Category Archives: Boats

Outboard blues

My last trip with the boat had some issues. Let’s try to diagnose it, shall we? As I mentioned in my previous post, the motor wouldn’t idle at the end of the day. With a little creative use of the … Continue reading

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The Shakedown Cruise

The thing with old boats, as with women, is you just don’t know much about them until you take them out. The day after my previous post, I took the boat to a lake about 45 minutes from home. I’ve … Continue reading

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Boat Upgrades

As I’ve mentioned, I recently purchased a decent used boat. What’s the first thing you want to do when you buy something like this? Upgrades! First up was safety issue number one. This trailer needed tires and it needed them … Continue reading

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