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I'll stick with my single engine 23 footer....7gph at cruise. The direction this country is going and my age, this will be my first and last boat. It's just getting too expensive. Since I've owned the boat in 2008, the value I get out of it has exceeded the cost of operating it. But now, the...

When my boat/trailer is parked at my house, and to make room for other movements, I have the starboard side of the trailer wheels sitting on an old railroad tie. This tie is also used to make the boat sit level. The tie is from the former West Shore RR from long ago. The tie is around 50 years...

Due to circumstances I have my Focus and F150. The 150 is basically just to tow the boat. Otherwise it doesn't move much. So I top the tank and that's it for nearly a month. My Focus is my primary vehicle and I get 34mph around town.....40 on the hwy. The mileage for the 150 is 10mpg to tow the...

Well from this season forward, I won’t be stuck buying marina gasoline. So from now on it will be mostly autogas but even that is climbing. The Mobil station down the street was very competitively low priced at 3.29. Then it creeped up to 3.32 and held there for awhile. Then 3.39 and then just...

That’s 2.5 one-way. 5 round trip. But I get what you’re saying.

Well, this doesn’t have anything to do with boating, but keep your eye on the ball.

I have been in the lower Niagara River a couple of times. Once with my dad in his 18foot Bayliner and once with mine. The trip with my dad was shortly after the guy fishing got sucked down under and drowned. My dads boat and especially mine, had no problems. As long as you keep your speed up and...

I don't mind trailering at all. In fact, I kinda like it. I have several areas to launch and each one gives me a choice depending on the winds. If the winds are relatively calm and therefore a calm Lake Erie, I'll launch where I would have slipped. Only a few minutes and I'm in Lake Erie. If...

Well, it's not the end of boating but it is the end of putting it into a slip. I officially notified the marina that I am giving up my slip and will not be returning. They were real nice about it and wished me luck. My expenses just keep going up and no increase in income....eventually...

Here's another dumb operator. This kinda boater drives me nuts! Didn't you check the weather? Winds and wave height? Are you familiar with Haulover Beach Outlet? Even if he ignored all of that, does he know what white caps indicate?

Well, the blisters are there to stay. They aren't going anywhere. Most of them have not cracked so no water getting in. But there are other blisters that have cracked open and that's where the water is likely getting into. These are the ones that will make a difference when in the water for 8...

I was paying $6/gal this past season. Marina price. The boat wasn't out of the water at a coordinated time where I could fill it at the gas station. My slip fees are also going up this coming season. Not happy about that. I had no mechanical issues at the end of the season so I assume there...

A blizzard we got! Add in a little lake effect and bang. school closed and everything else. Today I finally cleared my driveway for the last time. 3 days in a row so as not to get overwhelmed. The snow was light, but it was sticky. I'm surprised the snowblower got through it....but it took a...

Newest update on this storm: They just upgraded the storm to Blizzard Warning. It doesn't get much worse than that. Plus, the forecasted snow band appears to be lingering around my neighborhood longer than originally forecast. Looks like a potential 3 feet at 70mph! hahaha....see ya next year!

Well, here comes round 3. Winds forecasting gusts up to 70mph during Friday night into Saturday morning. I just looked at the NWS 5 miles from shore forecast for Lake Erie. "Expect waves to 24 feet.....Freezing spray.' A lot of that water is going to make its way up the Buffalo River and...

Is the formula: Force = mass x the Change in Velocity divided by the Change in Time? I think so.....

Just an open area within a nature preserve. It’s very popular but fortunately large. Even when it’s busy you rarely see anyone.

I was out xc skiing yesterday. Nice day and I’ll be back at it again today. Gotta beat the rain.