Recent content by joe7670

We were off in Hawaii recently and was I representing the forum on top of Haleakala Volcano on Maui during our sunrise viewing. Only thing was the sun never showed it's face due to the fog and well for southerners it was cold up there! Would be cool to start a thread of members with their...

Guys unfortunately time to sell the V in hopes to upgrade. Here’s the scoop: 87 Hull Originally SeaDrive with sealed transom Stainless Marine Bracket Installed 2008 150 Opti with 230 hours on it installed NOS October 2009 SmartCraft Guages SeaStar Hydraulic Steering installed at time of...

Thinking about selling the V. Want to upgrade and can't keep 2 boats at my place. Not sure what a fair price is. 87 Hull Originally SeaDrive with sealed transom Stainless Marine Bracket Installed 150 Opti with 200 hours on it and 3 years left on warranty Items done within last 2 years as can...

My Opti is complaining about water in fuel. Dang alarm won't go away. 150 with Smartcraft guages. Emptied the water separator filter into a clear container and let it sit. Didn't see any water in it. Anyone have experience with this issue?

My cousin has a 23 coastal and found the transom rotted. In the process of fixing it, he also found the stringers to be rotted about 1/3 of the way in from the back. He has scooped out the rotted wood. Given that the glass around the old stringer is still intact and that he scooped the...

Emily the storm luckily fell appart and allowed us to go out Friday night for the midnight opening of the season. Bully netting worked out great again. Asside from a few rain showers weather was great. Caught our limit and back home for breakfast.

So while turning the wheel slowly to the right today it would ocassionally not move the motor. If i would move it faster, it would catch. To the left was fine. Any ideas what this typically is. The unit is 1.5 years old.

Had a buddy in from Missouri and made his day. We slammed this guy today 20 miles out on one of the best days I've seen in a while. Looked like a lake out there. Nicest dolphin the V has seen so far.

So keeping the boat on the water for long weekend and adding a second bilge pump. Do you guys wire them direct to the battery with or without a fuse? Was reading a site that said without fuse to avoid the common failure point of the fuse? My primary pump is wired to my fuse block and...

I have grown to dislike the in floor livewell although I thought it to be great at first. Too uncomfortable to use. What did these boats bring in that hole if the well wasn't there? or was it just wasted space with no hatch?

So heading up to the mountains with the kids on their first real road trip late in May. Staying in Banner Elk and will be hitting some of the local parks with the kids. Grandfather Mtn., Tweetsie RR, Linville Caverns, Gem Mining... Any recommendations on good eats around the area, even as...

Guys been lost for a while busy with other items. Got the cuddy fixed and the boat is fishing again. Didn't want to remove the cap so took a different rout and I'm very satisfied with the outcome. Took the time to refinish the teak and also made new rails for the cuddy slide door as mine...

My first 50's Chevy. Inline 6 running great after a few days of tunning. Been offline for a bit, but cuddy repairs will be done tomorrow and i'll post the pics.

Anyone ever tried the beans at Jack Stack in KC? Amazing to say the least. Found the recipe online and tried it. Recommend it to anyone that likes baked beans. It was a huge hit with the family. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jack-stack-barbecue-beans-recipe/index.html

OK, so i'm tired of paying a premium for epoxy resin. Now that I think I can work the glass a bit and the epoxy I decided to buy polyester resin. Any tips on mixing resin and hardener proportions or steps to get right proportion? Is the working time similar to the epoxy?