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This Starcraft seems attractive on first blush. It has the Merc 4.5, a loud stereo, depth finder, and a big swim platform. The asking price is 70 K with 50 hours but cash usually talks. 23' (hope that is overstated) and alleged to be a deckboat. I should check Searay. I did rent a couple 3 day...

"Fresh water" cooled engines have mainly closed cooling systems using a heat exchanger. You must use the antifreeze specified and color coded in the manual or your engine is doomed. This admonition specifically applies to engines with compression ratios over 8.5:1 or producing near or in excess...

The outdrive should be down for storage but must be powered up for travel when trailered. I forgot the latter and now need to power up to fit the stainless skeg repair sheath. The tonneau cover is stretched tight and I don't want to pull it off of my trailered boat to get at the battery selector...

Skilled personnel at the marina want to launch and load without me getting in their way. They use a forklift with a ball on one of the tines. I was embarrassed last year when the owner had to use the puny emergency handle on my electric trailer winch to haul my boat in. Rather than taking the...

I only have a few comments this year. As my boat gets older, my experiences become relevant to a diminishing audience. I wish everyone the best of luck. My 5 liter has the one point system. Turn the blue handle spinning a long rod opening a valve at the bottom front of the engine. The...

My boat is out of its slip in the marina and winterized outside my house, not in the garage. What will I do this winter? One option is to shoot a lot. I've got a couple plugs for stores I like, hoping I am not violating any rules. It looks like Euro Optics fought a battle with the Feds over...

I'm putting in a home generator and thought I would see what Champion had to say about crimping wires. I remember my favorite line from Galaxy Quest, "It just doesn't seem right!"

FYI. Towing with a Rivivan as reported in Motor Trend. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-rivian-r1t-launch-edition-yearlong-review-update-13-towing/?lid=egs96uwrb1wg&eml=organic%3Aeml%3Abrz2&utm_source=braze&utm_medium=emaileditorial

I rewired the radio directly to the battery on the ign switch. Previously it was on "aux." I also have an amp that senses that the radio is on and comes on in turn. The problem was that every time we would take a break and switch from "on" to "aux," the radio/amp would have to be turned on again...

My primary provider recommended I see a dermatologist once a year. She squirts liquid nitrogen on my facial blemishes and takes biopsies as needed. Twice the pathology required my referral to a surgeon who excised the cancers which were not named anything dreaded. But the mystery was why they...

Craigslist had a couple of reasonable small boats for sale yesterday that came with storage space on the rack. Long waiting list but how I got into the Marina. Just tell seller you will pay asking price. I resold, took a hit, and paid the sales tax. Covered storage on Lake WA is hard to come by...

Following the Operator's Manual that came with your boat is mandatory. Its contents are not mere suggestions. Now I'm old enough to tell war stories (I'm a lawyer and this is what our lives consisted of) and this is one of them. Prior to learning to fly, I was inclined to disregard the paperwork...

There is a 30 lb anchor on the Minn Kota winch now. It is the boat's parking brake when I don't feel like cruising pointlessly. Today I concentrated on a book w/o worrying about drifting into the shore. This mushroom anchor has wedges cut out of it for river holding but it does bring up mud from...

Steve McQueen takes charge of the engine room of a gun boat up river in China while Chiang and the Bolshies are feuding. The lazy crew has given up working and enlisted coolies to operate the machinery. Young McQueen takes back hands-on responsibility disturbing the status quo. The locals have...

Jeff Bezos has a big sailboat and is engaged to an attractive woman. The NY Times reports: "Koru stands out as a schooner, a sailing vessel with two or more masts. Photos reveal a large sailboat with three masts, an on-deck pool and a voluptuous mermaid on the bow, that bears a resemblance to...

A boat stack storage yard in Seattle called Seattle Boats had a fire last week that destroyed 30, up to 60, boats. A potential arsonist was arrested that morning sleeping in a nearby floating boat. The yard is on Lake Union in a heavily residential area. My North Seattle neighborhood has seen a...

The new Volvo-Penta FWD rigs have the prop on the front of the outdrive, pulling the boat. Is that a good idea?

Got a Diehard 800 cold cranking amps marine starting battery at Advance Auto for less than $150. The marina said go for the CCA. I only had 3 years on a 1st Interstate deep discharge but the final start of season was a flop. I have one battery starting a 305 with a low voltage alarm and audio...

At Brown Bear Car Wash, I pay for the premium service and get a clean and shiny car. Is there a Wash & Wax solution I could add to the pressure washer to get a similar result on the above water portion of the boat hull working in the driveway.? I see Lowes has "Sun Joe, Slick Products - Wash +...

The lip under the access port on my swim platform is big enough that the screws can be inserted from above. This would allow untangling a rope from the prop without using the mask and fins. Don't countersink them too deep as it seems like foam covered with thick gel coat.