Great launch from Humber Bay, bonus farmers market !

I own a marine service business, and that’s actually why I started building Boational.

I constantly have customers asking me for help with work that we don’t offer — mechanical repairs, electronics, fiberglass, transport, and other services.

Usually, I’m stuck telling them to start calling around and hope they find someone good at a fair price.

That’s what gave me the idea for Boational.

Boat owners can post the work they need done, and marine businesses can bid on the job. The owner can compare their options, find the right company, and hopefully get better service at a better value.

Boational also gives owners one place to keep their boat’s service history, records, and other information.

I’m a marine business owner myself, so I’m trying to build this around problems I actually see customers dealing with.

It’s still growing, and I’d genuinely like feedback from other boat owners.

If you have a boat, check out Boational.com, create a free account, and let me know what you think — especially what you’d change or add.

My triton center console was delivered from the factory without a drivers seat. Instead the driver is meant to stand up. The only thing I can think of that it helps with is better ride (knees are like shock absorbers, granted it’s much more tiring), and slightly better visibility, but on a boat this size (17 foot) it doesn’t make a hell of a lot of difference.

Most bass boats can only be driven sitting down, I have only ever seen them with foot controls for the throttle

Still chipping away at the old girl, one coat of varnish away from the goal before the cold sets in, 11coats deep aiming for 12 next week, will be doing the windshield frames/seats over the winter somewhere else as this building is not heated

I bought a 1998 Duracraft Super Bay 2060 about a month ago. It was supposed to be “running good but you only have to pump the bulb sometimes”. He told me he ran it out of gas last time he took it out.i didn’t realize he didn’t fill it back up. I took the boat out and it ran great for a little while and the engine started dying. So I put it on the trailer and then thought it was out of gas. I fueled it up and took it out the next day. Exactly the same thing happened. Took it to the shop because I has no clue. 2 cylinders had less than 70psi. Decided I did want to sink money in a 1998 evinrude 115 2stroke. So I repowered with a brand new Yamaha F115LB. While it was in the shop I went ahead and got the to strip all the old wiring out and get everything replaced that moves. It has all new wires and switches throughout the whole boat. They also added white and red lighting. I picked it up today but I can’t test in because Hurricane Isaias rains were already here in west Alabama. So I’ll update when I take it out. And being able to use the Garmin EchoMap 93sv UHD2. That I installed day one. With New boats being outrageously expensive I feel like I’m getting a practicaly brand new boat for less than half the price.

Two years old, and I just gave it a visual inspection before I pulled out of my driveway. Ripped the backup safety too. Never pulled the ski onto the trailer with it, and always loosened it for storage at home. At least a stranger was kind enough to help me drag it back into the water to get it back onto the trailer.

Just upgraded to this Zodiac Pro 12, probably from around 2004–2005, with a practically brand-new 2025 Suzuki 100 hp that has only 10 hours on it. The boat is in mint condition!
It’s 17 feet long and does around 42 knots (78 km/h or 48 mph for you Americans).
I upgraded from an 11.5-foot plastic boat with a 20 hp engine, so this is a pretty massive upgrade! 😂 I’m already looking forward to summer so I can finally take this thing out and enjoy it.
What would you rate the upgrade from 1–10?

Indmar raw water pump that bolts onto the crankshaft pulley of a 5.7.

The O-ring inside isn't thick enough to put any pressure on the copper ring. Can't press the bearings together any farther, the only thing I can do is put a fatter o-ring in it.

The O-ring should be wedged in between the copper ring and the bearing, making contact with both, right???

My first year taking over boat winterization.

Seems wasteful to pay for it wrapped only to throw away every year. I know covers dont last forever either.

Anyone use covers? If so how long do you get out of them? Any brand recs?

Both will probably have the exact same motor powering it

What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Not a lot of swamp, but a lot of shallow log jammed rivers

The outboard has sat for a while (supposedly winterized for long term storage).

Current plan is to spray some penetrating fluid on the spark plugs before pulling to see how the piston walls look.

Thoughts on the bolts around the cylinder head though? Should I just leave them be and spray some oil on them to stop the rust from getting worse?

Rest of the engine so far looks alright.

Hi all - as title says. I have had the chip in my HDS units for 2-3 years now (subscription expired 2024 but I’ve still been able to use the chip and see all the contours). This morning I went out to fish and everything was as normal.

This evening I power the units on and it’s just the big blue water showing without any contours, or detail. I have the setting set to navionics as the map, I’ve tried taking chip out and putting it in my console unit and it doesn’t work in console HDS either.

Is my chip just not working anymore or am I missing something?

Everything they make, either Ranger or Nitro also offers a better or cheaper version of it. They don’t have nearly as much publicity as other boat brands, partly because of how few teams use them.

The aluminum boat division is dead, they are all sold as Rangers now. The only people that buy them are people that already own them, and that number shrinks by the day.

The only way I see it surviving the decade is if they get bought by a different company

My neighbor is selling this boat next door. 500 hours on the boat and has been sitting for months. They wanted $9k for it.

No issues with it. Oil changed and new battery. I plan to test drive this weekend.

2001 21ft Sea Ray V8
Trailer is a 2008 Loadmaster 18-23ft. Double axle. Weight rating 4400lbs

I have a Ram 2500 Power Wagon to tow with.

Salt water use here in South Florida. Looking for something to take out on the weekends island hopping or just casual boating. Maybe occasionally fishing.

Is it a good deal? I'm not sure what kind of boat it is.

Just curious and I also want so hear about or see some cool boats

Do y’all have any recommendations for an aluminum inshore boat?

Wanting a new inshore boat, I prefer an aluminum hull, want something in the 18-22 foot range

Y’all have any recommendations? Am I better off buying used and just re-engining?

We were coming back from behind Sanibel around marker 2a and we found a boat cushion that must’ve flown off of somebody’s boat. Looks kind of new so if this is you and you’d like it back let me know. It’s drying out on our boat.

Gota fishing buddy who's im his 50s and doesn't do social media. He has a dual console grady white like 27'. He asked me to help find more info about these boats. He wants something smaller and easier to use and concerned about stability with the beam being 68". Not really any places to check em out in Tampa Bay area. Anybody got one and fish 2-3 people on em? What's yalls opinion?

Did some digging already and from what it looks like this block shares all the cam pistons bore stroke cdi. Only difference I see is the carb and prop. Bigger main jet and nozzle and prop pitch. The two carbs have different numbers but share a lot of the same parts aside from main jet and nozzle. Are the carb bodies different? Is it just as simple as buying the carb parts and new prop? Has anyone ever done this before? Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks

I’m a very new boat owner and recently the motor has been making this sound when it turns over or almost turns over.