Pete Collin

Thanks Frogger! I'll give it a try. Took the boat out yeasterday for a test drive. Everything functioned well, and the boat rides awesome. It will feel like fishing from a sofa. Of course, when I pulled the boat out, I noticed that both trailer tires' sidewalls are severely cracked and dry rotted, probably one trip away from blowing out. Oh, well!

I don't trust that site because they want you to download an "exe" file to view the manuals. That could be a virus or something. A PDF file would be the document itself.

I just bought a Lund, want to take it on a test run this afternoon. It has an onboard battery charger. I plugged it in to top off the Minn Kota batteries. But it has no lights, gauges, or readouts of any kind. How do I know if the thing's even working? Tried googling a manual but they all show a unit with lights. It's a Promariner Pro Sport 12.

Hello All, Back in 2008 I remember it being a banner year for pike on Seneca. The next year VHS disease swept the lake, most of them died, and I haven't been back for that species since. What's it like now? It was in the fall when fishing was so good back then. I just bought a Lund, and can't decide where to go first!

Hello All, I finally sold my tired, leaky tub and got a nice Lund to replace it. There's one issue I discussed with the seller and figured I'd get a quicker answer here than from the DMV Can I turn in the trailer plates on his behalf? Or do I have to mail them back to him? Been so long since I bought a boat, don't remember. I live over an hour from his place.

Hello All, I wonder if any of you have deal with Brobeil Marine in Buffalo? I had to have a pro replace the seals on my lower unit after I unsuccessfully tried to do it myself. I put in new seals for the prop and water pump, drain hole vomits water after a test run on the lake. DIY defeat. When I brought my lower unit in, the owner explained that he was moving his shop down the street, but believed he could do the repair in a week. "I could do it blindfolded as long as I have the parts" is how he put it. That was about a month and a half ago. I called a few times and he always makes it sound like he's on the brink of finishing up. He said that I put the seals in perfectly, that there is some bearing housing that needs replacing for it to seal tight. But still not finished. I'm willing to give him slack. He's moving shop but doesn't want to turn down work. But the season is slipping away! If guys will vouch for him, I'll give him more time. But I am tempted to drive to Buffalo and retrieve it in whatever shape it's in.

Maybe this summer I'll make a video of catching billions and billions of trout!

Because Morgan Freeman is still alive!

For some woods, you just have to grab your camera.

Hello All, I got some excellent advice from this group about how to decouple the shifter rod from my lower unit, so that I can remove it to replace the seals. Now that everything is undone, I can't get the lower unit to budge! I undid the 6 bolts from underneath (including the one hidden by the trim tab). But giving it some good taps with a wooden mallet won't get it to budge. Not even a little crack is opening between the lower unit and the shaft. I want to ask if there is somethign I may be overlooking before I really whale on it. What could be keeping it on there now?

Hello All, I need to replace the seals on my lower unit. It's a '91 Johnson. Called the local fix-it place and they said they don't work on old Johnsons. Can't get parts, I'm told. Gave me the name of somebody pretty far away. So I looked first online and found a seal kit for my motor within a few minutes. Does that mean the parts are likely no good, or did the shop tell me they can't get parts just because they don't like working on older motors? Should I buy the kit and ask them to put it in? I watched a Youtube video of replacing the lower unit seals, looks within my skills and aptitude. Should I just go for it and do the repair myself?