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My wild guess about your boat's MPG at a moderate cruising speed of 28-MPH is 2.7-MPG. I advise you to contact Boston Whaler. They usually have records of extensive boat tests for all of their more recent boats, and those boat tests include reports of fuel economy at various speeds. They usually pub...

Describe the switches. Are they bat-handle toggle switches? Are they rocker switches? If the switches are bat-handle toggle switches, they are usually oriented vertically and the usual convention is to have the ON position occur when the toggle is pointing upwards. If the switches are rocker switche...

Many people consider the Great Lakes region the best area to hunt for older models of Boston Whaler boats that are still in excellent condition. The colder freshwater of the Great Lakes and the seasonal boating contribute to increased longevity for boats used there. But even the oldest Boston Whaler...

I believe Evinrude offers the remote filler spout and cap as an accessory item. You can browse for it on http://SHOP.EVINRUDE.COM under the PARTS tab. Look in the category OB ACCESSORIES then select just about any model year (2010 works). Then subcategory FUEL/OIL. You'll find REMOTE OIL FILL KIT PN...

Evinrude uses the same size remote oil tanks with the E-TEC engines that were used previously: 1.8-gallon and 3-gallon. I think the fuel tank on an 1992 OUTRAGE 19 II (which I believe is the boat being discussed here) has a 76-gallons capacity. If you use a 1.8-gallon oil reservoir tank and get a no...

PETER--your explanation makes perfect sense. Thanks.

I am certainly in favor of taking advantage of substantial discounts on new outboard engines. If you can get an E-TEC 135 H.O. at a significant savings compared to an E-TEC 150, I think you should take advantage of that savings. I do not think you will be missing very much performance by choosing th...

I don't have any first-hand experience with the Evinrude E-TEC 135 H.O. engine. In fact, I had to look up the specifications to see exactly what model it was. I see it's the 2.6-liter V6 60-degree engine, which is used for the 150-HP and 175-HP E-TEC models. I don't know exactly what the difference ...

Epoxy is an excellent adhesive for making repairs to fiberglass composite structures. Be cautious with the method you propose to "pour [an] epoxy resin into the void". Curing epoxy is an exothermic chemical reaction, and a large volume of epoxy resin will generate a very significant amount...

I believe that most of the AIS ATON signals are intended to supplement the physical ATON buoys during the winter shipping season. Not too many recreational boaters are underway after December 1 in the St. Marys River and Straits of Mackinac. Not only will you need an AIS receiver to see the AIS ATON...

Many years ago (c.2003) we were cruising the Inside Passage behind Vancouver Island in the Pacific northwest. We were spending a night at a resort's dock and across from us was a 90-foot expedition yacht. About 3 a.m. I was awakened when the yacht fired up its big diesel engine and got underway. At ...

It will be interesting to see how various recreational chart plotters will react to these AIS transmissions from Aids to Navigation. Until recently, most AIS transmissions originated from vessels, and most recreational chart plotters were capable of displaying these AIS targets. AIS transmissions fr...

In February 2014 the United States Coast Guard (USCG) announced that it would begin to employ AIS Aid-to-Navigation (ATON) technology as a supplement to using actual physical aids to navigation such as buoys. (For more on the announcement see an earlier discussion in The Old Forum .) In recent LOCAL...

A corollary incident, problems with stability of a large vessel, was described in a prior article in The Old Forum. See Maritime Casualty: HOEGH OSAKA . A prudent master put the vessel aground on a sand bar before the list progressed into a complete capsize. That incident is still being investigated...

Questions about the repair or replacement of drain tubes and the procedures used are frequently asked questions. Please read the answers in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS or FAQ section of the website. The FAQ is part of the REFERENCE section, which contains many well-written and well-researched art...

The yacht just looks top-heavy to me. It was projected to have a draft of about 7-feet, but it has a towering superstructure. One might speculate how seaworthy the vessel would have been if it had only survived the launching process. I don't know that I would want to be aboard in a Pacific Ocean sto...

The National Transportation and Safety Board has issued a report on the capsize of the recreational motor yacht BAADEN that occurred on the launching of the vessel at the Fidalgo Marina ramp in Anacortes, Washington. As a result of the unfortunate capsize, the vessel was declared a total structural ...

I recently found an article about the tragic fire aboard the Great Lakes freighter CARTIERCLIFFE HALL from an old edition of the Proceeding of the Marine Safety Council, Vol, 38, No. 3, May 1981 and re-published it in HTML in the Ramblings from the Yawl Boat section of the website, a small collectio...

The SIMRAD model GO7 Navigation System (as they now refer to this product) was just recently introduced in June, 2015. (See an earlier article about the introduction and the GO7.) On October 1, 2015, SIMRAD announced retail prices have been reduced $200 on GO7 displays packed with the HDI Skimmer® t...

If you like products made in Sweden (like Volvo automobiles, for example), you may want to consider an Automatic Identification System (AIS) Class-B transponder made by SEAPILOT, who have introduced an AIS Class-B transponder they call the AIS CTRX Graphene. seapilot-wifi-aisSmall.png There are four...

Hi Frank--Thanks for the kind words.

We were just up north on the Leelanau peninsula. The forecast for the weekend was for SNOW FLURRIES. You have to pick your boating days carefully in October.

I suspect that the "brown thick stuff" that you say "drooled out of the penetrations" in the transom drain holes is probably some uncured resin mixed with some rotting wood. I think the best test of the strength of the transom and hull is done as follows: --tilt up the outboard s...

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Hello Mambo, BlackLab: I can tell you from my point of view it is also very good to have the forum back. And thanks for taking the extra time to re=-register and to post an article.

October 30, 2015 is the scheduled date for the launch of the U.S. Air Force NAVSTAR GPS satellite GPS IIF-11. This will be the second to last of the Block IIF-series of satellites. GPS IIF-11 is the eleventh in the Block IIF series. These satellites feature improvements and enhancements over previou...

Thanks for the reminder on WHITE WATER, an OUTRAGE 21 with the original outrageous hull, and a big Yamaha V6 outboard--200-HP I believe. It can really fly, too. I suspect that WHITE WATER is a 50-MPH boat, if wave conditions permit such speeds.

This is an informal performance report of a short duration speed test conducted recently in Burt Lake. We were boating in a small fleet of Boston Whaler boats (and one Pursuit), heading upstream in the Indian River (northern Michigan), on the last weekend of September. It was a beautiful fall day, v...

Thanks for the trip report from Saugatuck. I have never been to that southern Lake Michigan port. The few times I have been out in the southern half of Lake Michigan there have always been rather big waves. I need to go with Kevin Albus sometime, because whenever he is in Lake Michigan it is always ...

The Small Boat Electrical forum is for discussion of topics related to the electrical systems or the electronic systems of small boats. In this context, a small boat means a boat that can typically be trailered on the highway. Electrical and electronic systems for mega-yachts or large offshore boats...

Please use the TRIPS and RENDEZVOUS forum to pass on information about: --trips you have taken, giving details of the trip, the route, the accommodations, the scenery, the unavoidable mishaps, and so on; --trips you are planning, for which you may need to solict advice or encouragement; --gatherings...

The PERFORMANCE forum is for articles regarding the performance of Boston Whaler boats, and those articles should generally be in these categories: --reports of tests of the performance of Boston Whaler boats, typically giving details of the boat, the engine, the propeller, and the boat speeds and e...

Please use the REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS discussion forum to solicit or offer advice in making repairs to or modifications of Boston Whaler boats, their engines, their trailers, and their gear. For the particular topic of enhancing the performance of a boat, please use the PERFORMANCE discussion.

Articles posted to MARKETPLACE should be in one of these categories --notice of FOR-SALE for an item --notice of WANTED-TO-BUY for an item --request for APPRAISAL for a specific item (not a general category) The items offered for sale or wanted-to-buy or to be appraised should be principally Boston ...

The GAM is a discussion forum for conversations between owners of Boston Whaler boats. The name, The GAM, comes from the traditional name for a meeting of whaling ships at sea. Whaling ships often spent years at sea, and when sighting another whaling ship, two whaling ships would come alongside to e...

I have to add a second language option: American English. The default is British English.

So for now, we'll have colours, trams, valves, and anoraks.

DavenPen--you had me at "Tapatalk." I am completely green with this stuff.

Yeah, I was thinking in that direction, too. The irony is I just lost enough weight to fit into it.

Hi Kevin! You get the prize. I am not sure what it will be, but you're gonna get it.

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