I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with Navigloo winter boat shelters ? It looks like a good product but have seen mixed reviews. I store my boat outside in the buffalo area. I'm looking for something that I can take down randomly throughout the winter. I fish on and off on the...
I have a 95 mercury marine force 120 outboard. The I'd plate is blank. I'm looking for the freeze plug for the serial number. I've looked and cant find it anywhere. Thank for any help
Hello everyone. I have just upgraded my riggers to the Cannon mag 5 with the 24" boom. I'm fishing out of an 18' boat. I normally 4 rods. I want to add 2 more dipsys. Was thinking about running at 1.5 and 3. At 1.5 does that get me far enough away from my riggers and if so how carefully do I...
Hello everyone. It's been a while since I have been on. First of all I have a '95 18' spectrum with a 120 hp mercury marine force. I fish Lake Ontario for salmon mainly. Currently I have a trolling plate that i added a spot so i could run it at a 45° angle. I'm thinking about trolling bags so...
Hello everyone. I have a 1995 spectrum sport with a '96 mercury marine force 120. For the most part runs good. The issue I have is that when I shift into gear and give it a little throttle it starts to vibrate. Then as I give it more it goes away. What could this be ? Is it something I should...
Hello everyone. I live in the Buffalo,NY area. I'm pretty new to having a outboard. Up til now I have been running my boat on the lower Niagara River pretty regularly. Am I safe to leave my batteries in the boat which is covered outside as long as I have them plugged in. I have a Minn kota 3...
I sorry if this is not posted in the right forum. I just bought a 1995 18' Spectrum sport with a 120hp mercury force motor. I live in the Buffalo,NY area. I'm planning on fishing the lower Niagara river of the winter whenever possible. As far as maintenance what should I be doing in-between...
I have a '88 Blue Finn Sportsman 1950. Over the winter I took out my livewell that I don't use. I need to plug the drain hole. What would the best way to do that ? Thanks for any help
I have a 88 Bluefin Sportsman 1950. I'm replacing the floor in the front of boat. I pulled up everything. There is carpet under the original plywood. Can anyone tell me why there would be carpet there
Hello everyone. It's been a while since I have been on here. I'm looking to redo my back seats. I have a late '80s bluefin Sportsman 1950. Since I have a I/O I don't have a lot of room from my cover to the back of the boat.im look to do fold up seats. There was someone on here that did a total...
I'm new at trolling. At the end of last season I bought a pair of Proos electric downriggers. I have heard that electrostatic will chase away fish. Is that true ? If it is true how much is too much ? I have been out on Lake Erie for walleye and haven't had any luck on them. I have got some bass...
Hi everyone. Now that it's the middle of winter and football is officially over I have started to work on the boat. I have a '88 Blue Fin Sportsman 1950. I'm looking to put some lights on it. Some of the launches that I use here in western NY are pitch dark. I have looked a little and there are...
Most of our fishing has been casting. We are just starting to get into trolling. I now have dipsy divers and planner boards. I wanrt to get some downriggers. Not sure want to get. Can anyone give me some suggestions. I dont have a big budget. Thanks for any help
Hi everyone. Hope you are having fun on the water. Just need a little advice. I was a little light on the tongue and was swaying at 60 mph. I have an '88 Blue Fin sportsman 1950 I/O. It weighs 1700 lbs plus I'm guessing the trailer is about 500 lbs. So I moved the wheels back. I may have went a...
I have an old '61 johnson 18 hp sea horse. It is leaking some oil out one of the drain holes. I'm assuming it is unburnt gas and oil. Is there anything I can do about it since so old. The oil looks a little dark for my liking. Looks a little more like regular motor oil. I just had it looked at...
