Boat Forum / Boats / July 2007

i was planning buying a boat then i found out i need to have a licence.
the thing is in europe (germany) it costs 2000+ euros for one. is it
possible to make your licence in another country (us, canada) where it is a
lot cheaper or must your licence be issued in your country of ...

Hey All,
Been searching posts but can't find my fix yet.  I have an 89
Merc.Alpha 1 3.0 that was winterized last year and sadly jus ttrying
to fire it up today. It turns over but no ignition. I cna see gas

Mighty Lake Superior Mystifies Scientists
By JOHN FLESHER,AP
Posted: 2007-07-29 18:13:34
Filed Under: Nation News, Science News

...sold.
Our new Parker is "scheduled" to arrive week of 6 August.
One of you here missed the boating deal of a lifetime.  :>}

My husband is going to look at a 17' Lund Mr. Pike fishing boat
tonight. I believe it's a 2001 with a 115hp 4-stroke motor. Has 4
electric downriggers already, I believe the guy is also throwing in
all his lures and poles. Not sure what else is included. Anyway, he's

I'm buying a used boat with GM 350 gas engines.  Any suggestions on
which fuel to use, regular or premium unleaded?  Any thoughts on using
after market gas additives?

http://www.killacycle.com/
Most would chicken out riding it.

I have a 15HP Johnson outboard, 1992, rope pull start, model J15RENM
(50:1 gas mix).  I also have a 25HP Mariner outboard, 1996, electric
start, model 25ELH.  Both motors have been sitting unused for about 2
years.  I took them both out about 2 weeks ago and had a few problems,

Much as I love to see everybody out enjoying their boats, it's pretty
easy to tell which groups are out for their annual "boat ride".
We only went about 20 miles, roundtrip, today. But what a freak show!
There's some sort of Viking festival going on in Ballard, a Seattle

They were selling these at the North Dakota State Fair last week
Look pretty interesting
http://cruzincooler.com/

Trooper Francis and Trooper Elliot with their first ever stripers.
http://www.swsports.org/images/Movies/Lake%20Murray%20Stripers.wmv
Sorry for the lousy quality - I forgot to recharge the camera battery
- it was on it's last couple of volts when I shot this.

I'm writing a short item this morning about hand held bearing
compasses.
I carry one on my boat, and could find it in an instant. I suspect,
however, that in this age of electro-nav gimmicks I'm now in the

Yup, went fishin' again this morning with my dog and guitar. Woke up
about 7 am, decided to go, turned the truck around, hooked up, grabbed
the battery, gas, a blueberry muffin, and some bait, on the water
about 8:15. Kind of weird morning, heavy fog but I could tell it was

Hardy: ".....Aye, aye sir."
Nelson: "Hold on, that's not what I dictated to Flags. What's the
meaning of this?"
Hardy: "Sorry sir?"

We've been putting a 115 hp Evinrude outboard back
together for a little over a year now. It took some time,
but we finally got all the pistons turning easily and
smoothly. We mounted the block back and attached