Recent content by Leardriver

The problem with JD Power, NADA, or any other boat valuation, is that for a nice boat, you can double that price, especially this time of year. Condition is everything for something from the 90's/early 2000's.

The people with the money make the rules. We alone have the ability to say NO.

That is what I had to do. Giant man caves are fun, Great place to play mad scientist over the winter.

The 240 is ruined with a 5.0. Such a great boat needs a real motor. This may be a blessing in disguise.

Part of the reason why I only have trailer boats that live in my heated garage.

They are terrific boats, if you decide to proceed and can get it running. You can see why service records have limited value, because they don't tell you what wasn't done.

I have always had one of each battery. Running them on the both position defeats the purpose of having two. When you unintentionally run one down, you have a brand new charged one waiting to save the day.

Two part solution. Tie a knot in a line and put it under the door, the knot holds the door, and put the other side of the line tied to a floor cleat in the front. Then, install a nylon strap with a screw into the engine hatch, and put a snap underneath it to keep it from flying up. I do this on...

If you stick an air compressor blower nozzle into the drain plug hole, you can hear air circulating all throughout the engine, and verify that none of the draining functions are plugged.

Winterizing and freeze proofing are versions of each other. If you stick an air compressor blower nozzle into the drain hole where the blue plug comes out, you can hear air circulating throughout the entire cooling system, and know if anything is plugged.

That stinks, and I'm glad that you didn't sustain the worst kind of damage, with people and injuries involved. My friends were drifting with the motor off last year in their '97 210 signature, and floating over a rock doing zero mph. It punched a 14 inch crack in the hull below water line, and...

That is a fair to good price for a well kept 220. Boats lost 25% of their value September 1st.

I have unscrewed both ends of the sprayer hose at the pump and far handle end and blown air through them. The pump has a 1/4 turn connection on one end with a mesh screen, and you can usually find a chunk of something there, but the same screen seems to be providing good pressure to other places.

I have airbags on my 2012 F350 diesel longbed. I leave 15 lbs in them when unloaded, just to help take away the continuous jitter bumps from a concrete interstate. 30-35 psi keeps it level with my 1100 lb tongue weight. That year, the hitch tube was 2.5 inches. Rather than use the sleeve...

I use a $29 Shopvac from Walmart. Way more suction than a hand pump. Put the nozzle over the threaded tube, and wrap duct tape around the connection point as a reducer.