Recent content by SST

This day did not go well. I would have rather gone down with the ship.

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...

By the way, my trailer is an old Road Runner out of Texas. Beep Beep!

The news have been reporting on the Canadian forest fires again. Looks like a good potential for another smokey season. Guess I'll have to dig out my Covid masks if I want to sit on or operate my boat. The particulate is deadly stuff. I was also looking forward to doing a lot more bike riding...

With my 80 gallon tank, I assumed that XLC meant Extra Long Cruise. Or with todays prices, Extra Large Charge.o_O

Here are a couple of pics: This is what I viewed with. The binoculars made the trip worth it. Like everyone else, I’ve seen the endless pictures on tv. But I knew it would be different if I saw it myself. I was right. Nothing is better than first hand experience. This map shows key landmarks...

It was the most awesome thing I've ever seen. It out paces my picture above. Buffalo was really cloudy so I decided to drive SW on I-90. There is an overview park that sits on top of the Chataugua Ridge that is well above Lake Erie. I could clearly see across the lake into Canada with several...

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 was just watching the news this morning. There is a big fire down in TX. Guess where. Canadian, TX.

I guess I need it! With the unusual warm and sunny skies, I drove down to the marina. I couldn't resist. I walked into the office to see the wait list vs cost of slips available. Low and behold, there was one slip remaining at a cost effective price. The previous slip was 30 feet. This slip...

I just spent a couple hundred dollars on my captain's chair repair. Next!

No not yet, boat is in storage a long ways away. Mostly likely I'll get to it in the spring.

I haven't been to a boat show for a while. The last show I was at, way too many pontoon boats. And no Chap Sig270 anymore. I will likely keep mine to the end so I have no significant reason to window shop. I'm like an airline, In some cases its cheaper to operate an older aircraft that's not...

With the new vent line, it was tunneled through the foam directly underneath the cabinet before turning up to the port. I assumed that with the tunneling, it would have allowed the hose to move back and forth. But I wonder if the mechanic "re-foamed" the line to hold it in place. If he did, it's...

Many many years ago, I had a significant problem with my vent line. Eventually, I had a mechanic reroute the line and everything was back to normal. But lately, a new annoyance has been created due to rerouting of my fill line. The loop on the vent line is no longer high enough and if I top off...