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a SseeaesN O88 Fa ING alere lot Outboard Geiine Fun When Friends Are Along Every season a few families |name it. The tremendous ver- get in a "boating rut" and/jsatility is one big reason for miss out on the full range of |its popularity. fun made possible by a family| Perhaps the best part of the runabout. outboard cruise is sharing the "If this ever happens to you, |fun and excitement with people an outboard cruise is the perf-|you like. This 'boating to- fect change of pace, advises the| getherness" lingers on _ for Evinrude News Bureau. It's|many weeks and even months. even better when you invite| During the off-season you can friends along, whether they're | get together one evening to re- fellow boat owners or the land | live the entire trip. lubber variety. Veteran boatmen and new- Cruising is an_ all-inclusive |comers often make good cruis- term used to describe just|ing mates. .The experienced about every type of boating|skipper can impart boating fun. It can be a long distance | know-how, and the newcomers' trip to explore a new area or|enthusiasm can be shared by a short cruising spin in familiar |all hands. waters. You can cruise to new| When cruising with two or fishing grounds or coinbine|three other boats, elaborate cruising with reck collecting,|preparations aren't necessary. Photography, outdoor cookouts | You don't have to worry about and even bird watching. You|planning the cruise, but it's Highway Safety Vital To All Boaters Now If you are among the grow-| Too much weight on the ing ranks of "highway sail-| tongue will cause the car to ors", you have to think twice|squat and raise the front about safety. Both your car and | wheels. Too little tongue weight boat trailer should meet mini-| will cause trailer sway. Both mum safety standards. Besides | situations are potentially dan- owning the right equipment, | gerous. this includes periodic mainte-| When checking your trailer nance to insure proper per-| make sure it can safely carry formance. the weight of the boat, engine | Let's start our safety check, | and gear. Your owner's manual prepared by the Johnson News| Will give its maximum capa- Bureau, with the towing vehicle| City. Adequate tire pressure is and hitch. If you tow a load| another important safety check. over 2,000 pounds (including | Generally, trailer tire pressures trailer, boat, engine and assort-|are greater than those of the ed gear) give some thought to| towing vehicle. A typical four- heavy duty springs and shock | Ply tire carrying a load of 700 absorbers. pounds per tire would have a} &: i Never attempt to trailer a a ake ea govt rig that weighs more than the 1 or tire v y chart towing vehicle. You could find|t9 make sure you inflate tires yourself in a situation with the correctly, "tail wagging the dog". Heav-| Underinflated tires cause ier rigs also require heavy duty | t-ailer sway which, in turn, hitches. For loads under 2,000) Qouses poor highway handling, pounds, select a frame hitch. excessive tire wear and exces- Before checking out the trail-| sive wear on wheel bearings. er, it's wise to mention the|The latter should be checked trailer tongue, which is con-| periodically for proper lubrica- nected to the hitch. The tongue|tion. A "dry" bearing can anchors the trailer to the car|cause the wheel to lock and and should carry a portion of | eventually rip it from the trail- the weight. This is usually re-|er while you're travelling down ferred to as "tongue weight' |the highway at 50 miles an and is figured at five to 1@ per| hour. Need we say more. cent of the total load, Probably} Don't forget the more obvious the easiest way to make sure|/aspects of trailer safety. Be- you have enough weight on the | fore each trip make sure. the tongue is to measure the dis-| hitch is connected properly and tance between the ground and| the safety chains are attached. the top of the hitch. It should | Secure the tie-downs, load be between 15 and 19 inches|equipment properly and test high. lights. Non-Skid Soles Recommended Footwear For Safety On Boat The click of thin, feminine heels might make pleasant staccato sounds on land, but they're usuoly not welcome music to guys wanting to keep their boot decks unmorred by metal lifts or what have you. Furthermore, they're not con- sidered the safest thing for boarding boats, nor for trodding decks while afloot, especially when decks ore stippery. Canvas or poptin flats with non-skid soles -are suitable for boating, just as heels ore for dance floors, and those with specially constructed soles thot Prevent stippage on wet decks aaa the safest shoe CANVAS OR POPLIN FLATS WITH NON-SKID SOLES. AVAILABLE AT... SHOE BURNS stoz: 1 KING WEST DOWNTOWN OSHAWA | j j atways good to have a general | Outline of things you and your THE OSHAWA TIMES, Soturday, April 22, 1967 3A friends enjoy doing. Perhaps | inere is 2 good water' ees; Dl astic Lures Now Seen where you can stay overnight | and return home the next day. | You might keep an eye out for | oon ane news of a ea festival or} celebrations (there are hun-/| lecting | h dreds of them, especially dur- | pong § poseeac age, Hoes ing this centennial year) that| colors and action, then hoping could be reached by boat. | they will produce results. As special. If you go fishing en agg gts yes weekend, invite a few friends | given time. along. The same is true for a| Now to complicate matters a barbecue or a picnic. You'd little further, another factor has be surprised how much more | been introduced -- feel. fan it will be for you, your] ser 'at Mercury oatbnards, are wife and your children to have| cither a boon or a bane, company along. | pending on the point of view. While they're likely to arouse the disdain and fighting in- stincts of a dyed-in-the-wool plug caster or fly fisherman, the flexvble, many-hued imita- tions of worms and eels are just about the hottest "ft h- getters" on the market today. To analyze why these bits of plastic are so effective might require volumes, and it's prob- able the fish would make lies out of any conclusions that de-| might be reached.. But certain facts seem apparent. OK. r ee Next time you're up at the lake and 100, 80, 60, 40, 33, 20, 15, 914, 6, 5, the peace and quiet is shattered by a and 3 horsepower. Each has a 2 year screaming outboard--it isn't a '67 | warranty and uses regular gas with @ Johnson. -- 50-to-1 oil mix. There are many other Our engineers are the only people _ special features, of course, and your that tell a Johnson to keep quiet. Johnson dealer will show you them And they use fiberglass hoods, all. Have a quiet chat with him soon, acoustic linings, silencers, rubber --See the 'JOHNSON SEAHORSE mounts, mufflers and knowhow to WATERSHOW" at Expo 67-- make sure it does, A Johnson has so little to say you can conduct a normal conversation 0 m beside a 100 hp at full bore. Or slip 'Ki pesdeid od Onthen: tae away at 5 a.m, with a 6 hp and hardly there are 11 Johnsons to choose from, of Canada Ltd., Peterborough, bi Kers of OMG Fastback wake a bird on the lake. This year pee Lawn Boy pein imo, Seow rd Marine Dries and Pioneer chain sawa, Exclusive Sales and Service Centre for JOHNSON OUTBOARDS MITH PORT 5 See! Choose From Our Complete Selection 353 KING ST. WEST PH: 728-7341