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I'd probably knock off a couple hundred bucks for the issues you mentioned above. If it were me, I would likely list it somewhere near what the research tells you and then just call out those issues in the listing. If the boat is in good condition, motor runs well, and it has low hours, then I wouldn't consider a cracked livewell intake and a faulty fuel gauge as deal breakers

On Thursday July 11th at 7pm, the Lake Ontario Trout & Salmon Association (LOTSA) will be sponsoring a Seminar by Captain John Oravec (Troutman) on Summer Tournament Winning Techniques and fishing for the “Big Ones”. Captain John has been chartering on Lake Ontario for 47 years. He is well known as one of the early pioneers fishing back in the days when not much was known of the lake’s vast fishery. Through the years he spent many hours learning the lake and developing tackle that is still used today to become a successful fisherman on the big lake. For 35 years he has written articles for the In Fisherman magazine. He has also been a contributor for Great Lakes Angler and has even been featured on the cover of the magazine passing on his years of knowledge to help anglers improve their fishing skills. Captain John will be discussing how to target and catch “The Big One “and how to learn the lake and what it takes to land trophy fish consistently. He wanted me to tell you to be sure to bring a notebook and take notes as he will be going over a lot of proven techniques he has learned for almost a half a century becoming one of the most successful “Big Fish” Captains on Lake Ontario. LOTSA is a group of mainly weekend recreational fishermen who are dedicated to the enhancement of the Lake Ontario Sport-Fishery including the pen rearing project at Olcott. Each meeting also features a sharing of information the current fishing conditions. So come join us and become more successful at fishing Lake Ontario! The meeting will be held at the North Amherst Fire Company, 2200 Tonawanda Creek Rd. Amherst, N.Y. The Seminar is open to the public and free to attend. See WWW.LOTSA1.ORG for any questions. Article written by John Suttell LOTSA Board member

I know a great mechanic in Fairhaven if thats close to you.

Yea i here you it is just that all the shops are really backed up right now. The boat runs great. Not many hours on the motor. But I know what you are saying.

If you can afford it you would be better off fixing all of those things. Not many want to buy a boat thats not running or has issues.

Hi everyone-not sure if this is the correct platform to ask this question, but since I have not listed my boat yet, I didn't want to put it in the fishing classified section. I am preparing to sell my 2008 Starcraft Superfisherman 180. It is a really solid boat, but it has a couple of minor issues. My question: How much should I account for live well plumbing that will need to be replaced (an intake cracked over the winter), and a gas gauge that doesn't seem to be working? I am going to research what I should be putting the boat up for sale for, but want to account for those two issues when I come up with a price. If anyone has any thoughts I would really appreciate it. Thanks! Top

Same with my Penn Yan. It was an 89 and it was insured through last fall when I retired. My policy was written by BoatUS.

Was it recently you found this out? Maybe this is a new policy for them. My Shamrock is 41 this year and is still insured as a charter boat by GEICO/BoatUS and has been for five years.

Awesome. I should ask again.

Getting ready for a week of fishing while staying on Kent Island, Maryland. Looking at the salinity charts, it looks like the East side of the bay might have some opportunities to fish for saltwater species. Does anyone have any experience and tips for the area? Hoping I don’t have to fish for white perch or snakeheads. Thanks.

If you are looking for a dedicated fishing platform, inboards are the way to go. Once you cross into the upper 20's and longer, it will be difficult to find, and expensive to own an outboard powered boat. You will likely have twin powerplants. Repowering, if needed will cost more than the boat is likely worth. For a dedicated fishing platform, the outboards will be in the way netting fish, etc. and likely not any more efficient than a well-tuned inboard. Even if you do use more fuel with inboards, it will take years to offset the cost of the twin outboard powered boat anyway. If you ever had to repower, fuhget about it. A rebuilt Chevy 350 is pennies compared to a modern outboard of the same HP rating. With that said, do the looks of a 28 SteigerCraft intrigue me? Oh yeah. The problem is, to find a used one for a reasonable price, it has likely been in salt. I know people say they wash down and flush after every use, but still. There will be corrosion and rust somewhere that a freshwater boat does not have. There again, an inboard that has been in salt will likely be freshwater cooled, alleviating some of those worries. I have fished extensively on a single IO boat and hated it. The dog house for one, all the weight in the stern of the boat for two, and the maintenance hungry outdrive for three. Never again. I never had an issue with fish, or fishing gear getting into the drive, but I'm sure it happens. I currently run a 26 Shamrock Cuddy and am happy with it as a dedicated fishing platform. Steady in the slop, single SBC ease of maintenance and power, straight inboard Borg Warner transmission, open deck with a clean transom, keel drive protected running gear, paid for. Would I move to something else if the right deal came along? Yes, but it would have to check a lot of boxes. A lot.

Geico will not insure a boat for charter if the boat is older than 30 years old.

When you are getting to that size range 28' and above, the stability of a straight inboard and ease of maintenance wins out. I/O"s aren't even in the conversation.

Interesting. I had a million with them. Maybe I was grandfathered in or something.

X3. Been with this policy for five years. I also have a disappearing deductible, so the premium goes down a little each year. The only issue I can see, is the amount of liability they are willing to offer. I have asked several times for $1m. They won’t do it. Only $750k. To cover myself further, I formed an LLC. The boat and gear are owned by the LLC. I have been told by several of my financial friends that an umbrella policy would be a good idea too.

100 lb braid.

Although the SeaFlee line works ok on riggers it also has a lot of stretch so it isn't great for dipseys. When the fleas are really thick even the Sea flee gets some on it. Sometimes when the fleas are distributed intermittently in different concentrations throughout the water column folks think that whatever they are using is avoiding gathering fleas but it may be that they just aren't going through real heavy concentrations in the areas they are fishing. When the fleas are heavily concentrated in condensed areas of the column they gather on just about anything including 200 lb downrigger wire. The spiny fleas are not usually all that bad to clean off usually just shaking wire line for example....it is the fishhook variety that are the really bad ones that adhere like smelly grey cottonwood. I'd say stick with wire and take your lumps Andy

I’m an outboard guy primarily because of the boat I run. In the class you are talking about inboards are in my opinion the way to go for Great Lakes trolling. Clean transom for netting and an open deck for fishing. Just make sure what your boat will draft is comparable with the channel depth of the port you’ll be docked at.