If you’re like me you probably planned a few projects over the winter, for the boat and maybe the house. I had planned a few and after the fall season of raking leaves for days on end I was able to start on them.First up…
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Our boat is blocked up and tightly wrapped inside her white plastic cocoon, waiting for spring to hit the water again. But just because she is winterized does not mean that work does not continue over the winter. There is plenty that needs to be…
So much is going on right now I feel like I can’t keep up with it all. I love the Fall season but at the same time feel a bit of a crush to get things done. Leaves start falling, slowly at first and then…
As a boat owner, you know there is always something to do. Just when you feel caught up another job pops up. Some of them keep you from using the boat, others are just another item on the list that you can put off until…
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…
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…