Test drive a 2001 Sportster today, what should I be checking? Concerned about water

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

Those on the blue edge were caused by rubbing the dock or garage wall. The blue color is gone, but doesn't seems like loosing material.
How to match the color? Do they have all kinds of color I can choose from?


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So the blue edge scratch is the vinyl decal applied to the surface, maybe? You can get the entire replacement decal or, small repairs possibly just use blue permanent marker? (I call this permanent marker my trusty pocket anodizer).

If you mean the blue vinyl docking rub rail, use a solvent like car wax to remove dirt/grime on surface, small scratches are difficult to remove, rub rail insert replacement, possibly. Mineral oil (baby oil) on vinyl helps appearance some, or a vinyl restorer product "Detail Doctor?".

 

[Bonmotwang]

So the blue edge scratch is the vinyl decal applied to the surface, maybe? You can get the entire replacement decal or, small repairs possibly just use blue permanent marker? (I call this permanent marker my trusty pocket anodizer).

If you mean the blue vinyl docking rub rail, use a solvent like car wax to remove dirt/grime on surface, small scratches are difficult to remove, rub rail insert replacement, possibly. Mineral oil (baby oil) on vinyl helps appearance some, or a vinyl restorer product "Detail Doctor?".

It is not the decal. It is the docking rub rail.


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[Bonmotwang]

Just got the boating license online. Yeah!


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[warthogwon]

One quick piece of advice about towing. Make sure the boat is (gently) all the way up against the front roller when taking it out of the water. The few times that my Challenger 1800 was not all the way forward on the trailer led to all sorts of rocking of the boat on the trailer and the trailer on the hitch. It made for a jarring ride with my truck, I imagine a Wrangler would be even worse.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

My boat also rocked once, when it wasn't fully up against the winch stand roller and it was irritating!

Here's a pop-off tool, but I'm not sure if it's 30 or 60 psi, out pop is less than 30 so it would also double for pressure checking the pump bearing housing:

http://osdparts.com/index.php?main_page=product_free_shipping_info&cPath=3&products_id=59

You can make one pretty easily, yourself.

 

[Bonmotwang]

Thank you all. I got the boat in the morning. Started a new thread to go through all my "first" steps into boating...