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At the age of your engine having the carburetors gone over would seem like a good idea. Maybe just having them properly adjusted and synched can make a world of difference in regard to overall engine smoothness. With a flow instrument they set and synch the idle screws using the flow meter, then...

I put some slicks on the forward half of our trailer bunks. They just slide on over the bunks and you use stainless steel screws into the side of the bunk. The forward half of our boat has a plastic covered v shaped piece the front part of the keel rests on. So I don't think there is a lot of...

Yamaha Ring Free helps avoid piston rings getting sticky and carbon ridges at the top of the cylinder which can break piston rings so most say. If the oil is getting black is a sign that it is doing its job. I used Yamaha ring free in the prescribed amounts every time I added fuel. I'm a fan of...

For me I think the regular gas will do fine. A 2003 engine maybe it's time to have the carburetors serviced you know like clean and adjusted. I would think about changing fuel filter/s first. It almost seems like the engine might be starving for fuel at least at lower rpms. Maybe the primer bulb...

I'm thinking I might have rented a kayak in Hawaii instead of shipping one there but that's just me. I'm thinking about paddle shaft. If you wanted maybe a piece of tubular aluminum or a wooden dowel screwed or glued (epoxy) in place after inserting it into either side of the break. Write the...

I would not own another boat with out an auto pilot. I use the auto pilot mostly at displacement speeds. If I have a straight piece of water in front of me I'll turn it on and then go to standby and take over the wheel if it's required. If you have a quartering sea off the bow or the stern an...

We used 5/16 thick conveyor belting for the license plate for the license plate holder. We have conveyor belting under both rear lights as it reduces vibration hopefully preventing lights from vibration cracking by adding the cushion of the conveyor belting. But not under the light bar which is...

We got away from the plastic license plate brackets for the above reason. They are ok for minimal trailering. The license plate was still hanging from one side as someone in the pouring rain signaled me there was a problem with the trailer. I pulled over as did the good Samaritan. He wanted to...

I have been thinking of a similar project for my 25, remove splash well, raise transom, & add a bracket, that would give 2' more cockpit area. A 200- 225 hp Yamaha would be a great match, I had a 115 Yamaha on my 91 22 cruiser it was not too much engine. Good luck & pay no attention to the Nay...

A new four cylinder Yamaha 200 hp for the weight advantage. Lots of dealers. D.D.

I would make sure you have an adapter for your shore power cord that fits an RV type power socket. I'm not sure about your need for Air Conditioning but a cheap 120 volt unit might be in your future that you could use while at the campgrounds. On our current boat we made a small wood platform...

I don't really think it would make enough of a difference to make the cost worth it. The engines run fine and are made to run on regular gas. I think using Marine Stabil and Yamaha ring free is all that is necessary to keep things running smoothly. I think ethanol free gas is better if available...

Cash is king so they say. If you get away from the tourist traps there are places of business that don't except credit cards like local farmers markets and small businesses. If credit cards are your sole source for paying for things fine, but I always want to have a little cash on hand. I just...

We did the Trent Severn last year. I searched for a place to get a decent exchange rate for converting U.S dollars to Canadian dollars before the trip. We ended up setting up a checking account with T.D. Bank which is Canadian owned. The exchange rate seemed to be the best we could find. The...

I would imagine the impellor would be the first victim with a water shortage and the heat alarm sounding. I would want to check the impellor on that engine before taking any longer trips. D.D.

On our C-Dory we slept with our heads facing he rear of the boat. I would recommend adding a four inch memory foam available online through Wal-Mart. The kind we purchased had two different layers of memory foam one being more dense than the other. One layer a cream color and the other was a...

I would keep track of the hours you run the boat starting out with full tanks. Then after running the way you normally would for four or five hours; refuel and divide the total fuel added by the hours that you ran to get a rough idea of your fuel burn per hour. Then just keep track of the hours...

My rule of thumb is if I can't hold my hand on a tire I figure something is wrong. I think most people could feel the temperature difference going from tire to tire. I take my first two fingers and place them on the hub. If I can't hold them there because of heat I would surmise there is a...

Jay, I could not help thinking about you just moving up there to Alaska. Good to hear you and Jolee are out an about. The Wallas problem even annoyed me as I can't imagine having to deal with that let alone what you have to go through just get to the actual part. I hope all else goes well. How...

We use the Mustang brand. They have a good name and felt that they will be around after others may not be. IMHO D.D.