So removing the retainer will allow access to the sealed stringers?
Another question, from what I have read the water if it has saturated the flotation foam in the hull wont drain out? Not sure of what foam BC used in my boat if it does get exposed to water does it soak it up or will it eventually dry out? Can I cut into the stringer fiberglass and look and see or is that a bad idea? Will it compromise the strength of the stringers?Hoping BC chimes in here and can give me a close estimate of what the boat engine tandem trailer weighed when it rolled out of the plant. I am down right terrified to pull it onto a scale in fear of actually knowing how much water it has retained but I do know its enough to lug the boat down so much it wont plane out.
BCB what was the weight of the boat engine trailer? Im going on Monday to weigh the boat and trailer
Doing a search when logged in… not a lot of info, cover it with a huge sealed plastic bag and get a commercial vacuum pump might draw out 200lbs of water. Im pretty certain I have more than a couple hundred pounds of water, I say that because with 5 gallons of fuel in one tank and NO tackle in the boat it wouldnt get on plane with just me in the boat…. Like I said thats with a 23 tempest plus prop sits at around 2900 rpms and just pushes water like a barge. The floor drain between the seats is soft and rotted, honestly at this point I dont have the money to spend on this project nor do I have a place to wrap the boat and try and suck the water out, Im going to find a high five prop thinking maybe a 21 pitch and just run it I dont think I have any other options I can afford or do. I wont sell the boat as Im a guy who realizes how terrible of a feeling it is to be had by some ass hat that unloads his trash on a sucker yes Im the sucker Im really beating myself up over this one… Im honestly considering selling all my gear parting out the boat and just quit fishing Im not wealthy enough for this damn sport.
Theyre nice boats and way ahead of the rest from that era, everything from handling big water to being a damn fast hull especially with how deep of a hull design they had, recessed trolling motor foot pedal. Pull the floor drain it might have some rotten wood around the edges. An easy transom check is to apply some pressure on the outboard lower unit if you see the transom flexing it could have some issues. I have had a hell of a time with my boat but all being engine issues boat wise theyre great. Thats a good deal if the boat is as you say and with a late model outboard like that you should get many years of great use out of the boat. You might find some gelcoat stress cracks on you transom, my boat when I bought it originally didnt have any but I put a new jack plate on and outboard, I now have some stress cracks on the transom theyre from the relief of pressure when I pulled the old JP Take a look at the new Bass Cat boats, then look at the old Eyra, not a lot has changed design wise the interior of the boat almost looks like a new one. In my opinion thats because why change something that works oh so good! Good luck if you buy the boat youre buying the boat that launched Bass Cat way ahead of the competition. Im certainly not the most knowledgeable owner of the old Eyras but if you ever have questions or just wanna talk old school Eyras dont hesitate!Kip
Oh performance wise you should see mid to low 60sTake everyones advice put that engine on a dyno its worth every penny…. Ask me how I know I learned the hard way. My Eyra had a mariner mag 150 the powerhead was NEW in 2007 not a reman, I was devistated when she went boom one month after I bought the boatLast edited by 94eyracat on November 5th, 2014, 11:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.
dbasketman wrote:I know you got permission from BCB to use a copyrighted logo,,,,,,I do believe hes good unless he starts selling them, just making it for himself I do think hes ok. I wouldnt be making them to sell thats when you get in trouble. So maybe retract that offer to make more for others….
I was just standing here and it fell?! I swear I didnt touch it! Hands in pocket casually walks off…
willwork4fish wrote:Its not that you can just replace the switch/knob. That knob is attached to a cable that goes back to the flapper valve for your livewell drain, its not electronic, its a mechanical system. If its not working then either the cable is broken or has become disconnected from the valve or the valve itself is bad. The flapper valve is down in the bottom of the rigging compartment probably just forward of your bilge pump and piped inline with your livewell drain and a thru hull fitting below your transom. My advice to you is that if its stuck in the OPEN position to just leave it be and use a removable plug in the livewell, thats what I do. Its kind of a pain in the ass to get to in order to change. X2 what he said. I just have a removal plug. I dont think its that big of a pain, certainly less of a pain then trying to replace the cable! Im pretty picky about everything working properly on my boat or vehicles for that matter but thats one I overlook just because its so easy just to have a plug in the livewell.
Im certainly leaning towards a production GM bench seat my guess a mid 70s nova?
A quick search is pointing towards like I said late 60s or early to mid 70s GM no doubt bench seat. From what I can tell could be nova, el cam, chevelle etc. back in the days of common sense car manufacturing same parts used on several different models. Who would have ever thought anyone had common sense in the auto industry…..
jignpig wrote:Guess Im over ruled. But I like all the equipment to work and if it means it costs to update, then so be it. Considering the amount of $$$ Ive put in my 96 Eyra, the upgrade on the fill switch was next to nothing.I didnt mean that in a way of overruling you Jignpig. I also didnt give it a whole lot of thought or concern because I have had other big issues to tackle before I got to picky about the fine line details. I would be willing to bet jignpig has the nicest old school eyra on the planet. I have never met you before but in the little interaction we have had here youre a wealth of knowledge and obviously a perfectionist. I hope I get to see your Eyra in person some day!I also miss understood willworkforfish and thought he was referring to the drain plug in the livewell trick as a PITA but after rereading realized he was talking about fixing the cable as the PITA
First things first, do you have a boat with you? If you do like dbasketman said the big O is an hour away! I was in the Fort Lauderdale area with my lady friend in October I did not have my boat…. I still managed to catch some good ones. Okeechobee is tough if you dont have a boat… You can rent a boat but bank fishing is pretty tough on the big O. There is no shortage of ponds and lakes in south Florida. I rented a small Jon Boat at everglades national park west of Lauderdale about 30 minutes. It was also a blast but hard getting used to a boat without a trolling motor. I ended up having my GF run the 10hp Yamaha to troll me around while I fished. Heck even Walmarts in south florida have ponds in the parking lots. I just drove around and looked for ponds in the neighborhoods that didnt have no fishing signs posted, and that werent obviously private property. Markham park outside of Weston has some neat small lakes that have good fish. Good luck and enjoy the beautiful south Florida weather! KipOh and if you have a boat the sky is the limit! You can go to Miami and fish the canals and catch peacocks! Big O is an hour away!!! Did I mention the big O is an hour away?!
As said above, I used an old fishing pole that had a broken guide. Removed the guides and it works great I have used it several times for this.
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