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Thanks for posting this. We recently spent the night in Eagle Harbor on Cyprus Island on a mooring buoy. Oh buoy what a night, the wind and tide were just right to bang that buoy all night long. I adjusted the line length several times and didnt come up with the right solution but this method...

There is no doubt as to what I'd do. If you have access to a trailer to drive down and pick it up then I'd do that. You can be down and back in no time and have the task done without a worry and the small amount of added expense would be well worth it.. Just too many variables to towing. But...

Harvey, I have the Lakes Card and I assumed it covered all big lakes. Ill fire it up and have a look and get back to you. The boat came from New Mexico on Elephant Butte Reservoir. Prior to that the boat came from Iowa. The previous owner (Ken) didn't have a lot of info on the boat. He wasnt...

I would suggest to call the Boat Basin marine office in Port Townsend, i think they have facilities to handle your truck and trailer but it's liable to be open to the public parking. You may also check with the State Park there for overflow parking. If you are coming from Bellingham you might...

bshillam, That card I found in one of the Tacoma marine electronics places. I goes J&G marine electronics.(253-572-4217) I Think it was Ken that I talked to. If you come across the Puget sound card please let me know. thanks.

Hello fellow brats, I have brought a boat from another area into the Puget Sound area and I am looking for an older version of navionics card for my 2007 vintage Raymarine C80 electronics. I am looking for a chart card that covers from Olympia, Wa to Nanaimo, BC and further north. I have the...

I think I'll take that advice Steve and get the OEM replacement. I really don't want to do this again. I think Ill clean the injectors today after seeing the condition of the pump. This engine only has 350 on it so it has seen a lot of idle time. Hasn't been started for almost 2 years...

So talked with the guys at King Salmon Marine in Tacoma about my problems and they gave me advice on a test to check if the hp fuel pump is working. After replacing the hp fuel filter, I removed the bolt in the center of the head that encapsulates the filter. turned the key and nothing...

I'm at the ragged edge of my mechanical expertise so I think I'm going to pull the injector rail and see if fuel is getting that far and clean the injectors. I'm a little hesitant to take the VST apart and examine the hp pump inside. As far as checking for pressure from hp pump i'm not equipped...

Update. So, i got some starter fluid and gave it a squirt and got it to fire off. Tried is a few times and same thing, wouldn't stay lit. So It would seem I have a fuel delivery issue. After the few tries I notices that the squeeze bulb was still hard so I don't believe any fuel move thru the...

First off, thanks everyone your help is appreciated immensely. So here is where I'm at. I have now changed out the fuel filter with a new one on the motor and cleaned the motor water separator, drained the vapor separator. pumped FRESH fuel thru the filter and into the vapor separator until...

I will check the kill switch and see if possible from always being connected it has become corroded and lost contact or just gone bad. I did drain the Parker/Racor water separator / filter. No water found, did not change filters yet but I think I will do that next. Unable to check the plugs...

Thanks Bob, The engine turns over strongly as you would expect with new batteries. The boat has lived on freshwater for the last 14 years. All the electrical connections on the entire boat are like new. I had a car way back when that acted similarly. It turned out to be what we used to...

I have a Honda BF150A (2006) that has been in storage for about 20 months. For the record up to now I have accomplished the following, Removed the old fuel and replaced with fresh non-ethanol fuel, changed the lower unit fluid, changed the oil and oil filter, changed all plugs (350 hours on...

Thanks for the info, mine looks like someone used hot glue to fasten it down in the past. I'll file / grind that out and reset it. I have both BoatLife and 5200 black. I'll probably use boatlife for this one as I want to pull the screws on the trim tabs and use 5200 to seal that up.

I just bought a boat from the SW in a very sunny climate. the boat was stored on a lift under a covered marina however the transom was exposed to the sun and consequently the black plastic molding that goes across the transom has begun to come off the fiberglass. Can someone out there give me...

Good info, thank you. I don't have numbers yet, but will be looking into this more when I do. Thanks everyone, you have been very helpful.

Does anyone out there know what I should expect when moving a boat that lives at high altitude (5,000ft) and move it for operation at sea level. Will it run stronger or weaker?

Good choices and good price points. Inquire on the windlass if it comes with a breaker box. They sell a package deal where you get the whole works and dont have to go buy any electrical stuff. good luck. and if you need someone familiar with Puget Sound to learn to shrimp and crab and fish...

Nice mess of fish. Love me some San Juan Islands ling fishing.