I've decided to keep my boat at a marina located on the river. I'd like to keep it at the Neshaminy State Park marina in Croydon. I'll be keeping my boat on a trailer with a mooring cover. Any idea how safe it would be here? It's a brand new boat and I would always keep the cover on with no...
My 07 Toyota Tacoma which I bought brand new was hit yesterday while parked. The girl that hit it did major damage to both my truck and her uncle's mini cooper. My entire rear axle shifted. Needless to say my truck is going to be out of commission for up to a month if it's not totaled.
Her...
I did a search and couldn't find the answers to my questions. Sorry if they've already been discussed.
I used my boat probably around 5 hours this season (10 max). Most of my time was spent cruising to a spot on the water 10 minutes from the dock, sitting there for hours, and then driving back...
This is probably a very dumb and simple question, but I wasn't quite sure what to type in for a search.
I plan on adding a second battery this season. I fully understand how to set it up (thanks to this forum). I also plan on adding some lights on the back of my transom that will be turned on...
I took my boat out for the first ride of the season yesterday. I had it running on muffs before taking it out and noticed no leaks of any kind. When I got to the ramp I started it up and let it idle for a few minutes before going on my way. No leaks that I noticed (the bilge had a very small...
My boat came with the original 13 year old canvas that wasn't given the attention it should have. It no longer stretches, it shrunk in certain spots, and it definitely does not keep it dry! I have to throw a cheap $60 thin walmart cover over top of the canvas and combined they keep the boat...
I'm trying to take the outdrive off my boat tonight. I have the owners manual and I'm following it. I'm trying to tap the pivot rod out of the trim/tilt cylinders and the rod won't budge more than a centimeter! Is there a trick to this?? I've been spraying WD-40 on them and hitting them with a...
This is my second season with my boat and I'm learning how to do the maintenance myself. I owned pwc for a very long time and had no issues working on them or maintaining them. The more I learn about my boat, the more I wish I bought a jet boat since it seems like there is a LOT less life...
I have a volvo 3.0GS (LK) engine. I'm not sure of the brand of waterpump. I purchased the boat last season and am clueless when the previous owner changed the impeller last. I bought an impeller kit and was going to change it tonight. When I opened it up it wasn't how I expected it to look. I...
I just noticed one of my bellows is in horrible condition. Since I'm just learning how to work on my boat and how to do all the maintenance myself, I'm clueless how long it's been in this shape. I bought it last year from the previous owner (who had receipts for every year of winterizations and...
I went to do my first oil change on my Volvo SX outdrive today. I ran it for about 10 minutes, drained the oil, and then went to put new oil in with a pump through the drain plug. The oil pump the marine shop sold me doesn't fit my drain plug hole! All the local marine shops are closed. Is my...
I went to get oil for my Volvo sx outdrive from my local marine shop. My manual calls for gl-5 synthetic sae75/90W. My dealer only had quicksilver sae90W synthetic and said that would be fine. Is this ok or should I return it and try to find the right stuff? I'm thinking I should return it but I...
I'm having trouble deciding if my outdrive absolutely needs to be repainted. It's a fresh water boat I purchased last year that the previous owner docked in the water for 1 season. If it's nothing more than an eyesore I can live with it for another season. If this is something that needs to be...
I need some tips! When my boat was winterized last winter I had a mechanic come and do it so I could watch and learn from him (I'll do my own from now on). We realized the previous owner must have replaced the original drain plug with a stainless steel screw. Who knows when he did it or when the...
I need a new prop since the last ride of my season last year I must have hit something in the water and I took a chip the size of a quarter out of an edge of my aluminum stock prop.
I went to this website (http://www.dansdiscountprops.com) and it had a "prop wizard" that selected some props...
