smally21

all great advice. inspect, maintain, repair as necesaary. im a big fan of replacing the whole assy, its easier, cleaner, faster, less likely to expose the bearing to contaminants, grit, etc. grease comes out of the bearing when overfilled or overloaded/overheated. grease can cover the rim from a one time occurence without causing catastrophic damage, though it is a warning sign. always best to clean the rim after the first occurence to see if it is happening again. spares are a great idea, but IMO keeping old parts isn't a sound idea. why did you replace the old parts? if they were fine, why replace them? if there was something wrong with them, why would you reinstall them? bearings start giving you grief if they are marred, have foreign bits in them, have corrosion, etc. how can you guarantee old parts sitting in the bottom of the drawer are in a suitable condition to use? and why would you go to all the hassle and trouble of removing the wheel, hub and bearing assy just to put old parts back in? anyway, my opinion of used parts is quite clear. cutting off your nose in spite or your face or something. the kind of guy that asks questions about this stuff and keeps an eye on things isn't the kind of guy that gets stranded on the 401. good on ya.

To the OP, lots of people tow small boats with minivans, and find their way up a down a half decent boat ramp. its legal, within the specs, doesn't catch the eye as being bizarre and likely to get stopped, and minivans are reasonably heavy, well powered vehicles. most of the guys i dealt with drove full size trucks, but also generally dealt with larger boats. a 4WD pickup truck in low gear can solve a lot of problems, and dropping the boat off the end of the ramp as mentioned earlier is one of the worst. kind of thing tough to overcome with FWD vehicles. an inspection of the ramp prior to use is a good idea. sounds like you are familiar with this one which is good. your trailer is not going to have brakes and from the flavour of your original post i doubt you're going to spend hundreds of dollars to add them just to drive a short distance. WDH have their place for sure, but aren't some sort of cure all cant turn a honda civic into an F350 if you know what i mean.. as its been brought up already, one of the things i heard all the time when talking to customers and consulting on their towing needs was "i dont have far to go". the other one i heard all the time was "i only use it twice a year" i understand in your case we are talkng 3kms down a quiet road, so im not really talking about OP here.. while the intention for the guy on the phone is just to get his boat out of the water at the end of the year or visit uncle berts cottage that is only down the road ill say a couple of things. -the boat weighs what it weighs no matter how far or how often you tow -a vicious set of train tracks will cause damage and dont care how long you are towing the boar for -panic stops can occur anywhere -police and the MTO can be anywhere -once you start towing your boat you will find other reasons to tow it, the cottage, a G2G, tournament, to the marina for repair, etc. -any shortcuts taken in the sourcing or purchasing of the trailer will come back to haunt you on resale just responding to some comments made earlier, the rig should be appropriate to the load and law, and common sense, regardless of use or towing habits. one of the comments we used to make when looking at a tow package "if it looks like a dog humping a whale, its probably not right"

'zero tolerance' on anything is essentially someone (the man) admitting they are unable or unwilling to catch and punish the actual offenders. throw a blanket over everyone and they are easy to enforce. if it was legal to drink in moderation in your boat enforcement agencies would actually have to tell the difference between a dude having a beer with his old man in the boat and a bunch of lunatics in a high powered wakeboard boat terrorizing the lake with their stereo cranked. laws are written 'for the greater good' so the largest group has the highest level of safety, real or imagined. it is the way it is can't really point the finger at who screwed it up in the first place... all i know is beer and sunny days and good friends seem like a pretty good combination. if it wasn't unlawful, cold beers would be on my boat in reasonable quantities. the law being what it is, it is not worth the expense and penalties for the sake of a cold beer. like our moms asked us in college "can't you have a good time without drinking?" seemed like a stupid question when i was nineteen... as i slowly grow up, the question makes more sense

grimace - awesome - eye for an eye! gravel is inexpensive - someone suggested dumping a few yards and raking it around? good luck with the shop vac. might as well try to vaccuum flour out of sugar... this cleanup is not your responsibility, however there have been some good neighbour points mentioned.

i have little experience with them - but i always enjoy the vids others have posted....

would the snow and ice caused the same damage wherever the boat was sitting? i suppose it could have been exaggereated by the cover not being on properly, but most tops will get smoked by ice and snow if you dont build some sort of support underneath, you know, a small frame or something to insure water, then ice, cant collect. dont really see that being their fault. and having the boat for a month wasn't their idea. it seems this warranty transfer comes up fairly often, the common part being it doesn't get dealt with at the time of sale, it gets dealt with at the last minute..

are you in lancaster BB? 240 men is a big VFD - maybe not by american standards - dont know. our area has about 270 volunteers over about 10 stations, and 500 career in about 15 stations. similarly, volunteers wait for 3 men to respond. no distinction between interior/exterior. it would be great to have a million beers and discuss the american volunteer system, i think its different in that larger communities, even cities will have volunteer protection vs canada where they switch to career the instant they can afford it! often when they can't career fire only resonds 15 men to a residential structure fire here...to start anyway. as for 3 times a week - well at 30,000 calls per year you are not far off , its more like 2% in our area, and some vehicles hitting 2500-4000 calls/year. sure not every guy is gonna have 3 a week, often go months without. but somebody is going to them, maybe 600 structure fires/year( just residential), average of 2/day regrettably, lost a basement recently. we are still recovering

not gonna get into this with you Billy Bob. you can't even see the guy through the smoke -show that pic to WSIB. might be alright if you get a fire once a year but how long you going to live doing that 3 times a week? and is it hard to imagine an exterior firefighter being required to enter the building - what do you do go back to the truck and finish getting your gear on while your buddy or a victim dies inside? condtions change you switch to interior attack from exterior attack and you are standing there at the door with half your gear on? i beleive NFPA standard is one scba/firefighter to qualify the apparatus as a fire engine/pump sorry just reread - you have firefighters at the scene of a fire not qualified to wear an scba - i had no idea. different rules i suppose. kind of changes the deal for what i said above, wasn't aware there was such a thing as exterior and interior firefighters. not in ontario. or at least not to OFM standards for front line firefighting. interesting. i guess i am getting into it with you. no, no, i won't. not gonna do it no matter what you say.

quite a burner. an older home becomes free burining in minutes - especially with a few windows out. and officers dont need SCBAs i guess.

i mostly meant used - new different story of course. nothing like a 20 year loan with a balloon payment at the end on a boat that will be worth 1/20th what you paid for it!!

yes that is the license from the govt you are talking about, which, kind of like your license plate, doesn't prove ownership the way, say, your vehicle ownership does. my only point in this is more of a question - if you were to register your boat at the bank as collateral for the loan how would you prove you own it? and when they went to reposses it how would they identify it as being the right one? i suppose from the bow numbers, if it had them and they were in your name. or the hull identification number, which doesn't help with the motor. or trailer. or the serial # of the motor, which could be on a different boat by now. if it was recorded. which you can't really prove you own either. or by the trailer plate, if it was on the right trailer, or the vin of the trailer if it wasn't registered or reregistered as homemade, or worn off, again provided someone else didn't have their boat on the trailer that day. all points that their should be an outright ownership or title for the boats we buy and can't prove we own. does the bank even give loans on boats? and i can't imagine the boat itself would qualify as its own collateral. what with no regualtions for insurance and their questionable title exchanges.

i have to ask - what document represents the 'title' of your boat licensed in ontario - as their are no ownership papers like you would have for your car. in fact, no government issued proof of ownership or any kind.

go to the office of boating safety online for a list of req'd equipment. insurance not legal requirement. stratos excursion style or bass boat?

the shop has been tied up way too long with serious projects - but it is supposed to be a hobby so me and the boy set aside an ongoing job to whip up a lego table like one we saw on the internet....and we unveiled it today 3 weeks before christmas. it will be finished along with the new audio setup that is in the drawing stage. it was built in record time with material hanging around the shop. hopefully, this will bring some peace between us re: lego EVERYWHERE he looks pretty proud of himself! you'd think he had more to do with it than give advice and ask if it was done yet!

MH i have been involved in building several barges and houseboats. 'advanced pontoons' is a molded pontoon and rail system that can be made to various sizes and easily assembled. the pontoon are in 6 foot sections with middles and bows for the front and rear. you purchase the pontoons and the length of rail you require, assemble, and then build a ladder frame on top. its quite simple. i can get you some pics of the 38' barges we built. check out the website we can discuss further if you like. the barges and houseboats were checked over by coast guard reps and were given the thumbs up. we beat the tar out of these things...they are indestructible - if you ever manage to trash a section you just unbolt it and replace - a one piece steel pontoon would require dry dock repair... good luck

ive had all of those, and for the spinning setup id go with the convergence. its a nice pricepoint rod.. i have 4-5 of them now and im happy with them. i bought them off ebay auctions from gloomis.us, they would usually sell for 20-30$. i think lebaron had some pretty good prices on them.

its kinda like getting back to back birdies on the first two holes - nowhere to go but down....

all great lure ideas - the idea of the chart was a great gift idea. a few friends have fullsize govt charts framed on the wall of their cottage. people will always ask where when you tell a story and we find ourselves in front of the chart everytime im there..,.

i put everything on wheels/casters. drag it out to the middle of the shop for assembly, large projects. sweep up under it, put it back.

i have a husqvarna snowblower and lawnmower. did a ton of research on the snowblower and didn't even know husky made snowblowers - build quality vs. price was remarkable - cheaper then just about anybody (except the depot!) and heavy build, sealed bearings, etc... i didn't think much of the ariens but they seem very popular! wouldn't have anything to do with the fact they are economical and at the front door of every home depot?

i know valens has huts, you can't count on them being where the fish are..

tamarvacations.com talk to bruce. they have 4 and 6 man huts, accomodations in cabins on the island.

i used a company call 'energuy' in the hamilton area. i did my basement insulation, attic, toilets, furnace, a/c, a few windows. made out like a bandit. on attic insulation - i paid a guy 495 to do mine. father inlaw did it himself from home depot 700. hardly worth doing yourself. the guy is in hamilton PM me if youd like his number....

how did the original owner manage to purchase an extended warranty and not have it registered in their name? im guessing the answer is the screw up of the dealer, which i guess you said, and that dealership deserves some negative press for sure. BRP doesn't charge to transfer warranties, but the 3rd party is (which is not uncommon) - so why does BRP have anything to advise you on the subject? not sure if it is fair to say playing dirty? - and bashing on the dealer or BRP. you say no one is helping you, but they gave you the answer - send in the 100$ and transfer the warranty, as you were required to do 6 months ago. some one should be helping the OP out for sure, but there is an expired warranty and an unregistered/not transferred warranty. the dealer performing the repair just wants to get paid by somebody. BRP's not going to pay for a 6 year old motor. and the other warranty wasn't transferred as req'd??

where did you come up with the letter advising you to transfer the warranty? have you had it since may? the 100$ fee is lame but common practice. BRP did not ask for it when i transferred, but stratos did. BRP had no record of the original owner being registered for warranty in my case either. wasn't a problem, they just put me in as the owner and warranty holder. the manual for johnson outboards has all the warranty rules and transfer of warranty policy. the manual actually came with a transfer of warranty card preaddressed and perforated ready to mail. all kinda irreleavant here just reread OP and its about the extended warranty - which also wasn't transferred?