ill get pictures. my son will clean it up today and we will be able to see better. i looked again and amazingly the only spiders are on the transom. i can see on the rub rail where i bounced off the trees, but no damage other than tree bark stuck in the rub rail. it may only be gel coat on the transom,, but i want to be sure. you are right, the engine will need some attention also. ill get pictures in. thank you
i sent some pictures to bcb and hopefully they can point me in the right direction. amazingly, it may be just cosmetic and just needs gel coat repair. i would have thought this boat would be in pieces. after looking good at the boat you can see the tree bark and wood in the rub rail but not even a stress crack along the rail. thanks all and thanks bcb for designing and building these boats as strong and safe as they are. this boat did an instant 180 and i didnt even get wet. i did get pretty banged up. i had a bcb life jacket on and you can see the marks on my chest and back from impact from the steering wheel and passenger side of the boat so i think the heavy life jacket saved me from more injury. by the way, i somehow ended up holding on to the passenger side handrail so my vote is to keep them on the boats. thats something for all to think about before going to the new style life jackets. im going back to the dr tomorrow and well find out if i need surgery on the shoulder. thanks
I think i have a 24 trophy you can try. It has a ring on it. I may have the mercury insert too, i will have to check. I think im close to you so let me know.
Sorry,, Just called my son and he got rid of the trophy a couple of weeks ago. He was using it as a spare. Kids……..
I just had some extensive work done by Garry. My boat looks better than new. A super guy and the best glass work Ive seen. you wont be disappointed. His shop is Wright Way boat Repair. 870-481-5049. I drove 12 hrs to get there and i would do it again without hesitation.
Have power at home, the generator broke last thursday. been running a chainsaw for the last week. Looks like the office in Donaldsonville will be out a while longer. Shap & JEH, from the reports i am getting the basin and verret took a bad hit. all species even the trash fish are floating everywhere. Its gonna be a while before it recovers.
Just keep in mind we only saw a sound bite, not the whole interview.
Does it sound like something is loose?? It is a knocking or clunking. I notice it when someone pulls me out and parks. It is when you hit bumps or go over rough ground. I cant find everything loose.
We need better maps for South Louisiana. Is there anything we can do to get something better other than ripping out the hummingbirds and going back to lowrance mapcreate. Its a major issue for us. Thanks for being here.
I have a Sabre and if all is well next year I will order a 2011 P2 or a PIV (or as tight as I am look for a left over 2010). I dont feel cramped in my Sabre but I dont use a seat or butt seat. When I put the butt seat in it gets tight. If room up front is a big concern the PIV may be the way to go. I am thinking as I get older the PIV may be a better choice. Its a nice choice to have. Maybe BCB can chime in on the model with the most up front room from pin to TM pedal and help us out.
I had hydraulic steering in my last boat but have always had dual cable steering. I have cable steering on my Sabre with a Yamaha engine. I have never run into an issue with steering with the cable systems and had a couple of issues with the hydraulic. If you keep the cable steering clean and not too much oil etc in my opinion it is the way to go. I think most people have problems with cable steering because they want to run a little faster and try to turn the wrong prop or prop design and run the engine too high and that makes it hard to steer. Hydraulic steering can mask these issues and a lot of boat handling issues. For me when set up right and within realistic expectations on what a boat/engine combo is designed to do the cable steering is fine. I can raise my engine and do a prop change and get my boat to run 63-65. However, where it is set now it turns great with one hand and runs 61. I only get a little torque when WOT and trimmed out. If I bump it down, I run 58-59 and drive it with one finger and at 45-50 can take my hands off the wheel (not recommended). The HO from what I understand will be a few clicks faster than what I have. I would have no problem going with cable steering again and would prefer it over the hydraulic system. I am probably in the minority on this but I hear of too many things wearing or going out or leaking on the hydraulic side.
we are basically saying the same thing. If you run on the edge or want max mph etc hydraulic is probably what you need. But hydraulic steering did not solve your torque and steering problem, it just covered it up, the torque is still there. If you NEED hydraulic steering on a 150 or 175 to drive it then all you are doing is covering up a bad setup in my opinion. In the early 80s we had 200s on 17 foot boats and had cable steering….go figure. Dont get me wrong, I loved the hydraulic steering on my other boat but I also dont think you should have to rebuild a steering system after a few years like a few guys I know have or have to fight with leaks on a pretty new system. Maybe the reliability will improve but as you said some never have problems. I guess as I get older I will have to go back to hydraulic as no doubt it is much better to drive.
I would love to have my boat with no carpet, stainless hardware etc for salt water and on a galvanized trailer. It would be a great rig for along the coast. But Im sure it comes down to the market for this type of rig. They would sell a few down here but it may not be worth building one. I love my BassCat but a boat I can put in salt water too makes sense for a lot of us that have to have 2 boats. Im sure me or Bill would be happy to field test one for them.
I see there are 2 pins for the front seat. I noticed in the shop pictures it looks like there is an elongated TM tray. It would be nice to have some type of rail system (similar to a F 150 overhead storage) where you could slide the tm pedal forward and back and have a day storage box to fill in the gap when you move it. I think that would be a hot option. you could have the pedal forward if that is where you like it and when you are in rough stuff you could pull the pedal back if that makes you feel more comfy and use the back pin for the seat and easily reach the pedal, especially with the tighter front. Really nice boat. I will buy a larger boat next spring and thought I knew what I wanted…now this.
Was thinking the same thing BCB. Could very well be the horn.
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