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Judging by the pictures, those are transmission oil coolers. Take them off, take them to a radiator shop for cleaning and pressure testing, then repaint and reinstall. Unless you just like spending money.

Well, It did not take long to find out the info on life jackets for kids if Fla. There is no state law requiring life jackets for kids on boats over 26 ft., but there is the federal law requiring coast guard approved pfd on all children under 13. Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa. It will not...

David, I left that up to the kids parents. They are exceptionally well behaved and always do what they are told and are always right next to an adult. When we were at high speed cruise, they all stayed in their seats surrounded by adults. We spent most of our time at 7 knots and as you can see...

We took our 1'st cruise of 2019 on Jan. 3'rd and had a great time. It was only for the day, about 40 miles, but the weather was great, seas 1 ft. Inland calm. Our son, daughter in law, and 4 grandsons were down from Ohio visiting and they were sure enjoying our Fla. weather. We left home port...

Welcome aboard Maddox, I am a long distance trucker who hauls oversize loads all the time,but not boats, so I know a little about what is involved. The boat must be reduced in size as much as possible so this means removing the fly bridge. Once the size has been reduced as much as possible then...

Do not know if this is true, (from facebook), but if true then this is the answer.

Sounds like a great trip. Looking forward to more pictures.

We have kept our boat in Tarpon Springs for 15 years and love it. We are at Anclote Isles marina. It is not fancy, but is well protected and the price is right. Wherever you decide to home port, I believe you will love it on the Gulf. The water is shallower here than the Atlantic, but it has...

Welcome Aboard. Wow, you really are landlocked there. Since you did not mention any previous boating experience I would also suggest giving it a try by chartering a smaller boat while you are waiting to buy. A 53 DeFever is a heck of a first boat, but we have all seen people who buy a bigger...

I will keep this short, but you cannot keep politics out of any discussion about Charlotte. The answer to your question is that promoting riots, promotes a radical political agenda. To see the end result all you have to do is study history. George Soros has made a fortune out of currency...

I will also complain about poor flybridge drainage, but I have a plan for that, now all I need is the time and motivation. The main complaint I have about the design of our boat is the size of the flybridge. It is too small and as a result I spend most of our cruising time up there by myself. I...

Phil, I get to Everett about once a month on business and am usually there 3 or 4 days. Any time you need a crew member for a day trip, I will gladly volunteer. If you get to Fla. when you winter down south you can return the favor. Hey, I am willing to make such a great sacrifice for a fellow...

We will be looking forward to hearing the planned dates for this gathering. We are planning one of our "cruises to wherever" for Jan. so we could easily plan a destination.

I just realized I could have phrased it better when I said" get yourself fixed". LOL You know what I meant.

Marty, Sorry to hear about your health problems. It makes me realize how blessed my family and I have been. Thanks for that. Our prayers will be with you. Get yourself fixed so you can get back to fixing your boat.

Well, I will be 110 then, but will be prepared for it. LOL Being a South Florida boater, and not used to large tidal swings it is good information to have about the 8' tides in Ga, it would have caught me by surprise. I did not know that and we are planning trips up that way when we retire. Thanks

Welcome aboard, My wife and I made the transition 5 years ago and have never looked back. We had a 290 SeaRay and decided we had reached the age where we wanted more room and wanted to cruise at a more leisurely pace. While technically, our boat is not a Trawler, we operate as one and spend 90%...

My opinion is that a wood hull boat would be a full time maintenance commitment. Your costs will be quite a bit higher than with the same boat with a fiberglass hull. Wood hull boats are beautiful, but they are an expensive labor of love to maintain. We had a 36 ft. wood hull boat as our family...

dimer2, I was in Houston on saturday 5/28. Left there heading to Mobile. Stayed on I 10 because of flooding on 90 so I drove by your place. It did not look that bad then, but I figured it would get bad. Sorry you did not have a better welcome home than that.

We would need more information in order to be of any help. How did you determine the fuel burn per engine. The usual reasons for more fuel burn such as dirty air filter would not account for that much of a difference. Are you just estimating fuel burn based on fuel gauge readings? If that is the...

I have had more than one West Marine employee admit to me that all their batteries are made for them by Deka. Go to Deka battery dealer and get the same battery as at West Marine for 1/2 the price. I have the Deka 4d agm batteries in my boat and love them.

Most all of the problems we have with our gen sets are caused by lack of use. Because of that fact and also that I live in Fla. where it is always hot, my gen set is running when we leave the dock and is not shut off till we return to the dock. The Onan diesel gen set that I have on my 18...

Today I had the pleasure of meeting TF members Dimer2 (Blue and Michelle). We met for lunch at Captain Jacks in Tarpon Springs, Fl. The combination of good people, good food, and interesting conversation made for a great lunch.

I would also suggest relocating the racor's. Mine are located low enough that after putting in the new filters I leave the T handle off and slowly open the supply side valve. Gravity works every time, when the racor is full of fuel I just have to shut off supply valve and put in T handle. Could...

If the wind dies down enough, we will be at 3 rooker tuesday thru thursday so I will extend the same invitation that Rossigal did and would love to meet anybody that can make it there.