Recent content by patcraver

Speaking of jet skis, we have been thinking about getting one. What's the maintenance like on them? 

Hi Mark, I have a 24SSRX with an f150 and I have the Yamaha reliance SDS 14.5" by 15" and I am very happy with it. 

Hey Raven736, hope your name isn't about the football team but what toon package and engine did you decide on?

I have the regular vinyl flooring on my 2 year old boat and I can't see where the sheets of plywood join. 

I have a 24SSRX with a Yamaha 150 and I hit 40 regularly. Great for tubing also. 

That looks great, nice job! I leave my boat in the water all summer and I get a lot of algae growth, does anyone know if Sharkhide will help prevent this if I apply it to my polished toons? I know it's not the same as antifouling paint but I'm just trying to convince myself to Sharkhide the...

I did not Sharkhide the toons. I think about it every year but haven't done it yet.  

I did clean the bonnets a few times throughout the process, I used 2 bonnets for the whole job. To clean them I just used a bucket of warm water and a small brush and rung them out so they were mostly dry. Last year I didn't clean the toons as well with the acid wash so I had a lot more trouble...

As soon as I pulled the boat I power washed the toons then used NAPA aluminum brightener to get everything else off. Yesterday I used a dual action polisher with a wool bonnet and white diamond metal polish. It took about 4 hours to do the port toon, the nose cones and the backs of all 3 toons...

Just polished the toons today.

2013 24SSRX SPS Yamaha F150 Reliance Stainless 14.5 by 15 prop slow river current 40.7 mph. Nice idea Andy.

Andy, does that prop lock seem to work well? I was considering one last year but never got around to getting one.

Amazon has a Scotty's rod holder with a square mount for pontoon rails, I have 7 of them and they are awesome. They are $22.34 from Amazon.

I used the white diamond polish with a dual action polisher from harbor freight with a WEN wool polishing bonnet. It was a lot of work but I think it was worth it. I will be doing this again in the next few weeks. Just make sure you clean the toons first with a good acid, I used NAPA aluminum...

Thanks everyone. Derrick I was looking at the NorthStar NSB-AGM-27M Battery, do you think that would be good for a single battery application? Will the AGM charge ok with the alternator on the F150?