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- Sat May 16, 2020 11:39 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: 1976 Outrage 19 Re-power
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4098
Re: 1976 Outrage 19 Re-power
Something sounds off to me. That 150 doesn't seem like it is reaching full power. Q: How deep is the in the water is the engine running ? Even though [the 150-HP engine] is only 20-HP more [than the 130-HP engine], [the 150-HP engine] should be putting out way more torque, and should be able to hand...
- Tue May 12, 2020 4:37 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Transom Repair Demonstration in Four Parts
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2088
Re: Transom Repair Demonstration in Four Parts
I have been following Andy on Boatworkstoday for many year and watch his new episodes every week. He has a wealth of knowledge and is not hesitant to share his knowledge. Last year he ended his full time boat repair business to make instructional video on boat repair, which many are on Youtube. He a...
- Sun May 10, 2020 6:35 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Sometimes you are dealt a raw deal, but then something really makes big impact on you
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6909
Re: Sometimes you are dealt a raw deal, but then something really makes big impact on you
Wow what great video. You have great people and a great family in your life. Prayers going your way brother
Archie
Archie
- Sun May 10, 2020 5:43 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1994 Outrage 24 Remove Loose Bow Rail Screws
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2406
Re: 1994 Outrage 24 Remove Loose Bow Rail Screws.
Remove all screws that you can. Put a small wedge under the rail base and pry up on the base while turning the screws. This would remove the whole rail while you are doing this. Find a way brace-up rail in the boat as you are working to keep the rail from fall in or out of the boat. Prying on the ba...
- Wed May 06, 2020 2:52 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Many Questions
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3894
Re: Many Questions
A 11 footer with a hp 15 is plenty of power for that boat and will plane and run well for you. In my opinion wait for the 13' Whaler for your purpose of just getting about on the water. One thing to think about is the handling and stability of the the 11' compared to the 13' Whaler. There will be a ...
- Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:52 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
John--fuel in the bilge was the big sign the OUTRAGE 24 had a hole in the fuel tank. For my use this 110-gallon fuel tank helps to keep the fuel fresh and turned over. In 1995 outboard engines had terrible fuel mileage compared to modern outboards. The modern Boston Whaler model closest to the 1995 ...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:49 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1996 Outrage 24 Toilet and Bracket
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5548
Re: 1996 Outrage 24 Toilet and Bracket
There is a base which actually slides back and forth on that track and then the [Sani-potty] mounts to the base. Are you sure you don't already have the base? [The base] slides. Figure 1 looks like the base is there. I have the base on the slide in my 1995 24' Outrage. I have never messed with it, a...
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 11:14 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Fun things to do in your 19 Outrage.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4834
Re: Fun things to do in your 19 Outrage.
How in the world did you find those Meg teeth?
That is just amazing
That is just amazing
- Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:21 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Making my first boat a classic whaler
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3204
Re: Making my first boat a classic whaler
If you want classic restored Boston Whaler boat, you should pass on this boat. If you want a original 16 hull which has been painted, refit with a non-original console, a non-original seat, and don't care that nothing is original, then this boat will be okay for you. The $10,000 asking price is real...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:19 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
[If a fuel tank is non-conductive] then why are we supposed to fill portable poly fuel tanks on the ground instead of filling in the back of the truck? What about static when you rub a rubber balloon on your head. Static can build up on plastic. Moeller said to do this on their install instructions-...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:39 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
The tank had four nuts embedded into the tank on the front. These were originally installed for a mounting bracket, which I did not need to use. I use a 10-24 machine screw to attach the wire. Even though the tank is not conductive static electricity can build up on it.
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:42 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 8:11 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
I got the 1995 OUTRAGE 24 buttoned up with deck back on. Putting it all back together is sort of anticlimactic. I hooked up an 8-AWG grounding or bonding wire to the tank and to the fuel fill, and connected it to the negative pole of the battery, which is directly connected to the outboard. This is ...
- Tue Mar 31, 2020 8:27 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: 1994 Outrage 21 Navigation Lamp Wiring Repair
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13122
Re: 1994 Outrage 21 Navigation Lamp Wiring Repair
Advice on the rub rail: once you pull the end cap and start pulling the insert part out of the rub rail base [receiver track] keep the insert stretched to the end of the boat. If you pull out the insert and do not keep it stretched, it will shrink and you will struggle getting it to reach the end ca...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 3:22 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
Not shown are rubber mats on the sides, below, and behind the fuel tank, and on the starboard wall that the tank will rest against. The new fuel tank touches only rubber mats on all sides.
Archie
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:56 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
Yes I cut the tank up in the boat to be able to remove it. The tank weight was 200-lbs. I use a 4x4 across the gunwale with a cable winch and lifted the tank up; then I cut it up while up in the air. The tank was completely dry with no fuel or fumes in it . I cut the top off of the tank to help me l...
- Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:07 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: 1994 Outrage 21 Navigation Lamp Wiring Repair
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13122
Re: 1994 Outrage 21 Navigation Lamp Wiring Repair
It is my understanding that the wire runs under the rub rail. Check under your fuel fill access plate and see if there is navigation lamp wiring there.
- Mon Mar 23, 2020 1:45 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
Yeah the 4200 was a big mistake. It didn't realize how strong it was, but it is right up there with 5200. Going back with Boatlife Lifeseal to seal the deck and will only use it on the edge and screws.
Archie
Archie
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:53 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
I put 10-gallons of no-ethanol fuel [into the fuel tank] to help the fuel tank expand before I secure it. The boat will never get ethanol-gasoline blended fuel again. IMG_3476_.jpg I flushed out the old gasoline. I primed the fuel lines and reconnected. Then I ran the engine off the new tank to test...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:20 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
[The new tank] is a 111-gallon Moeller. The side angles matches the tank that came out. This also matches the cavity bottom angle., and the new tank filler lines up with the deck plates. Thank god for all that matching up. Original plan of building a shelf is not needed. The bottom of the tank locke...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:18 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Re: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
[To remove fuel from the old tank] I used a brass tube connected to fuel hoses and connected to a automotive fuel pump. The pump emptied the fuel tank. I did this a good while ago. I was hoping [the old fuel tank] would just have water in it. But it was bone dry when I cut into it. It was extremely ...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:59 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:05 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:54 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12382
Replacing fuel tank in 1995 24 Outrage
This thread will document my replacement of the original fuel tank on my 1995 24 Outrage. The project is not a big one, I thought, but pulling the tank was not easy. It was a pain getting out the old tank. I did it all alone and on my drive way. I had a very hard time getting the deck up. I used 3M4...
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 1:41 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1994 24 Outrage Bow-mount Trolling Motor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4606
Re: 1994 24 Outrage Bow-mount Trolling Motor
Hey Brian—You have a great looking family and boat. You all look like y'all are having fun. Man that is a lot of Lobster. So you just free dive for them? My fishing trips look nothing like that.
How in the world did someone steal both of you outboards?
Archie
How in the world did someone steal both of you outboards?
Archie
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 8:19 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1994 24 Outrage Bow-mount Trolling Motor
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4606
Re: 1994 24 Outrage Bow-mount Trolling Motor
Why would somebody want to put a trolling motor on a 24' boat designed for offshore use. I have seen [trolling motors] on boats up to 30-feet-long. Have you heard of a trolling motor anchor? Very useful while fishing in deep water or over a reef where anchoring is prohibited or not possible. I wish...
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:57 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Powering Above OEM Rating
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8550
Re: Powering Above OEM Rating
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzM9shZsTMA&t=3s I know this is old but I thought of this thread when I saw it. There are many like this also
Archie
Archie
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 12:33 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Powering Above OEM Rating
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8550
Re: Powering Above OEM Rating
"Having a 15' Whaler in the fleet and a Yamaha VMax 150 with a 20" shaft, I do have intentions of trying that motor on the boat and would be happy to update everyone on how this works out." Can you please video that when you take it out. And show numbers. I can't even imagine that set...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:00 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Powering Above OEM Rating
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8550
Re: Powering Above OEM Rating
Interesting thread and testy bunch. Show me a coastal state who does not enforce Coast Guard Laws. Even though each state has its own additions to the Coast Guard laws it will for sure enforce Coast Guard law. "I'm aware of no Federal Law prohibiting an increase in engine HP above that rated fo...
- Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:07 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1995 Outrage 24: Install New Non-OEM Replacement Fuel Tank
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4724
Re: 1995 Outrage 24: Install New Non-OEM Replacement Fuel Tank
Phil thank you for the great ideas. I am not sure about using a styrofoam based material since I will not be able to seal it and it is not impervious to gas and resins. I really really like the idea of the poured-in foam with a reusable mold and to do a section at time. This is really a great idea, ...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1995 Outrage 24: Install New Non-OEM Replacement Fuel Tank
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4724
Re: 1995 Outrage 24: Install New Non-OEM Replacement Fuel Tank
Thanks a lot everyone. I may need to make a support shelf under the tank for the V-part. This is a rough drawing of what the support will look like at a cross section view and will run the full length of the tank which is like 75-inches: tank.jpg These measurements are estimates right now. During Sp...
- Wed Feb 19, 2020 12:13 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1995 Outrage 24: Install New Non-OEM Replacement Fuel Tank
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4724
1995 Outrage 24: Install New Non-OEM Replacement Fuel Tank
In mid-March 2020 I am going to install a non-OEM fuel tank in my 1995 OUTRAGE 24 boat. I purchased a 111-gallon Moeller-brand plastic tank. The bottom of the new non-OEM tank is not an exact match to the bottom of the fuel tank compartment. The new tank has a flat bottom in the middle and v-taper o...
- Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:05 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1995 OUTRAGE 24: Removing Large T-Top
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10347
Re: 1995 OUTRAGE 24: Removing Large T-Top
Thanks for everyone's comments. So the plan is not remove the Top and pull the decks by working around it. I am going to disconnect the console and top from the deck but leave the top connected to the console. I will lift it up a bit to pull the rear deck out, sit it back down and secure it to the g...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 10:21 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Engine Mounting Bolt Torque
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4098
Re: Engine Mounting Bolt Torque
Do not over tighten. Over-tightened bolts will crack an outboard aluminum bracket. Use of 3M-brand or any brand sealant on bolt threads will change the torque and can cause you to over tighten by lubricating the threads. Torque will change with bolt thread count, too. Fine thread bolts will tighten ...
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 3:17 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Repair Advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4208
Re: Repair Advice
[Recommends to] remove the wood and fill in the area and level using epoxy with cabosil or silica. Clean [the area] the best you can and remove all bad wood. Sand [the area] all with course grit sand paper. Make the filler like peanut butter thickness, level out the best you can, sand down, and glas...
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 10:46 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Thermal expansion of hydraulic fluid oils
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2207
Re: Thermal expansion of hydraulic fluid oils
Seastar helms do have vent screw on the top of the helm for venting
- Fri Dec 13, 2019 9:06 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Boston Whaler Rescue in Bahamas
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1877
Re: Boston Whaler Rescue in Bahamas
There is apparent damage to the Bimini top. It looks like they took a large wave and were swamped. [The reserve buoyancy and floatation when swamped] is one of the reasons I have always owned Boston Whaler boats. ASIDE: My 1995 24' Outrage has a bilge and open mid-compartment with a tank open to the...
- Sun Dec 08, 2019 10:38 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: BRP Market Value
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2481
Re: BRP Market Value
Evinrude makes up only 9.5% of BRP sales with their Recreational vehicles making up the other 90.5 % and their Seadoo sales are way up this year. Well actually the 9.5 percent in the Marine division. "The marine industry is composed of marine engines, boats and their respective PAC businesses. ...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:52 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Revenge 25 142-Gallon Fuel Tank Pickup
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9534
Re: Revenge 25 142-Gallon Fuel Tank Pickup
ON my old tank which was the Florida Marine tank the pick up is aluminum screwed into an aluminum plate on the tank with a brass tube. It just unscrews, put a wrench on and unscrew. https://www.amazon.com/Moeller-033500-24-Aluminum-Fuel-Pick-Up/dp/B000MTB83W/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3U7DOVKYN87IC&dchild=...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 11:35 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Trailer Tire Placement for 1986 Frontier 25
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3018
Re: Trailer Tire Placement for 1986 Frontier 25
I would think you would have your trailer built like a normal tandem axle trailer and have some length on the tongue to allow the front post to be moved forward or back to shift the boat forward and backwards to set the tongue weight appropriately . You want the tongue to be 9 to 15% of the the tota...
- Thu Nov 21, 2019 11:28 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1989 OUTRAGE 22 Loose Deck Under Console
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4110
Re: 1989 OUTRAGE 22 Loose Deck Under Console
What about unscrewing the console and removing the strips of mounting wood under the console. Then proceed with filling those holes in the deck and then redrilling new holes in the mounting boards and deck for mounting the console with new holes slightly off from the original holes into fresh deck a...
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:11 pm
- Forum: PERFORMANCE
- Topic: Yamaha F300 35-inch Shaft Length Now Available
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3298
Re: Yamaha F300 now available as 35in model
I wonder if it is just the 300 and why not another other like the 425 hp Yamaha
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:09 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Drain Tube Alternative for 1995 OUTRAGE 24
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3819
Re: Drain Tube Alternative for 1995 OUTRAGE 24
Phil and Jim Thanks for the response. I think I might be able to get a bronze through-hull to work. It look like I have enough clearance on the nut in the bilge where the hole is. I am not really finding a vendor for a 1-1/2 aluminum tube, not a flare tool for that either. I really would like the re...
- Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:14 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Drain Tube Alternative for 1995 OUTRAGE 24
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3819
Drain Tube Alternative for 1995 OUTRAGE 24
On my 1995 Outrage 24 the direct replacement for the transom drain tube at the bottom of the transom is [a plastic tube assembly as ]show at: https://www.nausetmarine.com/shop/1042050-thru-hull/ The hole diameter of 1-1/2-inch limits what can be used. I thought originally I could use a brass tube as...
- Wed Oct 30, 2019 1:31 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 2000 DAUNTLESS 22 Loses Speed After Water Pickup Installed
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6695
Re: 2000 DAUNTLESS 22 Loses Speed After Water Pickup Installed
Q2: Is the sea strainer in line with the prop's path and is it causing disturbance in the water flow to the prop? "The only other change was the addition of a strainer scoop" Q3: Is the sea strainer cover an original item Whaler installed part? Q4: did you add it? Q5: In other words is it ...
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:58 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Gel Coat Brown Liquid Deposit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13369
Re: Gel Coat Brown Liquid Deposit
If that is new gelcoat then, I think it is uncured gelcoat too. You may want to do a small gelcoat repair on that area. But if left alone I don't think it will hurt anything either. You could try putting a little heat on it to help it cure underneath. Polyester resin likes heat to cure and even unca...
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:55 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: RACOR Fuel Filter Clear Bowl Falls Off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12321
Re: RACOR Fuel Filter Clear Bowl Falls Off
If the bowl was old enough to be harmed by Ethonal. You may want to check your fuel line too.
- Sun Oct 27, 2019 12:43 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: RACOR Fuel Filter Clear Bowl Falls Off
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12321
Re: RACOR Fuel Filter Clear Bowl Falls Off
Racor does make a solid bottom bowl that can be used on that filter, this one does is made for below deck around inboards where clear bowls are not legal. Like this https://www.westmarine.com/buy/racor--b32020mam-fuel-filter-water-separator-with-metal-bowl-10-microns--411520?recordNum=59 This way yo...