I recently started the much hated (by me!) job of cleaning the running gear on the boat to get her ready to launch. It seems the older I get the less I look forward to laying under the boat scraping off the barnacle remnants before…
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How far would you travel when looking for your next boat? Depending on your priorities this could be a very complex answer when taking so many things into account. On the other hand, knowing exactly what you want in that dreamboat can make that decision…
It is the middle of February and I can’t wait to get to the marina and finish up a couple of projects on our boat. Besides routine items like zinc replacement and cleaning,I have more electronic work to finish. In the last issue, I described…
Over the years I have had the pleasure of having to winterize many different boat systems and engines: inboards, outboards and inboard/outboards, fresh water, salt water, sanitation and air conditioning/ heating systems. The majority of the workboats I maintained had only the engines to worry…
Waking up early in Brewerton revealed another picture-perfect day. It was a little on the cool side with temperatures starting in the mid-fifties, and the boat was soaking wet with the morning dew. Barn swallows lined the rails of many of the boats docked at…
We finally made the trip and took our new to us boat home. I knew I would need help in the locks along the Oswego, Erie and Hudson Canals and my sister and brother-in-law jumped at the chance to help out and take in the…
The time is just about here for us to begin our trip taking our new to us boat from Alexandria Bay NY to Mattituck NY via the Saint Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, The Oswego Canal, The Erie Canal, Hudson River, East River to Long Island…
We see them every day. So often they barely register in our minds. Our last boat had signs posted all about the helm and cockpit. Warning signs, caution signs and various instructional signs. I paid attention to them until they faded into the background because…
There’s another Canadian wildfire conspiring to make it difficult to get the boat done! More about that later. In the meantime we have been getting ready for our next trip up to the boat in Alexandria Bay. We are planning to bring her back to…
