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My gut reaction? No, I think they couldn't safely push that boat in situations like a big following sea, when you might need power on tap to maintain position on the back of a wave coming in an inlet.

This is WHY you smartly spent the $700. There will be more well cared for boats out there. Unless you're willing to take on a project boat - at a bargain price - go find that boat that leaves you with no reservations about buying it. Rob

Harrysea: I don't know the year and model of your battery charger or the style of batteries you run. So I'll just add that it may be worth checking that your battery charger puts out the voltage that your style (lead acid, AGM, etc.) batteries require. When I recently went with all AGM...

Yes. Also, we were hoping that Canada would make the decision to allow vaccinated travelers in during our recent trip through the Great Lakes. I was advised that keeping the handle under lock and key would satisfy the Canadian requirement as well. Alas, Canada did not make the announcement in...

Great for you. I fish solo quite a bit. For me, I always have the inflatable life jacket on with the PLB attached. I'm fortunate here that I rarely have to venture more than a few miles offshore. And my wife has, if not exactly a float plan, a time by which to call the Coast Guard if she doesn't...

Congrats on the 307! If you did order her without the hardtop, please post some pics when you get her. Will be interesting to see. Tx, Rob

At least on my 2007 282 there is no Y-valve. There is no commonality in the two different discharge lines. I'll try to show. In the forward bilge is the overboard discharge seacock. It is the one on the right with no handle on it - it has never been and never will be used, although I turn it...

Seems like this long trailer to the Keys is an annual even for you. Good luck and safe travels. Rob

Same problem here. My boat didn’t fit rack with light up, as I found out when I left it up once. So I bought the shortest light I could find. It’s like 6” high. Clears rack and more importantly, is still visible from any reasonable distance around the boat. Certainly more visible than previous...

I was torn between waiting out the Regatta and contacting my boat hauler. I had seen all I set out to see except downtown Detroit. So I called hauler to see what his schedule looked like. Turns out he was in Georgia headed home to Florida with an empty trailer. It would help him out very much if...

Port Sanilac will be closest port to Detroit that I make. Seems that the big sailboat regatta begins this weekend. Everywhere I call south of entrance to St. Clair River says they have no slips. One marina operator said the waterway is one big party, stay away if you can. Well, I really wanted...

After breezy rest day, got going with a 90 mile run from Tawas to Port Sanilac. I could have shaved off 5 miles by running closer to shore on the ‘Thumb’, but I don’t want to risk shaving anything else off the bottom - or worse. The original forecast of ‘winds light and variable’ turned to NW...

Oh what a day. Got a very early start for the nearly 90 mile run from Alpena to Tawas. Could have been shorter, but I’m very conservative about all those shoals and rock out crops not so near shore. Don’t like to risk my boat 1,500 miles from home Yeah, Right, as we shall see. heavy weather and...

Travelled from Rogers City to Alpena this morning. Only 58 miles, but wanted to make port before the forcasted wind increase to 15 knots on the nose. Despite my early start, the wind shift caught me for about 30 minutes before port. Again, a nice sunrise. Seas were a little bumpy but...

Walleyze. We noticed two fairly new 208's berthed in Hessel Marina. Perfect territory for them, I think. Combination of exposed, deep water and gorgeous protected water to run to when things kick up.

Headed out early from Mackinac Straights Marina to Rogers City. Wanted to beat the increasing wind. A pre-dawn shot of Mackinaw as I left the harbor. Heading east on the Straights pre-sunrise. Green buoy as Straights begins to turn south. Really not too much photogenic on the West shore...

Made a back-track run from Drummond Island to St. Ignace. So don’t want to include too many redundant pics of Mackinaw Straights. After a day in St. Ignace, made the short run over to Mackinac City to take Becky to Pellston airport. I’m solo from here on. Heading west on the Straights this...

From De Tour it was a short, wet ride to Drummond Island Yacht Haven. The name might overstate the case a bit. But the ride took us through some beautiful areas dotted with islands and shoals. Constant look out for the next marker was sometimes hampered by rain. But it was still a fun and...

Continuing with Run to De Tour: East Entry in sight. Back out in Mackinaw Straights, heading east. The turn into North Bay. Winds picked up during afternoon exploration. That’s why we got blow over the line towards this Canadian shoreline. I promise. We were reminded that this...

Smokey. Yeah, we traded in our 2005 Journey 258 for this 2007 282. Sorry for absence, but prettiest area had no service at all. Went from Hessel to De Tour. Stayed in Les Cheneaux Islands as long as we could, to east entrance. Arrived De Tour early, so took their advise on exploring North Bay...