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Having done a lot of tubing and pulling tubers over about a 1/2 century, agree with the above. Which tube, prop, etc you use will depend on the tuber and what they're looking for. As things have progressed from the old car/truck inner tubes, and the smaller "tubes", they got bigger and...

So, don't even try to start it briefly in the slip now? I suspect the oil pump gave it up while out, or almost did, generating high engine temps. Does an oil pump operate in an all-or-nothing fashion?

The GM 350 style long-block that we put in as a re-power has running well for almost 10 years. Last week it shut-down after being fueled-up, run on plane, then running just above idle. It re-started after a few minutes, but I headed back towards down-river, and to the slip. Was running OK...

I like curves, and your description of a bathtub curve. After re-powering our boat for the Niagara River, Lake Erie, etc and enjoying what sounds like the middle part of that curve for about 10 years - it seems like we might be getting to a final part of such a curve (and focus on our other...

Interesting article - "The open house showcased the manufacturing steps of the zero-emissions boats, starting with the raw materials and ending with the finished products." yep, trying to convince people with short-sighted "reasons" - they really should stop saying that, it's not true, not the...

water level outside the boat is where it should be and that water level is lower than the subject location of the plug on the exhaust manifold - pic will still not post

I'm guessing that's OK/best to do with boat in slip, engine cold/not running. Correct?

Thank you. Wish I could get the pic uploaded - there's a very short piece of closed-end hose on there attached to the end of manifold with a band-clamp. And that rubber stop is now slowly leaking - seems like it was just a barn-job, and a threaded metal-plug should have been put in there...

agreed, especially on the laws of physics (nothing is free) on the court order, etc - makes me wonder how much $leverage$ the existing power-selling companies have

to me, that's a docking rule any time of day (or night)

How about some kind of towable paddle-wheel electric power generating turbine? Just spit-balling here, I'd guess others have thought about this - probably several reasons that's a no-go.

What plug size/type should I get to replace the leaker on the aft starboard exhaust manifold on the GM 350 in this carb'd IO boat? When this boat was repowered about 8 yrs ago, I think this manifold plug mighta been just something around put on the get things running. I shoulda measured it...

Interesting idea. Is that wind turbine rated at 50 m/s at the tip? That may be a different velocity vector than your vehicles' speed. This concept has been an interesting possibility to me for years (not sure). "Kean Wind Turbines Inc designs and manufactures wind turbines. The Company...

Ya, its a skill-testing event every time. Sure sucks when someone sets a low, dark little boat adrift and you come up on it - glad it was just me in a little tinny that time, 'cause I'd have launched, and who-knows what. Was not concerned that someone was going to have to search for their...

They're better now, but Id be wary of used, Iff I was to get a CAR with CVT, nothing you want to be strong or fast, I'd look into what type of belt it has - newer ones have stronger materials, but still flex.

That's always been funny

just like our '45 Willy's, so you can operate throttle and ignition switch with same foot the '70 skylark had moved ignition switch into key-module, but still had dimmer on the floor

I don't think so, thanks for the heads-up on that. But something has changed - maybe I need to drive over there (unannounced)

yes, and does a tri-hull meet your boating wants (for this boat)? I'd consider that before putting too much work into it. Maybe it does.

That's for sure. Following this line of thought, the formerly-good local HVAC company I've worked with for years added plumbing and electrical to their services - they ended-up scaring the Admiral (on many things I know are incorrect) into having a GFCI outlet replaced for about 285 labor and...