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Foot Slick, Loogy Lube, Moose Juice —- are lubricant brands aimed to help you glide your foot into snug bindings. I brew my own. A little dish soap and water does the trick. I sent S’man into the kitchen to refill our supply. “Look for the green stuff under the sink”, I asked, and he [...]

Meanwhile, the adults are splishing and splashing a short distance away the kids go aboard our boat. Next thing we hear is giggles and laughter, the engine comes to life. They cut anchor and away they fly! “Well honey…” I say wistfully, “there they go — all grown up. I thought that we were supposed [...]

(on holiday this is a repeat blog from a year ago) S’man and I spied a slithering snake swimming, as we idled under the shadow of a roadway bridge. I went to neutral so as to get a better look at it but it dove from sight. We were wondering where it might choose to [...]

(on holiday this is a repeat blog from a year ago) We got nailed bya squall this afternoon (my first experience). Question for ya —- What does one do when there is thunder and lightning all around? Stay in the boat? Head for shore?? It got black in a big hurry and by the time [...]

B.O.U.R.Girl is looking really good on the lake today!

Pressure holds but the tire has been exposed to 10 years of UV and Wx and the sidewalls are therefore badly checked not to mention the outer tread is badly scalloped and down to the skin. no cord yet. on a motor vehicle i’d call it an underinflation problem combined with lack of rotation and [...]

flat or a low profile tyre? I told Merchant’s that I wanted to order an H78x15 ST and he drew a blank. Must do the P-metric conversion for him first. Known slowleak and the anticipated season startup brought me out here to the boatyard. I pulled the wheel and brought it home. Maybe a can [...]

It was pretty funny at the Carolina Boat Show. There’s this bright yellow hull (a California influence the salesman sez) made by Centurion. The guy says they’re made in Merced, CA —- only he pronounces it ‘ Mer-ked ‘ and I wanted to grin at this. You gotta love it when the sales guy knows [...]