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Now this sounds like it might be a alcohol related activity!

Thanks Wayne, I think that the shafts being retracted would be the best option, even though there wouldn't be a actual problem with them extended. I will try to "wash out" a area that I can leave the drive down. Maybe I worry about things too much, and knowing that someone has experienced the...

My slip is in a shallow port, the depth of the water is barely enough when the drive is at full trim. While the bottom is soft and muddy there is a bed of sand after a few inches. I do feel comfortable motoring to the slip and have not had any hard hits with the prop. This is my question...

Did anyone notice that the boat's name is "Temporary Insanity II"? Wonder what happened to "Temporary Insanity I"?

Just an update. I did check the cockpit heater temp, and it was cold. I figured just to change the thermostat. I got a 160 degree and changed it out with no problems. Easier than I anticipated. The engine warmed nicely to 170 again and I am happy. Case closed. Thanks for all the...

That might be true about fouling the plugs, but it doesnt (right now anyway) seem to run rougher at idle. Yes, I do think the 160 would be the right one. One thing that I didn't think of, for a verifacation of the actual temperature, is to turn on my cockpit heater and feel the air coming out...

Thanks Ron. I still think I will be changing it out, but just wondered the implications of "running cold". The guy did ask if the engine was running bad, as if there wasn't proper mixture because of the lower temperature before he suggested not changing it. I did run it on the lake, full...

I have a question about my engine temperature. I have had this boat now for six years, never have I had a different reading on the temperature gauge other than 170 degrees once the engine has warmed up and we are under way. This weekend, I happened to notice the gauge was at 130 and I had...

ummmmm... my guess: Something in the "keeps it running" circuit

I know the is NOT a outboard site, but a friend sent this to me today and I had to share. Figured the Tiki Bar was the best place. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2gIdMRwfuM Funny about that.... I owned a Johnson 115 on my last boat. But I had to do my own priming.

The Lakeland Lake Michigan Cruising guide is a good one. We have used it quite a bit to plan trips to various ports. There is also a bit on the Chicago River and southward to the Tenn Tom. It has phone numbers and contact information and ammenities as well...

Exactly what I was looking for JackF! Thanks. I saved the *.pdf for future use. My older boat had the pitot tube just as the You Tube video did. But, my mechanic didn't quite have nails like that! I would like to see what the rest of the gal looked like!

I had some trouble with my speedometer late in August, I figured that marine growth had covered the pitot tube that is on the outdrive. Now that the boat is out of the water, winterized and stored. I looked over my outdrive to clear the pitot hole. I could not find anything that resembled...

Did you hafta make the hole in the rear door way to get it to fit? Looks like the anchor might need to be removed to get the door down. Nice boat by the way!

I was also glued to the tube yesterday watching with horror/anticipation that SOMETHING bad was going to be happening to the little boy in the balloon. Then as the balloon descended towards the earth, toward those high voltage transmission lines, I was thinking I cant believe that how anyone...

A young new couple settled into bed each getting in on their respective side of the bed. As the man throws the covers over him, he lets out a very loud expel of gas. His new wife surprised, said “What the heck was that?”. Thinking quickly, the man said “Oh… that’s Fart Football. I am ahead…...

How is this one?? Chicago July 2009

Oh great... Now there will be a law that each boat will have to have one of those yellow lables that state: "Boat towards water durning launching".

Why are grocery bags and Michael Jackson alike? Both are made of plastic and are dangerous to children.

I had the same exact senerio last year. Clean out the water, and sooner or later it was back. It turned out to be exactly as Quint4 indicated, the shaft seal. I watched as the mechanic used a rag, wiped out all the water pooled in the pocket that the steering arm enters. The water would...