Recent content by t.bird

Sounds like a nice view! There was a boat that looked similar to yours yesterday, but seemed a little short. We will probably still try to go out on Sunday despite the not great view.

We were on the upstream side. Wow, you must have been able to get close in the past. Did the downstream side get moved back as well? Were you out today? I thought I saw a boat that looked similar to yours up against the Kennewick shore. We tried anchoring on the Kennewick side between a...

We had a decent day on the water. Anchored out from about 10-4. Not a lot of hydroplane action today but the "patriots" jet team were pretty great to watch. One idiot anchored next to me and tied his anchor to the cleat by his windshield, any time the wind would shift his bow would come...

Thanks for the replies! We usually put in at Columbia Point, so will be anchoring upstream. I'm not worried about my boys seeing anything "R-rated", but having two year-olds on board while idiots/drunks are cutting my anchor line or ramming the boat makes me nervous. Thanks for the tips on...

I know there are a few members on here in the Tri-Cities...and this is the only boat forum I have joined. We are new to the Tri-Cities and I was wondering about anchoring out for the water follies. Growing up we would watch the Madison Regatta on my dad's boat, so I am familiar with the races...

My engine died on the water on my 2nd day running the boat. The first day I took the boat out to test it, it ran fine so I brought my wife, mom, and twin toddlers on board the next day and the engine shut down 30 minutes in. We called Coast Guard on the radio and they had a call out to a...

Well, the fuel line came today and I got the boat back together. It fired up and then died about 45 seconds later, unwilling to start again. It did not have spark. I did a bunch of research online and found some ignition system diagnostic info. I bypassed the ignition sensor in the...

I tried looking around for a bit at braided lines but gave up after it became hard to find the right fittings on the ends, then it got pricey. I ordered a stock hard line last night for $39. Here is a picture of the junk in the filter, once it dried out, it's kind of light...almost wood...

Wow, Tri-Cities representn'! We trailer the boat and put in at the ramp by Anthony's in Richland. Although we had to pull out at the Finley boat ramp on Saturday...which is half-gravel...and not fun.

Thanks for the responses and welcomes everyone! So I pulled the tank vent line and could get air through it, though it was a little kinked at the loop. I straightened out the kink and blew, it moved air a little easier. I then had the brilliant idea to cut the loop off and realized the...

Hi, we bought our first boat last week, a 1984 Monaco with a Mercruiser 228 that appears to be in decent condition. I grew up around boats, but this is my first boat and I live 2500 miles away from my boating family. I tested the boat for 20 minutes before we bought it in a private sale, it...