Recent content by Potomacbassin’

I'm going to try a method whereby I cut access holes into the deck to get to the air pressurization ports that are at the tops of each tube section. Take off cap, insert inspection camera and if signs of water insert tubing to suction out. There is a YT somewhere where the owner does this...

My dealer tech made a tool to better get the SS rivets out. Basically a modified chisel head for his pneumatic hammer. He can zip right through them without dealing with bits, sounds like a solution borne from many frustrating experiences.

You definitely do not want to go 16x15 if your 15x15 is that far off on RPM. If anything you'd want to drop pitch, but maybe even diameter too as running below the recommended RPMs can cause issues (longevity, maybe even fuel efficiency). I'd make sure everything else is running as designed...

Quicksilver / Mercury props in aluminum Nemesis / Spitfire for a 4 blade prop, will get you more blade area and bite for acceleration, towing and maybe better cruise. Black diamond / Max for 3 blade. I wouldn't go lower than 14 inches of diameter, with ideal more in the 15in range...

You pretty much described me, except you thankfully left out balding, overweight and a mere shadow of one's former self!

I'm not a Merc guy so not sure - the exhaust on a Yamaha passes through the oil pan so sometimes they get corrosion and oil does go out the exhaust. But your Merc should be under warranty, no? I wouldn't mess around with it - probably innocuous but if it ends up being a much more serious issue...

From what I'm reading if the P/S is a Mercury pump (as opposed to Seastar) they can draw some high current, get hot, gum up the hyrdro oil etc. Therefore you should have bigger or AGM batts to handle the load, and consider how the P/S is wired. If it's direct wired to your house, but you start...

I just saw in Car and Driver that Yamaha is releasing a new 1.9L 200hp I4 made for jet boats amongst others. Did you spec yours with this, or not an option yet?

There is a tension screw so yes you can crank down on it to prevent it from flopping around too much. But too tight and it gets to be a chore during normal operations. The best fix for this is to treat the helm area with respect. Spouses, kids, friends, etc. that don't know how to operate the...

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I'm in the shilling a load of BS camp. Billions of dollars at stake in the propeller world and some guy with a music degree playing with drones (Greg Sharrow) somehow figures out something no other mega R&D budget could? If you look at the data in the Boattest reports much of it is cherry...

I wouldn't overthink the performance side of things if you plan on staying in that body of water - if your goal is relaxing and cruising then the SPS, wave shield, etc will drive the cost way up while giving your particular use minimal value. Take some of those savings and maybe consider some...

What river, Delaware? Raritan? The tritoon option is much better for overall function and performance but it's expensive - given your stated use and with you probably being on a budget I'd say it would have been overkill. But keep in mind, kids get older and want to do more water sports and...

Mine was an option. I opted for it, but in hindsight it's mostly unnecessary.

In my case I'll idle up to a fishing spot with my sonar running, engine off, fish, then crank back up to move a few dozen yards, fish, wash rinse repeat. It's that constant starting that killed my chartplotter each time as voltage dropped and it then had to reset each time. When I put the...