We’ve all been there before—you’re making great progress on a project when all of a sudden that momentum comes to a screeching halt. The culprit? A bolt so rusted it looks like it hasn’t been touched since the Ford Administration. Of course, you’ve never been one to back down from a challenge. But what if,…
We all know what it’s like to return home from a weekend road trip only to find your car’s front bumper, grille, hood, and windshield all splattered with a wide variety of bugs, tar, and other roadside elements. It can be a gruesome scene, and even the daily commute during the spring and summer months…
By Walker Smith Wired2fish recently conducted a survey for our friends at Sea Foam and the results were absolutely fascinating to study. Although it can seem like bass fishing is a rich man’s game at times, it was refreshing to see how many blue-collared anglers embrace older boats and motors. As they always say, the…
Asked if he’s ever run into engine trouble out on the water, pro bass angler Chad Morgenthaler pauses and laughs before responding. “I put thousands of hours each year on my rig and travel all over the nation to different bodies of water,” he says. “I have experienced just about every situation. Some of it…
When Grant Broggi found out in March that he would need to close his business, The Strength Co., in Orange County, California, the Marine captain and entrepreneur went into combat mode. “I just thought, take care of your Marines, or in this case, my members, immediately,” said Broggi, who had to shut the doors of…
With the snow gone and the days getting warmer, you might have already made your snow blower a distant memory. But not so fast—if you want that machine to work as it should when you need it most next winter, you’ll want to make sure you prepare it properly for the offseason. The common problems—not…
In more than six decades repairing snowmobiles in the North Shore town of Tofte, Minnesota, Jerry Gervais has seen just about everything that could possibly go wrong with a sled. From major repairs of snowmobiles involved in accidents to helping a confounded owner realize he couldn’t start his machine with the kill switch on, no…
We often hear about blueish smoke from the tailpipe as an indicator of burning oil. You might see it on startup or under acceleration—or more frequently depending on the severity of the problem. Burning oil, generally speaking, describes oil that is entering your engine’s combustion chambers and being burned with the fuel-air mixture. It’s most…
