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    Jet Ski. No brakes! Fatality.

    Sad when anyone dies. This one was unnecessary. http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2012/07/authorities_to_release_name_of.html#incart_river_default TerryMSU
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    Ignorance on the ramp. July 4th.

    On the 4th, we went camping with some friends. They brought along their boat and we launched it at the ramp in the park. As we were leaving on our side of the ramp, there was an indivudual on the other half tied to the dock and blocking the ramp, trying to get his boat started. Cover off the...
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    Ramp experiences

    Last night I went fishing and had a couple of interesting experiences at the ramp. As I pulled into the lot, there was a pontoon on a scissor trailer pulling up to the ramp. I got my boat ready to launch, launched it, changed a pin on one the V-roller on the trailer, parked the trailer, and...
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    1990 40HP; washers on lower unit drain screws?

    Re: 1990 40HP; washers on lower unit drain screws? Well I still have leakage issues. This spring after about 8 hours in the water, I pulled the lower screw and the oil looked like yellow milk. As you can see the o-rings do not match. The part with the red o-ring is the new part (309243)...
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    stupid parent?

    http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20120410/COLUMNISTS/304100031/Boat-ride-has-13-year-old-Haslett-girl-facing-fine-potential-jail-time?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p Riding on the bow at speed is dangerous and stupid. Parent allowing it is really stupid. Parent not speaking up...
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    pulley needed for anchormate

    I have installed an AnchormateII in my boat, and to fine tune the installation, I need a pully like this, but with a piece over the top to prevent the rope from popping out of the pulley. I will be running the pulley over the top instead of under the pulley. TerrryMSU
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    Joined the no plug group - BIG TIME

    Yesterday I went to the lake to fish. I knew that my bilge pump was not functional, but I thought, "I never use it." Bad move. I left the plug out. I p[arked the trailer, and make a very quick stop at the head. At the time I though it looked a little funny, but... As I left the head, I was...
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    My experience with HB597 Ci HD DI and Lakemaster maps

    A couple of months ago I purchased a 597 DI. Over the past few weeks I have been woring on getting it fine tuned. This week I finally bit the bullet and bought the HB Lakemaster for Michigan, so I was really looking forward to getting the full unit on the water. I think I must be getting close...
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    My latest catch

    Ok, not really, but interesting anyway. Not exactly a SHT, but I wasn't sure where to put it at. http://photos.mlive.com/grandrapidspress/2011/07/archivezip_49.html TerryMSU
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    Definition of high speed boating?

    My favorite launch site/lake has a rule of "No High Speed Boating after 7:30". As I was leaving the boater next to me and I were discussing it. I jokingly said, "What you were doing was 'High Speed Boating'; on the other hand, what I was doing could not possibly have been 'High Speed...
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    Tilt/Trim quit working.

    Yesterday in mid-fishing trip, my trim/tilt quit working. No indication that anything was slowly going bad or anything, it just QUIT. Fortunately it was at a reasonablly usable height when it died. So here are the questions... 1. The model number is VE40TLESR. It came on a Lowe 15ft...
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    Found a great new GPS app for my I-Phone!

    I am not sure if this is the right place or not, but I just downloaded a set of lake maps from Navionics to use on my i-phone. cost was $15 for the extire USA. Looks like they are available for other smart phones as well as I-pod and I-pad. They look pretty decent, and for the price I could...
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    Happy Troller?

    I picked up a new Happy Troller (never installed) at a garage sale for $20. I figured that at that price I could always sell it on Craigslist. This is the smaller version (50HP or less) and also the improved version. Any reason not to install it? I do mostly small lakes and rivers. I do...
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    Cleaned my aluminum bass boat at the car wash!

    I have a 15ft Lowe aluminum bass style boat. The "bilge" are was getting rather greasy and grungy, and the carpet was also rather dirty. I got the idea to take it to a "you-wash" type of car wash. First I took everything out of the boat that would come out and then I towed it to the car wash...
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    Looking for Fishfinder with GPS under about $400

    Hello: I am looking for a fishfinder with GPS. Color is probably preferred. I will be fishing in freshwater only, mostly quite shallow, but often quite murky. Mostly, I fish in the river, so lake maps are relatively unimportant (although I will be adding them eventually.) The deepest lake I...
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    Thru hull transducer on aluminum flat bottom boat?

    I have a 15.5 ft Lowe aluminum bass style boat with a sterm mount transducer. I have been thinking about getting a new fish-finder. The current one is a little on the wimpy side and at higher speeds, it drops out. Will a thru-hull mounted transducer work on this type of boat or are they...
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    Small boat / cheap multipurpose tow vehicle.

    As some of you may remember, I was looking at a replacement tow vehicle about a year ago. We decided to stick with the original Caravan for a while. Now the caravan is at it's end, and I need to find a new vehicle within the next few months. The boat/trailer weighs about 1200 pounds (loaded)...
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    1990 40HP; washers on lower unit drain screws?

    Hello: When I went to change the lower unit lube on my 1990 Evenrude VRO 40HP (VE40TLESR) I found some water in the lower unit. I know that the washers are a common cause of this. The lower screw has the standard nylon washer and magnetic screw. The upper (vent?) screw has a red o-ring built...
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    Another sad death due to stupidity

    http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/08/belding_boy_dies_after_slippin.html Poor kid! Poor family! So unnecessary! I just left that body of water on Sunday AM. Beautiful place, horrible memories for a family and bystanders. On Saturday, I noticed a mother, two kids, and a...
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    dock bumpers on a fluctuating water height

    I am planning on renting a temporary dock at an area lake (Hardy Dam Pond, Newago, Mich.)while I camp. The lake level is controlled by a small hydro dam and fluctuates about 4 inches between day and night. I will need to use some dock bumpers to protect the boat from a welded steel dock...
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