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  1. dingbat

    Like catfish?

    https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/04/04/blue-catfish-are-taking-over-in-maryland-waters-as-state-officials-and-fishing-community-work-to-contain-the-spread/
  2. dingbat

    Need advice

    I wish it was that simple for us. Between the mountains, the Bermuda High and the elevated water temps (upper 80's) , the weather is very unstable and conditions can variety greatly in a distance of a few of miles. Once the water temps get up in late Spring, Sea Breezes becomes a factor. It...
  3. dingbat

    Kicker on a CC?

    Show of hands... who wants to trade in their (new) 4 stroke for a 20+ year old, oil belching 2 stroke?
  4. dingbat

    Can i cut my bunks down?

    Too a point……a trailer is designed to support 85-90% of the load on the axle, leaving the support structure (frame) to support 10-15% of the load. The real question when moving the weight forward of the axle, how much weight can a support structure designed to support 10-15% of the load carry...
  5. dingbat

    Need advice

    My thoughts.....those relying on Apps for weather, navigation and or fishing Services do so because they lack first hand experience. A very large percentage of your target market (experianced users) don't use apps for one reason or another. Don't get me started on "land" connected (cell) based...
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    Kicker on a CC?

    Interesting How long is "long"? My "shot gun" is back is 300' Boat rods at 175' and 150' 150' planer board lines, 6 lines per board (70'-150' in 10' increments) Surprised no down riggers? Hottest rods on the boat in the winter time 4-5 knot tide 2-4 knots trolling speed How do you measure...
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    Kicker on a CC?

    Kickers make no sense if you have tow insurance available. Especially if you’re going to use a common fuel source Have been towed in 3 times in 25 years of boating. Fifteen of those years fishing 30-40 hours a week. All three where fuel related. All three would have prevented the use of a...
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    Can i cut my bunks down?

    Tongue length is irrelevant. It’s doesn’t carry the load. The important parts is to have the load sitting over the axle(s) and the proper tongue weight for the load. How much does the boat and trailer weigh? What is the current tongue weight?
  9. dingbat

    95 Reinneil- Temp gauge jumping up and down

    Your boat is not a car a with closed, loop, pressurized cooling system. Your boat is a raw water, open loop cooled. Temp fluctuations with varying engine loads is normal and expected
  10. dingbat

    Can i cut my bunks down?

    Check your tongue weight……most trailers are setup to handle boats in 2 ft. increments. Since you hanging two feet off the back, either your tongue weight is light or the trailer is too long to begin with In short, you set the boat on the trailer to obtain proper tongue weight (center of gravity...
  11. dingbat

    Can't prime my fuel line

    Try tilting the motor up, then hold primer bulb vertical while priming
  12. dingbat

    Marine Insurance

    I never stay with a boat insurer more than a couple of years to keep them honest. Bounce back and forth between Boat US and Progressive. Home owners, property, auto and umbrella are all with the same company. Policy for the boat with same company was nutz priced
  13. dingbat

    Aluminum trailer boating in salt

    Salt is only hard on Fe alloyed materials. As long as galvanic contact with more noble metals is avoided, most aluminum structural alloys, 1000 (commercially pure), 3000 (AlMn), 5000 (AlMg) and 6000 (AlMgSi) series, are resistant to corrosion in sea water, especially the so-called seawater...
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    Aluminum trailer boating in salt

    Saltwater isn’t acid. If your that concerned, drop the boat in a freshwater river or lake on the way home and go for a ride The “wash the boat immediately after exiting the water” mentality quickly goes away once you figure out nothing happens if you don’t rinse immediately…..lol Then again...
  15. dingbat

    Stereo Replacement Wiring Questions

    Always confirm, never assume. According to the manual, yellow is Memory (battery), red is main power (ignition) and the black wire is ground. More than likely the orange wire is a primary positive feed. Would want to tie ignition (red) into orange if you want the radio on w/o the ignition on...
  16. dingbat

    Water in fuel

    Stabil is a winter stabilizer. Top off tank with 93 octane E10 (93 to replace lost octane, ethanol to absorb excess water) and go boating.
  17. dingbat

    Honda BF75 "Making Oil" – Need Help with Thermostat in Cold Climate

    It’s not the temp of the cooling water causing the problem. Its simply a heat transfer mechanism used to transfer “excess” heat away from the motor. The real problem is not getting the engine (block and oil) up to operating temperature (~ 230 degree) and keeping it there long enough to...
  18. dingbat

    Curious to what type of steering this is and what is a replacement for it.

    If you boat in the cold, hydraulics are not your friend. Think space shuttle disaster. It’s not if they leak, it’s when they leak
  19. dingbat

    Need better hole shot

    along with much less weight and deadrise…….
  20. dingbat

    SeaNymph parts? Need Bow “nosepiece”

    Looks to be cast aluminum or "white"(pot) metal. Good luck welding either
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