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Well, here we are.   Winter has set in (at least for most of us). Our boating time has been severely limited or maybe even eliminated until spring.   What do we do?   We dream of summers gone by and summers to come.   We plan the boating projects for the season so our water rides will be ready to go for the next season.   We talk about boats and boating and pontificate on things such as which one is better, inboards or outboards.   This is a debate that has gone on for years and everyone seems to have their preference.   Let’s take a look. For the purpose of this argument, let’s say that an outboard engine is one where the engine and transmission are outside the hull of the boat in its entirety and an inboard engine is one where the engine and transmission are inside the hull of the boat in its entirety.   Yes, I know that we also have sterndrives where the engine is inside the hull and the transmission is outside.   These des...

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I am fortunate enough to live in an area where I don’t have to pull my boat out of the water during the winter.   That is great, because this allows me to take advantage of those unusually warm winter days that occur every now and then.   Also, my boat provides a nice place to hang out when I just want to get out of the house.   Of course, being on the boat in the cooler months is a bit different than it is when the mercury rises above 80.   For example, right now, it is a beautiful sunny day, but it is 43 degrees outside.   That kind of rules out water sports as an activity.   While I do sometimes go cruising in the winter months, this is the time of year where I am more likely to just spend time on the boat while tied in the slip.   My boat becomes my floating man cave. During the summer months, the TV on my boat hardly ever gets used but when winter rolls around, it is a staple of my time spent afloat.   After all, a floa...