Recent content by Nautical

I'm surprised they're going to try again with yet another of their marine engine "innovations" since they did "so well" with the last one! What is that old joke "Doc, it hurts when I do this?" LOL! What they did to Manitou is criminal.

I had almost the same boat and engine and it came with a 17 but I had the opposite problem with the RPM ( too low) and wasn't impressed with the performance so I went DOWN to a 15. My RPM went up a little but I was still unimpressed overall. Anyway, slap the 17 on there and see what you think...

My first thought was that the prop was swapped with the wrong one before you bought it and that it needs a larger pitch but it seems that the 15 is enough if not already too much. I'm betting there is something else going on here. Even though it seems like it's not slipping when examined by...

Yikes, that is a LOT of money for what that is. Try this for a WHOLE lot less and higher lumens.

It's ten years old. Yamaha and low hours not withstanding, I would still get a compression test done on the engine. Cheap insurance. Maybe you can ask the mechanic to give it a quick once over along with the compression test if they don't add too much more bill since they'll already be in...

What, you've never heard of PONTUNES before?? :cool:;)

Not only did the cover that came with my 2024 LXSSB not have the cutouts that would allow for the bimini being up, the dealer argued with me that they were all like that and sent me pictures of several boats that also didn't have the front pockets. I had to have custom work done to get them.

Before doing any more mods to it, find out if it's capable of that in the first place. The cheaper ones aren't. My first Benny had an upgraded system that read at any speed, even giving a terrain map too. The Manitou only worked when still or maybe at idle speed but nothing more. This latest...

The M is supposed to sit between the L and R and now it's between the S and L??? And L is considered "high end???"

I have run into this with Bennington in the past and recently with Barletta. Not so much anymore with Bennington because I think they backed off around the time they changed owners but that's just a guess. I am of the opinion that it's a form of price fixing and therefore illegal. If you press...

The M I’m looking at is simply a 22MSB so I guess it’s the base trim? That’s all the dealers in my decent sized circle have in stock. I definitely want either the keeper rail or the rear fencing but I get why some people don’t. It seems to me once you’re anchored and sitting back there...

I use 30% as a rule of thumb but it's not always accurate and of course it will horrify some dealers. That, by the way, is on the CURRENT model year. Leftovers are a whole different story. You should be able to get more off of the price they post but it takes some finesse.

Okay, don't celebrate just yet ... sit back down and after you wipe the soda (pop, if you're into that) off of your monitor, read this and help me out if you can. I have a short list. Really short now but I'm struggling a little bit. Boat one is a 2024 leftover 22LX sport. The other is a...

Another reason why an upgrade to the Yamaha 150 engine is that noticeable and satisfying is because it's one of the few (or only?) engines that is UNDER rated. It has been said to produce 163HP.

Four stroke outboards don't need to be winterized except maybe for a good fuel treatment. All I do after it's out of the water and cleaned up is tilt the engine all the way up, then all the way back down. You'll see water drain out when you do that but the important thing is to keep it DOWN or...