Recent content by phatdaddy

True Step, June- September is rough down here. I'm in north Florida, we have two seasons, comfortable and uncomfortable.

Sounds like a great trip. January in Florida is great!

Set up on mine, originally put on 20 years ago. One of the best mods I've done. Replaced the deck pipe 4 years ago with a slightly bigger one. you can see, just a touch bigger. Didn't catch it till the damage was done caused onion rings on the hatch I was just going to squirt a plug...

I am on SS & Medicare. I always find it ironic that when they proudly announce SS benefit is going up $42 a month, they never mention your Medicare deduction is going up $53 dollars a month.

Agree Step, little slow in the winter. I've been quiet since my wife fell in July and had wrist surgery in August. Went through PT & OT up to Christmas. She Just had rotator cuff surgery Monday and started therapy for that. I have only been out 2 or 3 times in the last 7 months. Hope i can...

I know on the earlier Dusky’s,the fuel tank was fiberglass and located above deck in front of the console. Ethanol gas did not play well with the resin and caused major issues. What type of tank do they use now and where is it located? I don’t see any cutouts in the stringers, so I’m guessing...

Nice. Whens the due date for ur new baby?

If you can’t find anyone you want to “gift” your V to, have u heard of Boat Angels? I don’t know anything about them or the process, but u do get a tax deduction and don’t have to deal with selling yourself.

Are u down near Dania? We have a member, Builder Fl in south Miami. Hope he sees this.

Congrats on the new ride. One of my fishing buddies has a 20 ft Dusky. Great boat,you will really enjoy it!! The bracket and enclosed transom is a nice feature. as far as the engine,Heard a lotta nice things about Suzuki.. Having a good dealer is important Just because u got another...

Boating is a great way to loose money. I was in the same situation. My 150 Mercury died and i decided to put a $13,500 new one on a hull worth $1500 on a good day. I liked the hull and knew the hull. I’m sure my transom has some water in it and the stringers too. The great thing about...

Might check marinas around some of the larger freshwater lakes up there. Lotta those lakes are banning 2 strokes. When California went “Green”, Big Shrimpin was living out there and got some sweet deals on 2 strokes. Also check the Hull Truth classified ads. Lots of motor turnover in S Florida

Substitute plywood for plow & chainsaw for for snow blower and it’s a lot like hurricane prep. Next 8-10 days we have highs in low 50’s and lows in the mid 20’s. Come on spring !!

I just checked the 73 brochure, looks like the 73 had saddle tanks. You shouldn’t have to cut any deck to see the tank cavity below deck. Just undo the screws on the cover. That was on a cuddy, not a center console. Like Scook said, looks like that hull drains to bilge. At least I did not see...

Go to the links forum. There is a link tab that has the tank measurements. Like Pipe says,measure before u order.