CraigAR
Jetboaters Captain
- Messages
- 659
- Reaction score
- 999
- Points
- 217
- Location
- Cape coral, Fl
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2017
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
You can see why everyone is changing this bow stop
First, loosen the winch strap about 6" and leave hooked up. Remove transom straps. Drive your vehicle in reverse and hit the brakes to get the boat to slide a few inches.
Next, remove the locking nut and bolt from the old bow stop (or in my case new) be careful not to slip and hit your boat, they are on very tight.
Now the Stoltz 4" bow stop ult4 will be about a quarter inch bigger than the opening.
I took a 2x4 and wedged it into the opening and whacked the 2x4 with my rubber mallet. If you look at the opening towards the end it is bowed out farther than the inside. And that's all there is to it folks. Install the new bow stop and your done.
After the install, I noticed that the boat doesn't even touch the middle roller so you really don't need to bend out the bracket that much.
First, loosen the winch strap about 6" and leave hooked up. Remove transom straps. Drive your vehicle in reverse and hit the brakes to get the boat to slide a few inches.
Next, remove the locking nut and bolt from the old bow stop (or in my case new) be careful not to slip and hit your boat, they are on very tight.
Now the Stoltz 4" bow stop ult4 will be about a quarter inch bigger than the opening.
I took a 2x4 and wedged it into the opening and whacked the 2x4 with my rubber mallet. If you look at the opening towards the end it is bowed out farther than the inside. And that's all there is to it folks. Install the new bow stop and your done.
After the install, I noticed that the boat doesn't even touch the middle roller so you really don't need to bend out the bracket that much.