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I use a small home-made tube of plastic to drain the oil so it doesn’t run down the engine and make a mess. Maybe 6” long made out of a plastic soda bottle. You could use cardboard too and just throw it away.

[u][i] Zip lock bags and nitrile gloves. I have boxes of them in the garage and on the boat.

This is just a guess. I don't think they do it because they want to anger boaters. But since most of these engines are designed for vehicles, not outboards, if/when they are mounted (in cars/truck) the oil filters may be horizontal. I know our Suzuki would be as the crank end that would...

I'm not a fan of galley down boats and neither is the Admiral. No matter what brand, size etc. Down in a hole, cooking... Feel the same way about sail boats. Like a gopher from Caddyshack. Stick your head up, look around...back down the hole.

Pat, you'll probably never get those nuts off. Once they are rusted sufficiently, the "fuse" with the bolt; might as well be welded on. You can soak them with PB or Kroil until eternity. They'll never budge. I just replaced a few brackets & nuts/bolts on our King. After 11+ years, they...

I have come to accept that as doable, especially if one is retired and has the time. Hell, even 8 knots would be fine in the right boat. Especially, if one considers fuel burn and the current state of fuel prices. If I could go 8 knots on a nice, luxurious trawler and burn 2 GPH vs 13 knots...

Pat, put a thin coating of clean oil on the seal prior to assembly. It will seal the filter AND make removal easier. I put it on until it stops spinning, then tighten 3/4 of a complete rotation from there. Add oil. Start engine. Check for leaks. Re-assemble. Sometimes they will put up a...

Well that eliminates a Nordhavn... :wink:

Realistically: Monk 36 Nordic Tug 32 Willard 40 Fantasy: Nordhavn 41 or 43 We almost bought a very rare Willard 40 with a fly-bridge a couple of months ago. But the boat was in San Carlos, Mexico and I could not locate a slip here. Everything has a 1-2 year wait-list, or longer. We did not...

Dollar store water toy. Suck out what you can. Sponge out the remainder.

Jarrett Cove Park. Harstine Island.

I wonder if he's going with an F250 or F350 tow vehicle....I'd go 1 ton dually, but that's me.

You'd think the relative tranquility of a quiet anchorage would be more appealing than any KOA, but that's just me. We used to camp a lot. But the kid grew up and the idea of "vacationing" surrounded by people no longer appeals to us. The Admiral had never boated prior to marrying this...

Did a quick overnight trip to Port Gamble on Friday. Stayed on the boat and didn't venture onto shore. Was still nice to get out...

That bearing story sucks. Glad it wasn't worse and you are back on the road. I'm going to purchase an inexpensive TPMS. Issue is I have to then take them all of prior to launching. I'm pulling the boat to north Idaho next month for a family trip to Lake Pend Oreille, so hearing these stories...

Totally different set up than the 25 then. Ours is like Boris'; sump with bilge pump on a float switch, located under the closet base on the port side.

Up over the bow rail then onto the roof...via pure brute force. :lol:

Ratchet straps from Harbor Freight to the roof hand rails. They won’t last long, due to salt water, but they are so inexpensive as to be virtually disposable anyway. Another option is a “spider web” bungee net but I wouldn’t trust that at freeway speeds.

I have asthma and I don’t even freak out anymore. If it’s smokey, it’s smokey. Nothing I can do about it. I go about my life and enjoy the fact that it’s not 35*F and drizzling...

For the last few years I’ve run E10. Real gas is too hard to find and when you do find it, you have to pay exorbitant prices. That is even worse now. We know who to “thank” for that! I’ve been using the blue “Marine” Sta-bil at every fill up. Religiously. I change the fuel filter/water...