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We finally made the trip up to the meadows today for a lunch cruise. It is a very enjoyable spot for hanging out without any boat traffic to bounce you around. I'm adding it to my list of good spots to chill out. List so far: - Big berm by Westgage landing - Mildred Island - Potato Slough...

1st, let me say this isn't really about my frugal nature. It is more of a convenience thing. I currently do not have a spare tire on my trailer mostly because we really don’t tow our boat anywhere. Our marina does all the launching and it’s about 500 yards from the dry storage to the launch...

I saw an ad in Trailer Boats for Schuck Cushion Hitches, "Engineered to absorb minor or major tongue thrust shocks". The basic design is polyurethane wrapping between the ball mount and the frame insert into the receiver. It seems like a pretty good idea, but wanted to check for some 'real...

I bought my boat last fall with 170 hrs. It was immaculately maintained, so the fact it was 8 yrs old didn’t bother me. I had planned on keeping it for a few years, then upgrading to a bigger/newer boat. Well less than a year later, I’ve put on ½ the original hours. At this rate I’ll...

This is an item that caught my eye in Overtons as I always seem to be marking up this spot. http://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?r=view&i=72349&pdesc=Scuff_Buster_Stainless_Steel_Bow_Guard Has anyone tried one of these guards? Also, how hard is the 3M adhesive to remove if I...

The coupler latch on my trailer is becoming a real pain. I am constantly having to use a screw driver to pry the latch back so the ball will fit into the coupler. Does anyone have any tricks that will make this operate smoothly again? Also, can I replace just the coupler latch assembly or do...

I was flipping through my latest copy of BoatUS mag and found the following consumer alert: "Sea Ray Boats Inc. Recall 060108S - 2007 175 BR: Boats failed to meet test for flotation." That sounds extremely bad, but I don't know all the particulars of the floatation tests. However, I did want...

I'm reviving an old topic with a slightly different twist. There is a previous post on this product, http://www.swimplatforms.com , but the focus is on larger boats. Has anyone, that has a sport boat without a factory extended swim platform, tried this product? If so, let me know if you did...

I'm thinking of using a bilge heater this winter http://www.xtremeheaters.com and have a question about mounting the heater. Why do I need to mount the heater at all? My boat is in dry storage and it not likely to move around. Why can't I just place the heater in the engine compartment and...