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Buddy hurt his 500 hour 496 HO Mag in a Lavey. Believe to be “just a head gasket” We’ve pulled the engine, He LOVES the boat and has no desire to change. This boat needs to be “turn key” . We have other boats that are “play boats”. As the engine is on the stand and looking at all of the...

Bought new. 1200 hours. Wakeboard / v drive boat. Squeak seems like its in the belt area. Been getting worse for several years. Its even seized the belt a couple of times in recent years on start up. Belt is tight. Impeller is changed every other year. I changed the belt last year but may...

are needed to float an 18 ft flat bow up, If the worst happens. I know noodles aren't great in a high speed crash, but I wanna be prepared for a swamp at idle or sinking at the dock scenario.

Me and my wife watched the new Rob Lowe series on Netflix called, Unstable. We struggle to agree on what to watch. Both agree that it was really good! 1 season/ 8 episodes. We watched episode 1 last night. Tempted to binge it, but we want to enjoy this more. Good stuff!

Calm before the storm

So, I just recently restored my 1963 Mandella short deck. Its the ski boat I grew up with as a kid. Full interior, hallcraft v drive, velvet drive transmission and cool old 392 Hemi. Everything is still reasonable to find (mostly) but the 392 is a one year only engine and most have been...

It’s time to go… My son graduated this weekend with a degree in Civil Engineering. He worked his ass off on internships the past 2 summers. And he’s landed a great job with an outfit outta Montana. But sitting through the long, boring commencement just wasnt in the cards, evidently. Got his...

One owner boat. Gel Coat, Paint and Interior are amazing and as original. Bottom is pristine (never beached). Gauges work (including Fuel). 452 hours on meter (it’s working as well). This cruiser is set up with all the best parts. Garage kept its whole life. You will not find a better original...

A benefit of having college engineering kids with friends. One of the guys is a drone builder/ racer and he put on a demo that was bad ass! The video afterward was a cool bonus. Hope you have a strong stomach!

Sorry, for the boating content But I just had to share. I got invited to go to Pine Flat lake with family friends when I was 14.(55 now) The Buckley’s owned a pristine 62 Mandella short deck with a 392 Hemi. Their kids were mostly grown, and I became their surrogate kid. They had a second round...

Ok - so I’m ready to be converted to The Church( I think). Kids are grown and if I’m honest, the rate of work/play for inboards is getting tougher to swallow with modern OB’s being what they are (and all you F’rs posting 100 mile runs isn’t helping...) I lean towards smaller boats(24 is big...

My son his visiting his GF’s family in Big Sky. He sent me a few quick vids. Kinda blows my mind how clear the ice is... He couldn’t resist borrowing a set of skates to rip the lake a bit. (He’s played hockey since he was 5). Hope you enjoy the unusual RDP vids.

Something is weird on some of the plugs. There’s a bunch of “reddish fuzz” around the insulator on some of the plugs but not all. Not the best pic but you can see it. There’s hardly any insulator visible on this plug. I can clean it out with a tooth pick and no clue what I’m looking at...just...

Gawd I wish there was some age minimum for guys to ride street bikes... My son is entering his 3rd year of college. He grew up playing hockey (still does in college), which is a niche sport here in Central Cal. Basically we had 1 travel team at each age group. He played with the same group of...

Just when I thought I’d watched all the good stuff on Netflix, found this gem last night. It’s on the origins of the California music scene in Laurel Canyon from around ‘65-‘66. I really enjoy historyand didn’t know much about The Birds, Buffalo Springfield and the cross pollination with the...

Brand new American Industrial AB 702 oil cooler. Endurance racing or huge blower motor type cooler. Overkill for 90% of us. Bought when thinking about pulling the kid ski racing. Never installed. Seen on EBay for 1 grand or more. Would rather see it on a boat. Will deliver to Billy B deal at...

Could probably use a new cover. It’s bowed a little bit. I normally lightly apply silicone with my finger to assure a seal. Other than that no issues. $200.00

So if you overpay your taxes due, you get a refund. Ok, dummy here gets that. But why is my State of California refund from last year considered “income” for this year??? WTF. I’ve always wondered why that is? Doesn’t this seem like double jeopardy somehow? I don’t remember ever paying my...

There’s no one on the lake today.... It’s supposed to be low 80’s next weekend! Anybody up for another day or two before it’s all done for the year ? Our family weekends are done but I’m not... Pine Flat Lake. I’m offering up my place at the lake Friday and Saturday. I’ll set the houseboat...

My son playing with a cheapy drone last summer. Just tripped over the video when looking through my phone and thought I’d share. 77 Sleek (1 family boat), 21 Lavey Craft with 496 HO Mag, 85 Sanger Mini with 565