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So - I need to run an older 2-stroke engine for a few hours in a few days. The tank has 2 (or is it 3?) year old gas in it. . probably 3-4 gallons. I figure "better safe than sorry", and want to swap out the old gas with new gas. Having fuel problems while on the water just will *not* be...

I need to give my PWC mechanic the boot. Anyone know a good mobile PWC guy in the Toms River / Bricktown area of NJ?

so. . .I have a SunSport. Definately a great dayboat. If it's raining. . we usually stay home and watch TV. But now that the fall weather is in the Northeast, 70F sunny afternoons are NOT happening. When I got my boat, it was rigged with full camper canvas attached to two biminis. The forward...

Not much of a black friday type, but I like the good electronics sale as much as the next geek. I usually opt for "sleeping in" over getting up at 3am to fight with people over $12 USB drives. This year was no different. However, when I got to best buy at 3pm, I was surprised to find the store...

OK. . this board is dominated by the Sundancer crowd. . plus a few 48DB owners. I looked around for a 280SS or 290SS thread, and didn't find one. So here we go. . . I know two other 280SS owners on the board. . .anyone else out there? - - - - - - - BTW: I historically have quoted a...

Well. . made it south of the Bridge today, in a quest for fuel that was under $3.29 and not stale. Traveling South from Toms River to Good luck point, I was surpised to see four "Shoal water" bouys (white barrels, red on the ends) about 2/3 of the way from shore to the ICW 40 marker. At...

Gas prices jumped a nickle this morning and another nickle tonight. Whiskey tango foxtrot Is it because memorial day is comming or is something else going on?

so. . .for the Jersey crowd. . .how have you managed with reassessment? Where I am, the locals pushed the reassessment back one year due to falling house prices, and redid the "comps". Just got the final letter this week, along with the quarterly tax bill. Hard to tell what really has...

So. . .after all the whoohah in the Honda generator thread, I have an off topic issue I would like to discuss. Last month, we had a corperate mandate come out saying "Driving with a cell phone is a hazardous is as bad as driving drunk". Recently, the corperate mandate was clarified to include...

. . .ok, sparked by a previous thread, I have a dumb question regarding reversed polarity when hooked to shore power. When I first got my boat, and first hooked up shore power (120V source), I got the "reverse polarity light". Can some explain the hazard (either to life or equipment) that this...

Just bought anti-freeze for winterization. My boat is getting hauled in the morning. sigh. . . this is very depressing.

There are a few threads in the Electronics section, a few have commented on using Garmin Nuvi units as a Backup GPS. Rather than Hijack one of those threads. . .I would like to ask people's thoughts on the "need" for a backup GPS on your boat. Have we gotten to the point where paper charts...

Were any of the NJ types at Water's edge on Sunday? At 4pm Sunday, the place was PACKED. Between the drunk lake boaters and the Ukranian prostitutes. . . it was quite a show!!!

Well. . .it looks like that Gustav was no Katrina. The storm wasn't as big. The Government was FAR more proactive in dealing with potential problems. These are all good things. Looking at some web blogs, news and photos tonight, I am struck by a few things; 1) There are still lessons to...

If you are going to have a bender :wow:, http://jalopnik.com/5039764/drunk-high-naked-driver-crashes-into-parked-car-while-masturbating-but-wait-theres-more you may as well go all the way. (I originally picked the link off of Instapundit who deftly noted that at least the fellow wasn't...

In a thread in the General Discussion area, Turtle Tone talked about getting the snot beat out of him by a storm. In that thread, XM weather was mentioned as an add-on for Garmin 545 units. OK. . .I would like to know if anyone has purchased XM weather for a Garmin 5xx or 4xx unit. According...

The 18" windshield wiper blade on my 1997 280SS is shot. This thing looks NOTHING I see in any Autoparts store or marine store. Any good place to get one, or am I going to jury-rig something from NAPA?

This weekend, I did something stupid. OK. . .I admit it. I made a mistake, had predictable goof ball result. Now I want to know how I could have done it better. On Sunday, between thunderstorms, the crew and I headed to our favorite watering hole. Usually, the easiest docking method is to send...

Question: How long do extinguishers last? The hand held on my SeaRay looks fine. Pressure reads fine. But it has been on the boat at least since I bought it a few years ago. I suspect it is now 11 years old (i.e. original to the boat).

The boat: 280SS. 1997. Kept in salt. The question: I have aluminum trim tabs. Should they be painted? If painted, do I use hull paint or outdrive paint? Background: I can tell that they once were painted, but they have not been painted since I have the boat. First painting (under my...