Bass Cat | oldtimer57 | Activity https://forumtesting.basscat.com/members/oldtimer57/activity/ Activity feed for oldtimer57. Fri, 29 Dec 2023 21:08:04 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v=11.3.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 9685e4ebc9ddf95ff280ee9c33548781 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Outboard Not staying in Position tilted up at any point, please help in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/outboard-not-staying-in-position-tilted-up-at-any-point-please-help/#post-705136 Fri, 20 May 2022 00:11:43 -0600 Now this right here is funny.  🙂

 

BCB meant the check valve inside the trim/tilt is likely leaking.  IE “the check valve” rather than “check the valve”.  🙂

 

 

]]> 0 9685e4ebc9ddf95ff280ee9c33548781 oldtimer57 posted an update: Now this right here is funny.  :)   BCB meant the check […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/23659/ Fri, 20 May 2022 00:11:43 -0600 Now this right here is funny.  🙂

 

BCB meant the check valve inside the trim/tilt is likely leaking.  IE “the check valve” rather than “check the valve”.  🙂

 

 

]]> 0 67de59b03d10f2a5fcb47195d72579a4 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Overheating after shutdown in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/overheating-after-shutdown/#post-696486 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:33 -0600 My first guess would be poppet valve.  If it sticks, it will let water drain from the block pretty quickly.  T’stats are at the top of the block, so it is not likely the problem is up there.  If it is not poppet, I’d be hard-pressed to offer another guess assuming your temp measuring of the block is right.  Note do NOT measure in the center on the…Read more

]]> 0 67de59b03d10f2a5fcb47195d72579a4 oldtimer57 posted an update: My first guess would be poppet valve.  If it sticks, it […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/15627/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:33 -0600 My first guess would be poppet valve.  If it sticks, it will let water drain from the block pretty quickly.  T’stats are at the top of the block, so it is not likely the problem is up there.  If it is not poppet, I’d be hard-pressed to offer another guess assuming your temp measuring of the block is right.  Note do NOT measure in the center on the…Read more

]]> 0 04a3711c1a6f5aef35db366563bf5290 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Bass Cat Lynx - dealing with wakes in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/bass-cat-lynx-dealing-with-wakes/page/2/#post-696485 Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:48:22 -0600 A couple of obvious bits of advice:

 

(1). go slower.  It is much better to approach a wake at a speed you KNOW is safe enough for you to maintain control.  If you go too fast, as you come up and over the wake, your bow can swing to one side.  If you chop the throttle there, the bow will drop and “bow steer” can produce a sharp turn you di…Read more

]]> 0 04a3711c1a6f5aef35db366563bf5290 oldtimer57 posted an update: A couple of obvious bits of advice:   (1). go slower.  It […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/15625/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 03:48:22 -0600 A couple of obvious bits of advice:

 

(1). go slower.  It is much better to approach a wake at a speed you KNOW is safe enough for you to maintain control.  If you go too fast, as you come up and over the wake, your bow can swing to one side.  If you chop the throttle there, the bow will drop and “bow steer” can produce a sharp turn you di…Read more

]]> 0 a6816aa889072f7fc95fa07fed75c678 oldtimer57 posted an update: Sounds right.  BCB likes to daisy-chain the two calipers […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/11640/ Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:29:24 -0600 Sounds right.  BCB likes to daisy-chain the two calipers together as you have.  Mine uses a T, but I have seen the daisy-chain as well.

]]> 0 3694feb15ab1aec12e63cc930cd28b7f oldtimer57 replied to the topic Brake System Help? in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/brake-system-help/#post-691506 Wed, 08 Jul 2020 04:29:23 -0600 Sounds right.  BCB likes to daisy-chain the two calipers together as you have.  Mine uses a T, but I have seen the daisy-chain as well.

]]> 0 c58733cd4915f8a1770aa1780cf0fe32 oldtimer57 posted an update: Is that thing actually rated for a 225?  Every Pantera I […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9989/ Sun, 26 Apr 2020 04:47:10 -0600 Is that thing actually rated for a 225?  Every Pantera I have seen was 200 max.

]]> 0 21b56000c66afd680ef8c3039a245a4d oldtimer57 replied to the topic Cracks in transom in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/cracks-in-transom/#post-689354 Sun, 26 Apr 2020 04:47:08 -0600 Is that thing actually rated for a 225?  Every Pantera I have seen was 200 max.

]]> 0 a72af7a802fb070325152d92b3060993 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Annual Reminder - Brakes in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/annual-reminder-brakes/#post-689055 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 00:31:06 -0600 I have given this quick test several time here.  Once more won’t hurt.  At least once a month or so, when I leave my house, I stop at the bottom of my driveway, which slopes toward the road significantly.  I put on the emergency brake on the truck (do NOT put it into park, as to get there you have to pass through reverse and pop the solenoid wh…Read more

]]> 0 0a32ba5a1687c2960d457d0ccbf96a7f oldtimer57 posted an update: I didn't double tap.  Not sure exactly what happened (I […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9634/ Sun, 12 Apr 2020 03:16:44 -0600 I didn’t double tap.  Not sure exactly what happened (I actually did it 3-4 times).  I would paste text into this window.  Then submit.  Then looking at it there would be a formatting mistake (no blank line between each step, one or two missing.)  I would then edit, fix the change, and hit “save” and suddenly I would not see my post at all, just…Read more

]]> 0 f712c3ed7eaa0c676e372e06a932f2d4 oldtimer57 replied to the topic TRAILER BRAKES LOCKING UP in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-brakes-locking-up-2/page/2/#post-688917 Sun, 12 Apr 2020 03:16:43 -0600 I didn’t double tap.  Not sure exactly what happened (I actually did it 3-4 times).  I would paste text into this window.  Then submit.  Then looking at it there would be a formatting mistake (no blank line between each step, one or two missing.)  I would then edit, fix the change, and hit “save” and suddenly I would not see my post at all, just…Read more

]]> 0 b3f7f5d2d4f0e792a002cb3270b4907f oldtimer57 replied to the topic TRAILER BRAKES LOCKING UP in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-brakes-locking-up-2/page/2/#post-688783 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:16:38 -0600 I do not know what is happening, but I post the following, then find a formatting glitch, edit, save, and post disappears.  Hopefully this one will work.  I modified this somewhat to make it clearer and more organized.

To debug a trailer that locks the wheels when you back up, follow the following steps in order.  This gives you the shortest pa…Read more

]]> 0 892ba695eca6bbd642bad29dc2487d37 oldtimer57 posted an update: I re-did my bunks maybe 18 months ago.  I received enough […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9464/ Fri, 03 Apr 2020 01:02:00 -0600 I re-did my bunks maybe 18 months ago.  I received enough carpet from BCB to run a strip all the way down all 4 bunks, only on top, and enough left to wrap around the full length of all four bunks, leaving maybe a 1″ gap on the bottom for drainage…  Even had enough (left from the two short bunks) to re-do the carpet on the fenders…

 

 

]]> 0 d6e8807897e05455083ff0010d785a8e oldtimer57 replied to the topic Trailer Bunk Carpet Kit Question in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-bunk-carpet-kit-question/#post-688599 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 01:01:59 -0600 I re-did my bunks maybe 18 months ago.  I received enough carpet from BCB to run a strip all the way down all 4 bunks, only on top, and enough left to wrap around the full length of all four bunks, leaving maybe a 1″ gap on the bottom for drainage…  Even had enough (left from the two short bunks) to re-do the carpet on the fenders…

 

 

]]> 0 1791ec33d54793f71f5776c726132099 oldtimer57 posted an update: I replaced mine with LED and didn't have to change the hole […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9344/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:47:13 -0600 I replaced mine with LED and didn’t have to change the hole sizes at all…

 

]]> 0 75830954be460394e29686e7f9ca63a7 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Led Marker lights in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/led-marker-lights/#post-688423 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:47:12 -0600 I replaced mine with LED and didn’t have to change the hole sizes at all…

 

]]> 0 8aff49e20063abce34f6d96d845ee34a oldtimer57 posted an update: I went to home depot.  Bought a good chain.  My trailer h […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9342/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:45:27 -0600 I went to home depot.  Bought a good chain.  My trailer had an eye made for the safety chain.  Found a heavy-duty clevis for each end and connected one end to that eye, the other end to the hook from the strap.  Easy enough…

]]> 0 a5a337d0988e0ae5eb44535e407528db oldtimer57 replied to the topic 2020 Sabre Bow Safety Strap Question in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/2020-sabre-bow-safety-strap-question/#post-688422 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 19:45:24 -0600 I went to home depot.  Bought a good chain.  My trailer had an eye made for the safety chain.  Found a heavy-duty clevis for each end and connected one end to that eye, the other end to the hook from the strap.  Easy enough…

]]> 0 defd25996e5465799a0d8189d67350b9 oldtimer57 posted an update: Pigtail can bite.  As I mentioned, it bit me also.  That b […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9325/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:25:02 -0600 Pigtail can bite.  As I mentioned, it bit me also.  That being said, the thing does hang out in the wind, and moves constantly.  Metal fatigue is not that unlikely.

 

My last boat never had this happen.  We had this cocker spaniel that about once a year would gnaw the dad gummed pigtail off the trailer.  So mine was never more than a year or s…Read more

]]> 0 43153277f163408a4498c7dbfcc81989 oldtimer57 replied to the topic TRAILER BRAKES LOCKING UP in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-brakes-locking-up-2/page/2/#post-688406 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:25:00 -0600 Pigtail can bite.  As I mentioned, it bit me also.  That being said, the thing does hang out in the wind, and moves constantly.  Metal fatigue is not that unlikely.

 

My last boat never had this happen.  We had this cocker spaniel that about once a year would gnaw the dad gummed pigtail off the trailer.  So mine was never more than a year or s…Read more

]]> 0 1536d69b3441fa50bc9533ba5467de26 oldtimer57 posted an update: I’ve had both.  Lakemaster in hummingbirds,  Navionics in […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9323/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:12:13 -0600 I’ve had both.  Lakemaster in hummingbirds,  Navionics in my Lowrance.  I liked the detail of the LM maps.  For example, they covered Lay lake from Logan Martin dam to Lay dam.  Main creeks and sloughs as well.  Navionics stops about ½ way up the lake toward Logan Martin dam, and many side creeks have no contour lines at all.  Don’t really need…Read more

]]> 0 9fdd764ccb7e0da2ec65c774f2da26f0 oldtimer57 replied to the topic LakeMaster vs Navionics vs ect. in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/lakemaster-vs-navionics-vs-ect/#post-688405 Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:12:12 -0600 I’ve had both.  Lakemaster in hummingbirds,  Navionics in my Lowrance.  I liked the detail of the LM maps.  For example, they covered Lay lake from Logan Martin dam to Lay dam.  Main creeks and sloughs as well.  Navionics stops about ½ way up the lake toward Logan Martin dam, and many side creeks have no contour lines at all.  Don’t really need…Read more

]]> 0 69aa6a406baf11e43852a1de918a99ed oldtimer57 posted an update: I've had both.  Lakemaster in hummingbirds,  Navionics in m […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9321/ Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:10:43 -0600 I’ve had both.  Lakemaster in hummingbirds,  Navionics in my Lowrance.  I liked the detail of the LM maps.  For example, they covered Lay lake from Logan Martin dam to Lay dam.  Main creeks and sloughs as well.  Navionics stops about ½ way up the lake toward Logan Martin dam, and many side creeks have no contour lines at all.  Don’t really need ‘e…Read more

]]> 0 aad4709dd48f27ae0b6ca6ddd6ccb708 oldtimer57 posted an update: I would be cautious.  If it is low, it can be dangerous. […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/9008/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:08:15 -0600 I would be cautious.  If it is low, it can be dangerous.  If the fluid level gets lower, you will start to suck in air at the helm.  Since air is easily compressible at the pressures the steering system operates under due to motor torque, you will begin to lose steering authority, and that quickly becomes dangerous.  At the very least, I would add…Read more

]]> 0 d8303ef68b73a899fb403623ae5e04b4 oldtimer57 replied to the topic How to check and fill power steering fluid in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/how-to-check-and-fill-power-steering-fluid/#post-687615 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:08:14 -0600 I would be cautious.  If it is low, it can be dangerous.  If the fluid level gets lower, you will start to suck in air at the helm.  Since air is easily compressible at the pressures the steering system operates under due to motor torque, you will begin to lose steering authority, and that quickly becomes dangerous.  At the very least, I would add…Read more

]]> 0 06b874d9662ebda3d27b36c52b3cc49c oldtimer57 replied to the topic How to check and fill power steering fluid in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/how-to-check-and-fill-power-steering-fluid/#post-687573 Fri, 13 Mar 2020 02:54:05 -0600 BCB is correct here.  The hydraulic steering system does not “use” (consume) hydraulic fluid.  That being said, removing that cap and looking inside every 3 months is a good idea.  The level will fluctuate a little depending on temp.  Fuller in the hot summer, a little lower in the cold winter.  The reason for looking is to get a sense of the norm…Read more

]]> 0 1d5ab41bf5610b99ad6741bef7153738 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Chine Walk and Bow Torque in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/chine-walk-and-bow-torque/#post-687243 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:53:39 -0600 A couple of things.

 

First, what you are calling “bow torque” sounds more like bow steering.  If you allow chine walking to start, the bow is oscillating back and forth, and it hardly ever points exactly down the direction of travel.  If you drop the throttle, the bow digs in, and if it is pointing left or right of the direction of travel, y…Read more

]]> 0 b3b59eec93273cf8a9b9e6d391232bfd oldtimer57 posted an update: You have two choices. (1) you can buy the complete gland […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/8796/ Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:36:25 -0600 You have two choices.

(1) you can buy the complete gland (the seal and the screw-in part) from Merc dealers.  You need two.

 

(2) you can remove one, take it to a good hydraulic shop and they can match the seals perfectly.  You can “pick” ’em out of the gland, insert new ones, and be as good as new.  I just did this.  The two trim cylinders are…Read more

]]> 0 a185c57f84a9d44585ff44f605655d81 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Trim? in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trim-2/#post-687242 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 19:36:24 -0600 You have two choices.

(1) you can buy the complete gland (the seal and the screw-in part) from Merc dealers.  You need two.

 

(2) you can remove one, take it to a good hydraulic shop and they can match the seals perfectly.  You can “pick” ’em out of the gland, insert new ones, and be as good as new.  I just did this.  The two trim cylinders are…Read more

]]> 0 8d57f292d77167fe39718642fe83dee5 oldtimer57 replied to the topic P2 or Sabre in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/p2-or-sabre/#post-686852 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 02:13:52 -0600 You have two good options.  My only comment is that there is most definitely a difference between an 18′ boat and a 19′ boat.  Doesn’t sound like much, but it is there.  My last boat was an 18′, and I thought long and hard about going to the classic vs going with a sabre.  I fish in lots of tight places and knew the 19 footer was going to be a lit…Read more

]]> 0 23d06f403c42528d71d69dd48a7e3fc9 oldtimer57 replied to the topic TRAILER BRAKES LOCKING UP in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-brakes-locking-up-2/#post-686851 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:57:42 -0600 Test this sequentially, rather than haphazardly trying different things.  It will save you time and confusion as well as letting you avoid repetitive testing.

 

(1)  Get a helper.  Have them sitting in your truck with the ignition turned on (but not cranked to keep noise down).  Have them put truck in reverse while you hold your ear near the rev…Read more

]]> 0 65bc241de90243e76739c0acd785697d oldtimer57 posted an update: You know, I DID find double lipped seals at O'reillys once. […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/8070/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:11 -0600 You know, I DID find double lipped seals at O’reillys once.  But the interesting part is it was not listed under wheel bearing seals, it was a transmission tailshaft seal.  Only problem was it cost more than 2x what BCB sells the seal for.  I went with BCB.  I bought a bearing when I first bought my boat.  Came from NAPA, packaged by UFP.  The…Read more

]]> 0 324afd3e5b439821976c7fa1ac8ada41 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Trailer Hub Maint in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-hub-maint-2/#post-685977 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:29:05 -0600 You know, I DID find double lipped seals at O’reillys once.  But the interesting part is it was not listed under wheel bearing seals, it was a transmission tailshaft seal.  Only problem was it cost more than 2x what BCB sells the seal for.  I went with BCB.  I bought a bearing when I first bought my boat.  Came from NAPA, packaged by UFP.  The…Read more

]]> 0 4721b43f7ed25e4871a0140a806e9dd5 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Big motor??? in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/big-motor/#post-685976 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 23:24:08 -0600 Just so you know, you are EXACTLY right about the motor turning over at least 2 times.  The reason is the air compressor takes that many revolutions to properly pressurize the air pathway on the fuel rails.  Optimax motors are the only ones that do this, but it is perfectly normal.  Which is why a group 24 type battery is simply not enough.  I…Read more

]]> 0 be0f5292fe45bc807033eab2b0d17553 oldtimer57 posted an update: One thing I would add.  I use an attachment to my grease […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/7997/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 18:22:47 -0600 One thing I would add.  I use an attachment to my grease gun to grease the bearings themselves.  Looks sort of like two nested funnels on a threaded shaft.  Separate them, put the bearing in, screw the other half in reasonably tight.  This will seal the inner face of the bearing against one of the the nested funnels, and the outer face against the…Read more

]]> 0 8897ad6b0036c3d25f9a85adc5e3e027 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Trailer Hub Maint in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/trailer-hub-maint-2/#post-685897 Sat, 08 Feb 2020 18:22:41 -0600 One thing I would add.  I use an attachment to my grease gun to grease the bearings themselves.  Looks sort of like two nested funnels on a threaded shaft.  Separate them, put the bearing in, screw the other half in reasonably tight.  This will seal the inner face of the bearing against one of the the nested funnels, and the outer face against the…Read more

]]> 0 eb59a765d180ea59d2afb86863b50a48 oldtimer57 replied to the topic New Trolling Motor Thoughts in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/new-trolling-motor-thoughts/#post-685059 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:22:19 -0600 Brushless motors are good with respect to efficiency.  They use less power and produce more thrust.  Their only shortcoming is that they are basically an “inside-out” motor, the armature is wrapped around the outside of the motor and can’t move. (now called the stator).  The magnetic field (rotor) is now in the middle and needs no electrical co…Read more

]]> 0 6ddc9f9dab3292a99ea7155e874d2871 oldtimer57 posted an update: The idea is to get the "heavy" fumes out.  So the side with […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/7774/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:06:02 -0600 The idea is to get the “heavy” fumes out.  So the side with the scoop facing backward (vacuum at speed) runs to a hose down at the bottom of the bilge to exhaust any possible gasoline fumes (which are heavier than air and will sink to the lowest point).  The vent facing forward could probably be hose-free, but running hose down (but away from t…Read more

]]> 0 a82a2aab9457c21e4cda73255135c3b0 oldtimer57 replied to the topic vent hose? in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/vent-hose/#post-685058 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:05:55 -0600 The idea is to get the “heavy” fumes out.  So the side with the scoop facing backward (vacuum at speed) runs to a hose down at the bottom of the bilge to exhaust any possible gasoline fumes (which are heavier than air and will sink to the lowest point).  The vent facing forward could probably be hose-free, but running hose down (but away from t…Read more

]]> 0 bf093a97b580712054cb53a9296da444 oldtimer57 replied to the topic Want to stay on plane at lower speed in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/want-to-stay-on-plane-at-lower-speed/#post-685055 Wed, 29 Jan 2020 03:59:58 -0600 I have an ’08, except I have a 3.0 ProXS.  I can stay on plane at 25 easily, and by “driving” (AKA throttle management) I can keep it out of the water down to maybe 20.  I also have a 21P prop for those rare occasions when someone wants to ski/tube.  That makes it MUCH easier to stay on plane at 20 or so because the motor is up into its power ba…Read more

]]> 0 4bd9a5e1c9e83e90d3bcf99394134f03 oldtimer57 posted an update: BTW I would suggest reading EVERYTHING concerning your […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/6065/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:38:32 -0600 BTW I would suggest reading EVERYTHING concerning your boat/motor.  These are complex systems.  Failing to use the right fluids in the motor can be real expensive real quick.  Failure to take care of basic maintenance can get real expensive AND real dangerous real quick.  If you spend this kind of money, you ought to want to learn everything you…Read more

]]> 0 a6c3b1f62412901bc7f3bd8fe080620c oldtimer57 replied to the topic 2-Stroke oil question in the forum Bass Cat Boats https://basscat.com/forum/groups/basscatowner/2-stroke-oil-question/#post-681662 Tue, 07 Jan 2020 03:38:28 -0600 BTW I would suggest reading EVERYTHING concerning your boat/motor.  These are complex systems.  Failing to use the right fluids in the motor can be real expensive real quick.  Failure to take care of basic maintenance can get real expensive AND real dangerous real quick.  If you spend this kind of money, you ought to want to learn everything you…Read more

]]> 0 26c209a249f3e4a20b2bbe4b492c5350 oldtimer57 posted an update: And torque.  6 power pulses per revolution produces more […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/5154/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:30:35 -0600 And torque.  6 power pulses per revolution produces more torque than 4 every revolution (8 every two for a 4-stroke).   Unless you ramp up the displacement a lot as Merc did with the new motors.  I only have real experience with one.   We fished on Pickwick (two boats, 200 4-stroke merc and my 200 pro XS).  Made a run way up-river and back plus…Read more

]]> 0 5a42abbab1411f89e432e97b7a02dad7 oldtimer57 posted an update: SteveD: I am amazed at all the steals on the market for […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/5153/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:17:57 -0600

SteveD:

I am amazed at all the steals on the market for lightly used 2018 BassCat’s with 2-Stroke Pro XS’s. You would think people were trying to unload a 1985 Force? The 2-Stroke Pro XS was the staple of our industry and the engine that all others were measured by. I see one year low hour promotional boat priced at a potential $10K loss. Why…

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]]> 0 d7fe1a15190ac7ccae859252d30cc9ef oldtimer57 posted an update: I use the normal motor-toter type device and have for 40+ […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/5013/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 01:45:06 -0600 I use the normal motor-toter type device and have for 40+ years now.  I don’t use clips as my silver steer cylinder doesn’t have enough leakage to let the motor tilt to the side, over a 500 mile non-stop tow.

 

]]> 0 60dd6ff3a35042c1d1ac2ef1eb29919c oldtimer57 posted an update: I think the biggest problem is ramp angle.  We stayed at […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/4824/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:30:55 -0600 I think the biggest problem is ramp angle.  We stayed at the mountain lakes RV resort last week.  They have two ramps.  One is a one-liner that is steeper than any ramp I have seen, Ross Barnett or anywhere.  The other was such a slight incline I had to back in to the point where my truck’s front wheels were into the water.  Back wheels were in w…Read more

]]> 0 5f01fc45d8aa4e175d901e447d6cb4ec oldtimer57 posted an update: No idea.  I've seen WAY too many odd things over the years. […] https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/4822/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 19:19:17 -0600 No idea.  I’ve seen WAY too many odd things over the years.  Guy mounting a battery box and screwing his boat to the bunks, people failing to remove straps holding boat on trailer, people leaving truck running, in gear, and getting out to unhook tie-downs and trying to run down their truck as it rolls across the parking lot and down the bank.  …Read more

]]> 0 aadbd9a3873436d7e58cc52ab996edac oldtimer57 posted an update: I have seen 'em at NAPA     https://forumtesting.basscat.com/activity/p/4605/ Sun, 22 Sep 2019 01:33:48 -0600 I have seen ’em at NAPA

 

 

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