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The main differences would be the thickness of the aluminum and the purpose of the boat. Pre 1985 aluminum boats often used a thicker aluminum and were often built like sloops with a heavy and wide bow section. This was because of the very popular starcraft aluminum boats. As demand changed to lighter and faster boats the shape of the boat and the thickness of aluminum changed. My 1984 Islander is heavy and built like a tank , but my 1989 Islander is more streamlined and supposedly much faster. What is better, riveted or or welded? Lots of opinions about that.

That's a great boat, congrats! But here is a word of caution. These boats were specced out for 70hp 2 stroke outboards which weigh about 250 pounds. The engine that you just got is a 90 horse 4stroke that weighs 350 pounds and it has a lot more power. I would be vary weary to put that much weight and power on this rig. It probably is way more than the Coast Guard would consider safe.

I used them to couple outboard to outboard. They are great. They are not made for I/Os

Is this the Panther?

Yes. She signed 6486, but remember, it is only a moratorium, not a ban. Before too long we will find out what the stronger force is, big money or the citizens will. I suspect that we will not hear from this bill for a long time and when we have almost forgotten we will find out that it has been attached to another bill and passed in the middle of the night when nobody was looking..

It is a 19 footer just like mine. It probably has the 140 mercruiser in it. It's a nice package.

You may want to look into koosa board That is proven and available

Please stop showing your phone numbers. It is just another tidbit of information that somebody somewhere will gather and in the end use to scam you. Use private messaging.

Leave them out in the sun a while, they'l snap real easy afterwards.

I always used to think that the farther forward and the higher would be the best thing to do. (masts). The bad part is that when something goes wrong, the lines may end up under your boat with all the trouble that it may cause. I do not see anything wrong with the pulleys on the top. I made one small edition to the tow lines. Drlfc's son calls it an "Old Man"s Rope". This is a rope with a bayonet hook that goes around the tow line and then to the side of the boat where it is tied up roughly at the back of the front seats, or just in front of them, It makes it a lot easier to pull the lines in instead of trying to get them with a pole hook. Wherever you make your connection, front or center, make sure that the tow line does not go on or under your dipsy rods. I bet there are a few sad stories about rods that got caught and went into the lake. I myself got crazy lucky. when one of my rods got pulled out. It went under and in pure frustration I jerked up my downrigger rod and miraculously the line caught the dipsy rod and I could bring it back on the boat. I have used lanyards on the dipsy rods ever since.

What boy scout troop were you in? A burning cigarette with unlit matches at the end and some straw to camouflage and ignite it will do the exact same thing and allow you to get far away before the party starts. You see, the boy scout troop that I was in is called IDF

I added some pics and a dolphin video to the first post

I was staying in Santa Teresa which is a popular surfing spot , but it is hard to reach ( Cesna flight and unpaved roads) The place where I fished from is called Mal Pais. Probably the only charter that is on the net over there is "Jason tours" When you see his website it seems like a big operation, but it is a one man operation. He is a very good and pleasant person who speaks good English. As for Santa Teresa , it is a dusty little town where the beach crowd of young ladies, who seem to compete in how scantily dressed they can get, are very well represented.. If you want to go there you should count on renting a 4 wheel drive vehicle. US dollars are accepted in every place.

I just came back from Costa Rica where I visited my daughter and did some fishing. It was incredible. I went out for 2 deep sea trips and two near shore trips. The catch included rooster fish and mackarel tuna near shore while off shore the first day produced 5 mahi mahi (none less than 20 pounds), 2 sail fish of roughly 200 pounds each and 2 20 pounder tuna. The second off shore trip was plain incredible. I caught about 25 mahi mahi ,again, all very large ones. Every time I brought another one close to the boat, there were a few swimming alongside with their incredible colors clearly showing. The captain said that we averaged one mahi mahi every five minutes. Then we went tuna searching again and we found them alright . They were just in front of a huge school of dolphin. I brought in two. One a 20 pounder,and one a 40 pounder, the third one I fought for 40 minutes and had to hand the rod off to the mate because my arms were just too tired. He brought it in and it topped out at 55 pounds. This was easily my most successful fishing trip ever. Once my son comes over to help me transfer pictures i will post a bunch of them. Edited 25 minutes ago by rolmops VIDEO-2023-01-30-08-04-35.mp4