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