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My 22 C Dory has been kept in dry storage since I bought it in 2004. The dry storage facility has been sold to a new owner, and they are converting it into a repair facility for small government vessels. I will need to move my boat by 3/31/20. I am looking at other dry storage facilities, but...

I just discovered a small hole in the lower unit, behind the zinc fitting at the rear of the lower unit. It looks like water may have frozen inside and pushed out a piece of metal about the size of a nickle. There is a white caulking material inside, but the metal is split open. The boat is in...

It's the end of the boating season and it is time to change the oil in my Honda 90. I average about 70 hours a year on the engine. Just curious about how many hours others run between oil changes? Steve

The rubber gasket on the stationary portion of the center window pealed off in one piece, when I opened the window today. Any suggestions on which adhesive would work best to re-attach the rubber gasket to the metal window frame? Thanks Steve

November was a very busy month for me, so I asked my marina to change the oil, filter and gear lube on my Honda 90 and the Honda 8 kicker. As usual, they won't give you a firm price just the hourly rate. I received a bill for $100 in parts and $400 in labor. They didn't follow my instructions...

In preparation for the trip south, I fired up the 8 hp Honda kicker. As usual it fired on the first pull and ran like a champ for 2 minutes and then it died. I restarted it and the same thing happened again. Anyway, I am reluctant to make the 185 mile run (each way) without the backup motor...

I attempted to install new plugs in the good old Honda this weekend and my normal socket wrenches don't fit into the spark plug well. Does anyone know what size socket I need to change out the current NGK plugs?

I have noticed that the support leg under the table has started to rust from spray entering through the open window. Since the metal isn't stainless and isn't painted it must be wiped down after every trip to prevent the onset of rust. Has anyone else experienced this problem and does anyone...

The forklift operator at my dry storage facility backed an 80,000lb Marina Bull into my Honda outboard on Monday. Ouch!

I know that there have been many posts about how to prop up the front window and how to unstick the side window latches, but I have a new problem. When I went to close the side window, the latch seperated from the glass. It almost went overboard, but I caught it on the first bounce. It would...

While using the boat over the weekend, including a few hours with the three grandkids, the dinette table became unstable due to the clips on the outboard end of the table top coming out of their fittings. Each time, the clips came out due to someone placing their hands on the corner of the...