Recent content by Bugsbunnyboater

Get the 2nd battery and have one less think in life to worry about. Adding that 2nd battery is one of the first things I do to any boat I buy.

It's funny on another un named site if someone ask about taking a pontoon out in the open sea or any place Beside a lake they all but assure them 1, the waves will damage it. 2, from what they hear the seats will get wet and carpet 3 open water ie. The gulf is never a place for any pontoon boat.

It seems at times it's when the question is asked about getting a pontoon boat or another type boat or how they handle. It's ten quick replies from people who have never been on or owned a pontoon boat or seem to think they are just for a big pond and have a cloth couch with a 10 hp outboard lol...

It come from people power loading boats at the ramp. Lots of ramps have them people get to the trailer and go full throttle to zoom on or full as the line up,on the trailer blowing out stuff under the prop. A few time a year when the wind is right and water is low you can see a drop of where I...

I have a older Bennington and it was damaged and progressive needs a picture of the HIn to settle quick. Can somebody tell me where its located. HELP Help....

Sure did we had it pulled out the water and it was ready. I had watched the install on YouTube ever night for days.  The hardest part was getting the old helm out and the cables.  My buddy helping had done it before.  So he stoped my mistakes. There are some really good video on YouTube of an...

I installed a baystar system in my boat went from cable to it.  Took about an hr from start to finish.   The hard part was removing the stuck cable.  And the old steering wheel it was stuck.  I have a Bennington  2275 cs With 90 hp. For my use I got baystar works great and a tad cheaper.  

Yes that's my thought. Cut the old out and lay the new to the funiture edge. 

Has anybody installed carpet in their bennington with out removing the funiture.  My Bennington run great , seats ok floors Rock solid but the  carpet looks Yuck.  I am in a wet slip with out trailer. So I am thinking of putting new carpet down the easy way lol. 

Where do you spend most of you time boating? River  Lakes  Open water IE offshore , the intracoastal, Salt water.  My new to be boat lived in Port Bolivar that's close to Galveston, Tx  My test ride was in the intracoastal.  Now it lives in a wet slip,on the Neches River...

When we updated to baystar I decided running out of gas with great steering would not be so good.  I picked up a sending unit from the local Academy sporting good store. Seeing somebody that knows what they are doing makes things go easy.  A trick of the trade was to match the old one with...

I had picked up a Harbour Freight tool kit to keep on the boat. It went back the next day bad ratchet. Now I am thinking a different direction. My question is what can I actually fix on an outboard in the water. I am thinking wire cutters fix any broken wires in the electrical system A few...

The really good cleaning made the big difference. But I put a new radio in and speakers , moved my vhf to it, and lowrance to,it.  I added dual batteries and switch and fuel water separator. And now baystar. .......

Well I now know why my steering was so stiff. The lube in the steering tube has dry and caked up.   We started the baystar install at about 4 finished about 6 something. We lost about an hr getting the cable steering out and breaking frozen nuts .   Since its out the water I get to clean...

You would think a trailer for a toon is Only a Craigslist Ad away.  Not no not even. If a used one pops up its gone quick. Yeah I picked baystar I have a 90hp. On a 2001 2275 center console. The bay star will take me up to 150 hp. Buy I have no plans ever to go that high never ever. Lol.