1995 Chevy C2500 6.5liter Turbo Diesel with automatic tramsmission
13 mpg towing and 18-19 highway.

In my searching, I was talking to a dealer who was very helpful. And he had spec books. According to his books, he said that switching from a Yamaha 60 to a Yamaha 115, the top holes were identical but the bottom holes were off the centerline by 2mm more. A 4mm wider spacing is manageable. But even ...

Pam and I went on this trip last year. Pensacola Bay area is a great place to sail. It's a well organized trip and the facilities are really good. The sailing was great and since I'm a lake sailor, generally, the trips were huge. I had a bit of trouble keeping up with everyone when sailing upwind. T...

Kadet, Congratulations on your new boat! We love the sailing and just being on the water for a few days at a time. IMHO, for the motor, I believe that the 50hp recommendation from Roger is unbelievably undersized. I have a 60 and the same goes for that. You'll have to reinforce the transom to be on ...

Pam and I talked it over and we both agree:

10 minutes!!! Haaa hoho Haha awwww.... 10 minutes LOL

Hey Craigsmith, I like your anchor, I really do. But whenever I have seen your postings, you always seem to be selling instead of posting. Do you ever talk about anything other than the Rocna and the Supreme 'knock-off'? I gave my credit card to one of your distributors in Miami and he dropped the b...

OK, I actually stumbled on to the right anchor. But I'm going to act like an expert anyway. So here goes: The 10kg Manson Supreme (or even better maybe is the Rocna). This anchor grabs and holds extremely well. It has a roll bar to turn it up and digs in deep in just a couple of feet and it retrieve...

Outboard Motor Decision Help Needed - Have 1-1/2 Day Window I found a new 2005/2006 90hp 4s Yamaha motor for sale by a dealer (far from home) that has to move to another building and they're selling it for pretty darn good pricing (the same goes for a 150 Yam 4s). I think they need the cash and I ha...

Is the 2005/6 technology somewhat sated or roughly the same?

I found a new 2005/2006 90hp 4s Yamaha motor for sale by a dealer (far from home) that has to move to another building and they're selling it for pretty darn good pricing (the same goes for a 150 Yam 4s). I think they need the cash. So does anybody have a Yam 4s 90 on your boat or (gulp) an opinion ...

Bill,
Maybe it's just the Winter Blues. Things will thaw out soon so hang in there!
Chris and Pam

Dimitri said: I don't know about the M boats with their deeper V shape hulls, but I can get my X boat to plane at 11-12 mph and with my 8 year old 50HP Mercury BF (14X10 prop), I have hit 19.5 mph before. Granted, that was probably a good day, but I can always hit 18 mph lightly loaded on any day. I...

Tahoe Jack, We don't bother about speed with our inflatable and the 3.3 Mercury. It's more about powering instead of rowing and minimizing weight, storage and handling. Even with gas, the dinghy and motor weigh in less than 100 lbs. But we do have a 5hp Merc that will get it up on plane but only wit...

Beene, We have a 10'4" Zodiac HP310 made for West Marine. I bought it at a closeout so the price isn't relevant. But it's a high pressure (11 psi) bottom and weighs in at 67 lbs! If you do get an inflatable floor, you will definitely want a high pressure pump and that will add $250 to your purc...

Well, There was a 2006 90 etec on a 15' Glastron for $5,000 and I was going to swap motors and sell the Glastron with my 60. But, it was in Battlecreek, Michigan. I did think about making the drive but passed on it. Boy, that hurt! Pam likes the idea of a new motor though. :) So I think that's what ...