Recent content by 999ghosts

I'm not certain the Mercathode system will do much to keep stuff from accumulating on your drive, but it will help keep your prop and outdrive from deteriorating due to stray current in the water. My experience is that no, the Mercathode system is not enough, as I still have minor corrosion and...

Marty: For years I used a 10X8” hard bound lab book (available at office supply stores) to record my observations. I recorded the following information at the beginning and end of each trip. I also made notes regarding wildlife spotted, people we met along the way, interesting events...

Todd: Another data point. The Searay dealer in Portland OR charged me $225 for haulout + splash in February.

The two public Columbia River docks at Government Island were packed for the 80+ degree weather, plus lots of boats and PWCs on the river. All this activity despite 12% unemployment in our area.

So how much bleach does one put in a 40 gal tank to sanitize the water system? Is bleach the best chemical to use?

Dave S, are you out there?

Dave S and others: I realize there have been previous discussion regarding horns on this board. Have any of you 260 owners actually replaced the duck horn with an air horn? I'm considering replacing mine with a Kahlenberg dual air horn, but I don't know where to mount it + the compressor, etc...

BC stock is selling at $2.55 today. The 52 week low was $1.82 back in November. Not exactly an enthusiastic response from investors, in my opinion. So it's clear that sales will suck this year. My question is what Sea Ray will do to keep current owners / potential customers enthusiasitc...

Although my boat is in the water year round, it is being hauled out for annual servicing in early March. The boat will then be splashed for the season in mid-March.

So I'm confused. Is Boaters World included in the Ritz Chapter 11 filing? Nevermind. I see now in the article that "Ritz has about 800 photo stores in 40 states, operating as Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera, Kits Cameras, Inkley's and The Camera Shops. It also operates 130 Boater's World stores."...

I have the 496 Mag in my 2006 260. We typically cruise 28-30 MPH and burn 14-15 GPH. Boattest.com (back in 2005) reported that my boat should cruise most efficiently at 25.1 MPH and burn 13.6 GPH. Boattest also reported that at 4.0 MPH, the GPH was 1.21. It should probably be noted that the...

So, compared with last year, is attendance down?

sbw1 is correct -- flushing out the water system (several times) after having filled it with pink antifreeze takes a few minutes, but I prefer to purchase extra gallons of pink and fill the water heater when winterizing. This is the process my mechanic first recommended and it works well for...

I've used 3M Marine Vinyl Cleaner & Restorer for years with great results.

Thanks for the photos! I'm looking forward to experiencing the show next weekend. Does attendance seem down compared with last year? Attendance at the Portland OR show was down -- very few lines to view boats + several boat manufacturers were not present.