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Starting to see Baltimore County Police boats set up shooting radar in no wake zone. I saw them where Frog Mortar Creek meets Middle River. Anyone seeing them elsewhere? I see many boats who, although not on plane, are definitely exceeding the no wake 6mph. I can't really get over 8 or 9mph...

At least here on the Chesapeake Bay this weekend. Its called Get out of My Way Unless you want Me to Hit You With My Boat. In 2 days I had 2 different experiences with other boaters that crossed my bow from my port side in no wake zone and one even had his wife on the bow pointing their intended...

I have a 1987 250DA going into season 7 of ownership. Every year I would use heavy cut compound then polish then wax to get a barely decent finish on the 2 blue stripes. Within a month they would look chalky and dull. Last fall I did a test spot that would be exposed for winter by wet sanding...

Hi group. Weirdest thing. First time out after being winterized. Had 2 fresh batteries, cranked starter, engine turned over for a couple seconds then just froze. You could hear solenoid kick nice and hard from strong battery and could see that starter was trying to turn motor. I put a ratchet on...

Plan to look at late 80's 390EC and mid 90's 40' Express cruisers. Besides leaking windows any other common concerns related to construction or mechanical installations in certain years. Eddie

Although a little tacky it seems to work quite well. We saw this on another boaters 23' cruiser and asked if it was custom or a universal item. The wife says custom from Big Lots gardening section for $25. I found one on Amazon for $29.95. They are a white bug mesh meant to fit over a 9' round...

I saw an article in the NY Times about folks abandoning boats because they couldn't afford them or sell them for enough to cover expenses. Big upswing on insurance fraud. Used an example of a guy in Seattle who drilled a hole and sank his boat to collect on insurance. When the boat was salvaged...

I have read some suggestions to remove the impeller in the raw water pump during the off season to avoid it taking a "set". Also give it a lube with petroleum jelly so it doesn't experience a dry start in the spring. Is this old school for less modern materials or still worth considering? Eddie...

Just to make life interesting my bilge blower has a 4" inlet from the bilge and a 3" outlet to the vent. It seems original. I saved the old one in case I need to cut the piece off that reduces the outlet end. Anyone seen these? It is from an '87 250DA. Eddie

I used a couple of those amazing miracle products for repair this weekend. I used JB Weld to repair a broken weld on one of the hatch hinge pins- so far so good. The other was Marine Tex, the white epoxy kit. I had a bracket rip out with 2 screws when a line got caught around a bracket during...

Exciting weekend on the boat. Spent friday night on Woodland Creek on Sassafras River, Northern Chesapeake Bay. Awoke 5:45am sat morning to a strong thunderstorm, closed hatches, let out more anchor line, looked around and decided it was OK to go back to sleep. At 9:00am my wife gets up and...

We where overnighting on friday night at what is usually a quiet, serene, cove with a beautiful view of the sunset and the bay. Unfortunately there was a 3 boat raft up 100 yds away that blasted 80's music and screamed along with the words until after midnight. In contrast, it was a...

Spotted this 1986 250 DA on Ebay with AC using an inverter. He is using 6 deep cycle batts with a 2500 watt inverter and is able to recharge it using an uprated 100 amp alternator. It also still has a starting and house battery. He claims it will last all night for sleeping. Anyone doing the...

I ran into an old friend out on the water today. He has a restored 1927 wooden 38' Edwards Boat Yard Bay Boat. These are the watermans boats but this one has a small cabin with berths and a head and a huge deck area. Symptom- Backfire over 3000rpm on 5.7 GM motor with quadrajet rebuilt carb...

I am refitting a, new to me, older(not Searay) boat that had those chrome rail fittings that were all cracked. I found a place closing out Stainless fittings. I just received them, they seem nice enough. Best part was the 90 fittings I needed were $4 each instead of the $10 I was afraid I was...

In my post about suggestions for things to look for while the motor was out it was mentioned to check a bushing in the water line between the outdrive and the motor. My mechanic says this item is only part of the Bravo 1 drives, not an issue on my Alpha drive. Eddie

I, finally, let my mechanic pull the motor out to fix the oil leaks. I purchased my 1987 250DA 4 years ago with fully documented paperwork showing a new block, head and internals with 70 hours on it. Over the next 4 years I've replaced and re-repaired many items but could not fix the oil and...

Looking for some tips from our friends in the northwest. Planning a family road trip next summer and will fly into Seattle and rent a car. Would it be a major highlight to make the drive to the ferry to the San Juan Islands? Then planning to head towards the Hoh rainforest and the coast...

The original ice box in my 87 250 has some broken plastic where it holds up the tray for the ice. I finally found a company that makes them named Formco plastics in Indiana www.formcoinc.com/ice-boxes/ . I will call them tomorrow to see about a price. Has anyone looked into these? Eddie Zuskin

My starting battery was totally dead today as a result of the kids leaving on the aft cabin light and me forgetting to turn the battery switch off 2 weeks ago. I started with the house battery and took a 30 minute cruise to charge the dead starting battery. No improvement after charging...