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For some strange reason, we had two boat shows within 10 days of each other. The first show was something like 90% pontoon boats, 5% fishing boats and 5% power boats. No Chaparral's. But there was one boat there I liked. A Sea Ray 320a. It had a lot of stand up room including the...

With all the talk on the news about Canada becoming the 51st state, at first I thought it might not be a good idea. But I began to think about it from a boaters point of view. How much easier would it be to be able to enter into Canadian waters and not have to bother calling Customs and having...

Here are a couple of pictures in my last run. It was on the west end of the Erie Canal. It was a bit cold but worth the run. Lots of boats along the canal at Tonawanda/N Tonawanda. Several Canadian boats there as well. The biggest boat on the far right is mine. The Maple tree is for the...

Due to some incidents at the marina, it has really worn me down. Some shit never ends. I love my boat especially this year as it is humming right along even on Lake Erie. But the responsibility to maintain it among many other things associated with it.......its starting to really get at me. I...

Many years ago while returning to my slip the wind caught my boat and pushed me into an outboard boat with its engine fully raised. Needless to says it caused a large gash into the gelcoat. There was also lengthy key scratch along side as well. I took plenty of wet sand paper to try and...

I just saw this news item and watched the video. I was skeptical at first. Thought it was a sneaker or a toy floating in the water. Then the tail came to the surface. Hope they find it soon! I wonder how fast it can swim to Buffalo...

Well, what a day. After 2-1/2 weeks waiting for my boat to be repaired I went and picked it up later this afternoon. Hitched it up, paid my bill and off to the marina. While on the way, I hit a bump. Never saw it. But it caused the boat and trailer to rock up and down on the leaf springs. I...

Came across this short vid. At first I thought the boater hit a big fish. Turns out, his paint job is pealing off the boat. As annoying as my gelcoat is in trying to keep it looking good, after seeing the vid, I'll keep mine even if it fades all the way.

I was looking forward to boating yesterday and catch a nice sunset. The wind was decreasing and therefore the waves were coming down too. Throw the anchor and enjoy. BUT.... The first problem was the trim. I've been operating my boat since 2008 with the trim gauge working and sometimes not. I...

While getting my boat ready to launch, I also included changing the lower gear oil. I took out the upper screw and oil came out, so I thought there is no leaking oil. But I thought it was a little dark. Then pulled the bottom screw out and boy was it BLACK! Also had a steady stream of fine...

At the end of last year, I noticed that the handle on the winch is no longer a solid fit on the shaft. The handle originally was an oval fit to the shaft. The shaft is fine but the handle is no long oval. There is just a little bit of grip left. The winch that is on the trailer is an old Shelby...

Buffalo is right in the middle of the eclipse path. Last week, the weather forecasters were forecasting clear and sunny. Now, light rain and clouds. But they keep up the hype with high thin clouds. I guess we'll see. I was reading on a science site about the drop in temperature could be 15...

I am going to change the oil in my boat. I bought 25W-40 regular oil. I cannot find the receipt for the last oil change and I'm not certain if the current oil in the engine is Quicksilver synthetic blend or regular oil. What I need to know is, if I put the regular oil in, will it harm the...

Follow the beam of light and in just a few miles you’ll experience Niagara Falls.

After 4 years of waiting due to the virus, border closing and other annoying blocks, I trailered into Canada and up to Toronto. My timing was good. No waiting at the border. Minimal road construction and traffic on the QEW which means no traffic jams. And piece of cake launching. What a...

Just a few seconds it disappeared into the smoke and 8 minutes before official sunset. On the other hand, this is a reasonable simulation of what Beijing, China goes thru every day.

Last month, as I was "inspecting" everything before I launched, I noticed that the drive belts for the alternator and power steering were showing wear, especially the alternator. So I replaced them. At first I don't think I had the alternator tightened down enough. While out, I thought I caught...

I have an old Eagle fish finder which just quite. It had speed, depth, water temp and voltage. It is still turning on but the screen is blank. Time for a new one. I don't have a ton of money to spend on getting a new one. I've been looking at a few of them but some look like they are only good...

It was not a real perfect day with forest fire smoke still around along with low temps. But the incredible timing I had as I came down the river, captured a CP Rail train crossing the Niagara River from Black Rock to Fort Erie, Canada. Captured on camera. Made my day.

(Sigh). I had hoped for a non-issue start of the season but to no avail. I picked up the boat from storage and inspected the drive for any tinkering like I found last year. All is good. But….. I found some excessive wear between the starboard side of the drive and its guide (don’t know what’s...