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Last time out I met up with a rock going 3 knots per hour. :( I thought I got by without hitting the outboard but upon further inspection the skeg is slightly chipped/scraped. It does not appear to be bent and the motor runs fine without any significant vibrations. Can it be sanded/ground...

I will be starting my boat up this weekend the tank is empty. I need to add gas and the 2 stroke yammillube as I fill the tank. Once I do that do I just prime the engine and hope she fires up? Aany pointers or pitfalls to avoid? Should I add any ringfree?

Sorry for the late report. My family has a new addition! Weighing in at 8 pounds one ounce and 20 inches in length. My first girl! Her three older brothers are ecstatic!!! As are mom and dad! I think I'm gonna need a 21 or a 23 SE in the not too distant future! :wink:

I picked up my boat from the marina last year and she was ready to go. This year I had someone else winterize and shrinkwrap her. When the spring rolls around how do I start her up again after changing the Racor and reconnecting the batteries. Do I just fuel her up and go? Is a spark plug...

Thinking about adding Lenco's to my 1800 . What is the appropriate size tab?

This marks the end of my first season as a boater I am taking my boat to the shop to get it winterized. I need to empty my gas tank and I think I have about 30 gallons in it. It is premixed with two-stroke oil. What is the safest way to remove it? Can I store the gas in approved containers...

On a full tank 40 gallons, Calm seas, ballpark what should my range be? I've always stayed within 5 nm of my ramp and always try to maintain a full tank before I go out. But I wish to venture out a little further and want to make sure I can run and gun along the coast for albies and have fuel...

Sorry to say that this is the biggest fish caught off my boat so far this summer. The rest were humpback porgies, school sized stripers and unlimited cocktail blues. My boys are loving the water though and I am Loving my boat!!! I feel like Capt. Ahab in my quest for a striper on the fly larger...

What kind of prepwork do I need to repair a chip that is into the fiberglass. I can see strands of cloth in the base of this chip.

I have a 99 Yamaha c115 hp 2 stroke carbed engine. The boat starts up nice and forward and reverse work like a charm. However the boat idles at about 1400 rpm even after a ten minute warm-up. She sputters/coughs while idling every 3 minutes or so. I am going to read the Owners manual but does...

Found this quarter sized piece near the back of the bilge. It has 1/4 inch hole and plywood on the back and fits into the bilge portion of the drain. Do I glue it back in place and seal it? From reading other posts in the past about drain plugs it seems that you should be able to plug it from...

DO I just unscrew the old one , screw in the new one and prime it ? Is the system under any type of pressure? I have a 2 stroke carbed 115 hp.

How do you approach small gouges on the deck. Is that course finish a brush on substance. Does it require alot of prep work? :?:

noted a half-dollar sized area of cracking on the deck with ever so slight a depression. What can cause such a soft spot and how do I repair it.In the photo it is in the center just above the dome sahped shadow

Apparently this works but it looks like a milkshake there is so much crap on it. Is it easy to replace this thing? [/url][/img]

I had the marina switch out the stern cleats for the flushmount pop-up type. Being a neophyte boater I didn't insist on or even know that these didn;t come woth a backing plate. If you see thephoto below two things are striking... 1) these cleats are held in place by 4 screws into the...

Went to pick-up my boat. Had the marina I bought it from dewinterize her and run her up. It is a new to me 1999 1801. I noticed that the bottom paint and fiberglass were scraped where the bow ends and the keel begins below the water line(on the lower and forward most part of the hull) It looks...

Is there a way to ask Cafe press to make a t-shirt with the center console logo. No offense....the pilot house/cabin logo will always be the original but for now I want the CC logo? Its my new screen saver albeit a tad pixelated! :lol:

My 1999 Parker 1800 has a 99 Yamaha 2 stroke 115hp The boat is not equipped with an engine hour counter. Is there a way to determine how many hours this engine has? Also if I were to want a replacement prop how do I know which is the right one for my boat and motor? Should I invest in a...

a 97 18cc just went up for sale yesterday on Ebay. Looks nice. If I hadn't bought mine last week I'd have given this one a hard look. Has a bunch of extras. Wonder what his reserve is. Tune in.