Recent content by SST

I don't know if it's an optical illusion but your tire on the rear axle appears to be pretty close to the finder. My though on this is that if you hit a nasty bump, that could cause the fender and tire to meet which will then chew it to pieces. I had this happen last year. I also updated the...

The original owner to my boat long ago never cleaned the bottom where it sat on the bunks. Even after I started cleaning the whole bottom, it took a long time to get it equally clean to the rest of the boat. I learned from another Chap owner from the previous forum on how to jack the boat up...

My trailer is similar to yours. One roller up front and one at the back end. 2 bunks each side of center. I like the bunks because I can launch and retrieve without worrying about the boat sliding off the trailer. The only problem I have with bunks is cleaning and treating the bottom area where...

I can't believe the seats I used to sit on when I was young.

Doctor just told me I can't ride my bike for 3 months! UGH! haha. Riding my bike is the number one thing I do for exercise. Northwestern PA has some great Rails to Trails bike paths.....Looks like I'll be delayed. I could do some walking on them of course but I'm not in favor of that. But...

Oh yeah. Now that I’m on my feet and nice weather returns, I can get out side and start walking. Just being home makes all the difference.

Well, the past couple of days have been kinda bumpy. Back to the ER a couple of times. Fortunately that issue has been resolved and I’m home. Catheter has been removed and I seem to have retained control. Which was worrisome. For now, it’s just a slow path for the incisions to heal.

Thanks. 🙏

That’s what I’m gambling on. A reasonably lengthy summer.

Late last year it was discovered that my PSA went over the limit…4.5. After further testing they found cancer in the prostate gland. I just had robotic surgery with total removal and now in recovery mode. Definitely no fun at all. Anticipating a somewhat long recovery I called my storage guy...

At my dad’s cottage along Lake Erie in Canada was the same policy. Wash in the lake. But they did have an indoor shower. Heavy duty sulfur stink. Eventually they got various filters which made it tolerable.

Yeah buffets are phenomenal, and it takes immense discipline to not go crazy. You just finished knee replacement.....you don't want to go through heart valve replacement. Behave young man! BTW...nice beach pictures. I haven't been on a nice beach since last year.

Welcome aboard and happy to have an additional owner. I own an 87 Chap 235XLC [Cuddy]. I have not replaced my tank. No leaks. But I did replace the filler pipe and modified the vent line. I didn't want to rip up the floor as was recommended by other owners. I didn't pull the old filler line...

The Niagara River is absolutely jammed with ice now as it gets pushed over the ice boom. This includes the Black Rock Canal where rowing takes place above the lock. This link show's the ice boom at the entrance to the Niagara River. If you look at this at the time I posted this, you won't see a...

For some strange reason, we had two boat shows within 10 days of each other. The first show was something like 90% pontoon boats, 5% fishing boats and 5% power boats. No Chaparral's. But there was one boat there I liked. A Sea Ray 320a. It had a lot of stand up room including the...