u/Cmsherman75

Looking for some opinions from people who have been down this road.

I have a 2006 Yamaha T60 four-stroke on a 24' pontoon with about 1,750 hours on it. Over the past 2–3 boating seasons there have been increasing issues popping up that I've been taking care of as they come.

I'm currently chasing a larger issue that may end up being a head gasket or another significant repair. My mechanic is still diagnosing it, so I don't know exactly what the problem is or what the repair cost will be yet.

The bigger question for me is whether it makes sense to keep putting money into it at this point.

I can get a brand-new Yamaha T60LC installed for $9,500 with a 5-year warranty, and I get to keep my old motor to sell/part out. A good-running version of my current motor is probably only worth around $1,500 anyway.

So where would you draw the line?

If the current repair is $500–$1,000, obviously fixing it is tempting. But even if I fix this problem, I'm still left with a 20-year-old outboard with 1,750 hours and all the other 20-year-old components attached to it.

At what point are you just throwing good money after bad? Would you repair it and keep running it until something major finally kills it, or would you spend the $9,500 now for a new motor, five-year warranty, and hopefully stop wondering what the next failure is going to be?

I'm not afraid of maintaining an older motor — I'm just trying to decide whether the peace of mind of a new one is actually worth ~$9,500.

Looking for some opinions from those of you who tow equipment regularly.

I'm buying a trailer primarily to haul my Genie GS-1930 scissor lift, which weighs right around 3,200 lbs.

I'm trying to decide between:

6.5' × 12' tilt trailer

• 5,200 lb GVWR
• Empty weight: 1,610 lbs
• Payload: ~3,590 lbs

or

7' × 14' trailer

• 7,450 lb GVWR
• Empty weight: 2,100 lbs
• Payload: ~5,350 lbs

The 12' trailer is the one I'd like to buy because it'll be much easier to store and easier to maneuver in tight parking lots and job sites.

My concern is that with a 3,200 lb lift, the 12' trailer only leaves me with about 390 lbs of remaining payload capacity. It will be a dedicated trailer for the scissor lift, so whenever the lift is on the trailer, there won't be any additional cargo loaded with it.

Would you consider the 12' trailer a perfectly reasonable setup for this application, assuming proper tongue weight and loading? Or would you step up to the 14' / 7,450 GVWR trailer for the additional safety margin, even if it's more trailer than I'd really like to tow and store?

Looking for honest feedback from people who've been through this.

I started compounded semaglutide through Hims in November 2025 at 379 lbs and I'm currently around 364 lbs. I'm now at week 27 and taking 1.5 mg weekly (the maximum dose offered through my plan).

I've lost some weight, but nowhere near what I expected after 6+ months. More importantly, I never really got the appetite suppression that everyone talks about. I still think about food, still crave sweets, still want snacks, and food noise is very much present. Early on I felt fuller faster, but even that seems to have faded.

For context:

• Male, 6'2"
• Started at 379 lbs
• Currently 364 lbs
• Week 27
• 1.5 mg semaglutide
• ~50g-60g protein/day
• 40+ oz water/day
• No significant side effects
• No nausea, vomiting, etc.

I know diet and exercise matter, but my expectation was that the medication would make it noticeably easier to control hunger and cravings. That really hasn't been my experience.

Has anyone else had minimal appetite suppression on semaglutide? Did a higher dose help? Did switching to tirzepatide make a significant difference?

Trying to figure out whether this is a "keep going" situation or if I'm just not responding very well to semaglutide.

Looking for honest feedback from people who've been through this.

I started semaglutide in November 2025 at 379 lbs and I'm currently around 364 lbs. I'm now at week 27 and taking 1.5 mg weekly (the maximum dose offered through my plan).

I've lost some weight, but nowhere near what I expected after 6+ months. More importantly, I never really got the appetite suppression that everyone talks about. I still think about food, still crave sweets, still want snacks, and food noise is very much present. Early on I felt fuller faster, but even that seems to have faded.

For context:

• Male, 6'2"
• Started at 379 lbs
• Currently ~364 lbs
• Week 27
• 1.5 mg semaglutide
• ~70g protein/day
• 60+ oz water/day
• No significant side effects
• No nausea, vomiting, etc.

I know diet and exercise matter, but my expectation was that the medication would make it noticeably easier to control hunger and cravings. That really hasn't been my experience.

Has anyone else had minimal appetite suppression on semaglutide? Did a higher dose help? Did switching to tirzepatide make a significant difference?

Trying to figure out whether this is a "keep going" situation or if I'm just not responding very well to semaglutide.