Recent content by colbysmith

Hi Bob, Yes, I have the oil bath bearings. I did find a little bit of water in two of the three hubs still on. But all the bearings in those hubs looked healthy. There was some oil splatteed on the fender and boat hull that would indicate to me it came out when the bearings failed, so there...

As of now, this is the list of folks I have joining me. Colby and ??? Rosanne??? on C-Traveler Jeff on C-Play Dale on Marinaut Rick & Jane on Assurance Bill & Jill on Southwind Bill, can you private message me your truck information and plate number? I'll need to give those to the ranger if...

Yeah, looks like the trip is back on for me! With regards to the wheel issue. The spindle is ok, after I finally got the castle nut and bearing bases off. I did need to clean it up some, as some other bearings I had would not go on easily. I decided to pull the other three hubs as well to...

I thought so too. I'm pretty sure when I first got out of the truck to check it, the rotor was still hanging on between the pads. Odd that it was only the rotor. But by the time I got home, that had rattled off and the pads were just barely hanging in their frame. I've now looked a couple of...

It's now $10/month, and I found the little bit of service they say you still get on the suspended plan, does not exist in any useful manner. I elected to cancel service completely. As long as the area you are in doesn't all of a sudden use up all the bandwidth, you can just turn the service...

Just a heads up. I may have to cancel my trip to the Tennessee. It was a bad day at the lake for me today. Having shift issues with the main again. Earlier I was experiencing ratcheting or grinding gears when trying to go into reverse if going forward more than just a few miles an hour, but...

I'll let each one make their own reservations for arrival on the 13th. That way those that want to anchor out can, and those that want a slip can. Or some may want to "boaterhome", launching first thing in the morning. I'm probably going to park in the rec lot, just to stay out of the main...

Hi Dale, Sorry to hear about your daughter. Family always comes first, and it's nice that you and Liz are able to care for her. It will be good if you can join us, but again, family comes first and I understand! Thanks for that link to schoandjo. Some good information in their blog. We will...

Updated list of those I know are joining, launching at Harrison Bay State Park Colby & Rosanne on C-Traveler Jeff & ??? on C-Play Rick & Jane on Assurance

Heard back from Ranger Vawter today: Mr. Smith, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. We had a very busy Labor Day weekend and an unusually high of special use permitting requests and meetings that I have been trying to catch up from. I remember your group from last year, and it...

Just emailed with Tom & Joyce. They will be going through this area this month, and traveling with a friend traveling with a dog. They'll let me know afterwards how their trip went. Colby

Sounds great. I haven't really looked at the location of marinas. I'm hoping to have room at the free docks in Guntersville, and I know there are several marinas around there. I'm not familiar with this section of water, but I don't think you'd have any problem finding places to beach to let...

Hi Tom, Too much math for me. lol. I just know my heavy CD-22, had no problem hitting 5-6 mph with a Tohatsu 6. Point being, I believe a 6hp can do a fine job of moving a 22' C-Dory at hull speed. :-)

I had a Tohatsu 6hp kicker on my 22. Even running heavy, it could push me at hull speed of about 5-6mph. This was also in 1 ft of chop. I had used it in some larger 2 foot waves while trolling as well. Until you get enough HP to get up on plane, a larger kicker is not going to gain you any...

Hi Bob, Nope. Not concerned. It's only 120 miles from Harrison Bay State Park to Guntersville, and there are several large marinas on Lake Guntersville that still provide fuel in the fall. I'm pretty sure there are other marinas along the way where fuel will be available as well. Still a...