1998 1900xr

[2DEUCE2]

Hi all! Today I learned that I have been gifted my dad’s 1998 1900XR that he bought new. It’s a beautiful boat and together over the years we have made sure to keep it well maintained. It’s been garage kept its entire life and we have consistently had it on the lake every year.

It has been getting a little more difficult to keep the original Force 120 outboard going, but it’s still chugging! Just likes to stall when going from Rev - N - Fwd and vice versa.

Anyways, dad decided he wanted to get a new deck boat and he said the dealership wasn’t going to give him anything for the Maxum so he called me up and said that I can come pick it up after his new one gets in the water (30 day quarantine for new boats even at his lake).

Luckily I know this boat pretty well since it’s been in the family since new. Looking forward to being her sole caretaker and creating similar memories my dad did with me with my family.

I don’t have any pictures right now. But she’s the teal / taupe grey color scheme.

[mmwjr]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on the new to you boat.

[2DEUCE2]

Originally Posted by mmwjr

Welcome aboard and congratulations on the new to you boat.

Thank you! I’m excited to do the little things that have been bugging me. The steering wheel wood is delaminating so I want to change that and I need to replace some of the wood/carpet bumpers on the trailer. Specifically the ones by the wheel fenders. They’ve been good enough for the 3 mile tow to the ramp from my dad’s house but I’m going to tow her 400 miles south. Want to do that before I do that to protect the gel coat.

Other than that, she’s ready to rock!

[mmwjr]

With a 400 mile tow be sure the trailer wheel bearings are in good shape and greased.

[2DEUCE2]

Great advice. Thanks!

[Huuligan]

And make sure the trailer tires are not aged out. Trailer tires are not rolled as much as vehicle tires so they can age out pretty fast (5 years). I buy new tires for my trailers every 5-6 years regardless of tread wear.

Gary

[mmwjr]

Originally Posted by Huuligan

And make sure the trailer tires are not aged out. Trailer tires are not rolled as much as vehicle tires so they can age out pretty fast (5 years). I buy new tires for my trailers every 5-6 years regardless of tread wear.

Gary

Exactly. Look for cracks in the side walls that expose the internal cords. If you see cord or a lot of cracks replace them.

[shrew]

Even when they get used, trailer tires have relatively low duty cycles. I tow 13 foot Boston Whaler between Florida and New England every six months (about 1,200 miles each way). I get 1 round trip before the tires start to delaminate. It'll happen at some point when I'm towing locally or somewhere during my 3rd trip up or down. So I figure trailer tires are probably good for around 3,000 miles.

However I admit these small trailers were also not designed to run 65+ for 12 straight hours either. I'll remove, inspect and re-grease the bearings every 2400 miles. I'll get the occasional bearing start to stick between 2K - 4K miles.