dukhnter8

I was told by a previous small engine/boat mechanic and a few different chainsaw places to use 92 or so octane in all small engines. I have had no issues with my motors, except I bought a new Aries snowblower this year and was using 87 in it as that was what I was told by the shop I bought it from (small dealer not the big box store). Well one day snowblowing the engine started racing and dying under load. All signs pointed to bad gas and/or carb issues. Was thinking I am screwed as it was mid Feb when it happened. I drained the tank added some high octane and most of a bottle of Seafoam, ran it for a few minutes, shut it off then let it sit for an hour or two and ran it. It ran fine after that but since then I have only run 92-93 octane in it without issues.

http://www.boats.net/ This is where I've gotten a lot of parts for a 77 Evinrude not sure if it will help.

I also have a used Humminbird piranha runs on AA batteries. Pm me if interested.

I have a friend that doesn't want to eat any fish from the great lakes, even perch and walleye, but has no issue eating fish from most anywhere else. He likes Silver Lake but never wants to see any studies from it showing the issues the lake has. This is from the DEC waterfowl regulations: HEALTH ADVISORY Mergansers are the most heavily contaminated waterfowl species and should not be eaten. Eat no more than two meals per month of other wild waterfowl; you should skin them and remove all fat before cooking and discard stuffing after cooking. Wood ducks and Canada geese are less contaminated than other wild waterfowl species, and diving ducks are more contaminated than dabbler ducks.

Not sure where you are located, but Fish307 has a blade exchange sharpening service that has a quick turn around. Also heard Bartel Rd bait and tackle, Red rock store, sharpening shed in cicero. Ice shanty has posts about it as well.

Are you on ice shanty.com also might be a better spot to post this. I would have done the same thing, you are trying to find the owner which is a lot more than some people.

I use P-line and Seaguar. They call it vanish since that is what your lure will do when you use it. Had a ton of breakoffs just trying to tie it when I used it for steelhead fishing, when to P-line and no issues.

Grouse numbers are down because of loss of habitat, when there is less habitat predators have an easier time hunting. Grouse need early successional areas (ie shrubby) which are few and far between in most areas. Pheasants are down because of loss of nesting habitat and somewhat winter cover. Not knocking farmers but its hard to raise a brood or get a nest hatched when they are cutting alfalfa in May. Before alfalfa, timothy grass was a main hay crop and that matured in June/July which gave the birds time to get a brood raised or mobile. If we manage habitat better we would have more wildlife, but many people want mature woods for the timber value or a nice looking property (mowing too much). If we stop destroying habitat by just mowing a little less we might have more small game. My rant is from having neighbors with acres of property that have to mow all of it just so it "looks nice", they never use it for anything either.