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  1. Matt Phillips

    This left me stranded 6 miles up the coast…

    Several years ago on Lake Shasta I had just finished wakeboarding and a friend was driving the boat for the next boarder. He's an experienced towing captain. The next boarder just fell and as we were circling back around to pick them up, there was this nasty-awful grinding sound from the...
  2. Matt Phillips

    Anchors & Anchoring

    I use a small box anchor on my 24'. The first season I had a few instances of slipping due to waves and wind on Lake Tahoe. Rather than buy a whole new kit and fuss with setting that up, I went to West Marine and bought about 9-10' of anchor chain and put that on it. What I was finding is...
  3. Matt Phillips

    Good News, bad news

    Water can also seep in around the rub-rail. My boat is fairly dry until we wake surf and fill the rear sacks and put an additional 400lb on the rear swim step. Once that happens, the run rail easily gets under water and the pump will cycle. Put 3-4 people standing around on the swim platform...
  4. Matt Phillips

    Really Embarassing Rookie moves

    I think we've all done some of those things in the past. Just last trip I had to clean out some weeds and when putting the plug back in I didn't lock it. it popped right out and I had no thrust. Took me a moment to realize what I'd done. When I tow, I always use the towing cover, so my boat...
  5. Matt Phillips

    Bias ply to radial

    If you're going to do tires, think about wheels too. I got alloy wheels for about $75 delivered from recstuff.com. They made a huge improvement in the looks of the trailer. I then was able to sell my new (less than 10 miles on them) bias ply set up for enough to cover the cost of the wheels...
  6. Matt Phillips

    Raising the driver's seat?

    Agreed. I haven't upgraded the pedestal in the 242, but did in the 232. They are a common part and can easily be swapped out in about 15 minutes.
  7. Matt Phillips

    Water in engine compartment

    Mine still has shavings in it by the drawing plug. And we are on our 5th season and about 250 hrs.
  8. Matt Phillips

    Seadek Cleaner?

    Dek Magic SeaDek Cleaner works well, Just don't be afraid to rinse it well...if ya don't it can be a little slippery to walk on at least initially.
  9. Matt Phillips

    update on radial trailer tires upgrade

    I have a set of Goodyear Endurance (load D) and had a set of Maxxis (load C) on my two trailers. the difference is night and day. on my 17, I also swapped out the stock wheels for a set from Recstuff.com and they came to about $75 each. When I sold my original bias ply tires and wheels, I...
  10. Matt Phillips

    Need anchor advice

    If you have any wave action where you anchor, put a out 8-10’ of chain on it. I know the box doesn’t need it however the first season on Lake Tahoe with my 24 footer it slipped a few times if there was any amount of wind or waves. so before going a whole new anchor route, I added some anchor...
  11. Matt Phillips

    Suction cup plotter mount?

    I use the one linked below for my Garmin Echomap 43 Series + a RAM Mount, and suck it to the window above the dash and connect with a cigarette lighter adaptor. Seems to work and is easily removed. I bought a 7" Raymarine before the season started and returned it as it was so big I wouldn't be...
  12. Matt Phillips

    High altitude prop recommendations

    I'm up at Tahoe every summer and have the OEM impellers. The engines will top out at 6200rpm and 35ish as a top speed. The engines do feel more sluggish and I've always attributed that to an 18+% power drop due to altitude (about 3% per 1000 feet gain). Pitching the impellers could make a...
  13. Matt Phillips

    6"+ water in the bilge/engine compartment?

    Hard to check, but also look at the through-hull for your ballast bags. On my 2017, the flange for it sits right on one of the bunks and that's a lot of pressure on that flange. to alleviate this problem, when the boat was off the trailer, I removed the felt and sanded the bunk down in that area.
  14. Matt Phillips

    5.6 or 4 qt oil change

    I agree with the statements above. Use what you took out as a baseline to put back in. You'll likely need to add a little more as the dry oil filter will hold some oil once you start it up. If you change the oil while it's on the trailer, make sure the tongue is level as an uneven trailer...
  15. Matt Phillips

    Really dumb bilge pump question

    It was similar on my 09 232. Bilge pump only worked when switch was on. I fixed that by following the bilge pump wires up along the back of the engine compartment, then tapped into them and ran a wire over to the House Battery. I bought an in-line fuse, and then a small switch I mounted near...
  16. Matt Phillips

    Bow & Cockpit Cover installation

    I think I read somewhere that it helps to put some tape over the spot you want to drill into to help keep the fiberglass from chipping...
  17. Matt Phillips

    Tow vehicles - maximum tow rating

    Like others have said, look at where and how far you're going. There's lots of comments in here about boat weight, but remember that's only 1 part of the equation. For me, I look at it this way: Boat = 4200lb Trailer = 900lb (this is on the sticker on the tongue) Fuel = ~300lb when full (I...
  18. Matt Phillips

    PSA: If you plan to boat in Lake Tahoe This Summer

    @BlkGS Reservations for the inspection stations were new last year in response to COVID and social distancing. Before then inspections were hadled on a first-come-first served basis. The reservations are a way to limit unnecessary interaction and keep those doing the inspecting safe from...
  19. Matt Phillips

    PSA: If you plan to boat in Lake Tahoe This Summer

    This is a PSA for anyone planning to boat in Lake Tahoe This Season... Lake Tahoe requires an invasive species inspection that's more involved than most other lakes. For anyone with a Yamaha Jet Boat, this means an engine flush on their pads using hot water to kill any possible contaminants...
  20. Matt Phillips

    Does anyone cover their boat at the slip (wet)

    Yes. Between visits. it keeps prying eyes out of it, sun from rotting the seats, and ducks from crapping all over the swim platform. :)
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