Recent content by Miss B havin

My wife's hooked too. She likes the Hillstrand boys on the Time Bandit. I like the ethic of the Hansen brothers. Being from the Northeast and the Atlantic I have the deepest respect for all those guys. Largest waves I've been in were 12 footers. I cannot fathom anything above that.

Great machine. What are you going to name her?

Miss B havin after the one who gives me permission to go out on the thing. Miss B. I figured if I named it after her it would help my chances.

Please don't use a machine on your blue hull right away. You will burn the gelcoat and make is look hazey. Try a product by 3m called Imperial Hand Glaze. It should take out 80-100 percent of what I was looking at in the picture. After the hand glaze, use a good quality wax to put a nice...

Thats a good point FC makes. Also the age of the engine. The older the motor the greater the clearances and tolerances. But weather is a factor 32-50ish degrees uses 30 weight. Greater than 50 degrees and you can use a 40 weight

God's mathematical equation for creating a woman is: (man)-reason-accountability = woman

I heard that the Cuprous Oxide agent in marine bottom paint is designed to shed lightly in order to keep algae and slime from sticking to the bottom. It's one of the properties of the paint. All I knew was that I had a 37 footer with a 14 foot beam and at $70 plus a gallon, it was a real bummer.

Sounds like you're going in the right direction. The panel appears to be correct at this point. My question is that you had just run the boat and charged the batteries, what's causing the draw? Warantee and service tech's are our friends.

New Zealand's coastal region must be incredible. I grew up in Newport RI and watched Dennis Connor and the America's Cup many times. Quite a sight to see. Welcome to the board !

I am a peace of mind sort of guy also. Firstly, I wouldn't worry about it too much. The screen on the oil pump will catch it first and what does get by will be caught by the filter. Me just being me though and depending on how painful it is to get at the oil pan drain plug, I would put some...

CAO Gold is a fantastic brand. Made by Manuel Pesada I think. The size I would recommend would be around a 5"x52. 5 being the lenght and 52 being the ring gauge. Hoyo de Monterey is another favorite. Don't go to Maduro just yet. They may be too strong for you. Get one with a Connecticut...

I think I may switch over to the piranha also. I liked the idea of it for the lake. Is the standard practice to order it directly or do I have to go through a retailer like West Marine?

Lake Wylie is never a bad choice. If you own a camper you could stay at Ebenezer Park fairly cheaply. Rock Hill has movie cinemas and plenty of restaurants in town. T-Bonz is also accessible by lake. Alot of people have also been talking about Lake Jocassee but I haven't a clue where it is...

Greetings to everyone. I'm back in boating. Purchased a 1 owner 1989 160br alpha I. Live on Lake Wylie and hope to learn the lake in the most painless way possible. Grew up on the New England coast of the Atlantic. I'm sure lakes are a bit different!! Hope to meet some of you out there

Just registered to the site and set up my profile. Own an 89 160br. Just purchased it from the 1 owner. Lots of experience on the Northeast Atlantic ocean but not to much on Lake Wylie. Look forward to meeting some new people.