tigerbait703

[quote]Only issue with Motorguide if it breaks getting parts can be a bitch.[/quote] trollingmotorparts.com They literally have every part for Motor Guide. I just ordered some stuff for my XI5 and installed 2 days ago....

[quote]not the camp just the sewer tank, assuming that it’s a floating camp and not a navigable vessel[/quote] Just went through this whole process. You have to register any houseboat now. You have to fill out an Affidavit of non-motorized houseboat, get it notarized, then either mail or carry yo...

Have a 2013 Mercury 25 outboard that stays out the weather. It has push button electric start, and it will not start unless I pull it out in the sun and let it sit for a while. Its something to do with the cold. Anyone ever had this problem? Only thing I can think of is a computer issue. I had so...

Where you located? There are a few options where I am. There is a guy not far from me that built many muboats over the years. Built my dads in 1995 and still using it today. He has a E82 Subaru in it, not a V6 or V8....

[quote]I notice Texas has an intimidator billboard in their outfield just like ours. The format is very similar. Who copied who? They have 6 titles just like us but their last one was ‘85, lol.[/quote] You sure about that? 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005...

Most are built into the bottom of the boat. It uses the water underneath to cool off the water in the keels and circulates through the motor and back to the keels. It can sit at idol in the yard and just the amount of volume going through the keels are enough to keep the motor cool. The key is...

It can be cooled by a simple keel cool system. Most mudboats with car engines have them now. If it can cool a V8 I'm sure it can keep up with a 50 Outboard. My dads E72 Subaru mudboat has this set up since 1995 and still works great....

[quote]Also why just do a 50 and not go up to a 70 or 90 from the start?[/quote] I was thinking the same thing. If it does work out, why not have bigger options. Maybe its in the works, who knows....

[quote]Dark green Jeep Wrangler Sahara with the V6 and stick shift. It’s amazing how many people have no idea how to drive a stick. Ultimate anti-theft device.[/quote] I would practice in the driveway. It was just long enough for me to get to 3rd gear and have to slam the breaks....

[quote]Sounds cool until you hear it rolled off the manufacturing assembly floor with 165 horsepower. Was not a muscle car but looked cool I guess.[/quote] I had to hit the A/C button to pass someone up. Turning it off gave me just the extra boost I needed....