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I haven't liked the little pool of water that collects in the boat while it's on the hard. I came up with a simple way to ensure that any water that sneaks in under the cover is removed. I put a rag in the bilge, threaded through the drain, and dangling a foot or so down. If any water makes...

Just a little bragging and cogitation about my new boat cover... I used the 4.99 polyester fabric from Fabric Wholesale Direct. It is 1/3 the cost of Sunbrella, for good reason. Much lower thread count. It achieves waterproofness by its coating. Fabric and coating together are about as heavy...

I haven't found any project descriptions of a DIY stick steer setup. I was thinking of using the O/B's tiller as the lever, to combine throttle with steering. Any thoughts? Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk

Another Q about my "new to me" Honda: Spark plug access (case on) to the lower plug is HORRIBLE! I can't imagine pulling that lower plug while on the water. I'm thinking about using a hole cutter and opening a 1 1/4" hole in line with the lower spark plug. I would normally keep the hole covered...

As a 4-stroke newbie, I just bought a ~2003 honda BF20D manual start. Used it for two days. It started easily and ran like a Honda - solid, torquey, and quiet. Then I took the motor off and left it on the foreshore while I worked on the hull. It was on its side, and I suspect that high tide got...