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We keep a spray bottle of Home Defense on the boat and spray lockers and under the gunnels once a year. Works great.

My boat was winterized at the factory and shipped to northern Michigan (lower peninsula). It was pink. As others have said, this stuff can turn to slush probably somewhere south of zero degrees F, but slush does no damage. It's the hard freeze you need to worry about.

The yellowing is uv damage. Toilet bowl cleaner makes it white again and does not damage gel coat. You will need to rewax the surrounding area but you are doing that already.

Depends on where you live. -50 sounds safe for Missouri, even W. Michigan. Not sure I would use it in areas of the US along the Canadian border.

Inside heated storage continues to look better and better. Drain the water tank, pump the head, stabilize the fuel, change the fluids and filters, wash the boat. It's done.

A little off topic, but Crusader strongly recommends using regular vs. high test in their new 8.1s. The reps say right up front, you are wasting your money if you buy the high test. It gets back to the electronic fuel monitor software. Buy the higher octance only if regular is not available and...

I've been driving Acuras since 1985 or 86 whenever they first came out. There is no noticable difference when you switch to regular other than fuel mileage. I'm driving a 2006 TL Type S right now. When you put regular in it the mileage drops to 21MPG from 24. I had a 2004 TL with the standard...

My parents lived in Phoenix for many years. My epxerience visiting there was outside temps from May to mid September were pretty hot for boating. I know,.....it's a dry heat so it only feels like a 110. When do AZ boaters stop and begin boating because of the heat?

Possibly, although it is more likely that the subprime housing market people could only barely afford a house, let alone a boat. More likely the fall off in small boat sales is related to the people who have good jobs but fear layoffs or the loss of bonuses. They don't want to take the chance on...

It's a reflection of the credit crunch. Cars are also soft, especially for the big 3. The low end of any product is always the first to suffer when there is speculation of a recession. High net worth people look at the softening of any market as a buying opportunity which explains big boat...

The bigger the boat the less deadrise you need and fine entry becomes more important. Smaller boats in the 21-26 foot range benefit from more deadrise because they don't alway span the waves in bigger water and can pound easily. As I recall the 79 26 SR was more than the boat you...

There is life after boating. We put our boat in on April 15 and pull it out on October 15. Then it's 3 weeks of touring beautiful Michigan in the Audi TT with the top down. Then the holidays with kids and skiing followed by working on the boat. The cycle repeats every year. We love it.

We started using Ivory dish washing soap this summer after the boat boy stripped all the wax off using boat soap. I noticed some of the bigger boats that I cruise with never seem to rewax decks like I need to in July. Got this tip from one guy whose boat always looks great. After the switch, our...

I installed a brand known as Tank Tender. It has been around for 15-20 years and has a solid track record. The base model can monitor three tanks so you could do water for example, plus a waste tank and a diesel (not gas) tank. It works off of air pressure with a simple thin straw that goes...

Google Kettler resin patio furniture and you will find all kinds of options for boat tables. They are high density, high quality, and heavy products that are UV and salt water proof. There is a good assortment of chairs as well. The finishes are first rate. I bought some a few years ago and they...