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February - March 2018 38 Find Us On Facebook at Boating On The Hudson
BOAT TALK WITH
Alex Salomatoff.
Alex
Salomatoff
If you have a question for Master Mechanic and Owner of Alex’s
Marine Plus in New Windsor, NY, simply call Alex at 845-565-9199
or e-mail,
Alex’s Marine Plus
2907 Rte 9W Suite 200,
New Windsor, NY 12553
(845) 565-9199
alexsmarineplus.com
You Have Boat
Questions and
Exper t Mechanic
Alex Salomatoff
Has Answers!
Boating On The Hudson is
starting our brand new Call-In
Online Radio Talk Show That Is
All About Boat Repair called “Ask
Alex!”
Alex Salomatoff is the Owner and
an Extraordinarily Exceptional
Mechanic at Alex’s Marine Plus in
New Windsor, NY. If you have any
questions at all about your boat,
your trailer or your Jet-Ski, Simply
Call or Text Lex Now at 845-363-
0004 to arrange a time ASAP to
ask your question directly to Alex
“On The Air.”
Don’t say I did not tell you so!
Here comes all the spring boat shows, the new products, and most importantly
you can finally get your boat back in the water or, on your trailer ready to go:
If we are keeping you boat for you, all you need to do is call our office, be sure
your bill is paid up and we will move ahead under your instructions to do what you
request. Striped Bass season begins in Mid March and all you have to hear is the
“stripers are biting” and you will be in a panic to get your boat ready.
However, if you are preparing your boat yourself for the water this spring now is
the time to check these items.
The canvas: Any broken zippers, holes in the glass, torn seats, anything that
needs to be repaired now, before you put the boat back in the water. The canvas
repair facilities are waiting for your work. Wait until the last minute, not a good
idea, now is the time to get it fixed.
The batteries or battery. Sometimes you never checked the battery before you
put the boat away for the winter. It has now sat for all least two months, dead as a
door nail. Can it be saved? Maybe but the longer you wait to find out the worse
it is going to be. Can you go out to the boat, put the battery charger on it and let
it build up for an hour or so? If so you might save a costly replacement. Check
it now!
Is your registration up to date on the boat? On the trailer? Do you have all the
indate flares, life jackets, cushions, ropes, anchor’s, boat hook, scrub brush back
in the boat, whats missing?
If your boat is new, check your owners manual to see that you have not missed
anything that the manufacture recommends, many times new modern boats have
features that did not exist a few years ago
How about the engine oil, does it need to be replaced, the cables and other
connectors greased. if your leaving the boat in the Hudson River do you have
new zincs for the rudder, propeller, and shaft?
Checking the boat in Feb/March is so much easier than waiting
until April. For your piece of mind, do it.
Please don’t hesitate to call us if we can be of service to you but
please, please do it early on.