finnatic651 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Very nice ride, congrats. I also recently purchased a 96, i'm hoping I can get mine to look as good as yours....I just finished some cosmetics and now hanging new motor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Welcome to the MBC family! So, both of you need to register as owners on the form index page. That way you can get private messages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I did that last week. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanaflatsfish Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Very nice :thumbup: dc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Your owners symbol didn't show up until today. Sorry! But, welcome! I look forward to your progress. My propp is a Yamaha M-21. Not sure what all that means yet, but I am going to do some research today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Thanks for the welcome. I am going to take my prop off depending on weather in the next couple of days to see what the numbers are and I will let you know what I have. I am anxious to what you find out about yours too. Thanks again for all the information. I need to get a new tach and speedometer gauges so I can read the figures so I can have all the info when I try to run wot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted September 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Thank you very much for the comment and the :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 check on ebay for the gauges. If yours is a stock prop, you may have to take it to a marine shop to figure out the pitch. Or maybe some one on here knows how to measure the angles. I would suggest taking it off today, as we are going to get rocked for the next 48 hours. It, whatever it is, is coming across Pine Island now. Wind, thunder, rain and very black skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnatic651 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Can you post some pics and info on the backrest. I've been thinking about one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted September 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 I can give you some information on where I had it done but I will have to wait till the weather breaks before I can give you some pictures. I hope that will be ok. I had it built by Blue Point Fabrications which is located in Titusville. This is their web site: http://www.bluepointfabrication.com/ If you go to the website you can see a picture of the seat back and it looks like it is on a Hewes boat. The fittings that the seat back slide into are just like your fuel fill fitting on your boat. So they come with a screw on cap just like your fuel filler does. This is nice because you can seal the deck from water getting into your dry storage box under your seat. When I take them off I just store them away in my dry storage. Under the deck there is a metal cylinder just like a rod holder would have. This is very heavy duty. I has rubber liner inside that the seat back slides into. The 2 arms or legs on the upolstered back rest swivel so when removed they can be folded in line with the back rest which makes them easier to store. I had this done last Friday. It took them about a week to have the back rest made to the width you want. I had them make the width of mine the same width as the dry storage hatch you sit on which is 53 inches wide. The total price including installation was $530.00 and that is tax included. Man am I long winded or what. If you have any questions just ask and I will try to answer. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finnatic651 Posted September 29, 2010 Report Share Posted September 29, 2010 Perfect, super helpful. I had them make a casting platform for my last boat, good work by BP. I look forward to see the pics. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I should get some pics up on here of the seat back this weekend. I will take some of different views of the whole set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Whiterocket, I took the prop off and it is marked on the inside back hub. 14 1/2 x 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 Very interesting. Thanks for the information. I hopefully will get mine off today or tomorrow to see what I have got. I will post them on here. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flats-Top Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 What did you find? 21" pitch? Rain finally gone here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted October 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Haven't gotten to it yet. Going to try this afternoon. Been busy getting ready for retirement. Today is my last day and I process out at 2:30 because my name starts with a Y so I am at the end of 900 people leaving today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flats-Top Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 Too funny - last day of work for your entire life - and they punish you one last time because your last name starts with a letter near the end of the alphabet. It will only make retirement sweeter! Congrats again ... By the way ... 1-1/6" socket w/ short extension - wood block between prop tip and cavitation plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 Moved to 1st page with other pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 That is very nice. makes me think I might want to that instead of seats. That back rest could fit in a rod locker to clear the rear deck for fishing and then when it's time to go home, pull it out and put the rods away. Probably cost about the same too. PS: You didn't mention if the fishing was any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted October 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 You know I thought of putting 3 seats in too but I was afraid of adding to much weight to the dry storage lid plus like you said if you want to use the rear deck to fish you can remove it and store it out of the way where you couldn't do that with seats. Plus it is easy to remove and store inside. Now you said what about the fishing? Well it started out great. 67 degrees @ 6:30 AM and I had to put a wind breaker on for the ride out in the dark. First two casts caught trout but only 13". Then the sun came up and Me and the boat were covered in love bugs so the rest of the morning they bugged the tar out of me. I caught a good number of trout but no size. I was using artificial top water with Pro Cure mullet scent on them. The weather was great with a beautiful sunrise. I had a great time. Also on the way in the water was gl***y so I put the pedal to the metal and opened her up....wow. I did see 5600 rpm on the tack but couldn't see the speed but there wasn't anything p***ing me... :content: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted October 2, 2010 Report Share Posted October 2, 2010 I am happy your shake down cruise went well. Nothing like a little WOT to shake of some love bugs. If I want to open mine up, I have to get out of Matlacha and run up to Charlotte Harbor or over to Boca Grande. The P*** has a speed limit all the way to the north end of Pine Island. I am having the lower unit resealed Monday and I need to go shake the cobb off before my sons come down on the 11th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I pulled the prop this morning (Sunday). Stamped on the front inside hub was Y14 1/4 X 21 Turbo. Just wanted to let you know. I went fishing yesterday and on my way in the water was like gl***, well I opened her up...Wow is all I can say. With my gauges very hard to read I did see 5600 RPM and could not read the speedo. Let me just say there wasn't anyone p***ing me. What a ride. Woo Hoo ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flats-Top Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 That 175 will easily pull 23 pitch. Easy 70+mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white rocket Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Do I need to look for a 14 1/4 X 23 or can I get a 14 1/2 X 23 Mirage? Also do I need to get a hub kit with it for my year engine? Thanks for the help again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsalt Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Same prop as mine. Do you need to go faster? I like my 21 as it is quick, doesn't slip much, gets me up fast and is good on fuel. The 23 is going to make your engine work harder. Remember, most of the people with the 23 pitch props have 200s or 250s. With a light load and trimmed right, you should be 60 mph minimum witht that prop. It pushes my heavier MA21 58-60mph with a medium load. Do you have a GPS? If you can't read your speedo, set your GPS to show speed. They are easier to read and pretty accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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