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"State Width Height Max Total Length Max Trailer Length Trailer Braking System Requirements NC 96" 13' 6" 60' 35' Required over 4000 lbs. GVW Your boat weight is 2,900lbs, add a full tank of fuel and trailer weight, and you are pulling an illegal rig in NC."

Where'd you find this? I'd like to find the weight of my boat.

7/15/2007 9:23:09 PM

^^^ ill get some pics soon, been to busy this weekend. all this week as a matter of fact, from picking up the first trailer from colter to today has been 8 days. another completed (almost) TWW project...

7/15/2007 9:57:42 PM

I just got an 86 bayliner as well, fish and ski...

my force keeps cuttin out the coil though i think, it runs fine for hours and is greatttt on gas...but then when we sit awhile and fish it goes into not crankin mode...had to troll it in today. gotta work on that and then prolly sell it though i bout it a month ago

7/15/2007 10:42:06 PM

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"Where'd you find this? I'd like to find the weight of my boat."

google boat model + year + dry weight, or specifications, if it is a newer model, check the manufacturers website

7/16/2007 12:32:04 AM

OK might drop this in the water as soon as tomorrow evening, had to work out some bugs with the trailer to boat fitment, and it didnt help i whacked part of it HARD coming out of matts driveway last night, then again when I got to the shop...

7/19/2007 9:52:36 PM

well damn, do we need to do a spring over on the boat trailer?

7/19/2007 10:01:26 PM

no, but we do need to do it on chuck's camper...

7/19/2007 10:13:06 PM

OK never really launched a boat before but gonna try tomorrow.

7/21/2007 12:25:17 AM

just don't be "that guy" at the ramp. there is proper etiquette to launching a boat. pm or give me a call if you want a few guidelines.

7/21/2007 12:39:26 AM

just remember to take off the transom straps and put the plug in

7/21/2007 12:39:43 AM

I can see it now....

7/21/2007 1:02:45 AM

where ya puttin in.... i think we're headin to jordan tommorow

7/21/2007 1:15:59 AM

This year so far at the ramp....

I have snapped two trailer guides, bending the pipe on one and snapping the PVC in half and watching it fly across the ramp.

We sheared the front bunk off the frame.

We have had two flat tires.

The boat got stuck in reverse coming off the trailer.

My dad got his nose crushed by the winch.

The winch exploded in my hands with full tension.

We had to get the boat craned off the trailer because the bow ring got caught on top of the roller and was stuck.

Other than that trailer isn't that stressful.

7/21/2007 10:49:48 AM

^^bartons creek at falls is the closest ramp to his house. ~10 minutes. it's a free ramp too.

7/21/2007 11:21:57 AM

bartons creek was fucking PACKED so we went to creedmoor rd. - where the lot was packed but the ramp traffic was moving well. we floated it off, jenn tied it to the dock, i parked the truck and off we went. putted around a few hours learning this and that, a little duct tape first aid on my foot, and then got home to realize the lower unit on the new outboard is almost 5in shorter than the old one. no wonder i could barely get 20mph...

[Edited on July 21, 2007 at 8:21 PM. Reason : UNDERPSI def. gets the credit for this one, he asked me about shaft length and i forget to check]

7/21/2007 8:11:50 PM

ha. i bet you were the only one at the lake running 20mph with a rooster tail.

7/23/2007 8:17:03 AM

it wasnt quite short enough to really throw a rooster tail, but yeah im sure everyone got a good laugh

7/23/2007 6:41:30 PM

7/23/2007 11:57:43 PM

nice boat

7/24/2007 12:57:38 AM

swappin lower units this afternoon

7/24/2007 10:27:12 AM

well that didnt go quite as planned...

ill let keith explain this one...

7/24/2007 9:26:31 PM

its a niggardly amount of work to swap intermediate housings

7/25/2007 9:41:38 AM

hahaha. yup. that's why you buy a long shaft to begin with.

7/25/2007 10:16:07 AM

if we woulda swapped powerheads to start with it woulda been easier, but we were being lazy and dind't notice the difference at the time

7/25/2007 10:35:29 AM

screw it, were putting a 3/4 cam in that bitch now with a turbo and nos

7/25/2007 1:49:36 PM

^^ do you honestly believe that boat weighs more than a 21' CC?

7/25/2007 2:14:56 PM

Would that be a 21 foot

Cuddy Cabin?

Chris Craft?

Center Console?

Correct Craft?

Craig Cat?

7/25/2007 8:55:02 PM

nigger jon boat

7/25/2007 9:42:40 PM

^^you forgot cabin cruiser

the "correct" use of the abbreviation is for center console.

7/25/2007 9:49:57 PM

And "cuddy cabin" is actually redundant. It's the same as saying "cabin cabin"

7/25/2007 9:54:16 PM

the sad thing is, after my recent focus towards these non-wheeled vehicles, i knew that (^^, ^)

7/25/2007 10:43:01 PM

mission completed takin it back out this weekend

8/2/2007 1:26:52 AM

hell yeah!

8/2/2007 1:33:56 AM

carry it out sunday. me and P Nis will have the dogs out at blue jay point. i wanna see that thing come by. haha

8/2/2007 8:11:06 AM

it cleaned up pretty nice

8/2/2007 10:55:00 AM

i better not commit any cirmes for a while, they could lift perfect greasy prints of mine off joels boat anywhere

8/2/2007 12:16:56 PM

DAMN the top/covers cleaned up NICE but i think i want to get a reg. bimini for it too... or maybe rig this top w/some support poles? it wants to collapse if you unsnap it at teh winshield.

8/2/2007 9:39:35 PM

where is blue jay point? falls?

8/2/2007 10:24:59 PM

Yeah, and you can camp there with your boat right at your campsite. Just don't let some dickhead officer on a mountain bike sneak up on you while he's looking for the abnoxiously loud people more than obviously camping a few sites down.

Fucking woods cops can be real dickheads.

8/2/2007 10:43:10 PM

SUCCESS!

Only a couple small setbacks today, first it appears sometime in the past two weeks someone disconnected my fuel line and used my primer bulb to siphon my gas tank dry... I hope they tried to put that shit in their car, that would be great. SECOND I had to adjust the throttle linkage to raise the idle a little- otherwise so far so good. I have some pics to upload but this is shaping up to be a busy evening...

Got sunburnt like hell too, you tend to forget the sunblock when your boat wont start at the ramp. Think we will take it out again tomorrow, lake wasnt too busy today and I want to keep working on the break-in process for this motor.

[Edited on August 4, 2007 at 5:56 PM. Reason : Saw a Craig Cat out there today!]

8/4/2007 5:55:29 PM

^ nice make sure you crack the drain plug on the lower unit tonight and check for chocolate milk to be sure all the seals are ok

8/4/2007 6:08:07 PM

8/5/2007 11:57:36 AM

talk about ancient gauges

8/5/2007 7:53:50 PM

haha, yeah that is some straight 80's stylin there.

8/5/2007 8:36:03 PM

those things are awesome, dont be hatin

went out again today, boat ran GREAT

8/5/2007 8:49:27 PM

underPSI and his dog fishing barehanded today

8/5/2007 11:42:42 PM

run my shit aground at 545 am yesterday mornin

then caught some fish though

8/6/2007 9:53:52 AM

cool boat

8/6/2007 9:59:35 AM

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"talk about ancient gauges"

nigga plz, i replaced that voltmeter in '94

8/6/2007 1:44:53 PM

^^ with a later model gauge even, thats the gauges in my buddy's 89 20 footer

8/6/2007 6:25:40 PM