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So is your 225 corroded out with 185 hours on it? Man that stinks if so. I have read some about this and I wonder what is truly going on. The issue does not seem to impact all 225s so if it were just a metal issue would not all motors be impacted? There seems to be other factors going on...

Drop the Pull My Finger. I have a daughter now 17 and I really wanted to name my boat Pole Dancer and get a dolphin jumping somewhere on it. I am an UCF alumnus and I thought about Nauti-Knight too. UCF's sports mascot are the knights. I am from the central Florida area and a several years...

Hi Yall: I took my boat in to have some work done it. I asked the service manager if they could scope the exhaust side of the motor for my own piece of mind. They did. The motor is like new all up in there. My motor is a 2008 and has 680 hours on it. The compression is tight too. She said the...

I tow a few thousand miles every year and I 40 is part of my drive in the mountains. I have 228 and tow it with a Tundra. Though the 208 is lighter I would likely take 20 over or maybe even I 10. The fuel consumption will eat you alive towing through the mountains here and again out west...

I never checked out the 375 until just now. That is more than a "bow rider" and there is a limited cabin (s) per se too. It is like a giant party boat that you can fish and do all sorts of stuff with. But if I had the ability to buy a $600K to $700K boat I would want one I could sleep aboard...

I have seen these devices mainly on bass boats, maybe a deck boat and pontoons here and there. They are essentially using the trim of the motor as a poor man's set of trim tabs. When I had my 192 I contemplated installing them on my motor as I did have tabs on the boat. Maybe search for them...

Replacing a fuel tank involved plumbing. I hate plumbing. I would pull the hatch as well and inpsect all the hoses and the gasket like the Pez says around the sending unit. Then again I think you know this to be true. Then while you are at to make sure the vent hose is rated for petrol, replace...

I did some work on my boat 2 seasons ago and used the almond ge product and it is still in fine shape. I will from time to time give the deck of my boat a scrubbing with the Works or Worx toilet cleaner. That stuff removes light iron stains plus the mildew on the deck silicone seals. I do not...

I have the Taylor made brand oblong ones. They inflate and work fairly well. We have essentially the same hull.

Rob I was born and raised there. All my kids there too. Back in 06 I got tired of my career as a environmental planner consultant quit my job and bought a business in the Smokies. I had some and still do some v's tacation rental homes here and everything was going to plan until 2008. I have...

The Emerald Isle area sure is nice, Beaufort and such. Sounds like a lot of great memories for your family there. When I was living in Florida we would head down to they Keys for Spring Break every year with the kids. Like you it is in our blood and we tend to go there. The irony in my life is...

I want to do a similar trip myself. Oriental is nice. My brother use to teach at ECU and we have explored that area a few times. I am a Florida native and I have to ask.....why the winter? I totally get winter hiking and back packing, but winter cruising in my boat in subfreesing temps just...

Hey Grady why Moorhead? For me the outer banks is just as far if not further than Florida. I can get to the stream depending on what inlet we fish out of anywhere between 6 miles and 28 nm. Now if you are chasing bluefin I understand going to Morehead. I am curious because if head 6 hours...

We do tow the boat down to Florida. I have family in Deland and Titusville. We often tow from NC to central Florida and stay there a day or two. This drive takes about 11 hours. Then from Titusville to Miami is another 4 and to Key Largo it is 5. I take a few days in late April to early May...

A while ago I shared news about my icom 504 not being able to recieve anything. I sent it to icom and thrybreplaced the IF filters and they did not charge me for the repair. I will be reinstalling the radio this week. It is a good feeling when a company stands behind their product.

What are spring commissioning papers? I really dont know. We are getting ready for spring. I am getting some work done this week on her.

Larry, My kids are still in school and the admiral teaches school. Would love to go in May, but alas I am not retired or an empty nester. Thanks for the invite.

Hey Guys: I am looking to go around July 25 time frame. Ahill, You are right...just go!

Vero, I need to talk with the Scout Master about my son's camp time and I am leaning to go after camp is over and not before. I need to be here for work the last week of June and into the first week or so in July. So perhaps your boat will be ready? My kids are bummed out about the...

Hey Yall: I had plans to head over to Bimini with some friends in June. However, these darn snow day have extended our school year. The admiral teaches so our dates have been scrubbed. Now I am looking at mid toblate July to make a trip either to the Keys or Bimini. I have long wanted to trek...