Local marina wanted 150$ to change the oil in my 2010 bayliner 175 with mercruiser 3.0
Mobil boat mechanic on craigslist offered to do it for 120 in my driveway.
I went the cheap easy route (1st mistake). After watching the process I will be purchasing a pump to do this myself as it looked very...
I need to get some protectant on my seats and would like to buy local but the boat shops here dont really have much selection. However I asked my trusted mechanic if he had any suggestions, he said definitely do not use armourall, but that I could use leather conditioner from autozone or...
I received a letter in the mail from mercruiser offering to extend my engine warranty. But after looking at the fine print it only seems to cover major engine components and if I were to make a claim I would have to have impeccable service records. I have them now but -life happens, ya never...
I want to get back on the water as we are having some nice days, however we might get another freeze at any time. SO I needed a way to temporary winterize. Made a post here but couldnt find/ understand the manual for my engine on how to do it. So I went to my local bayliner dealer and had a...
Hello all, so i got lucky and missed the tornado but my shrink wrap looked like a thousand cats ran all over it claws out. Hundreds of little punctures. I have a regular boat cover that I'm going to put on tmrw that is that "water proof" canvas stuff but with all the spring rain coming should I...
So temps here in chattanooga are dropping at night, but I have seen many high 60-low 70 degree days. To get anywhere around town you have to take bridges over the river and I see boats out there all the time. My boat however is still in shrink wrap...
Hello all, never posted down here but I have been thinking.......Last year my dealer could never get my idle "perfect"(if that exists). They told me they would warm it up in the shop and then adjust, but it always seemed a little to high or to low. SO is the best time to adjust it when engine is...
So Im going to Chattanooga Tn on business for about a month (mon-fri). I will have 2 or 3 guys with me from work and since its only about a 4 hour drive from home I figured I could bring my boat with me for one of the weeks if the weather looked good. I have only been a boater for a few months...
Ok couple things here, first off its AWESOME BEING A BOAT OWNER! hahahahahahaha
Me and wife went out to the middle of lake , shut off the motor and drifted while we ate lunch:priceless! I kept thinking the whole time "if we rented this boat for a day, I would dread pulling back into the marina"...
Just curious if the 8900 acre lake I will be boating is likely to ever get too choppy to boat on? I have a 17.5ft bowrider and ive heard my lake can get windy, but its not a huge lake and I cant imagine it ever getting crazy. What do you all think? Lake in question is Cave run in KY.
Its not a HUGE concern for me because boating costs what it cost, but im about to launch my first boat and I have read some conflicting information in various places. I have read that cruising speed is theoretically where your boat is most efficient, but I equate that as cruising speed being the...
Just heard about this. Ill be keeping my boat slipped at the marina and if teflon could help extend the life and look of the hull i would definitely do this. Opinions?
Hello all, I have been lurking in the shadows for awhile now, I believe you have the best boating forum on the net and I humbly seek your knowledge and expertise!
So I have alot to put in here, sorry because it will probably be long. I have a somewhat unique situation so i thought for you to...
