get a 2 or 3. Mostly winds and little water. Getting house ready. Already have extra water...

I found this video helpful... https://youtu.be/F2TNpfvn6QA I'm still getting the hang of it. Once you get the hang of it you can do this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZefUEyIga4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LRhkMH48_Q So much for speed is not your friend at the dock.

X2. Just yesterday I took my boat to be worked on across Tampa Bay - she's pretty heavy (boat/trailer package is over 8K pounds). I had some reservations as I had to go up the Skyway bridge - which is the biggest "hill" around our neck of the woods. I didn't know what to expect in the Tundra...

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Well...if it's "appreciate any comments". Fun yes...but in general most fisherman in FL despise them. 90% of them have no clue on what they are doing. No ramp etiquette, no boating etiquette, no clue... Sure I just made a big generalization, but I can tell you from personal experience I...

I bought several of these https://www.amazon.com/The-SunLight-Inf ... B00EOR8MJ6 Work quite nicely. Figured for $9 each I couldn't go wrong. Had them for 3-4 years now and they keep going. I think the longest I left them on was 5-6 hours and it was reasonably bright - it starts off really...

Well...finally got things together and everything checked out. I used the oil pump that I use for the gear oil to pressure check the new seals. When I pressure checked the gizmo it was leaking air all over the place - right where the metal met the plastic. I redneck engineered that with a bit...

Yes - that pic shows her down to the housing - lots of parts in between.

From the museum of what it's worth...I fit in that category. For me to consider a new boat (Tomcat/Glacier Bay) I was looking at $120-150K - crazy numbers (well for me at least). I have two kids in college (as I tell my son - "my boat goes to college every year"), house payment [insert more...

Correct - I'll take pics. I believe that the Mityvac I ordered has a set of adapters. Might have to rig up something, but Lowes/Ace/Home Depot should have the tubing/clamps I need. I found the original pic that started the effort...it started with a simple "Hey...let's replace that water...

Mityvac comes in tomorrow. I'll post results after the tests.

I saw that there was a lower housing discussion here, and figured I would add my recent upper bearing housing experience on a 2001 Yamaha 150 HPDI. I looked at the seals while replacing the water pump and saw the tell-tale milky fluid. In terms of difficulty - 10 being take it to a pro, this...

For $500 I'm not sure you could go wrong. I have no affiliation with the fella. Considered it, but I'll probably end up buying an inflatable paddleboard or kayak. Here's the link. Figured someone might be interested...retails $2500. Looks like the guy ust wants it gone. Usual "buyer...

Happens quite often over here in FL. Seen it myself 2-3 times, and almost happened to my truck. I was in the boat, buddy was backing her in. I wasn't quite deep enough so I said come on back. I launched, and said "Ok - pull forward." He was still in R and hit the gas - water was up to the...

I wish we had that problem here in Tampa. Plenty of boats everywhere - ramps are packed, slips are full (both transients and permanent)...I'm seeing guys drop $150K on flats boats (Gause). Couple weeks ago I went out and saw plenty of new boats on the water. Housing is going nuts...just a...

I debated to put this on here and figured the moderators can kill this thread if need be. I looked around the forum and found plenty of advise on panel sizes...but installs seemed to be few and far between. I'm looking at installing a temporary solar charging system for the batteries on my boat...

Looks like the thread is pretty well closed out, but I figured I would contribute my $.02. I went used mainly for budget reasons, but also because boating is a hobby. I picked up a steal of a boat and am counting on 2 years to get it where I want her. That said if you buy used you need to...

X2 - nicely said.