Recent content by SST

This is a sad moment as I kinda lose "my brother" on the water. Your taking action has also been on my mind this year as well. My body is beat to hell with all the surgeries and recoveries which has left me in a fog and dealing with the boat was becoming an annoyance. But with this extended...

The end of an amazing day on Lake Erie. The ramps should be empty due to the Football game is about to begin. This is buoy #2 marking a shoal. 16 feet compared to 40 feet around it.

Thank Denny. I will definitely look into that. The canvas shop I normally go to guesstimates a new cover for my boat in the area of $2000. That’s a huge chunk of change for me. But will look into the strapping. Here’s a pic of what the stern cover is doing: As you can also see the sun has...

Looks like the boat will be coming out today. My boat cover has shrunk about an inch and a half. I can't snap down the stern area so with rain and gusty winds in the immediate future...out it comes. Quite a drop in temps also. Looks like summer is over.....but I said that a couple of weeks ago...

The weather in buffalo is summer like and just keeps on going. No rain insight for at least a week.

Reminds me of the original Star Trek movie as they began entry

Some boaters need a little help. Fortunately, I gave the help…not need it. (That’s not me) Dinner is served Now sitting on the northern edge of the Atlantic Depression waiting for a gorgeous sunset.

I did buy a new larger anchor. So far, it holds me in position. It's about 7lbs lighter with the heavy chain still attached. The Navy 20lb anchor is on its own line now. Having the heavy chain with the Navy anchor was absolutely murderous on my lower back.

Even though the calculation came to 7...I actually overestimate to using 10. Fudging the numbers in my favor. Better to have to much fuel than not enough. If I run out of gas I may drift but then I have to deal with Niagara Falls. That's a good reason to carry flares.

Calculating by hours has been in my blood since long before I started flying. My last calculation on fuel consumption was 7gph.

In the beginning my gauge and sending unit were poor. Gauge was and still is OEM. Eventually bought a new sending unit but getting it screwed and sealed to the tank became a problem. Eventually I got it right and I’ve been happy with its accuracy for more than 11 years. The system is accurate...

boat is literally humming across the water. I chide my mechanic and ask him, “What did you do to my boat? I can’t find anything wrong with it!” He smirks. Current hours are 1641.1 while sitting on the lake. The sky is clean and clear. 100+ miles visibility. No smoke. But it does love...

A long time ago, I crossed Lake Erie from Port Colborne, Ontario to Silver Creek [Sunset Bay], NY. It was my first lake crossing. I loved doing it but I was a little nervous as land disappeared from both horizons. Thanks for the video---nice adventure.

Last year my panel went dark. I'm pretty sure it had something to do with the shifter as the panel usually blinks when I shift. I can't remember if the mechanic looked at it or if it just fixed itself. It still blinks but no outage.

Reading your reply, it triggered an event that happened to me during the first or second season of having my boat. While out in the lake, I had the anchor tied to the stern cleat. I had the engine cover pulled back for some reason that I don't remember. It got a little wavy and water was...