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As someone who commutes in a boat regularly at night I'll just give a few thoughts (I'm definitely not an expert): 1. Go slow--you never know when there might be a canoe, fisherman or log hiding in the darkness. 2. Any lights inside the boat ruin your night vision. We put a towel over the...

I'm obviously partial to the 1000 Islands & St. Lawrence River. Many possibilities including a trip up the Rideau Canal into Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. Anyone who's into boats and thinking of cruising in the 1000 Islands should consider planning to be here around the weekend of Aug. 6th...

It's going to be interesting to see what I find when the boat gets here. It's 30 years old so I'm expecting the worst and hoping for the best.

We checked with the meter and such and and didn't find anything but I'll be surprised if we don't find some issues. The boat does have trim tabs installed and the depth sounder is screwed into the transom so we'll start there. I'm fairly handy but fiberglass work will either be a new...

Thanks for all your help everyone! Just bought the boat. We went over the boat with a cheap moisture meter and did everything we could to try to find any soft/weak spots. I'm sure at this price we're going to have lots of surprises. Moisture meter question: We just used a General Tools...

Thanks for all your help Tony! Y-Not is going to a good home :)

Thanks Bob! It is the $4,500 boat, pictures don't look too bad but it's definitely a project...I'll have a better idea on the potential scope of work later today.

That's a great idea! I'll pick one up tonight. Thanks!

So we are going to look at a classic 22 tomorrow that has been sitting outside for several years. It's a pre-1987 old hull design. I'm not really concerned about cosmetics or the motor (I will repower) but I'm trying to figure out how to tell if the hull/transom/decks are sound. I know water...