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by Johnson@H20town
Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: Towing, Docking, and Anchors
Topic: Thinking of a new tow vehicle.
Replies: 311
Views: 178362

Re: Thinking of a new tow vehicle.

I noticed when I test drove them that the ones without the tow package (3.08 axle ratio) were sleepy versus the Heavy Duty trailering option which bumped the ratio to 3.42. It's no rocket ship but it hauls the kids with room to spare. I did see a Hennessey upgrade for both the 5.3L and 6.2L. :lol:
by Johnson@H20town
Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:14 am
Forum: Towing, Docking, and Anchors
Topic: Thinking of a new tow vehicle.
Replies: 311
Views: 178362

Re: Thinking of a new tow vehicle.

I have a 2016 Yukon XL, I've had it since new and we love it. I drove to Michigan to get it, NY dealers all had them marked up. I too wanted the 6.2 but after reading about the HID dash issues the Denali's had, I decided to go with an SLT. Two tv screens for the kids makes road trips a breeze. I ...
by Johnson@H20town
Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:24 am
Forum: Older Boats and Series
Topic: Bad first trip...blew off the rubber riser boot.
Replies: 7
Views: 1582

Re: Bad first trip...blew off the rubber riser boot.

haha, I drove a Desoto once that had that! Not far off of RAM's having a rotating knob these days!
by Johnson@H20town
Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:02 am
Forum: Older Boats and Series
Topic: Bad first trip...blew off the rubber riser boot.
Replies: 7
Views: 1582

Re: Bad first trip...blew off the rubber riser boot.

Thanks for the feed back and it was like a potato in the exhaust! I believe it was a flapper as well. The metal piece the flapper rotates on is still in and is all that remains. In hind sight I probably shouldn't have drove it around once I put it back together. If I get all of the pieces out(if ...
by Johnson@H20town
Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:40 pm
Forum: Older Boats and Series
Topic: Bad first trip...blew off the rubber riser boot.
Replies: 7
Views: 1582

Bad first trip...blew off the rubber riser boot.

Good afternoon,

So, on the first trip with my recently purchased 1997 232 I have my first problem. Its the 5.7 GSI Duoprop. The boat didn't have any power, couldn't plane...barely get it over 15kt. This was not at all the boat I test drove. I stop, inspect everything. Gauges are okay. Risers aren't ...
by Johnson@H20town
Wed May 15, 2019 6:41 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: New forum member about to buy our first Cobalt
Replies: 13
Views: 2820

Re: New forum member about to buy our first Cobalt

Congrats on the boat! My gosh that red stripe and color combination is AWESOME!
by Johnson@H20town
Tue May 14, 2019 7:14 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: New Member from 1000 Islands/Lake Ontario
Replies: 24
Views: 4102

Re: New Member from 1000 Islands/Lake Ontario

Thanks for the comments! The boat house isn't mine ( I just have a lowly dock up in Cape Vincent but I have a goal now to build one of those), I just asked the old owner to raise it up for inspection. Bfun, you are correct though....he does create a wet slip for visitors. The guy I bought it from ...
by Johnson@H20town
Mon May 13, 2019 7:39 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: New Member from 1000 Islands/Lake Ontario
Replies: 24
Views: 4102

Re: New Member from 1000 Islands/Lake Ontario

Additional pictures. Newbie couldn't get more than a few images to attach. :?
by Johnson@H20town
Mon May 13, 2019 7:34 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: New Member from 1000 Islands/Lake Ontario
Replies: 24
Views: 4102

New Member from 1000 Islands/Lake Ontario

Good morning,
I joined last week in the anticipation of buying a Cobalt and I made it official Saturday after the sea trial. The wife wanted a to get back into boating after our kids grew up a little (I have a 5,3, and 15 month old). I made it clear that I was only interested in a Cobalt and she ...