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Well, I made fittings from 6061 and so far they are working fine. (freshwater environment only)
Not sure why I bothered to post. No feedback in nearly 8 years. Oh, well. Maybe it will help somebody else.
I am in the process of getting my little 16' flat bottom rigged back up after three years of sitting. I finished welding the hull last week, and I am getting ready to re-rig it. In preparation I bought a new fuel tank. The vent on the fuel tank has a straight aluminum hose barb. It would be...
I was using some epoxy resin today for a nonstandard application and I was thinking it might flow out a little smoother if it was thinned a bit. This was one of the best articles I found on the subject.
Before thinning epoxy read this article...
I have several Tempest and Trophy props I ran on my 225 Optimax, and am about to acquire an Evinrude ETEC 250 HO outboard. I was wondering if there was a hub kit for these so I can use them on my Evinrude. The initial prop pitch (due to difference in gearing) is about what the dealer...
I recently blew a head gasket on my 1990 50 HP 2 cylinder Force outboard. (507F90C w/ D lower unit).
No big deal. These old Forces were known for blowing gaskets. I've had it happen once before, and the previous owner had it happen once to him. I just bought a new gasket and re-installed...
1990 50 Horse Force 2 Stroke.
A while back I trashed the lower unit on my Mercury so I threw this old Force back on my boat until I could get a new or rebuilt lower unit. It ran great first time out, but the tach did not work. Better top speeds than I had ever seen on that motor on that boat...
Loose Cowling Cover Latches
Both rear cowling cover latches on my 2004 225 Optimax are loose and they rattle annoyingly at idle speeds. One of them is so loose that it will pop halfway open routinely. I have been told this is very common on these motors. Is there anything that can be done...
How many people have you invited to go fishing?
A few?
Ok, how many new people?
Ah, there is the rub isn't it?
Fishing, hunting, and trapping along with many other outdoor activities are under constant assult by "antis." In the past people like us who enjoy the outdoors have simple...
When I first got the new boat I had to learn to drive it and then tweak it. Finally I thought I had it dialed in pretty good. I was running just under 72 mph (71.8 71.9) on the GPS with a moderate to light load at around 5800 RPM. With a heavy load I was running around 68 (68.2) at around 5600...
We have had scattered thunderstorms the last week,a nd the river is pretty muddy. Saturday I fished a Desert Bass Tournament. I headed for back waters to try and find some water that didn't look like chocolate milk. The first place I went was better than the main river, but it was muddier than I...
I got a new Michigan Wheel 17P prop last week from iBoats for my tin boat. It didn't come with a thrust washer. I have bought 8 or 9 props in the last couple years from different sources, and this is the first one that didn't come with a thrust washer. Is this normal now?
My first bass on a frog. <br /><br /> Bass Picture <br /><br />I never really threw frogs before. I heard how you miss so many fish on them. So far I'm 100% LOL.
Anybody using Google Earth software? All I get a mono screen with a few scattered white dots. It looks like it should be a great way to study and area before fishing, but I just can't see anything.
Classic layout. An irregular point sticks out into the lake. The average deep water of the whole lake runs 10-12' <br /> <br />The point has one finger that sticks out a little further. <br /> <br />There is scattered grass on the point from about 2' (10' from the bank) The point breaks...
Ok... In light chop and boat wakes the Cougar does ok. I do need to take a little more effort to make sur I cut waves and wakes at about 45 degrees to do it right. I have found that if I trim down a little bit (not a lot) and let off on the hot foot as I hit slight wakes and then stmp on it...
They all look bigger in the water. <br /><br />This spring I did some of my first sight fishing during the spawn. We spotted many good sized fish during pre-fish outings and caught a few. One particular area rather amazed me. As backwater lakes along the river go it is rather deeper than...
