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Just bought my first boat. It has a very clean 2003 Mercury 60hp. I know some lubricants/solvents can be detrimental to some materials such as rubber surfaces as in spark plug boots etc. Would it be advisable to spray down the motor, with the cowl off, with WD-40 or is there a better way to...
I finally bought a boat. After endless searchs on craigslist, ebay, boattrader.com looking at bass boats, jon boats, and bay boats, I decided on a 2003 Tracker Grizzly 18' center console welded jon boat with a 2003 60 hp Mercury. It seemed to be the best deal for my criteria utility-wise and...
This will be my first boat. I'm currently considering two bass boats. One has an '83 Mariner 70hp, and the other has an
'89 Evinrude 110hp VRO. I'm leaning towards the one with the '89 Evinrude not only because it's newer, but also because it has more horsepower, as both boats are in a...
