Recent content by jhill

Most of those monster wave boats with the water ballast tanks are at least $150k and marinas on waterways (and all the other boaters) hate the waves they create. I would take a nice triple toon loaded Benny for less money every time. Better economy, crisp handling, and twice the deck space and...

1) Keeping Benny at home under Versatube 14'x30' RV shelter so no winter rain damage. 2) I can buy fuel anywhere a truck can go so no "on water" high prices. 3) Pontoons stay shiny clean because it is never left in water more than maybe 4-5 days at a time 4) Living in Portland, Oregon, most...

Had the same exact problem last fall and got an overheat alarm from insufficient cooling. I ended up taking tail unit off and rebuilt water pump totally in spring and saw melted components. I no longer trust the muffs as the pump sits just high enough that the muffs tend to leak just enough...

Ouch....Will be costly to return it like it was from factory. Here is a possible option....What about pulling the seating mounting bolts and move away seats for access to back side and cut the damaged painted metal skin out and replace with aluminum diamond plate sheeting cut and formed in a...

Had both.....I agree! 115hp to 150hp increase doesn't sound like much but its like driving a 6 cylinder in an old Impala versus same car with a 283 V8. Just looking at the outside engine dimensions shows a big size difference so more robust components and torque. You can make a 115hp pull...

You have definitely had a horrible run of bad luck! The one good thing is that the dealership handled the battery replacement so that can't be twisted around to be your fault. Being the warranty that Benningtons have, perhaps they should string an all new wiring harness between batteries...

I know that the main bows are formed as one piece for strength that costs a fortune to ship due to their size when ordering replacement parts.

Yes, the pictures of thousands of parked trucks on 35 acres is unreal! Ford is supposedly now putting top priority on customer ordered trucks like mine so hopefully it is (scheduled) to be built June 14 week and delivered by mid July to Portland, Oregon. Fingers crossed! At least I am...

When the parts are new they can be really tough to unlatch. You could lightly sand the actual black catch to make it easier but would need a locking pin to ensure it doesn't pop loose while out in wind and waves, like a pin on a lanyard so can't fall overboard. I added a new front bimini on my...

Wow.....sounds like all the same frustration that people are experiencing on orders for new 2021 Ford F150s. There are some orders over 200 days old and still waiting on computer chips and other short supply parts. Sounds like if a person has a current boat or truck and have a new one on...

Find a beefy hitch hiker to ride in bow seats and willing to get bugs in teeth. lol :rolleyes:

I had a Yamaha 115 on my first 2013 22' Benny with the 3/4 length center tube and it did well but you had to run it really hard to pull tubers with 6 people in boat. Had cable steering that you had to use both hands to force boat to give tubers a decent ride.......A year ago I traded it for a...

One thing about the front biminis is that the forward support arm black plastic foot that latches starts to wear with use and can pop loose if you don't have a pin on a lanyard to securely lock it in place. The wind is pushing against it with speed so vibration , wind, and wear could cause it to...

Thats so you can trick the fish.....they think you are heading the opposite direction...lol

If the new sex bolt comes with a burr and won't thread right, use a bastard file to correct the problem. ha! I remember all the juvenile snickers in shop class when we learned about bastard files. ........lets see....about 53 years ago :rolleyes: