bigbuck

Great stuff esp for two strokes. It us a better cleaner than stabilizer though.

I/o's are different animals than outboards. An outboard will drain when lowered, an inboard is always full of water unless it gets drained. Manifolds, the block, water pump all need to get drained. Do it properly by the book and you will not have a problem. As for tarp vs shrink wrap, if you are sheltered from the wind, tarp is fine, if not, shrink wrap it.

That sucks!! That she knocked on your door and told your roomate tbat she will deal with it responibly speaks well for her. That said, I feel bad for your dog that it got attacked while minding its own business. Years back while walking my last dog in a nearby park, a fellow had his german shepherd off leash and it came up to my dog and attacked it right away with no provocation or warning, not even a growl. BIG mistake, my dog was a Sharplaninac, Macedonian sheep dog, big and ornery. The shep did not stand a chance, my dog grabbed it by the throat and started to thrash it around. I got mine off and the shep walked off with its tail between its legs. The owner came running up and started to yell at me! His dog, off leash on public property, attacked mine and it was my fault??? Needless to say, he looked at me before I could say anything else and walked off. Every time I saw him and his dog again, they would go to the other side of the street. I am a dog lover, but if you do not have control over your animal, do not ever leave it off leash.

Jesus Lew!!! Bloody disease strikes again!! I'm sure your missus will be just fine. I would tell you to take care of your good lady but I would be wasting my breath, you will do it regardless. Take care my friend. Diane will be in my prayers.

Befor I pull it from the lake I drop in stabil into the tank and go for a quick blast and then pull up to the trailer and fog it first. Lots of fog down the carb till it stalls out. Then after it is on the driveway, I change the engine oil and filter while it is still warm. Replace fuel filter/water separator. Drain the block and manifolds completely, air does not freeze (this coming from a tech who spent many years in Alaska servicing boats). Change the impeller if it is due and do any work lon the engine bay now, check the drive belts, etc..... Disconnect and charge the battery while doing all this. If you have a trolling motor, charge its batteries as well. I then move to the outdrive and drain the gear oil being careful to check the old oil carefully for signs of water and/or metal shavings. refill with oil. Make sure the drain plug is out of the transom and then put the frame in for my tarps. Cover the prop with a couple garbage bags and tape off with masking tape. Kiss her goodnight and park where it will spend its winter. Iboats.com can be a great help as there is info specific to each motor/drive. Also lots of really knowledgeable guys that can help you with specific issues.

Nice little spot you have there. Now you can enjoy!!!

Ha ha Lew!! Hopefully your new rod will be getting all nice and slimy with all the skis your are going to catch. Have fun!!

Best bang for the buck I have seen is the fenwick musky trolling rod. It was on special at sail a few weeks ago for well under 100 bucks.

Nice fish!!! Careful though, they are very addictive. You may have a musky monkey on your back after catching a few.

Nice long rod. 7'6 minimum mh as a starter. You will def need 80lb braid, 50 is not quite enough. You can toss bucktails and spinners and cranks with it. As you get more into fishing for these toothy critters you will want another heavier rod for jerk and glidebaits and yet another long rod for trolling. Just make sure to get a good quaity reel. The cheaper reels just do not hold up well with all the casting of heavy baits and strong fighting fish. A good reel will last years with minimal maintenance. A little cleaning and oiling once a year and you are good to go.

Good Job!!!!! Definitely need a feed of pickeral now!!

Sorry to hear about your loss. The loss of a parent is a tough pill to swallow. His pain and suffering is over. He can rest now and it is time for your family to heal. Spend time with your mother and give her a lot of love. That is what you need.

Yaaaaay!!! Good news!!!!!!

Good fishing and a better story. That is a hard core fisherman. I think I will add a bottle of disinfectant to my first aid kit in the boat along with bandages and some electrical tape, I will be ready what may come.

You can get them at West Marine. There is another kind of metal called Monel. Better than stainless steel. They are pricey though. I think they are pushing 40 bucks a box of 1000. If you are going to do any interior work on the boat I would buy them. I am probably going to need to do mine next year so this thread has got me thinking.

Hopefully a good ending to this story. Goodd luck on getting her back in primo shape.

As soon as I saw it I thought of Restoration Garage as well. Nice piece of Canadiana.

Thats a write off. Hull will be mangled, hard to fix, the outdrive(s) completely shot, props..... not to mention shock damage to everything else.... probably was stolen by someone who over imbibed.....

Ultimately, they need to take a look at the innards to properly repair the unit. Since you damaged the case, it needs to be disassembled to be repaired. He cannot just weld it fully assembled, all the seals will melt. That is why when a skeg gets repaired they always leave it full of oil. With case damage, the heat is too close to the prop seals etc.... be more careful out there, pretty much all of us have hit a shoal or rock or sunken timber. Welcome to the worrld of boat ownership, repairs and work inevitably get delayed by a lot of different reasons. I felt like a fool for hitting a couple shoals in GBay, the one time I should have known better, the othef was just dumb luck, a channel I travelled through countless times was a bit lower than usual and I made way for another boat pulling a skier, I was off mu normal path by only a few feet and wham, I hit a rock, trashed the prop and skeg and bent the prop shaft a bit. 800 bucks and 3 weeks later, I was back on the water. I was hoping for one week but that turned into 3 because of waiting cor a seal kit that was backordered at the time. S.....t happens.

Very true Cliff, very true.

Lew, I have always been pro cop as well. But when you have guys with badges out their that abuse their power like this it really burns my biscuit. I think even a call to his detachment supervisor should be in order. Calls to them from the resort operators as well because their businesses will be the ones to suffer. Keep kicking things up the chain. There may or may not be a positive result but it has to be dealt with somehow. Even a complaint to the local mpp. Squeaky wheel gegs the grease.

Very nice!!! I think we have a friend on the board who can set you up with a floatplane.....

Reminds me of Roscoe P Coltrane sheriff of Hazard County. People need to tAke the time to fight these types of nonsense tickets. Judges do not look kindly to police officers who issue them. I got a Bull ticket last year just south of Bala. I got pulled over, the officer told me I was speeeding (I was 5k over the limit) and proceeds to give me a ticket for failure to obey sign, looking in my rearview, I did not even see a radar gun on the dash. He didnt know how fast I was going and when he ran my plate and saw I was from out of town, he pulled me over and gave me a vague ticket. I took the time to go to court, the officer was shockeed to see me there, as soon as my name was called, the crown stood and asked to have it dismissed because of a lack of evidence. On my way out I said to the officer ' have a great day Roscoe'. He knew exactly what I meant and his face turned red. Great way to promote tourism.

Sunoco 94 has ethanol. The only gas station premium with no ethanol is shell. Check the vent and gasket for the filler. Fuel companies love ethanol because they add it to inferior fuels to boost the octane. Ethanol has an equivalent octane of about 108 I believe.

Now for a pic of a supertanker up there. Good to see you got yourself de-skunked!!!