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Archie
One word of advise your Zodiac is made with PVC in the Baja sun it will not last long you should keep it covered as much as possible, Long time Zodiac
owner also involved in the Class action suite against zodiac. Which we won.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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Hola,good advice and I'll add that applies to all small size (50 &under) boats,,I see so much damage to shift,throttle,steering cables,fuel
line,wire insulatin,seats..hell anthing thats not metal !!on bigger vessel the compass has its on sun cover to protect it.. they cost big bucks &
when you have large nicey dailed in (compensated) you keep it out of the sun !! I assume you know MAC & MARY ?? KEITH & THE LIL TASHA
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
is that a 25 mariner on you tinny?? k&t |
yup. like new with less than 100 hours.
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HOLA, Thats a sweet motor...it has crome rings in it so its good to run the mercury prem oil a little on the heavy side of the mix and once a year
decarbon it..thats a good one !!
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i try to mix it 54 to 1 but seriously, i do run it a little rich. how do
i decarbon it? seafoam in the carb?
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I would have to disagree about zodiac performance and taking a beating. I first started using rigid hull zodiacs on the west coast of vancouver island
where the weather is atrocious...big swells with wind chop on top of that. I can safely say that these boats take alot of the jarring away as the
pontoons absorb some of the relentless pounding any boat will encounter.
Of course the boat still pounds down but the pontoons act as a shock absorber and softens it for a bit more comfy ride. But I would worry about the
glue melting aspect in hot weather....which seems to be what occured in this case. that is their weak point...the glue job must be professionally
done...with all the preparations extremely well carried out...dry, well sanded, done on a perfect day or indoors, etc etc...it is a real science and
not recommended to fix it yourself.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I would have to disagree about zodiac performance and taking a beating. I first started using rigid hull zodiacs on the west coast of vancouver island
where the weather is atrocious...big swells with wind chop on top of that. I can safely say that these boats take alot of the jarring away as the
pontoons absorb some of the relentless pounding any boat will encounter.
Of course the boat still pounds down but the pontoons act as a shock absorber and softens it for a bit more comfy ride. But I would worry about the
glue melting aspect in hot weather....which seems to be what occured in this case. that is their weak point...the glue job must be professionally
done...with all the preparations extremely well carried out...dry, well sanded, done on a perfect day or indoors, etc etc...it is a real science and
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In my case, Shari, my friend had an AVON, not a ZODIAK and the biggest problem he had in high winds and rough seas is that the boat when running
against the wind continously tried to go air-borne when coming off the top of waves at any speed at all--------and then would "crash" down in the
trough following. He was constantly afraid that he would flip over backwards. My 14 foot GREGOR handled the same conditions much more at ease, and
with less of a pucker factor, in my experience. I must admit that I personally have never run an "inflatable", so bow to your wisdom.
Thanks for the input.
Barry
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I agree with shari on the performance of the Zodiac but the sun will eat them up.
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Barry...knowing how to manuever a zodiac(or any vessel) in rough seas is a seamanship or seawomanship issue many times...ya gotta alter course a bit
sometimes to not get airborne...take it from a more quarterly position and of course reduce your speed.
but I figure the coast guard there uses rigid hulls for good reason...they are better in high seas, fast, unsinkable...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Barry...knowing how to manuever a zodiac(or any vessel) in rough seas is a seamanship or seawomanship issue many times...ya gotta alter course a bit
sometimes to not get airborne...take it from a more quarterly position and of course reduce your speed.
but I figure the coast guard there uses rigid hulls for good reason...they are better in high seas, fast, unsinkable... |
Shari-----That's exactly what I told my friend in the AVON------------my superior seamanship skills won out over his every time!!!  I loved running the big seas in the SOC in my 14' Gregor when the afternoon winds
came up------- a real thrill!!!
Barry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Barry...knowing how to manuever a zodiac(or any vessel) in rough seas is a seamanship or seawomanship issue many times...ya gotta alter course a bit
sometimes to not get airborne...take it from a more quarterly position and of course reduce your speed.
but I figure the coast guard there uses rigid hulls for good reason...they are better in high seas, fast, unsinkable... |
some boats run much better at a higher speed in rough sea's !! just takes some years at the helm..K & T
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| Quote: | | some boats run much better at a higher speed in rough sea's !! just takes some years at the helm..K
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Rough seas to a point, and you had better know that point.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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WOODY,use the mercury brand "engine tune" and read the instructions ..and dont point the prop at you wifes white porsch !! A LOT of nasty black crap
will be exhausted !! and to COMATAN,, If your reading this a well designed cat.proply loaded for balance dosnt take much at the helm..we call it
"PP" point and punch and alot of boat race driver tease the cat's that they dont need know how to drive a boat !! most cats just want to run FAST and
dont take helm !! austria and new zealand are big on cats and all of thier rescue vessels are cat's of course !! K & T..
[Edited on 6-16-2012 by captkw]
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got it. move the porsche.....
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