Hi,
I own a 1984 Imperial 19' bowrider with a Volvo Penta AQ131a engine. I had it out last night and had one of those 'Grizwald' moments: Family all sitting, just cleared the no-wake markers and I yell HERE WE GO and then the engine died as I advanced the throttle. The boat has a history...
Yesterday after running my boats motor for awhile in my drive way (with earmuffs), I backed into the garage and went about other business. Around 6 pm my kids started complaining about the garage smelling like gas. I went out and found that about (I'm guessing) a quart of gas came out of the...
Tonight I'm going to look at a 18" Imperial that the owner says on the phone has had the transom and stringers rebuilt (by him) and re-fiberglassed, a new floor put in etc. He said he has worked in a body shop and that is where he learned to do fibergl.
Does this make the boat a better buy or...
As my family gets closer to buying a boat we spent a morning at one of the docks at a open horsepower lake in Ohio near us. Watching people launch and retrieve boats.
#1 observation: The book "A Complete Idiots Guide to Boating and Sailing" pretty much covers the topic well, but many people...
I know...another newbie thread.....
I'm looking to buy a used boat in the next few weeks/months per 'the committee's' request (aka my family). I know from friends experiences to think SMALL when buying a first boat.
I've been thinking of nailing a mid 90's Seadoo Speedster, Regal Rush or...
