Recent content by Gatlinman

Those were my thoughts as well @BigKahuna. Ya know, I’d think less of it If I knew that I’d use it all up right away. Last time we were out we used a whopping 4 gallons as we just lazily moved along at a blistering 10 or so MPH. That is a good tip on putting the Stabil in prior to the winter. I...

@BigKahuna well, if you’re on Norman, you are pretty close to everything big and you’ll likely not worry about fuel issues due to the winter.

What a beautiful lake! Definitely the sticks on that one. We’re currently at James. Thank you @Dewzee1, are you adding any type of fuel treatment?

The slip is also 40 feet from where I park, so getting gas there is an alternative @BigKahuna. I’d do that too. My dad once told me that good air, good oil and good fuel are the life of a engine. Perhaps I’ll wait until the season starts up pretty good before taking that ration of gas!

Ok ladies and Gents, City slickers may or may not worry about this (sorry, I’m in the sticks). GAS. Yep. Particularly, that gas that is sitting at your local marine. The good stuff they call it! Water and all! I am in the sticks of Western Carolina and just scored a beautiful boat slip, 2...

I think this is close to the best the boat would run and I mean best. For a 90hp motor, like you, I think it’s awesome. That said, I have young children, do I see myself going bigger? It’s a qualified maybe. I’m going to my dealer to buy all of my tubing gear this weekend. The motor is more than...

Best thing I ever did was opt for the power steering. Love the red and silver!!!

@tinkertoy, we are running a bone stock set up. SOLAS 3411-135-15 which I think translates to a 13.5” prop and 15” pitch. As to partybarge question, no I never checked it with a tail wind. Fact is the water was absolute glass, and I was in a straight line for at least 1/8th to 1/4 mile to get...

Good day! Had a chance to get out on the water in western NC. Today was 76 degrees and Lake James was purely glass. Boat is a S20 SLG extended aft deck with Yamaha 90 SHO VMAX. 7mph head wind, I logged by my Garmin 26.2 MPH max speed. Bimini top was down. With the Bimini up in the same wind, we...

And that anytime has happened. Ordered 05/18/21 and I’ll be taking delivery 09/23/21. That’s on a 2022 SLG! All of our paperwork and orders indicated it would be a 2021 year model, however Bennington is sending us the 2022 model! So that’s cool. Can’t wait to post my experience. Cheers!

Ok! Just got word that my build has started and that they are waiting on a couple of pieces of furniture. Our dealer is expecting delivery of our boat at anytime.

Anyone, any updates? No new updates with my dealer. With Delta running it’s course I’m curious to see how that has affected production.

First, I’ve been following this thread and others for a good while. I’m completely new to boating (other than rentals) and chose a Bennington 20’ SLG and 90HP Yamaha SHO on 05/18/21. Dealer has said (with honesty) that anything goes right now, but to expect late September- November with the...