I tell you what, I've been tampering around with my new 2000 Smoker Craft boat, man it's a learning process, but it's a lot easier to work on than a muscle car. A muscle car just has too many parts man, boats are simpler with an open work space and easy access to the engine. Well I have a outboard motor so it's a lot easier to work on than outboard.

I'm not doing all the work myself, my friend Andrew is giving me a lot of help and showing me how to work on a boat. He fixed his bilge pump last summer on his own Smoker Craft boat. That's one of the particular boat parts we are working on right now. We just removed it and plan on replacing the old bilge pump with a new aftermarket bilge pump. This one pumps out more water and it seems a lot stabler than the stock one. Plus it has a three year warranty.

So far the process has been slow though. We need to wake up and head over to Gilberts Hardware in St. Clair Shores, Michigan. They have a particular boat part we are looking for, hopefully they have it. Tomorrow the whole process should be done. And I hope, I just hope there's no leaks in the boat. See the old bilge pump was causing a major leak. I think this will solve the problem. Best way to find out is to get it done and test it out on the lake, plain and simple.

Anyways, I'm just glad I have friend to help, it sure is easy to work on a boat compared to a muscle car. If you ever thinking about buying a boat and mechanically inclined, don't be afraid. It's no peace of cake, but with some research and a friend you can surely manage to fix any small boat problem that is to flair up from time to time.