Recent content by NautyDog

In all the discussion of flat tires, did anybody mention this... For two trailers with equal load limits, triple axles will have smaller tires compared to a double. This can lower your clearance which can effect bridge clearances and loading your boat at the ramp. Also, there can be other...

In general, I would agree with everyone else - I always like to ride out the storm. But the answer isn't as simple as most make it seem unless you are on a small lake or you have radar or Sirius weather and can know how long it will last. Keep in mind, I'm on the Gulf, not on a small lake -...

No, I don't accept money for boat gas, but my guests are always nice enough to offer to bring some drinks and to have one of the little ladies rub me down with suntan lotion. You can't be too careful - especially since I boat naked.

When you change your signature, it affects every post you ever make - you can just use any post, change your settings and look back (hit refresh)

I have been going through the same dilemma on my 280. There are a few problems finding the right TV... 1) New TV's are 16:9, and original is 4:3 2) If I find one that fits the width, then the height is so small 3) Even if I find a TV that fits, it will be 120V and not a 12v/120V like my current...

Table saw. You're welcome.

Lots of thread and opinions on this if you do a search. There is no right or wrong answer. Inboards (V-Drives) will lose about 30% of the power and fuel economy. They also need a bigger draft. However, Stern drives have more maintenance problems when stored in the water, but these problems...

It's my understanding that a functional reed valve should not be allowing water OUT into the clear tube. Did you check the reed valve to see if it was bad?

I'm jealous of all that space!! Keep in mind that there are risks to mounting stuff in the engine room. Circulation was already pointed out. But also, if things are lnot secured properly, you can get all sorts of problems from moving debris. A guy at my marina had a grill in his engine room...

Can't you use your remote control cannon to blow them out of the waterF? :grin: Lights still wouldn't help much - do the objects in the water have reflective tape or coating? Logs don't. Debri doesn't. Crab traps - maybe. You'd have to be close to the object and going slow to see an obstacle...

There was a great post on changing the impellers on a 5.0 Merc with Brave III drive. It has diagrams, great instructions, etc. Do a search. I followed these instructions and changed mine in 90 minutes. However, you have a harder issue - which is trying to find the bits and pieces of the...

I heard the exact same thing - and it is NOT a rumor. But what I heard from my friend in the art business (he makes the "S"'s for "Sea Ray"), is that Bill Gates is going to buy Sea Ray in order to complete his dream of building a boat that runs Windows. He's going to double the size of the...

I think this is the best advice I've heard (besides go slow). Docking is to boating what landing is to a pilot. And if have ever known a pilot, you know they spend half their time in the plane doing "touch and gos" which is practicing landings. They never "master" landing, and they continue...

For an experienced boater - maybe. For a new boater in this case, there are a few things... 1) Get somebody on the dock to assist 2) If there isn't somebody to help, what the hell were you thinking being out in those conditions? 3) Use dock lines to assist - pull up to perpendicular to the...

I really don't know much, but I thought Sea Ray made their own furniture, but as for who made the actual fabric, I don't know. However, Sea Ray might. However, even if you found the same material, you need the same color. Of course, yours would have severely faded after 19 years, so I don't...