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There's a lot of people that shouldn't vote, shouldn't drive, and shouldn't have contact with others. To be fare, I've run into oddballs of all ages, some of the worst were my own age or close to it. I just figured its a combination of never having been punched in the face and drugs. On FB...

I'm glad its not just me who finds the crazy folks out there. Over the last 20 years or so it seems there are more and more odd encounters with people.

I have a 135 and 140 but they're older, late 70's or early 80's. I had the 140 running but the lower unit is missing. The 135 was on a boat that a buddy bought, its got good compression but I haven't checked it out any further. It looked pretty clean having come from a freshwater only area. The...

I find most want to pay half of what ever your asking or less, if something is legitimately worth $500, they want it for $250 or less and will offer you $100. Along the same lines if you put it up for $1,000, you get $400 offers or no offers at all. I have never had anyone pay asking price for...

Everything has value but only in the hands of someone who values it. When it comes to selling anything, its only worth what someone will pay at that moment but that's really bad advise if you intend to survive for very long these days. In reality its better to have an overpriced item than a...

I don't think its got much to do with people not wanting to spend $60 or $100k on a boat because what happened to the boats they had before? I bought my current boat in 1982, its still just as good as it was then, with the same motor and same trailer. I see no reason to replace it. My second...

There are three Walmarts near me, neither are near the water but they can't be more different in the fishing departments. The one has basically nothing but kids spin cast rods, some line, a few hooks and the same rods in the rack they had back in 2011 when they opened here. The other, a few...

The clearance of boat to fender in that pic doesn't worry me much since the boat has side bunks and should be secured at the bow. It does look like the tires can contact the fenders during suspension compression. I'd want as much distance between the tire and inside of the fender as there is...

Clarion is not Johnson Controls. Interstate batteries were made by Johnson controls until around 2018. Wanting to get into other things Johnson Controls, who at the time had a contract to supply Walmart batteries, sold their lead acid division to Exide, who at the time no longer made batteries...

First off, I don't think I'd wait too long to get there and get them all in my possession. If you don't someone else will. Even as scrap its free money if you do it right. Figure every lower unit to be no less than $300, some double that depending on the model and HP. Carbs, electronics...

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...