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Listen to the sound of this Cigarette 38 Top Gun powered by twin 710hp, 540 cubic-inch stroker engines and a total of 1,420 horsepower

Putting my boat up for sale and need help with pricing. 2003 Sunchaser 24 immaculate condition. One owner. 50 hp four stroke Mercury runs perfectly. Approximately 200 hours. With trailer. Suggestions on quick sale price please.

Looking for a first boat to be used in the pamlico sound for fishing and family days. The outboard has around 100 hours and rub rails need a little glass repair.

I keep seeing ones for same price with way nicer consoles but not as nice of motors. Trailer needs new leaf springs and is clean otherwise.

I had a friend that commercial fishes out of one check it over and he said the hull is solid

Ive had this evinrude 20hp for this summer now, never have gotten it to run good. Before this test run i changed impeller and impeller housing the impeller works fine.

I have a 4 blade prop for my Johnson 225 and it's manufacturing stamp is 14.25x25 but the side has all the stamps on it. Are those pitch changes or something because the numbers and letters make no sense.

Hello I have a 17' 1985 Chris Craft Scorpion 168 inboard. Correct function has been typical, push forward for forward acceleration, center for neutral, and back for reverse.

Problem: Recently, after being in forward gear and pulling the throttle back to neutral it has been remaining in forward gear. This isn't a problem when returning to neutral from reverse. I'm getting by, by going forward, then all the way to reverse, and then back to neutral. But this is a liability.

I took it to the shop and the mechanic said there wasn't anything he could do. But I am not convinced. Does anyone have any tips? The boat is mostly all original.

Thanks!

I have a coworker who said he’d sell me his 15’ welded Gregor to me for 4k. I’ve been out on it once and it’s really well kept, had the transom reinforced for the larger engine. New Bimini top, Lawrence fish finder, and cover. Do you think that’s a good deal? I’ve always wanted a fishing boat, especially now with two boys, I just don’t have the option of spending a lot of money since it’s not a need. I do want a slightly bigger boat but not sure for the price I could find one. Located Northern California.

Would anyone have a rough idea of what something like this would weigh? Just curious for towing.

Was told it was the bent/beat up prop, I put a new one on. Shaft is straight and no gear issues. Then told it was the water pump. I put a new one on. There was some sand in the impeller area so I thought maybe that was the issue. Took it out last night and it does the same shaking at about 2500 rpm’s. When I first start it, I can get up to about 3500 rpm’s before it starts happening. Then it continues to do it around 2500. Shut it off, turn it on, it lets me hit 3500 again, but then shakes. Do you think it could be the fuel filter or fuel pump causing this? The motor mounts are solid also.

Hey guys, I bought a center console about 18 months ago. The boat had just been bottom painted and the previous owner had kept it in the water for his 10+ years of ownership. As a result, he used an ablative paint. (Interlux Aqua One Ablative. YBE179)

I keep the boat on a lift, and only put the boat in the water when I am actively using it, then it goes back on the lift. As a result, I think ablative paint is not my best choice.
The paint is also starting to peel/chip away. What is my best option here? Sand it down well and cover it with a hard bottom paint, or stick with ablative? I’m reading about some issues going from ablative to hard, unless I fully sand all the way down to the gel coat? Any experiences switching?

Picked up this 22’ custom gheenoe-style hull, and I’m not sure what motor mount would work best or fit this transom. The top width of the transom is 11.5”, height is 24”. I want to put a 30HP motor on it, but Ive held off on buying one until I could figure out a mounting solution. The original owner used a deck mount kicker bracket, but had trouble getting the boat to plane, likely due to the motor being too low. Any suggestions or ideas?