Every-Body, Needs a Buddy

December 16, 2012

Every-body needs a Buddy, as in “Portable Buddy”. Mr. Heater has been making portable heaters for years. A couple years ago when I sold my aluminum drift boat I left the attached heating system that I installed in the boat. It worked great for that boat, as I had multiple Mr. Heater heating elements mounted in […]

Algae Removal Made Easy

July 1, 2011

I hauled my Alaskan charter boat, the Polar Bear, out of the water today for the 100 hour service on the Yamaha outboards and while it's out of the water I'll give the hull a good cleaning to exorcise any hitchhikers that have attached themselves to the bottom. One of those hitchhikers is algae and […]

Winterizing Your Boats Fuel System

October 7, 2010

Most of the gasoline blends you'll find nowadays contain an additive called E10 (Ethanol) that only has as shelf life about 45 to 60 days. If your boat is operated thru the winter months and you're keeping fresh fuel in it constantly the E10 shouldn't cause too many problems. If steps aren't taken to properly […]