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Just kidding about being locked out, only happened once and it was cold and I only had on BVDs - had to pry open a window. Good thing no one called the police as I did not have any ID in my undies. Best way to insure that we stay clean as a fresh scrubbed teak deck? FIND AND USE THE TIP JAR!!

Just joking but we fled Kalifornia for Nevada and cannot imagine why we stayed almost 70 years. Habits die hard. It is never one thing, you could live on Hat Island, fly to work, and be happy but you still need to be comfortable in the general environment. Life is too short to live with...

I have a friend who has worn out the auto parts store "lifetime warranty" over and over on his Dodge diesel truck. It is like the story of oats - the cheap ones already went through the mule, the good ones come in the nice brown bag. Bob Jarrard

I have a friend who has worn out the auto parts store "lifetime warranty" over and over on his Dodge diesel truck. It is like the story of oats - the cheap ones already went through the mule, the good ones come in the nice brown bag. Bob Jarrard

Steve and Joan, Wow - great start to my AM computer session. Thanks and may the joy we see on your faces today be with you all you days. (and the supreme C-BRAT benediction "May you find a local reasonably priced source of non-ethanol gas!". Bob Jarrard

Great series of posts and along the way you became a master mechanic! Keep up the posts till all is well and then how about a video of your boat running!!!! Thanks again, Bob Jarrard :xseek

I agree with Doctor Bob that 50 pounds is not a game killer but add a generator or a second six gallon tank (65 pounds each), two or three batteries, a couple of Scotty electrics, bilge water, and two guys fishing off the stern and it matters if your outboard at the end of the fulcrum point is...

Just trying to help here: -- If you have carburetors, 99% that is the issue after 20 months of sitting. If you rebuild, use a DIY video, take each carb apart on cookie sheet to save all the parts, and use an OEM rebuild kit. You will have to sync the carbs when done. -- If you are EFI/fuel...

Well now when it comes to real Bar-B-Q and donuts, a man has no real limits other than when his wife says "That's enough XXXXXXX!". We have lots of posts about Manufacturer Boat labels and the like. Seems like the 16 runs fine on a 50 or even a 40. Perhaps a weigh in of the boat all up...

If your motor has a kill switch, that is a point to check. Since it is turning over, the ECU or black box (Engine Control Unit) can be damaged if you have a polarity issue with the new batteries or if you hook them up by accident in series and boost the voltage. If the motors are turning over at...

-- Look to the voltages at the batteries, the battery switches, the start button/key, under the engine cowl, and before that, pull the positives off first, then take all the ground straps loose, clean them up and their contact points/bolts/nuts. Same for the positives, replace positives first...

If you opt out of using a motor then try a kayak paddle first, if the beam is not too wide, you can move most dinks fine that way. If you elect to row, the cheap two part oars are not so great, look for better oarlocks and stands and consider nice one piece oars, not cheap but worth their weight...

Heavy but a classic at https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/91339 Safe great boat at https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/66975 CLC has the best of wood at https://www.clcboats.com/life-of-boats- ... inghy.html Out of New Zealand at https://www.huntsmarine.com.au/collections/tenders Likely the...

I have owned Zodiacs, Avons, and more than a few hard shell dinks. By far and away I am a hard shell/hull guy. I know the challenges but an 8' lightweight wood or glass hull is well under 60 pounds (under 35 pound in carbon fiber) and will row, motor or sail. I also like some of the sit on top...

Lots of choices now from Asia, may I suggest you look up the following brands on the internet (also lots of choices on YouTube by brand and model): Saturn Boats at https://www.saturnrafts.com/ Bris Boats at https://www.brisinflatable.com/products Another Saturn source at...

I have used a line over the bow and out to a turn block on the trailer winch riser post and then back along the side of the boat. If you use a floating line, no danger in just letting her run once you are free of the trailer and with a tag line you can bring the main line back to you without...

Just a a thought but when we start our hunt with an implied negative ("Honest used car dealer?") I always wonder what all the great marine surveyors are thinking when they read the words "Looking for a reputable marine surveyor"). I have bought many boats, some with a survey, some without. If...

Many folks here in the Colorado Basin view that between leakage and evaporation that Lake Powell is doomed. The river running folks hate the dam and the environmentalists want it down also. The Hydro power was never intended to be a major item profit center, this lake is a safety device is...

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