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Daytrip to the Silver Glen Spring

Astor river boating

First “Daytrip” to the Spring

They say there’s a first time for everything. This trip would be a first for us in many ways. This would be our first time to the Spring without our boat. The first time we would come and leave in the same day (daytrip). Oh, and our first time across Lake George at over 60 MPH!!

If you have read our previous posts, you know that we have yet to make a trip to the Spring this year for a number of reasons. But recently, we were invited out for a Sunday boat trip across Lake George and to one of our favorite spots, the Silver Glen Springs.

Jen and I were heading out of Orlando after work last week, and thought we’d stop in and see our friend Steve.  You’ll remember Steve from our previous post “Engine Problems Persist”.

Steve tells us that he and his wife Trish are heading up to the Astor boat ramp on the St. Johns River and making the short ride to the Silver Glen for the day. Continue reading “Daytrip to the Silver Glen Spring”

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Boating Again! Lake Conway Overnighter

Boating Again!

Hey guys. Good news! We’re actually boating again!! Our engine problems are resolved and we’re back out on the water.

Last weekend we got together for an overnighter with our friends Tony & Kim aboard the “Mrs. Kimberly”, their 26′ Regal Express Cruiser.

The weekend forecast was calling for 85 degrees, sunny skies, and zero rain chance for Saturday and possible late afternoon showers for Sunday. That sounds perfect.

Usually, a weekend overnighter is all about a Saturday party, grilling out on the boat, Continue reading “Boating Again! Lake Conway Overnighter”

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Found It! Compression Is Very Important

Found it 

We finally found it!!  If you’ve read our previous posts, you know that we’ve been struggling with some engine performance problems for a few weeks now.

After what we hoped would be a simple ignition issue, it became obvious that the problem was bigger than just a misfire. We have already replaced almost our entire ignition system.

I also rebuilt our old carburator but it still felt like it was loading up at low RPMs. We upgraded the carb from the original Rochester Quadrajet to an Edelbrock 600. We changed the throttle linkage and fuel line setup and added an intake adaptor plate for the carb Continue reading “Found It! Compression Is Very Important”