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Re: Found Anchors?? by 230 Mike @ 10/07/08 04:43 PM

I wasn't suggesting using a cleat, and agree that would be much worse. I'm saying I would be very careful about using any point on the boat to pull a fixed object that is hooked onto who-knows-what. There might be a good reason it was cut loose.

Electronics & other Boating Gear

Re: Garmin Handhelds - life span by Admin @ 10/07/08 04:38 PM

Quote:Perhaps I'll try some new batteries and spend the money that I had set aside for a new one on beer instead. Man after my own heart. But that's a lot of beer. Don't go drinking it all once once. I'd say at least 2 or 3 sittings minimum.

Electronics & other Boating Gear

Re: Garmin Handhelds - life span by tpenfield @ 10/07/08 04:34 PM

Opus - It is the exact symptoms that my GPS has. Perhaps I'll try some new batteries and spend the money that I had set aside for a new one on beer instead

Re: Is it true??? by Admin @ 10/07/08 04:33 PM

I can stay home any time I like. Trouble is I like that paycheck more. It will be nice when I have the option. Gotta tell you though. If you told me I can go to work or I have to watch TV, I'll take work. Watch too much of that stuff and I wil

Maintenance & Repair

Re: How to fog a throttle body injected engine? by FCMarine @ 10/07/08 04:25 PM

TBI is basically a facny carb with injectors built in. I would fog it just as I would a carb'd motor. Keep at it until it dies (if you can) or you might have to kill it if it takes too long.

Re: Found Anchors?? by FCMarine @ 10/07/08 04:15 PM

Originally Posted By: jpliveOriginally Posted By: 230 MikeNot knowing what the anchor is hooked into, I'd hesitate to use an eye on the boat to pull it free. The eye is stronger than a cleat in my opinion. I only bump it into gear, if it doesn't c

Re: Is it true??? by Philr @ 10/07/08 04:15 PM

She's on right before Dr. Phil. Oh .... sorry .... you have to be at work then, don't you?

Re: Cobalt 276 by Sooner Jake @ 10/07/08 04:10 PM

I'm not sure I like the layout. For those of us who carry on ice chests, where do they go? I do however like the exterior lines.

Re: Do you top offf the tank before winter storage by Dave R @ 10/07/08 04:08 PM

I always fill it to the top before storage and use stabil. The less air that's in there, the better.

Re: Do you top offf the tank before winter storage by FCMarine @ 10/07/08 04:07 PM

I would say yes because that is what my teacher told me in boat school. He said the reason to top it off is that way there is less chance of condensation build up in the tank when the temp fluxuates but regardless of full or not always put in stabil

Maintenance & Repair

Re: Slow coolant leak by T-Squared @ 10/07/08 04:02 PM

Dave, I've got the same set up and pray that I never lose the fuel pump!! There is a drain plug on the bottom that could be your culprit. Otherwise, can you get a mechanic's mirror anywhere near it?

Re: Fantastic possible last outing. by Admin @ 10/07/08 03:41 PM

Quote:do the 7th district pessimists have their own band too? Well, being a member of the 7th district procrastinators, I just never did get around to asking them.

Re: Fantastic possible last outing. by trooplewis @ 10/07/08 03:37 PM

Nice glass!

Yacht purchases offshore by trooplewis @ 10/07/08 03:35 PM

I've noticed that in ads for some boats-especially in Florida- there is a disclaimer that the vessel is not for sale within the United States, or something to that effect. I'm curious what the ramifications are. Tax breaks? To the buyer or seller?

Re: Do you top offf the tank before winter storage by Frantically Relaxing @ 10/07/08 03:32 PM

Whatever's in the tank is what stays over the winter. And for the last 2 years I've bought all my boat gas the end of February when it's been the cheapest. I think they oxygenate it, but I'm pretty sure there's no ethanol in it. Whatever it is, my bo

Vehicles of Conveyence other than Watercraft

Re: Has Ford gone over the edge? MyKey by HotByte @ 10/07/08 03:22 PM

Hey...this was our honeymoon. We had a room under Mr. and Mrs. Hotbyte...no backseat that night

Re: Is it true??? by Admin @ 10/07/08 03:19 PM

Who's Oprah?

Re: Do you top offf the tank before winter storage? by CJS @ 10/07/08 03:15 PM

I do not top off the tank. The past 2 seasons, I have used one full tank (~40 gallons) of gas each year. I always have sta-bil on hand, and if I add gas, I add sta-bil, so whatever's in the tank is protected. I might reconsider this method if I

Vehicles of Conveyence other than Watercraft

Re: Has Ford gone over the edge? MyKey by 2Suns @ 10/07/08 03:08 PM

Backseat a little cramped in the rabbit, Hotbyte?

Re: Is it true??? by Philr @ 10/07/08 03:07 PM

Hey! That's right when Oprah's on. BACK OFF!

Re: Is it true??? by patrick232 @ 10/07/08 02:56 PM

We are all busy getting calls from the @$$holes running for office.

Re: Do you top offf the tank before winter storage? by Philr @ 10/07/08 02:34 PM

I asked my mechanic (both MC + Volvo authorized) that very question just last week. He said it does not matter if you are using non-ethanol gas + Stabil (which we do).

Re: Fantastic possible last outing. by deepv @ 10/07/08 02:27 PM

Thanks Admin for posting those pics. Of course you didn't have to wait in line at the pier to go over to the island.