tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281466067996417768.post4235013839036614505..comments2022-07-29T06:13:08.405-04:00Comments on Desert Star PDQ 36: 2013 Close out and Thoughts for 2014DesertStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702677768913767233noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281466067996417768.post-28419498707800778492014-02-09T22:41:41.238-05:002014-02-09T22:41:41.238-05:00No backpack - my wife likes to cook and do crafts ...No backpack - my wife likes to cook and do crafts on board. Where would I get hull extensions made? They would be worth the investment - I think. I did splurge and order the Hondas. I needed one new engine anyway, and the price was almost the same. I believe I have a buyer for the new 9.9 I got on the way north. Almost what I paid for it. So it might all come together at a reasonable cost. As my friend with a Passagemaker 47 likes to remind me, his one folding prop cost the same as my two outboards. Thanks for the comment. Eric Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451623518047636519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-281466067996417768.post-12843034192027689042013-11-09T08:11:53.456-05:002013-11-09T08:11:53.456-05:00Hull extensions. Or learn to live out of a backpac...Hull extensions. Or learn to live out of a backpack.<br /><br />In all seriousness, more water line and some lift will make as much difference as bigger engines, with better fuel consumption and less noise. Money? Probably not that different if the engines are OK for a few more years, more if they are dead now.<br /><br /> Drew Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013965677534522281noreply@blogger.com