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Chased a problem like this on my fathers boat (350 Ray with twin 454's). Would you believe after a lot of jerking around, it was the stock tach's. We discovered it while testing. I forgot to re-hook the tach's. Then it ran perfect. We had changed points, caps, rotors, plugs, wires. Full electrical tuneup. By forgetting to hook the tachs backup, we found the problem. Something to think about if you are at a loss or looking for something to try that does not cost any money.

I have in the 1000 islands. Fish all day, eat on an island or go to town for dinner. Then back out to an island cove and drop a hook bow/stern. I have spent an entire week doing that. If I had to do that in open lake conditions, that would get really boring really fast.

No, it does not look good. I live up near the lake and grew up on the lake and have lots of friends who live on the water. I see it daily and don't see anything before mid-late July. I called my storage place today and asked what the cost is to keep the boat in longer (no need for tree spinners, bird doo, pollen and leaves filling the boat). He told me not to worry about it right now. That was nice of him. I am going out this weekend to pull the batteries and bring them home just in case it ends up spending the summer in the barn. They are on year 5 this year. Hope it works out with your slip.

Marina's are hurting right now. You may run into the old, this was not the fault of the marina and we can't refund your money. We will knock 10% off of next years slip fee. What does your contract state if you have one. You might have a handshake and not written.

I get it, people do eat them. My father always did. I grew up on the water and we fished all the time and he would eat everything. I was in part, joking. I personally catch and release. I hate the taste of fish. However some of the 2 - 3 lb walleye out of the bay look really clean and very good. I often thought of cooking one up. Now, I doubt I will. Most fish taste like what they are eating. Is it possible their food is nasty due to the muddy waters. In essence, garbage in garbage out.

You eat the fish from these waters?

My lowrance would do that. I finally figured out I needed to set it to deep water. I have several settings like fresh water, clear water, muddy water deep water... Not sure if the hummingbird is the same. Also it is imperative to my performance that I select the correct transducer in my setup. Again not sure if your has these settings, but it is worth a look.

Sounds like it is starving for fuel. I am not sure why you say it has no jets, there has to be a few items metering air and fuel. Needle seats and small orifices. Did you change your fuel filter. Check the fuel ball and make sure it is hard and stays hard. If it collapses on itself it is pulling a vacuum and you need to check the fuel tank vent system. If it is starving for fuel it is running lean. The worst thing ever for a two stroke, it can seize up or melt the exhaust side of a piston under a lean condition. When it starts to die and you add choke does it recover or stall out. http://www.crowleymarine.com/johnson-evinrude/parts/47531.cfm?mdl=YZ0APG http://www.crowleymarine.com/johnson-evinrude/parts/47551.cfm?mdl=YZ0APG

I am in Webster and I had no idea there was someone close by. I have been to a place in Canandaigua for the only repair I have ever needed. I would like to find a prop shop that works with the customer. I am 100% sure there is a better prop for my boat. I found a guy in FL who is willing to send me 4 props for testing. Then I keep the one I want and send the others back. I would like to find that same service up here. Right now I am spinning 6350 - 6400 WOT / 40mph burning 29.5 GPH (best ECO cruise is 2.3mpg @ 4000rpm 27mph). I need more pitch. The boat came with a 13x16 mirage plus on it. I would like to try a 15x15 Enertia. In practice it would drop 600 rpm with that prop. But, it is a smaller diameter so it may only drop 400 which would be fine. Does anyone have any info if a place like this is in our area.

Not at Sandy, but at I-bay. Mine was stolen twice. They unscrewed it and took it, nuts and bolts on the ground. Don't rule out that someone took it. If you report it as lost/stolen, the plate may be found on someone's trailer.

This is a long shot but many readers here also fish off the Summerville Pier. A good friend was shooting sunrise yesterday morning and left he camera bag on the pier. Normal black camera bag with some expensive lenses in it. She has asked around and looked all over after she noticed she had left it there. If anyone has any info that would be great. Again, this could be a long shot. I will also post this in the tribs section. Thanks.

Chaos, we should talk on the phone. I have LOTS of good info. However, not as good as you want to hear since you have the 225 and less HP than me. PM me your phone number and I will share what I have found. Even with the 13P prop on my 250, the best I see at 6150 RPM is 41mph. Burning 29GPH and the best mileage is 2.5 mpg. I have been through hell and high water with very good prop guys about my setup. I was also told, try a 17P rev4. Our motors will not spin that prop. Lets chat some time. You could have your 225 bumped to a 300+ if you want. There is a guy in California that does a computer upgrade and can make any I-6 Verado up to a 350SCi. It's under a grand for the computer work. All the Verados 200 to 350 are the same motor. The computer tells the engine how much fuel and boost and RPM to run. Every motor except the 350SCi is a 6300 RPM motor. The 350SCi is a 6800 RPM motor and a lot more BOOST!!!

The best part, I love the troll button on the control. Push that button and you never have to hit the throttle. You bump the motor 50RPM +/- just by hitting a button. You can dial in your speeds perfect. My 23 Trophy Pro has a 250 Verado and the slowest I have been able to get with a 13P Mirage Plus is about 1.7 nothing slower. That is GPS speeds.