January 2020 Preparing for Another Great Year on the Water By Chris Mapp Preparing for another great year on the water, I would like to encourage all our customers to bring their boats... Read More
December 2019 Connections, Connections, and More Connections By Chris Mapp The attached photo shows two separate repairs where the electrical problem was intermittent. The first is a livewell pump that... Read More
November 2019 Times have certainly changed; but whatever happened to common sense? By Chris Mapp So, when does 400 horsepower belong on the back of an inshore center console fishing boat less than 27-feet length?... Read More
October 2019 Your Outboard’s Cooling System By Chris Mapp The cooling system is of primary importance on any outboard motor. Most seasoned boatowners have likely experienced a water pump... Read More
September 2019 Interesting Discovery While Propping a New Outboard By Chris Mapp A customer brought in his boat for propping after being repowered. Originally equipped with a 2008 Yamaha F225 six-cylinder outboard,... Read More
August 2019 A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words By Chris Mapp In Photo 1 we are looking inside a fuel injector from an Evinrude G2 with approximately 300 hours of operation.... Read More
July 2019 It’s what you cannot see that will starve your outboard for fuel! By Chris Mapp Today's outboard engines are equipped with multiple filters to catch tiny particulate matter that passes through the boat’s fuel system.... Read More
June 2019 Costs of Ethanol By Chris Mapp The boating industry has been dealing with the side effects of ethanol in fuel for many years. Ethanol, or corn... Read More
May 2019 Troubleshooting Electrical Gremlins By Chris Mapp The number one factor which contributes to hard starts, no starts, and intermittent electrical faults is not always the battery... Read More
April 2019 Repair and Maintenance: April 2019 By Chris Mapp It feels good to be back among the Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine writers and contributors. The feedback received during our... Read More