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You're only as old as you act...case in point, the 70+yo "Robert" that just set a new single-person record for the Great Loop in a 16-ft tiller-steered jonboat! What a trip he detailed, with his waypoints detailing some conditions including his speed at that instant and where he stopped. He...

I first fished Yellowstone Lake with my father in 1964 as a 7-year-old, and returned several times, including with my young son and daughter, nearly always readily catching cutthroat trout either trolling spinners with spinning rods or streamers with a fly rod from a motorized canoe (sometimes a...

A good option if you can carry it. I've used electric fences (with varied success) to keep bears away from sampling and monitoring equipment in my work. If a bear wants to tear things up, they generally do, and boy can they be thorough. I've worked in the arctic, and prevailed so far, but not in...

Here is an easy, inexpensive (relatively) and water resistant way to put a switch in the system without having to run additional wiring to your fuse panel. These inline switch/circuit breakers come in a variety of amps. Make sure and test them before you install. IME, they work well, but an...

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I'm sorry I am being too critical of this guy. My boating experiences include being hit on the port side by a pontoon boat (I was in a canoe), on Park Lake, WA. Passengers screamed and he did manage to slow down. There was no damage to the plastic canoe. Just two days ago, a boat tried to cross...

A great place. If you catch the pass between McNeil and Anderson at Eagle at low tide, about 50 seals will be on the shoal there. We've had a lot of Biggs orcas here lately, and the seals are very nervous.

Minus the threat to other people, I'd agree. I have no more admiration for this dangerous stunt, and IMHO it is a ridiculous stunt, than someone trying to set a time record crossing the US by speeding on the interstates and loading their car and trunk full of jerry cans of gasoline to avoid...

I find the shop manuals to be hard to follow until I already know the procedure. You can find some good Youtubes that show better how to 1) change oil, 2) replace lower unit lube, and particularly, 3) flush cooling system, and particularly 4) replace the impeller.

one more thing...if you take long trips, you'll want to change the oil with your boat on the water. An oil change pump can do this handily and you won't get any oil in the water. If the oil looks really good after removing it, I often don't worry about the filter for a cycle or two. Your new...

My answer to these questions,,, Question: I'm not used to working on newer/Honda outboards. I used to keep an old Evinrude running and it was more straightforward. Two questions: (1) When the Honda manual says the changing the gearcase lube is recommended to be done by a shop, how am I...

You ask for comments, Bob! Besides enjoying a wide variety of boating, I am also a long-distance trail hiker, and we usually would say "hike your own hike" when people start commenting on or criticizing an individuals plans and gear for hiking/camping. I think the same concept may hold true here...

After 4 years, you may be seriously due for maintenance. You can't be sure that continuing running won't damage your motor. New oil and filter are super easy and way overdue at 4 years, but at the very least look at the oil on the dipstick. If it doesn't feel really slick in your fingers, do not...

Well, I weigh 200 lb, so I suppose I shouldn't step on the bow either if it is that weak. I did reinforce my setup with a removable mount above and some Al bar stock underneath to spread the load from the bolts. The removable mount allows me to take it off and lock it inside the cabin. Mine has...

I have a Minn Kota Terrova 80 on the bow of my CD22. I agree it is a "game changer" for fishing as Spotlock will keep the boat directly over a GPS coordinate (and associated bottom location) where anchoring can drift with wind and tide. I'm upgrading to two 460 AH LiFePO4 batteries for just this...

Wow, 10 mpg at 20 mph. I can only get that at about 5 mph, more like 4 mpg at 20+ with my CD22 and Honda100, and I consider myself lucky.

I agree with Bob that a DC/DC charger between the starting and house battery is the way to go. I have had good luck with the Renogy DC/DC with solar input (charges from solar and/or alternator). I have this setup for two trucks/campers (RAM 1500/4-wheel camper, RAM3500/Alaskan camper) and the...

I have an 80 lb Minn Kota electric trolling motor mounted on bow. It can steer the boat with a bearing or a course. It can also act as an electric anchor, keeping the boat in the same spot, particularly if there is a slight tide or wind. I often drop it when cruising up to 5 mph, and it tracks a...

I rented a houseboat for a family reunion there back when I lived in Oak Ridge before I moved to Seattle. Wow! 1987! Looks like it is a lot more developed now. We explored, anchored where we wanted, swam when it was hot. We generally got breezes in the evenings, but not always. The main problem...

Depending on what you have, you'll probably never get much into the yellow and never into the red zones indicated in the post above with LiFePO4. I went for a long trip with my truck camper, and then to Brazil fishing for a month. I had hooked up a 12/24VDC converter to power my Starlink mini...