Recent content by The_Chain

Yes here are the culprits..2 cycle oil and some sanitation tank mix, stowed up in the port side cabin storage under the seats...two small cracks formed..must have been a bigger wave...they in turn leaked down and mixed into surp. Anyhow good idea to check what you have stowed away. In my 20...

Had the boat out of the water for about a month since I was traveling and working on my whaler project. Cleaned it all up last weekend, and put it in the water. Thats when things started to get wierd. Noticed a fair amount of water in the bilge withing 20 mins after launch. I figured some water...

I have both, first purchase would be radar. Then the weather, 30 a month, I can see weather 100's of miles away. Saved me a few times.

I had similar issues if you look thru my posts...I can almost bet its your VST and the LP fuel pumps..I get my VST cleaned once a season at my local dealer...I have the same engine...I got guys waiting in line for me to part with it...anyhow other things you may consider...dirty filters from the...

Since the Grady's in tip top shape I having been looking for a project..Found this puppy on Craigslist...got a really sweet deal!..needs some TLC but I have always wanted one! My sons 11 and I think this is a good learning boat..supervised of course..should be a great addition alongside the...

What I did on my 92 Explorer...cleaned the carpet and bleached it....I let it dry and then purchased some carpet spray paint...went with a darker gray. Its been 4 years and its still looks great. I just took down all my curtains and was careful with overspray and did it without removing from the...

Re: Older Offshore Hulls, (1985-1993) Finding one without ro I have a 92 explorer, closed transom and it shows no signs of rot..love the boat and tore it apart, do a search from my posts and u can find it...I am looking to go bigger..pm me an offer the works already done for ya..only thing is...

Lived in that area my whole childhood..we're u heading back to roundpond, bristol or pemiquid. Monhegan is a beautiful island..set many a commercial lobster traps around that area..to me maine coast is a true boaters heaven

I have the taco 15 ft 1.5 and love them. Installed them with the wedge plates and backing plates from taco, never a problem. I run with the from time to time with them extended, never an issue. I keep the retracted half way most of the time, wrap the line like a cleat around the clamp on rod...

Go for the sailfish, be done with it and don't look back...lots on the market for that price range, if your worried about the corrosion issue then make sure you find one that has been corrected or has been scoped and passed.

Thinking out loud, what if you drilled a bunch of small holes all over the pipe so that flow is not reduced totally when a dead when gets sucked on

I hear that peanut butter has worked...I have not personally tried it but I remember hearing/reading that somewhere...maybe try on a small area...let me know

This is a good start...thanks bayrat and others...guess Monday morning I didn't have much brain power and let you guys all do some thinking for me.. :hmm

Went out on a long cruise offshore for snapper, dorado, and whoos. Gauge said I burned around 67 gal when my main tank went dry...92 gallons. So my question is, that's way off, almost 32 gal off, so its the gauge faulty, is there any way to calibrate it? I was easy on the throttle, knowing that...