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we are having the usual midwest fall. hot and sunny while at work, cold or rain when home... meh....

ugh..yeah I want to slap myself in the face...but alas, we are here. I have SERIOUSLY enjoyed our first summer as a "boating family" but it is busy time at my work, and my wife works in human resources for retail, so her work will be nuts shortly... the next 4 weekends are shot for boating due...

yeah I saw that. unfortunate.... id be steaming.

thumbs up... this is what popped into my head...just warn people if they happen to be sitting in the bow, that theyre about to get swamped. LOL I hit a 5 foot wake from a cruiser on our little 17 footer, and the bow went close to being under...my two boys sitting up there got SOAKED. I...

yeah I was thinking that....but there.s not much to mount to. Id be afraid of snapping more.... Ive been looking at them, theres a few that MIGHT reach back far enough to mount. we shall see.

thats ridiculous.

yeah... cheap enough...i feel like sitting all winter is bad for a soft material like that...then throw it in the water... every other sounds smart to me. thanks!

out of curiosity, what is the first sign of impeller quitting? If the impeller starts to go, would it be opposite? overheat? or maybe random temp changes? It's getting replaced this off season, but that popped into my head when this happened... I was cruising along up the river, and it only...

BAM! indeed that is the one....there was just alot of confusing info on the internet about it. SOmewhere along the line, the design was changed and I kept finding a parts diagram that looked nothing like mine.... but i got it. ALso, even though it had the number, some of the ads said v6 or v8...

read my mind. LOL I own two garmins... both of them are stored away neatly, never to be seen.

Been doing some searching, seems this is not altogether uncommon. need some spare metal, and find a good local welder... No need to replace the whole thing... alittle elbow grease, grind sand paint... voila. gives me something to do over the winter.

OK this is the "all by myself thread" LOL I handled it, sometimes, like I said, need to "think out loud" Got thermo and gaskets coming. ebay all the way. 20 dollars with gaskets. just took some extra time and did some(alot) part # crosschecking, and I've avoided being fleeced. STILL would...

do all the regular things: check/clean/replace spark plugs and distributor(FYI mine is a 2004, and was dirty inside) sounds to me like fuel though...? check that fuel pump screen...and fuel filter. maybe fuel pump quit? Not sure, hope its something simple... Not carburetor stuff. Just have...

LOL I just called local boat shop-it was completely useless and wanted 27.00 for the thermostat, but had no gaskets. <click> Also having trouble finding what i need in kit form.....online. need thermo, and flat top cover gasket.

out on the river over the weekend, temp wasnt coming up normally...so I pulled the thermostat, yeah it looks shot..thankfully not something worse. Whats the cheapest place to buy with gaskets? I'm seeing them all over the webz...not pleased with the prices. thermostats are NOT complicated...

I lied, theres always a way! cant help it , I was out on the water, and I got hungry. LOL

ill throw a pic of the damage up tonight. thought I could from here, but no dice :)

i think thats the same boat a friend of mine had WAY back in the day. Same color...That Memory prompted me to look at glastrons when we got into it. that thing was FAAAAAAST. 70+ in a tiny speedboat. I think the motor was a 120? yeah. fun times (pre children) LOL

awesome story. I love the look of glastrons.... we like ours, for sure. Plus I think well be in the market for a bigger boat before long. I really would like to see their jet drive they have coming out... I really think restoring an old boat like that would be fun. but..will have to wait...

I think the issue with mine was age, plus too much sitting. The tread was barely worn. Then when I got the boat, weve been taking it everywhere... 2 hr drive every other week... I think again, it was just "time to go" I think they are fine tire...However, the premium you pay for them, there...