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    At what rpms does the alternator start charging the battery

    Does anyone know the minimun rpms my 2003 Yammy 4-stroke 90 hp must achieve if the alternator is going to start charging the cranking battery instead of drawing it down?<br /><br /> I spend a lot of time at idle speed since I do a lot of drift fishing. I am wondering if, at that speed, the...
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    three batteries, one for cranking, two wired in series for trolling m'tr

    I am going to install three identical group 27, dual purpose batteries in a new 17 1/2 foot Sportfish, powered by a 90hp Yamaha or Honda o/b.
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    Lenco troll 'n tabs

    Does anyone have this product on their boat or know of someone who uses them? Do you have an opinion about them?<br /><br />I want to put them on a 17.5' skiff (Scout Sportfisher) for sneaking around shallows and shore lines in the salt. I'n not too interested in the "trim" aspect, but the...
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    Simple leaning post/seat

    I'm looking for a seat/leaning post to install on the fwd, raised casting deck of a 17' + fishing boat. Most of the ones in the catalogs are huge things with everything from a backrest to a beer dispenser hanging off of them. I need something very simple and not looking like it's sirplus "Buck...
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    How to chum?

    Dear List members,<br /><br />Can anyone tell me about how to chum? I would like to know what the chum is made of and how to distribute it in a "chum-line". I also would like to know if this is a legal tactic for getting fish into casting range (casting with plugs or fly). <br /><br />I have...
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    Building a raised casting deck on a fiberglass hull.

    Dear List members,<br /><br />Have any of y'all fitted a aft. casting deck on to an existing fiberglass hull? For example a Boston Whaler Montauk or Alert.<br /><br />My questions are, first, how would one fasten the new deck to the port and starboard sides, the transom and the existing deck...
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    A boat for In-shore fly fishing

    Out here, on the west coast, I can find no one who flyfishes from an 18'/20' johboat. These boats seem to be used in the East for fishing large, in-shore bodies of water. So I am in hopes you Easterners can help me.<br /><br />I want to purchase an 18 foot, open boat that can be used in shallow...
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