Boating for fun, work or fishing

I've done it before with no problems. Just remember to witness mark the linkage and zinc fin so they go back in the same place. What irritates me is Honda uses a rubber impeller that doesn't last and sticks to the impeller housing when dry. If you are using a hose and muffs to run your motor you have to to let the water run hard for a long time to hydrate your impeller so it won't stick. Even then sometimes it will still adhere to the housing. Mercury makes a nitrile impeller that lasts forever and does not stick. When I pick up an impeller Monday I will ask if there is any aftermarket upgrade available. I have always been impressed with Volvo duoprops for their grip on the water which translates to efficiency. If I had a larger outdrive boat (I have had only one with an alpha 2 paired with a Mercury marinized 350 block ) I would want a duoprop paired with a true marine diesel .

 

Maybe winterize with RV antifreeze with the muffs? That antifreeze is much more slippery than water, regular non RV antifreeze is even more slippery. I know, that's the n nice thing about winterizing outboards is that you didn't need to use antifreeze to winterize since all the water just drains out on an outboard. IDK, maybe with a shot?

Yeah I'm impressed with the duoprop. I didn't ski or board behind the Lauren last year, I only went behind my buddy's Supra, but I'll boatd from the Larson this year, especially if I get the tower I want.

 

I rebuilt the water pump in the kicker motor so all is right with the boat in the motor department! More work in the next few days.

 

FINALLY got some decent weather that corresponded with some available time on my part. Vacuumed the boat and sprayed down with simple green solution. Let it sit for a while then pressure washed with white (least aggressive nozzle). Then a spray down with a light bleach solution to remove stains and kill any algae left by the pressure wash. Next comes a soft swab with Marine zip wax and fiberglass cleaner. Now have to mount the kicker, replace the fuel filter/water separator and air the trailer tires. Check radio, chart plotter/fish finder, trim tabs and bilge pumps. At any rate I am making progress.

 

Hope to be fishing here in the northeast in a couple weeks, can’t wait!

 

Metalcuttr, those Arima’s are popular boats on the Nehalem River, Bay and outside the “Jaws” in near shore fishing and crabbing.

We haven’t been down to the Nehalem in a few years, but in 2015, we were on the Nehalem a LOT. I always liked the looks of the Arima’s, and they seemed like a Solid boat that was more capable than their size would make one think

Nice Boat


Doug

ps was it just me, or was everyone getting a “Unexpected Server Error, try again later “ message when they tried to login to FHC?

 

You were not alone!

 

Beautiful boat, never heard of Arima...Seems like it would handle great with the outboard tucked into the stern like that

 

They are also a very stable fishing platform with a wide stern. I told my wife I was going to name it after her like the last boat. The "Nancy Lee" she thought. I had a sticker made; "Fat Bottom Girl" and she caught me about to put it on the stern. Needless to say, the sticker did not go on, the boat is now the "Nancy Lee" and I was frozen out for two weeks!

 

Just booked a place to stay on block island in September, hoping to get out to the dump/ gully areas. It will be good to have a few days to feel it out.