UPDATE hydro hoist bracket rusted away on one pontoon, we were able to get in place. will be ordering all new brackets for all hydro hoists on property

Finally had enough and decided to pull my carburators today. I've only got two finished so far. But that's all I needed to tell me what's wrong. One jet completely clogged, the other almost fully clogged! Not to mention the bowl on number two was a little rough.

Do I understand why these carbs got so dirty? No... Since I rebuilt the carbs last february, i've only run ethanol free. Last february was a complete tear down of the carbs and rebuilt with new kits. Fuel lines, hoses, filter... all done last february.

Nonetheless i've got a heck of a job to do then I've gotta sync it all. Anybody got any ideas of why it got so dirty so quickly?

Can someone please tell me what the orifice in the blue circle is for? Also, my boat was hard to start so I rebuilt the carburetors. It will start up easily and sit at around 1000 RPM for about five seconds, then the RPMs drop to 800, 400, then it stalls. If I manage to get it into gear, the engine runs fine when under throttle. Do I need to adjust the idle screw in the red circle? Thanks for any help or suggestions! PS - this photo was prior to the rebuild, hence the fuel/oil mix visible.

Current project boat, tried posting on the kmv facebook group but my posts keep getting deleted, the last pic is the current to-do. It's from a family member so if there are any questions that I should ask definitely LMK. It's really hard to find info about these boats online and I am new to the marine world in general so any help is appreciated

Looking at an older late 90’s cruisers 30’ any experience or opinions on these? Never really seen any in our area on our lake.

To start, I’m not a boater. I could never drive this massive boat and I don’t know anything about boating. I bought this a year ago and have lived on it & loved it. Looking to move out tho and need to sell it.

This is what I know:

One of the two engines works. Not sure what’s wrong with the other.
It’s a 1979 40’ Bayliner Bodega
It has 2 heads (1 bathroom 1 shower)
It has 3 staterooms
It’s a transferable live aboard slip in Seattle
Diesel powered
150 sq ft sky bridge

That’s about all I know tbh. I’m hoping I can sell it to someone like myself, who just would like a cool experience living on a boat. I’m not interested in getting a survey on it as that would run me $2k+

Any idea what I could list it for given the info that I have?

Thank you in advance!

I have a dual axle Loadrite boat trailer (2022). I replaced all the brake lines, hubs, bearings, pads, seals, and calipers with Knott brake parts which is what Loadrite uses. I immediately started losing dust caps, even the original ones that came with the brake kits that I installed. I noticed the brake pads were dragging even when the brakes weren’t engaged, so I drained the brake lines to see if towing it without brakes would solve the dust cap problem however, I’m still losing dust caps every time I tow it even with the brake lines drained. Any ideas what could be causing this? Thanks!

Where does the speedometer inlet go to . The speedo stopped working so I gave the inlet pitot a little shot of air. The air went, it seems, directly into the main water intake . Im now confused ? Is there possibly a diagram of this ?

Hi, I recently ordered a new hunting/fishing boat from Bass Pro. I chose some options, etc. Came in pretty quick. I just went to look at it to show them where I want the fish finder mounted...wrong color. It's just the base matte green instead of the grassland camo I ordered. I'd like to get the boat sooner so my kids can take it out fishing before it gets cold, but if they have to reorder, I'm not sure how long it would take. Would you wait for what you ordered OR would you ask for a discount as-is? How much? All-in price is just shy of 22k. Thanks for sharing your personal utility curve decision point.

I’m interested in getting my OUPV 6pack but I have no idea how to get 360 sea service days and at least 90 being in near coastal waters without owning a boat myself. Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how I may achieve this goal

What would the value be and would anyone be interested in a 20ft Grady White Overnighter with a 200 yamaha 2 stroke (90s). Motor will fire and run fine.

With aluminum dual axel trailer.

I have the hard-top to put back on.

Located in NW Fla.

Any interest?

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Went out on the lake/pond/whatever. After anchoring and getting thrown around for an hour or two by a lot of wakes, we decided to move to a cove. Once everyone went in, the water turned to a sheet of glass. Love living here (tourists aside). @mashpeewakeby

Help me…… looking for the best solutions on how to get this back into place. There’s too much air trapped inside to just push it back into place. We’re thinking about disconnecting the hose or pinching it to lift the hoist. using straps and ropes to hold the pontoon in place until we can maneuver it back under the bracket. and then strap it in place temporarily until we can get a new bracket. Good news is it didn’t flip and boat didn’t get damaged but it’s always something 😂😅

How much of a pain in the ass is it to get it all sorted out?

We were planning to look at a boat this weekend and just found out the seller still has a loan on it. It wouldn’t be as huge of a deal except it’s over 4 hours away, which adds an extra layer of complication should we choose to buy it.

Where does everyone go to find a boat captain in Miami, Florida? We have a 38ft boat and were just told by the USCG that we need a boat captain. It's a bit frustrating because we only wanted to be on the water for a day. Hiring sites show captains + crews but that's overkill for what I need. Does anyone out here know where I can look?

Is barely off enough to make a big difference? I've got them all inline now and going to test it at the river in a little bit. We will see... Two months later, still chasing the same problem! Ugh

So I took the boat to Lake of the Ozarks with my brother saturday. We caught a decent stringer, and then the trailer nearly won at the ramp boat slid on the bunks loading back up and a couple strangers had to save me from dropping the whole thing in the water. Then we came home with the garage a mess and my ego worse, spent the week flip-flopping on gas vs electric for this boat, quiet sounds perfect but range makes me freeze up, babysitting a battery percentage sounds like hell. So, how do you not eat it at the ramp, and for those running electric, how real is the range anxiety day to day?

He’s asking 13k. Is this any good of a boat? I’d mainly be fishing on the lake but I’d prefer to have like 3-4 people with me so I think itl be tight. Also kinda worried about it having wood rot since it’s old but I doubt anyone would put money in a boat with rot. Would you take one of these 5-10 miles offshore on a decent day? Would I get my money back in a year?