fisherdude

Could the sheen on the water be caused by an oil leak like low unit oil Maybe got slight drip from a vent hole maybe a seal going bad.

Here is a link to different motors http://www.sterndrive.info/sterndriveparts/manifolds.html . I have a 3.7 lx I had a leaking gasket between the raiser and exhaust manifold and it's just the gasket my motor is an 89 last year produce I don't know if it's the same on yours

Raw gas smell usually means a leak is your tank under the floor could be a lot of things when you filled it maybe the hoses are rotted be careful starting the motor open up the engine cover Vapors build up and ends up not being a happy day

Canadian forest fire smoke heading east air quality diminishing. I wonder if it's tariff free lol ..

Back in the day the Luther Jensen dipsy , I've used Super Glue I run the Chinook divers now. Take a look into them no rings needed.https://chinookdiver.com/

I agree to that 100%, long as it goes to the mate.

What are the rates for 4 people for half day i said on the average of 1000 I thought I looked it up different Charters some were lower the others were around 900 however you cut it it's expensive to go on a Charter and I do only would want to tip the mate. I go to dinner I tip the waitress not the restaurant owner

That makes total sense to me HB2. I was looking at charter cost for 1 to 4 people say on the average $1,000 for 4 hours half day plus 15 % for the mate . For 4 people be around 350 $ a person plus drinks subs and gas to get to the lake . Sounds like enough coin to go fishing . But I own a boat and the kicker burns 5 bucks for 4 hour trip plus truck gas main gas for boat 30 bucks total and a bottle of water. Being old state launches are free Monday through Friday.