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    Newborn in a boat

    Guys - Wanted to get your take about having a newborn infant in a fishing boat. I have a 1600 Lund SS, and generally roll the boat off the trailor and then puddle around w/ the trolling motor. The baby would most likely be in its carseat with a type of canopy to protect it from the sun.<br...
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    Launching/Loading Boat

    I have a shorelander trailer w/ rollers. When either launching or loading my boat (Lund 1600 SS), the engine must be in gear (forward) and throttled up to keep the boat in position so that the trailer's winch strap can be removed/attached to the bow eyelet. When launching the boat when the...
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    Motor turning when traveling w/ transom saver

    Hey Guys -<br /><br />When I travel, i use a transom saver...and I put a lot of miles on my trailer..but i can't seem to keep my motor from flopping either to the right or left side. It only goes from straight to either the right or left and that is how it stays till i hit the ramp.<br /><br...
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    Boat Rolling off Roller Trailer

    Ok..this isn't about dumping the boat at the ramp or anything.<br /><br />I have a roller trailer, fits my boat perfectly, and lines up straight most of the time. The only question I have is when launching the boat.<br /><br />After backing the trailer into the water and unsnapping the safety...
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    Lund - Easy-change pedestal bases

    Guys -<br /><br />Do you know who is the manufacturer of the bases that Lund is using on its newer model boats? They call the bases "Easy-change pedestal bases", and don't have the tab that are on pretty much every pedistal I've seen. The hole in the new base is for a hollow tube, not the...
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    Lund - Easy-change pedestal bases

    Guys -<br /><br />Do you know who is the manufacturer of the bases that Lund is using on its newer model boats? They call the bases "Easy-change pedestal bases", and don't have the tab that are on pretty much every pedistal I've seen. The hole in the new base is for a hollow tube, not the...
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    Seafoam in new 4-stroke

    Hey guys -<br /><br />I have a '04 75hp 4-stroke Yammy. I just got done breaking it in and am planning start using seafoam in the gas and also in the crank (a couple running hours before I change the oil).<br /><br />Anything that I should make sure I AVOID doing that might cause me...
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    WAXING LUND EXPLORER

    Hey guys -<br /><br />I am looking any recommendations you have for waxing a riveted, decaled boat, and then being able to wipe away any excess wax, so you don't get wax stuck in the rivets and then by the edges of the decals.<br /><br />I've seen boats out there w/ the white outline around the...
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    WAXING LUND EXPLORER

    Hey guys -<br /><br />I am looking any recommendations you have for waxing a riveted, decaled boat, and then being able to wipe away any excess wax, so you don't get wax stuck in the rivets and then by the edges of the decals.<br /><br />I've seen boats out there w/ the white outline around the...
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    Trolling w/ Bow Mount Trolling Motor

    Guys -<br /><br />I just got a Lund 1600 Explorer SS w/ a 60hp 4-stroke and a 55pd Minnkota bow mount trolling motor.<br /><br />Question I have, for precision trolling on a lake, can a bow mount trolling motor work as well as a transom mount trolling motor? In the past all I have always used...
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    Outboard for Lund Explorer 1600 SS

    Guys -<br />I'm looking at buying a 1600 Lund Explorer SS w/ either a 60hp 4-stroke Mercury EFI, or either a Merc or Yamaha 75hp (carb'd).<br /><br />The weight from the 60 to the 75 is an additional ~150lbs and you lose the EFI. First, I don't want to underpower the boat, so I am swaying...
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