Just ran across this in our local news. A 30 something foot Wellcraft named The Bonnie Lee had the top cap blown 5 feet into the air when they were refueling it in Titusville. They had the blowers running and luckily no one was killed. Just goes to show you can never be too careful at the...
We were out on Lake Harris near Venetian Cove in Leesburg Fl yesterday and came across this guy that had what looked like a Zapata Flyboard hooked up to a jetski.
http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/Cheep_photos/?action=view¤t=photobucket-31674-1335742606986.mp4
Now I want one!!!
I need to replace the bunks on my trailer and was would like to know if anyone else has used TREX composite decking material for building new bunks.
They make it in 2x4 and 2x6 dimensions that would get wrapped in typical bunk style carpet. It would be practically rot proof and the spec...
I have a 2008 EZ Loader aluminum trailer that gets quite a bit of use in Florida lakes but hasn't seen salt water. One of the bunks has rotted out from the inside in just three years of use from new. Shouldn't the wood be treated to at least withstand 5 years of use or better? I need to...
I could not believe the number of people out on Lake Harris tonight to see the Leesburg fireworks display. What scared me the most is the sheer number of people running at night without lights... Nav or otherwise. Don't people realize it's freaking dark out there??? Hey you in that pontoon...
My friend's daughter has a shot at getting a scholarship for an essay she wrote. She was accepted to Seattle U...
EDIT: Sorry, cribber. Asking for votes qualifies as soliciting.
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Looks like a guy in Saint Johns County Fl pumped 70 gallons of gasoline into his rod holder. I can just hear tashasdaddy laughing his azz off over this one. Miss ya Bob!!
http://www.news4jax.com/news/26554891/detail.html
Came across this add in the Ocala Craigslist... hopefully it doesn't get deleted or flagged inappropriate cuz I enjoyed the humor.
http://ocala.craigslist.org/boa/1474609317.html
Here's my dilemma... I have a 2008 Volvo Penta 3.0L engine with an SX-A drive and want to do a service on it and replace the gear oil in the lower unit. Can I use Mercruiser/Quicksilver 90w gear oil in my Penta drive? I noticed that the Quicksilver gear oil is dyed marine blue/green when the...
I was cruising craigslist looking at boats and what not in the Ocala listings and came across this guy selling something call E-Z Outs.
http://www.ezout4u.com/index.html
I'm not trying to flog anyone's wares but this just struck me as a great idea and hope he's got a patent pending because...
Lately I've been experiencing long delays with getting info back from the forum server to display. Ping times are okay with an average of 98 msec round trip but getting a lot of errors and dropped packets along the way. Is anyone else having issues reaching IP 70.96.193.130 which I think is...
Okay just to let ya know where I started.
I had a stock Penta 14.3x21 that I buried in the lake bottom more times than I should. I worked all the dings, nicks, and scratches and had a prop that would do 44 MPH (gps'd) at 4700 RPM on my 3.0l Volvo with 1.94 gears (yeah I was over revving my...
18.5ft bow rider
Volvo Penta 3.0l GL with SX Drive ~ 135 hp
1.97 Gear Ratio
14.3x21" Prop
4600 WOT (when all the planets are aligned can hit 4800)
42 MPH GPS
Slippage ~ just under 10% from a calculator I found online
Holeshot ~ just a touch over 4 seconds
I came across Hill Marine props...
