Reading is Reading...

Even when you don't want to be reading something, you're still reading it.

That's kinda where I've been over the past few days.  Reading what I don't wanna!

You see, a year and a half ago I bought a cheap used boat.  I never buy anything for myself.  I'll spend crazy money on my husband and son, but I'd rather buy my own clothes at Walmart to save.  It was totally an impulse thing, fueled by my insomnia.  I named it RANDOM, in honor of my mother, who passed away after a long fight with cancer in 2013.  If you knew her, you'd understand the moniker.

Anyway, RANDOM is my first boat.  I've worked on cars pretty much all my life, thanks to having an auto mechanic for a Dad.  He never treated me different because I'm girl.  I changed my first set of spark plugs at 5 years old, standing on a (stolen, yes) milk crate.  So, two weekends ago RANDOM had some trouble starting.  Then a LOT of trouble starting.  Then not starting at all.  So off it went back to the marina I bought it from.  $561 later.... Yeah, you read that right.  Five (expletive) hundred and sixty (bleeping) one dollars!  For a starter!  That I seriously could've changed myself (done it on a car, TWICE)!

And so...

Today's review is of the 1992-00 Mercruiser Stern Drives Repair Manual published by SELOC Marine.

No, I'm not actually going to do a review of the book (it's a repair manual, for Mercruiser stern drives made between 1992 and 2000; the title fits it well).  But, if anyone out there in the book review world is wondering why I haven't reviewed anything this weekend, well, here's the answer.

Should RANDOM decide to have any more issues, I'll be ready.