Recent content by freeisforme

It seems that the younger crowd doesn't boat or fish here. Those of my buddies that were sportsmen have either retired or passed on with most of their boats just sitting unused with no takers. First it was the bigger boats, then the runabouts, now even aluminum boats don't seem to sell. Either...

Is it me or does it seem like every year over the past four or five years there's been fewer and fewer boats on the water? I can remember having to wait in line to launch, now most of the ramps are empty, with only crowds of people fishing at the boat ramp or on the docks vs. launching a boat...

I thought that was a great site till I saw the prices, $70 plus for decals for a 40 year old motor just doesn't make sense to me. After a few motors it would almost pay to buy a plotter and some vinyl.

That crease looks too perfect to be any sort of damage, and if it were damage, I'd expect to see both sides of that rib showing through. Its possible to bend them in rough water but its not easy, we tore up a 16ft Lowe a lot of years ago, the boat was an 18ft flat bottom and we were pulling...

In years past the later four stroke motors bring nearly what they cost new if you wait it out. As long as new motors keep going up, they seem to pay more and more for the used ones. I sold a 2003 Mercury 4 stroke. short shaft tiller last spring for $1,500, it was gone in two weeks. It sold by...

Most states that I've dealt with required that you live there either 6 months or a full year, and have a driver's license from that state. When I pushed the issue in FL their reply was that owning property or simply being there does not make you a resident, they want to see a 6 month old...

I hauled all the motors and parts back from just outside of Walnutown. For now the trucks are staying, I need them to deal with all this. I sort of wish they weren't all diesels but the power is nice with a trailer in tow. I was never a fan of newer vehicles or trucks with leather seats and...

I don't think its a matter of no one wants the stuff, its a matter of no one wants to pay for anything. The cost of fuel these days doesn't help. Every trip I made up there was another $150 out of my pocket in just fuel up and back in the truck. More if I was pulling a trailer. By the time I...

I just had a guy and his wife drive from Port Clinton to buy an old 6 wheeler ATV, they said it took about 8hrs each way towing a small trailer.

I haven't posted about these before anywhere, other than a few CL ads while we were cleaning out that got nothing but guys wanting to buy complete motors for $10 One guy even tried to tell me that old motors were useless and that it would cost me thousands to get rid of them. I played along and...

I was the last surviving relative. I was actually expecting there to be more than 200, way more. He bought two of everything all the time, whether it was a car, a truck, a tractor, a toolbox, etc. he'd buy two. If he really liked something or if he got a deal, he'd buy enough to last him a...

I recently inherited a garage full of outboards. An uncle who I suppose was a believer in the thought that you can never have enough spare motors left me roughly 200 or so in his garage. They range from 4hp up to 135hp with most being in the 40-115 range. I think a lot of it was because he had...

Back when I had homes in three states, FL wanted $117.50 for fresh and saltwater fishing licenses with a Snook permit. Even though I lived there half the year, they went by my SS # and as soon as I gave them that it showed I already had a DL in another state and they would not give me a state...

In NJ, you have to be 70 to no longer need a fishing license or trout stamp, you just need to provide proof of age. There is no discount for hunting licenses. They have an all around license but the whole system of stamps and permits is both expensive and complicated. Fishing licenses are...

That may be a good boat but I'd have a tough time swallowing the $20k price tag for any 16ft 60hp boat. I've never paid that much for a boat and never will. Most of my boats were bought for under $500, and most were turn key. The reality of that boat is that its 5 years old, has a 'no...