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    I'm glad to see that the Fairhaven challenge is back in the list. For a while it seemed that it was gone.
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    For some crazy reason everybody fishes that lake on the southern half. The real monsters are in the deep hole north and west of the middle point. I like to fish it on the northern side roughly opposite the boy scout camp pulling leadcore and sawbellies off the otter boards and super slims of the riggers and zigzagging to give everything the proper speed.
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    You can easily do it in Owasco lake. With a northern wind the currents in the lake move to the south and with a southern wind,the currents move to the north
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    The perfect lake ontario boat is called Leviatan and Marlowe is the captain. Them little thruster thingies in the bow are just incredible. When I first read the name it had been in the water for about 2 weeks And for me it was a case of instant love. It is a Steiger Craft
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    I have a similar setup and no trouble whatsoever
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    There was an Osprey there last year and they usually return to the same nest and make it a bit bigger so I would put my money on osprey.
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    Did you mean Skatet Beach in Orleans? The beach near the light house in Orleans is great for night fishing with either eels or sand eels, but very often the beach fills up with seaweed which makes fishing impossible. The best beach is Race Point at the national seashore near Province town. You should bring 3,4,5 and 6 ounce sinkers because of current issues. Another thing you will need is a couple of rodholders that you can stick in the sand. A couple of 3 foot 1.5 inch pieces of pvc pipe with a sharp point will work. For lures,spoons will only work if a school comes by. then it is mayhem! For the rest of the time you will be still fishing with sand eels or at night eels and with your drag set very loose. When a striper hits ,it is way harder than a salmon. For leaders, use wire if you can because there will be bluefish and they have sharp teeth and hit at 30mph. As for the rod. Yours sounds like a good choice. Just do not cast too far because there are 2 bottom shelfs and then the bottom goes way way down. You want to be on the second shelf Your best bet for bait and good advice is a tackle store called "Black Beard" it is just a bit north of Orleans. http://www.blackbeardscapecod.com/ If you go on a charter the charter will have all the gear. In order to get in the mood and read fishing reports ,check the "On the Water" website http://onthewater.com/ Good luck.
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    The easiest way to check it is refilling and bleeding. I presume you have surge brakes so you should go and brake a few times and then see if there is a leak along the lines or seals
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    Your manual is based on salt water replacement and you are in fresh water. If you do a lot of shallow fishing where there is sand and mud that gets kicked up go for once a year,if you are in clear water and trailer your boat ,3 or 4 years is ok. If you sometimes turn over your engine for just a few seconds to see if it starts replace after 3 tries.
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    I love the fishhawk service. If you have any sensitive electronics on board,you should use plugs with internal resistors as a matter of course.
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    2 years ago my eyes were bigger than my brains and I bought a starcraft Islander that I should have left alone. Ever since that fateful day I have been in a love hate relationship with this rig. Whenever I take out ,it performs well and has all the quality one can expect from an Islander. Whenever It's at home,for yet another improvement I get mad at it because,with all the money I dumped into it ,I could have bought a 26 footer with outboard like the one that musky bob had for sale a few years ago. Instead I have my 1984 potbellied 19 footer. So far, I rebuilt the transom and the engine, replaced the axle on the trailer,installed electric brakes on the trailer and bought a Dodge Nitro 4 liter straight six to haul it around with. This weekend I will repour the flotation foam and lay a new epoxy resin infused floor and sides. When that is done only the paint job on the outside is left to do and a fitting name has to be found. I am toying with "my Bane" or "Stupidity Should hurt" but in the end it will probably be "Happy Bumbler" The lesson learned in this story is that the money saved on an older boat purchased on a whim of the moment is usually only a quarter of the money spent to get it in the right shape and the time fixing it is fishing time lost. On the other side,I immensely enjoyed crawling around in the old tub and slowly improving it with my own hands and blood smears.
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    Great job. Glad to hear you enjoy the water again,what type of boat do you use now? Give my regards to Anthony
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    The 3:1 mix makes for slower drying which enables the mixture to penetrate into the wood. This makes it impervious to water. If you use the faster drying mix,it will not penetrate into the wood. After a while the epoxy cover will crack, water will pentrate and the wood rots inside the epoxy. As for plywood,make sure to get a dense 6 ply so your transom will be a 12 ply overall. My suggestion would be douglas fir ply. I have never tried to use the epoxy as a glue ,so I don't know about that.
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    For glue you can use the 100% watertight Gorilla glue. For sealing aand this is very important,use 2 component epoxy in a 3:1 mix. 2 or 3 layers wil serve you well. As for aluminum there is a base layer that you can spray on aluminum (for some reason usually green). It stops corrosion and acid etches the aluminum and it will make most other paints stick to aluminum. if you don't use it almost any paint will just peel off after a few years.
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    It would make sense. Cedar does not rot. That's why they make roof tile from cedar and expect the roofs to last 50 years. You got yourself a very good transom there and the cedar smell will keep the bugs away. Is this the 23 foot 1982 you mentioned on the I-boats website in 2011?
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    A few years ago I had a simular project where I needed just a little of epoxy and not a $100 can full. As it turned out,West Marine sells small plastic pouches of epoxy and hardener . If those are still available you should be able to get what you need for under $20.
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    That certainly lessens the chances of anything bad happening. If you don't use it while it is freezing you should be ok. If you do,make sure to drain the water out of the block at the ramp and do not drive it home in the cold with water in the block. I'll be in Oakville this weekend, Is there salmon action in the credit,or at the pier of Sixteen mile creek?
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    To have an I/O on a fairly small closed bow boat will take away a lot of work space. Also the I/O will shorten your fishing season and sometimes give you nightmares about possible freezing and cracked blocks. I am thinking about rebuilding the transom on my Islander and hanging an outboard on it just so I don't have to worry about stuff once it starts getting cold. As for OMC or Mercruiser, There always are a lot of spare parts for mercruisers because there are so many cracked blocks that are cannibalized.
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    When I used a mast on my almost 19 foot (18-10)open bow Sylvan, I had them the same way. Small boats tend to fish solo often and the easiest way to see what is happening is to have the rods close together and easy to see. Once you get a hit you can change the rods to different rod holders that are farther forward. The trick is to have plenty of rodholders and to use the ones that are most convenient in the given situation.
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    We used some goop last year on our spoons,but it really is a trade off,with goop there is less reflective action
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    Better safe than sorry, if you can,delay the thing,if you cannot, put a nice hot lamp in the doghouse
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    It's like a trade guild, it goes from father to son or to a good friend. But then there are Nick and Glen who learned a lot on their own and are now succesful captains.
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    When I had my open bow 19 foot aluminum sylvan I always would troll riding the wave trough either all the way or at an angle but never at 90 degrees. That way there usually was no problem with water braking over the bow. Now that I have my closed bow islander I am less worried about taking on water and I sometimes do take bigger waves straight on the bow. On the other hand,I am out there to enjoy ,not to punish myself, so usually when it becomes decidedly unpleasant I head for the launch and not neccesarily the one that I launched from.
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    Make that 20 ounce norwegian herring
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    When you get to the Yankee Fleet dock,you will see a small tackle store inside,you can get teasers there When you fish on a head boat, you will compete with a lot of other baited hooks targeting what is often a small school of cod. In order to get the most out of it, you should not start reeling in after you feel a strong hit. That cod is on and it does not fight. Wait a bit for a second hit, that way you get doubles instead of the guy next to you getting the second fish.
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