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No one owns anything anymore, it's all about the monthly payment. The only thing I owe is the PPP loan I took out during covid, all my junk is paid for

You must not have priced a new car lately

And the $25k is just for the motor, modern rigging(DTS stuff).is $3000+ depending on what you want

Find a small boat builder, they always have the best deals, they turn numbers to get a better deal. i got undercut by boat builders so many times, I gave up quoting motors.

4 cylinder 50? I'm not a fan. Those old cross flows were built for a different time,now the 3 cylinder 40/50/60, especially the later models that were a bigger displacement, i.can make those sing

$100/hp plus rigging. Honda=Tohotsu. The 4.2 liter Yamaha is a great engine with a good history, the mercury 250 is making waves as a good engine. If weight is an issue, I'd look at the 225 Mercury(V6), if you're going with teh 250, and its rated for it, might as well step up to the 300, it...

from the uscg frequently asked questions list about the law Q9. My boat doesn’t have an Engine Cut-Off Switch, do I need to install one? A9. No, unless the boat was built on or after 1 JAN 2020. The installation requirement applies to manufacturers, distributors and dealers of “covered...

They weren't very common till the late 90s, don't think they were included as standard till the mid 90s. Aren't required on boats older than 06(IIRC). Smart mo e to have one, easy to wire in

A couple of years ago, one winter. we had giant bluefin jumping in 20 ft of water off N Topsail,people were taking pics from their balconies of the condos. I normally troll that area for Spanish. I don't think they've come in that close, or that far South since then

saw a big splash once near Geeorgtown SC, pointed it out to our guide, few minutes later, we saw it again, ended up being a White Sturgeon, very rare fish to see.

anytime you guys are using a hole saw in fiberglass, drill the pilot hole separately, then spin the hole saw backwards, it takes a bit, but it will still cut thru. If you try it spinning the correct way, it tends to grab and bite, usually trying to break your wrist when it grabs

I've worked on several windlass setups on various large boats. It's very common to see regular pvc tubing used for routing you're anchor line below deck. I was going to install.a Maxwell windlass and have it feed to a bucket to tend all my line. Never got around to it

Crc used to have corrosion guard that sounds very similar to what you're talking about. Looked like spray on cosmoline, very sticky. I had a customer spray his entire engine down with it( I/O) I told him to find someone else to work on it. Each annual.aervice I performed got crc656 sprayed all...

I lost a lot of personal issues with my ex over 25 years, I got most of it back after the divorce,

gear ratios varym quick google search says 2/1 or 2.4 to 1. Your old school 150 would have been 1.87 or 2.00. Its goinf to take a little higher pitch than your old engine. merc has a prop speed calculator online to figure it out