Recent content by kanda4

Hi neighbor! I keep my boat at Cottonwood Creek Marina on Lake Lewisville (Little Elm). With the low lake levels, I am a little hesitant to take it out too much. It's a little scary out there if you're not careful you'll get stuck somewhere. Even so, it's slow going in a lot a places. I'm hoping...

Coming out of hibernation. Had the boat out for a spin a couple weeks ago and she's running pretty good for being on a lift in a slip all winter. She survived an ice storm with a roof collapse of the marina without a scratch thank goodness. Can anyone suggest the best way to clean and protect...

This is nothing like your pictures, but this is what happens to us North Texas people when we get slammed with an ice storm! Thankfully our marina had the least amount of damage. Others were not as fortunate!

Thanks guys. I purchased my Benny from Phil Dill and have gotten off to a rocky start with them so far (not returning emails, phone-calls, poor follow up, etc.). Finally reached someone in service dept. and was quoted several hundred dollars to change the oil in the upper and lower ( plus...

Okay, so in a slip on a boat lift getting ready for winter in my first new tritoon. Coming up on my 20 hour service and will need to address changing the oil in the upper and lower unit. Problem is I don't have a trailer or a way to take the boat out of the water unless I hire one of the nice...

For me it's pride and performance. My boat slowed down 10 mph after leaving it in the water for only 3 weeks! Plus, really looks bad with algae when up on the lift. Scrub, scrub, scrub! :)

So I'm up on a lift now and out of the water in my slip. Is there any reason to tilt the motor back now when on the lift?

I like the velcro idea as opposed to the drilling holes option. First year, first boat - can't see myself putting holes in her yet! Thanks for the good tip.

Ok, so I had to let my tritoon sit in the water for 4 weeks before my boat lift was installed and now I have excessive algae growth on the toons. I have heard that it's easier to get off if it is allowed to stay wet, and I've also heard it's also okay to let it dry and remove the algae after it...

My new boat came with the 4 rod pole holder thrown under one of the seats still wrapped in plastic. It came with 4 screws and no instructions on how and where to mount it. Does anyone else have one of these and could you let me know where you mounted it? Don't want to go through all of the...

Yes, Yamaha F150 outboard. Thanks for the tips!

So this is my first boat and I am already thinking about what happens to my boat when the weather starts to turn. I have it in a covered slip on Lake Lewisville and it will be on a lift. Any advise on any additional winterization necessary? I don't have a trailer or anywhere else to store the...

Just signed at Cottonwood Creek. 28' slip is $305/month or $3355/year if paid all at once.

New to boating and learning as I go. Nice to have a forum like this to bounce questions and ideas. Okay, picking up my boat in a few weeks and got to get it insured. Any tips or suggestions here? Any suggestions on agents in the DFW area?

Thanks guys. Looking forward to seeing you out there!