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The ignition timing may be off. It does sound like you have to check your stator.

What?? Gay marriage with 3 rods on his desk ??

On both the Leviathan and the Fish Hawk,the captains insisted that I witnessed the measuring of the fish caught and asked me to double check,so that seems to be a habit among at least a few of the participants. Cornelis I would like to "think" MOST of the good captains would do that and most "good" observers would be happy to do that as well. The problem lies with the drunken slob that got dragged out of the bar at 3 AM and stuck on a boat and is now passed out. I have actually had to wake a few up to record the catch. Better quality observers that think highly enough of themselves to not get fall down drunk every night is the answer to a LOT of tournament problems. If we chose our observers like we choose our teammates and the observers actually ACTED like the Tournament Officials they are the majority of tournament problems would never happen. You probably are right about the drunken slobs having to get dragged out of a bar at 3 in the morning, but then again and forgive me if this is in error, it is the captains of the teams who choose the observers in the first place and what goes around comes around. My choice to be an observer comes from a desire to learn about fishing techniques, strategy and the decision making process. I was very lucky to have Captain Glen and the Spoonfed crew accept my offer to be an observer. I do think that there are many more like me who wish to improve their skills. Maybe the observer thing should be treated as a rare chance to learn instead of a necessary inconvenience. Chances are that the level of available observers will improve.

On both the Leviathan and the Fish Hawk,the captains insisted that I witnessed the measuring of the fish caught and asked me to double check,so that seems to be a habit among at least a few of the participants. Cornelis

The Penn Yan is a bit heavier and a lot better built.It is a class or 2 better than the bilge liners. Several people did complete rebuilds on Bayliners and the ones that had spent seasons in the water (not on trailers in the backyard) had a lot of transom rot and rotten stringers. Another problem was the flotation foam. Not only was it always soaked,there usually was not enough of it to keep the boat afloat if it were dry. Instead of having been poured in the bottom and being allowed to expand it seemed to have been sprayed in from a very few points,not allowing the foam to reach all the places where it should be. Here is a log of a complete rebuild. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php ... liner+foam

Thanks Jeff. That clears up what might have turned into a nasty rumor. Cornelis.

Which teams that are A-Tom-Mik sponsored did sign?

Your dad is right,and so are you The ball moves at the exact same speed as the boat,RELATIVE to the surface speed of the boat.However, because of underwater currents your ball will move at a speed different from the boat,RELATIVE to the underwater current that it is in.

The exhaust goes through the propeller and the little entrances that are at the top are nice when idling but beyond that they are in no way a problem. If you are very low in the water all time,you should pull your boat out of the water and pull the plug.It may be as simple as that. You should also check your bilge pump (if you have one).If you do not have one ,do get a good working automatic one. Then there is a more complicated check to do. These boats have flotation foam below the floor.It is a good idea to lift a floor board and check that it is dry and not water logged,because that can easily add several hundreds of pounds to the boats weight. You may be able to solve the problem by simply shifting some weight from the back of the boat to the front.

That is a sweet setup. My Lake Ontario setup is the same.

http://www.eburch.biz/shakespeare_tidewater_reels.htm You may want to look into these. They are cheap and will keep up for a long time if you fish about 2 weeks a year. I have used the T30s for lead core on the Finger Lakes for the past 10 years and they do fine. LOL,I got them for $10 a piece when they closed down a bunch of K-Marts

Gentleman's agreements only work among gentlemen. It could be a bit more effective if the observer sheet has a section that mentions whether or not there has been communication. Besides (LOL) observers could make a lot more money that way.... It seems to me that integrity is not a given and for many, honor is not as worthwhile as winning. Maybe a publicly spoken vow of adherence to the rules may help a little,although this might only work for those of us who have been in the service or in the boy scouts. As for photo shopping pictures and removing names of sponsors in publicly distributed publications.....,there are some very strict legal limitations on these practices and in many cases it is strictly illegal to change ,remove or add anything at all in published pictures -Especially in advertizements-without the written consent of the people pictured in these publications!!!

I was an observer last year at the Niagara proam and I loved it. I was very lucky to be on the Spoonfed and in one day I learned more about salmon fishing than in the 2 previous years on my own. As a result I am very anxious to be an observer again this year. I am not the only one who thinks this way. Check this out.All these people are dying to become observers. viewtopic.php?f=52&t=22215

I fish out of Pamet Harbor when I go after stripers and blues in the Bay (Billings Gate) and out of Chatham for Monomay.

I would think that stripers and blues off the Cape and in Boston Harbor,not to mention the Halibut that has moved into Stellwagen Bank,will make up nicely for the little drum fishies around here.Heck in a couple of weeks you are probably a mate on a tuna boat out of Gloucester.

W.W.IV. That would be a good way to start World War 4,but I must admit that I have seriously considered that option myself.

It might not be that eazy to find out which reel it was

Thanks for hinting at a name. If we all mention the name of the charter boat involved,the offending "captain" might get the message, because many of us would decline to suggest his name to people looking for a charter trip. That would not be so "reel exiting" for the bad mannered charter captain

When you open the head,you will find a lot copper switches and connections. Just spray those with some contact cleaning fluid.That will take the corrosion off. Also open the bottom end and clean and oil the bearings. Try running it again while the thing is open.That will give you a good idea as to where more attention is needed. I had one that I fished up out of Pamet harbor (salt water) that had been there a month or so.I cleaned it off and replaced the bottom bearings.For all of $20 I now have a good running trolling motor.

Marine grade plywood does rot at the same rate that other wood does. It is just a much denser plywood than the regular stuff. No matter what sort of wood you use,it has to be very properly sealed in order to prevent rot. I tried SeaCast once and it does a very nice job. It is about twice the price of good marine plywood which will last you 30 years if you properly prepare it before installing it.

I run 13 pounders with a 575 humminbird. When they get real deep I loose them on the narrow fish finder cone.(blowback?) but they stay visible on the wide cone.

The transom trouble is not quite so crucial.You have an I/O instead of an outboard.That means that you have nothing hanging of the transom and your outdrive is not very heavy.Besides,the push is not directly on the transom but for a very large part on the engine. You should be able to go for a ride in quiet water to go fishing. BUT, considering that this is a 1986 Bayliner (or bilge liner as people often call them) it is time to check the stringers.Bayliners have a bad history of rotten stringers even though they are covered in glass. You might as well take the measurements and start building your transom with Okuma or some other high quality marine plywood. That sort of stuff takes time to do it right. Good luck.

Hello Glen. I would love to be your observer. You have a PM. Cornelis