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Warren, I'll answer your question by ratings on a scale of 100. For motors above 90HP Yamaha 150 93 Honda 150 89 ETEC 200 68 ETEC 175 67 ETEC 90 65 Honda 90 BF90D 87 Honda 90 BF90A 87 In...

T.R. The state now prohibits all the older non direct injection two strokes on the Kenai. The rule was only for one year during the transition. I won't get into the ETEC/4 stroke debate. I have owned, 3 older Evinrude and Johnson two strokes, 1 ETEC , 3 Honda 4 strokes, and 1 Yamaha 4...

Greg, I can't speak to twin 90's, but on a single Honda 90 and my current 150 Yamaha, I saw about a 8-10% improvement in economy between aluminum and stainless. I have a friend with a Suzuki 90 that saw a similar difference between aluminum and stainless. The one difference a friend saw on...

I normally use the buoy and ring to pull the anchor when I am in deep water (100 feet plus) and dealing wind and waves. The anchor comes up pretty fast and the windlass is under very little strain retrieving the line on the surface. To try the pull the anchor with the windlass and boat alone...

Les, Does water flow up the tube or is it just air pressure? Fred, I think you might find the tube off the back of the guage. I have the same tube arrangement on my Yamaha gauge (Older 2005). I bet it came off when you replaced the helm pump.

Plug, What Plug?

Cordova Harbor Empty

Cordova on a rare day.

Salmon Shark Cruising on Surface

Salmon Shark Prince William Sound

There's nothing worse than a crazed cow moose running around with a rat trap on her tongue.

They work for squirrels when they are baited with peanut butter, but be sure the moose can't reach them.

Last year I had a bear get in the boat. The solution to that was raise the swim step so it was at least harder to get in, scare the bejesus out of the the bear and owner, and move the shotgun closer. My wife has never wanted to wear the mink in the boat so that hasn't been an issue. Just...

I bet it goes faster when you are done. The other thing to watch out for is sliding off the roof. After two coats of Collinite paste and buffing, rain and people slide right off.

Jim, Since you will be driving from Tok to Valdez, the choice between the 19 and 22 would seem to be the difference between spending the night in Valdez or on the boat in Sawmill Bay, Galena Bay or even Montague Island. I have done the town and the beach many times but for the last 7 years I...

Having started with a 22 and then moved up to a 25 here are the differences I have noted: a. The 25 is heavy, really heavy compared to the 22. b. The 25 burns a lot more gas but with 120 gallons I can go further. c. The 25 is much more complicated (marine toilet, holding tank, hot water...

Disconnect both batteries and check the voltage with a volt meter across the poles of the house battery. Sounds like the house battery may have taken a dive. If the battery shows 12 volts plus, check the battery switch for corrosion.

I now have 689 miles on my new prop combination and have used 235 gallons of gas. That is slightly more than 2.9 statute miles per gallon. The last trip was mainly run at 22-26 mph over 188 miles using 64 gallons. The water was mainly flat and I ran with the autopilot. About 18 miles was at...

While my wife was using her IPhone Navionics App as we were heading toward Montague Is, she noticed she had service as we passed Lone Island. It looks like ATT has an agreement with Copper Valley Wireless and there is a GSM site on Naked Island. Only voice and text, no Edge data.

Bob, At least on my verison of the 2005 CD25, the water tank is on the centerline under the v-berth with the fill on the gunwale just forward of the cabin. The pump is behind the water heater under the rear seat of the dinette and the plumbing runs from there under the closet, step, and floor...