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Size 1 @ 4 and eight inch is the “standard” size in a dipsy. The slide diver is also a number 1 and it is a bit smaller than a Lahr Jensen dipsy. Width are w/o rings.

I recently updated to a Minn Kota Terrova 80 ipilot 60 inch and really like it so far. Much heavier than my old 65lb 60 inch Minn Kota. I didn’t have any problem selling my old motor either. Plus parts and service are available in the area for Minn Kota. Don’t think Haswing has much other than a cheap price going for it.

Check the decal on the top of the body- Cannon uses the same body for all models and that decal might also be a seal. One of my Cannons had this issue and had water damage. I drilled a small drain hole in the bottom of mine.

Downriggers. If you don’t have them and where just going to run divers I’d still suggest you kept your divers directional. If you tangle divers major mess. Better bet would be a 10 color down the chute than a diver at 0 IMO. Where are you looking to fish walleye? Sounds like you might be looking at a Lake Erie trip.

Same size have settings 2 numbers apart- inside at 1 outside at 3. Deploy slowly together. Works well with 8’ rod inside and 10’ rod outside. Keep your spread “square” - if you have strong currents sliding your spread just run one.

If temp was normal and you didn’t overheat, then it is back to figuring out what oil consumption was and what might have caused it. Seems like an awful lot of oil to be used. Might even check and make sure the right dipstick was in the motor. The wrong dipstick might cause crankcase to be under filled so you were low on oil without knowing it. Really need to compare level you saw originally with what tech saw when he checked it. Do an oil change and put correct amount of oil in and see what level reads. Check for metal in the oil you drain out. Hope engine isn’t hurt bad-sometimes you can luck out.

A 454 Mercruiser has an oil capacity of 7 or 8 qts including filter. You need to look at dipstick to figure what it read when you checked it in May then see what it reads now. If there is little or no oil in it, then where did oil go? The burnt diesel smell seems like a sign of overheating- why was water pump changed in the fall and were temps normal during operation? My advice would be a face to face discussion with the service personnel at the marina where you keep the boat. You need to know what kind of shape motor is in now, then figure what might have caused the issue. As others have said checking oil level before operation is a good idea with an engine especially one you are not familiar with. Good luck with the engine.

A few years ago I bought a Factory Reconditioned Humminbird with a great price and 6 months warranty instead of the standard 1 year warranty for a new one. I bought it in the spring so I had factory warranty for the whole season so not much difference in coverage considering the downtime we have in winter. The only thing I could find with it that the looked altered was the plastic screen cover had been sanded in the center where there a casting mark. Have had no issues with it and still using it. Important to buy with a manufacturer warranty and to be sure you use the product during the warranty period.

Depth Raider uses coated cable and antenna. Fish Hawk uses a transducer to receive signal from probe-no coated cable..