wolf
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They made me a offer I couldnt refuse!!! and ill be honest the newer 9.9 with the manual choke sucked why they went away with the auto choke baffles me??? this new zuk EFI is so quiet!!!
What Did You Do To Your Boat This Week?
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Dorman Point
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When you’ve finished on your boats, you’re welcome to start on mine…
Any advise on best paint to use here?
Foxsea
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Once the boxes are sanded, coat every edge and surface with West System 105 resin and 205 hardener, if your shop is cool. Even better if it is cool - better saturation. Once fully cured, light sanding and 2 coats of any quality, marine enamel. It's forever.
Dwaynec83
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Rod holder install this after noon and re-installed the welded leg. Gotta move a scotty plug in and re run the wires tomorrow then should be fishing this weekend. Eventually do some kind of remote steering on the kicker probably end up electric, it's a tiller because it swaps boats...
searun
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On my second 20 hp zuk EFI, unreal engines. It will kill. Great choice.
Drink
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Been starring at my 12" Karavan boat trailer tires for about a year now waiting for a day of reckoning. So about a couple of months ago I started doing some research on what 13" highway safe tires and rims were available at Princess Auto. Of course they were out of stock but at $89 worth a wait. Checked a couple weeks ago and back in stock for a $139 so I said forget it, Yesterday they are a hot sale for $89 so I picked a couple up but shook my head at the devious practise.
So cut off the fenders, made a Mickey Mouse bracket reattached and luckily I didn't need a spacer.
Good to go now. Sorry not a boat but close.
PS Admin, that google pop up has driven me crazy posting this !
So cut off the fenders, made a Mickey Mouse bracket reattached and luckily I didn't need a spacer.
Good to go now. Sorry not a boat but close.
PS Admin, that google pop up has driven me crazy posting this !
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Fisher_dude
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Finally installed trim tabs!! And let me tell you, you can’t mess with geometry. For anyone that’s thinking of installing trim tabs on an aluminum boat that has the edges, make sure you get edge mount tabs. I bought a normal set of Bennet Bolt 12x12 from harbor chandler as I received a switch for free. Awesome I thought. Saved me $150. Can’t be that much different than the edge mounts. HA! Was I wrong. The amount of bull$hit that I had to figure out would have been worth the extra money for a set of edge mount lencos. The difference between the tradition mounts and the edge mounts is that the edge mounts have a pivot on top of the ram. Without being able to pivot the top, I had to make up the offset difference between the transom and where they were mounted to. That distance was an inch which is why you see the piece of 1x1 aluminum sandwiched in there.
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ReelSlim
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Good post......You might just save a few people a lot of pain and suffering. lol Not to derail your install but when I made a trip to see my boats progress I saw that the builder had welded a 1" thick spacer the same shape as the tab ram mount. It had the 3 holes tapped and a hole drilled for the wiring as well. For the tab itself he welded a piece of angled aluminum and drilled and tapped the holes for it as well. I remembering thinking to myself "Holy crap that seems like a lot of work and a lot of potential for it not fitting right?" However like the rest of the build it wasn't his first rodeo and he nailed it. Just thought I would post how it was done in case you aren't happy in the end or if someone else is doing this similar set up. You will like the tabs...
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Alan Wilson
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Just upgraded my 190 Hewescraft Searunner to a Hewescraft 25 Alaskan
www.thecove.ca
When I get the new boat rigged the 190 Searunner (Suzuki 175 and 9.9) will be for sale. Probably in June 2022
2021 Hewes Craft 250 Alaskan ET HT RLC
Inventory Unit Detail Main Store (Parts, Sales, and Service) MacTier, ON (705) 375-2099
When I get the new boat rigged the 190 Searunner (Suzuki 175 and 9.9) will be for sale. Probably in June 2022
Fisher_dude
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I thought about doing that as I do have access to a water jet and a welder but didnt want to bring my boat down to the shop if I didn’t have to. I did tap the holes in the transom and then nutted the back sides just in case.
Hi Alan, Nice upgrade!Just upgraded my 190 Hewescraft Searunner to a Hewescraft 25 Alaskan
2021 Hewes Craft 250 Alaskan ET HT RLC
Inventory Unit Detail Main Store (Parts, Sales, and Service) MacTier, ON (705) 375-2099
When I get the new boat rigged the 190 Searunner (Suzuki 175 and 9.9) will be for sale. Probably in June 2022
What year's your searunner and what will you be wanting for it?
Fisher_dude
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Oil change, filter and leg oil on the kicker and then finished off a new hali harpoon head. It started off as a 4” long chunk of 2”x3/4” 316 stainless flatbar. 
Totally unexpected
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salmonkiller01
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Went down in price I paid 210 a sheet in March last year
kaelc
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Reassembling the boat tonight after my electrical upgrades, wallas stove heater tune, shower float switch replacement, throttle cable and transom boot replacement. Might have to wait for the new Lowrance HDs 9 inch install as I’m getting the boat ready for poets cove and prawning. Full winter setup I think, 1&4 year olds coming. As I was getting off the boat snow flakes were falling. Hope we are still warming up by Friday!
kaelc
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Sick 2 footitus! I did have thoughts of a move up from my Searunner to the Alaskan. 28 feet overall length! What suspension seats are you going with?Just upgraded my 190 Hewescraft Searunner to a Hewescraft 25 Alaskan
2021 Hewes Craft 250 Alaskan ET HT RLC
Inventory Unit Detail Main Store (Parts, Sales, and Service) MacTier, ON (705) 375-2099
When I get the new boat rigged the 190 Searunner (Suzuki 175 and 9.9) will be for sale. Probably in June 2022
