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A few years ago,I took a boating safety course with my son. The teacher told us that the use of these big search lights on boats is illegal in NY state. I am not sure whether or not he was right,but it's worth checking out before you invest.

The higher the better. (within reason +/- 6foot.) The height of your mast decides on the downward angle of your planer board line. This, together with the pulling strength of your board will make the fishing line go out to the board faster or slower. It is also helps in keeping heavy lines above the water

If you want to put on a second set,you have to order them from Big Jon. I got mine last summer for roughly $110 including shipping. Big Jon are the only people who sell the keels that have a half weight. This is very important because 2 full weight keels will make the otter boat sink when going slow In turns or when the line breaks. The only people selling the half weights are Big Jon at their central store. With 2 boards you can run 2 coppers on each side. Cornelis.

There are a lot of ways to do it. I had a lot of small holes of various fish finders and such. Enough to cause some leakage and transom rot.(this was at the bottom end of the transom) My solution was buying a piece of aluminum 3/4 thick by 6 by by 12 and putting lots of m5000 goop on one side and next covering all the holes with this one piece of aluminum and bolting it onto the transom. All the holes were covered and gone and on top of that,instead of drilling new holes into the transom, I now screw stuff into the aluminum.

I had a happy troller on my 18 foot sylvan with 75 horse merc and hated it.It shortened my trolling time because of increased fuel usage (I had a 20 gallon fuel tank). I started using a 9.5 kicker instead and fuel expenses went way down per trip and on top of that, the extra engine gives increased safety.

I just found out that now we can earn "warning points". Does that mean that we are going to get a "Bilge" section? I really want to know how I can earn those points.

It's great how volunteers and professionals can greatly improve the state of the lake

If you intend to strip and repaint the bottom. You may want your first layer to be "gluvit" which is a sealant that will penetrate into the seams and around the rivets. It will stop any small leakage.

Probably a $60 8 to 10 foot antenna will be the ticket. The placement of the antenna is important because outgoing broadcast may interfere with the electronics on your rig

Between a good antenna (very important) and for example a Uniden you should be below the $200. Don't skimp on the antenna. If you get a VHF radio,you should hook it into your GPS and get an MMSI number. If you (god forbid) get in trouble on the water all you have to do is push the distress button on your radio and it will send out a mayday on all frequencies + your exact location. On top of that it will broadcast your MMSI # . With the info you gave when you signed up it will contact your home phone and get in touch with the family. It's for free!

That is a good idea,but only if you intend to leave the kicker in the "down" position all the time. A better idea would be to remove the cover board and insert a 1/2 to 3/4 inch aluminum board on the inside in order to give the transom some extra support where the kicker will be hanging. (not so much for "water" time,but for "transport" time. If you leave the board out,you will be able to keep the kicker raised (flipped over forward) when not in use. just make sure that you have a good bilge pump in case of waves coming up from behind rolling into the transom. Anyway,those rigs are supposed to be unsinkable.

I just took the big step and bought a Sitex SVS 650 with an Airmar P66 triducer at a cost of $625. It is supposed to be as good as a Furuno 627 but with a bigger screen (like a furuno 582). I will let you guys know if at $230 dollars less than the 627 it really is that good.

I have a problem watching a bunch of men chasing a ball just so they can touch each other and then call it a touchdown.

Just this Wednesday I drove by the lake and with the strong southern wind it was very flat close to shore. Looking out over the lake I was amazed to see lots of big rocks sticking out of the water and I was thinking that this would be a good time to drive by the area where you are planning to come close to shore for brown trout fishing in spring so you know where the obstacles are, that may damage your boat. You may be out there in another six weeks or so.

After helping one season with the pen rearing in the Genny,I was left with a question. Having the pens in the marina for feeding purposes is obviously the right thing,but I am not sure if releasing the fish there is. I wonder whether dragging the pens into the river current and releasing the fish in the current allowing them to go straight into the lake might be better. I worry that, once released in the marina they instantly become walleye food. Can anybody shine some light on this question?

If my memory serves me well,it was the terrorist threat after 9/11 that caused the federal government to take very serious security measures around all of our nuclear plants. These closures may be a blessing in disguise,because that closed spot will become over populated with fish and they will spread out beyond the forbidden area.

Any color is good as long as its black.

This guy is probably the cheapest in the USA. In order to get these prices you must register on "the hull truth "website semperfifishing Admirals Club THT sponsor Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,603 Default Furuno FCV587,FCV627 Just released!...& Garmin Reman Charts. THE NEW FCV SERIES http://www.furunousa.com/ProductDocu...20Brochure.pdf http://www.furunousa.com/ProductDocu...20Brochure.pdf FCV627...........$735. FCV587...........$1255. Furuno FCV 627 w/ Airmar P66 transducer.....................$859 Furuno FCV627 w/ Airmar B60 transducer....................$950. Furuno FCV 587 w/ Airmar P66 transducer....................$1355. Furuno FCV 587 w/Airmar Tm258 transducer...............$1755. Furuno FCV 587 w/Airmar Tm260 transducer................$1975. Furuno FCV 587 w/ Airmar M260 transducer...................$1950. Furuno FCV 587 w/ Airmar B164.. transducer.................$1875. Furuno FCV 587 w/ Airmar B260... transducer.................$ 2100. All new in box with full warranty FCV585.......$1195. Furuno FCV620 w/ Airmar P66 transducer....................$835 Furuno FCV585 w/ Airmar P66 transducer....................$1295 Furuno FCV585 w/ Airmar Tm258 transducer...............$1695. Furuno FCV585 w/ Airmar Tm260 transducer...............$1895. All new in box. Plus shipping. (PM me for individual transducer availability and pricing.) Sitex SVS650 with Airmar P66 transducer.....................$625. Sitex EC7 combo chart/fishfinder.....................................$67 5. All the above plus shipping. Also..Open box/reman's..Full warranty same as new. Reman. Garmin 5208......................$1835. Shipped. Reman Garmin 4208.......................$1295. Shipped Reman Garmin 4012.......................All Sold Reman Garmin 720..........................$ 775. Shipped. Reman Garmin GPSMAP 441........$ 335. Shipped. Reman Garmin GXM51...................All SOLD. Reman Raymarine E90W...............$1335.shipped Reman Standard Horz GX2000s (White)....$149. shipped Full warranty. Shipping Lower 48 only. Pm , email or call me for any information or help needed on these units...or other transducer combination. __________________ MARINE ELECTRONICS SALES Furuno, Garmin, Sitex, Simrad AIRMAR TRANSDUCER SALES Sales and information: Gil @ 1(800) 925-0341 email: [email protected] Or PM me here on THT Link to Furuno FCV587/ FCV627 Sale for THT members: http://www.thehulltruth.com/parts-fo...ml#post5162566 Last edited by semperfifishing; 01-18-2013 at 10:58 PM. semperfifishing is offline Report Post Reply With Quote

You are probably right,but we all need our toys. It's exciting to see your rigger cables and your torpedoes on a colorful screen. To actually see what's happening below your boat is a great kick. Now,do we catch more because of it? Maybe.

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Right now ,the Furuno 627 with an Airmar p66 will cost you $859 if you register with "The Hull truth" and buy it from Semperfifishing as a member of the Hull Truth . The Sitex SVS 650 with the same transducer costs $630 from that place. Both fishfinders are as powerful as the furuno 582 , they have a much higher resolution screen than the 582 or 585,but their screens are a bit smaller than the 582,the SVS 650 being a bit larger than the 627.

What about the more economical Humminbird combos..i.e. the 500 series or 700 series? I currently run a Humminbird 575 with side imaging and a triducer. It is their best (16 different shades)black and white. It's fine until you go searching for fish at higher speeds. The main problem with these humminbirds is that they make their own transducers and unlike the Airmar it is not always compatible with a different fishfinder. Furuno is in a class of its own.