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I recently traded down from a 1996 23' Steiger Craft Block Island to a 2002 19' Kencraft Challenger 190 CC. I'll use this as an excuse to resuscitate this thread. 1. Board name - Interloper 2. Real Name - Greg Vassilakos 3. Boat Name - I'm waiting for my wife and daughter to choose one. 4...

^^ It looks like you have to lift the engine out to change the spark plugs.

Is there a skeg protecting the propeller? I can't tell from the photo. Assuming that I can retire someday, I want a straight inboard for my retirement boat. That inboard Parker would be on my list.

It's a Parker 2100.

1. Board Name - Interloper 2. Real Name - Greg Vassilakos 3. Boat Name - Christinaki 4. Hull Year - 1996 5. Model - Steiger Craft Block Island 23 6. Engine Brand & Type - Mercury 250 HP 2-Stroke 8. Engine Year - circa 2000 9. Homeport - Smithfield, Virginia

From the Smithfield Times of January 27, 2010

This effect can be seen to some extent in the video at the following link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDhwlomKUyM This is not something I would wish to emulate.

Regarding why boats sink, Boat U.S. did a study on this. http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/sinking/default.asp The article notes, "for every boat that sinks underway, four boats sink in their slips." The breakdown for dockside sinkings is as follows. Underwater Fittings: 50% Rain and Snow...

My boat was built with a notched transom. A previous owner had moved the outboard motor to a bracket and installed a panel across the opening in the transom. I understand why he did this as he fished in the Atlantic out of Cape May. Two consequences were that the boat sat in the water with...

I saw a photo of a beautiful restored Bertram 31 that was for sale. The name on the transom was "Sea Nile". Placing that name on that boat is practically vandalism.

I was intrigued enough by this issue to actually do some snooping around the Parker and Steiger Craft websites. The Parker website provides numbers for "Dry Weight". The Steiger Craft website provides numbers for "Hull Weight". I'll make the assumption that the numbers refer to the basic boat...

Two features that might contribute to the higher weight of a Steiger Craft compared to a Parker are: 1. The interior surfaces of the cabin on a Steiger Craft are gel-coated fiberglass, not carpet. 2. Since 1996, the cockpit deck of a Steiger Craft is solid fiberglass, not wood cored. I have...

I'll apologize in advance if this is a stupid question. Should the fuel primer bulb remain hard while my outboard motor is running? I'm breaking in a rebuilt 250 hp 2-stroke Mercury. I'm in the habit of pressurizing the fuel primer bulb before starting the engine. I hadn't paid much...

I am looking for recommendations regarding a starting battery. I have a 250 hp Mercury 2-stroke. The main starting battery is rated for 400 Marine Cranking Amps (MCA). It is clearly undersized. There is a second dual-purpose battery that is rated for 625 MCA. The Mercury website advises 630...

I checked the websites of a few manufacturers. Parker, Steiger Craft, May-Craft, Scout, Triumph, Carolina Skiff, Sea Hunt, Grady White, and Trophy are all up. The only one that I checked that seems to have disappeared is C-Hawk.

I left the bracket with the gentleman who installed the new (used) motor. If you are genuinely interested in the bracket, send me an e-mail and I will provide his contact information.

I thought I should provide an update. I didn't trust the 225 hp Suzuki 2-stroke that came with the boat and I didn't like the aluminum bracket. The bracket caused the boat to trim down at the stern and barnacles loved it despite the special aluminum-friendly anti-fouling paint. The bracket...

Thank you for the photos. I have been to Quinby and Wachapreague, but somehow I have missed Willis Warf.

The Boat US magazine this month has an interesting article on why boats sink at the dock. The article states that for every boat that sinks "at sea", four boats sink at the dock. For the article, 100 insurance claims were examined. The reasons for sinking were found to be as follows...

I realize that it is heresy to state this on this forum, but I know several boat owners who think very highly of the older 2-stroke (pre-Optimax) Mercurys. One has a pier building business. He has several boats. One of his boats has a Yamaha and all the others have Mercurys. He said he...