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One of the causes (apart from a-holes) is the location of the entrance kiosk. It is right where the actual launches are situated, so every boat coming out of the entrance is right in the path of the launching boats. If the kiosk would have been at the very beginning of the entrance road with EZ-pass like photographic access and the entrance road would open onto the parking lot, people would drive through into the parking lot, prepare their boat for launch and then get in line for the launches, it would go a lot faster with less conflict. It still would not be idiot proof ,but less of a mess. On another note. How is the city launch at the Genesee River? Is it less of a mess or is it more of the same?

You will have to ask yourself a few questions such as was my boat out in the rain,or why is the water in the bow while usually the heaviest part of the boat is near the engine and water would normally travel that way. Or Where is my bilge pump, in the front or the rear? Do I have one or two bilge pumps. If the water only gathered in the front end ,does that mean that the boat is made so that water in the front cannot stream to the back? Do you test your bilge pump before you go on your way? Most boats have bilge pumps with float switches that kick in when the water level in the boat rises. Why did your float switch not turn the pump on? There may well be a loose rivet or seam that allows water in when the boat bounces in the waves. It happens a lot ,but those leaks only leak when the boat bounces around a bit. By the way, filling your boat with water while on the trailer can overload your trailer and tires to the point where you might damage your trailer

I sometimes use it during the week. It has a pay machine that accepts credit cards. The launch is fine and parking is free. If you want to go salmon fishing , you should be prepared to run a few miles to deep water. During the weekend it’s over crowded. If you launch a few miles farther west, you will be in deep water a lot faster. I live ten minutes away from Irondequoit launch, but I prefer to drive to Sandy Creek. Braddocks Bay has shallow water issues.

This sounds weird, but it works. Lysol advanced power clinging gel, yes that stuff that is used for cleaning toillets. Squirt some on there spread it out with a cloth , let it do its thing and 10 minutes later you can wipe it off together with the tie marks

They were 2 very lucky campers, but I wonder if they had done a proper pre-check before launching.

One way to slow them down is by instead of flicking the swiitch. You can just loosen the wheel a bit and that way you can decide what speed to go with. Just don't forget to tighten them up when you reach your chosen depth.

I think it is 20 feet down per hundred feet of wire.

We were at roughly the same depth but a bout a mile farther west. We ended up 9 for 12

They usually have long blocks laying around as well.

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So most people who replace a transom doing it themselves do have at least some do it yourself talent, but often lack the power equipment to make the hole process go as smooth as it should be. One of those tools often is a crane or cherry picker or backyard tree. There is a simple cheap solution to this problem. What you need is 3 4x4x8s 2 feet of 3/4 inch pipe with a 90 degree angle and a 5 inch piece of pipe screwed into the 90 and a little ratcheting pulley thing capable of holding a thousand pounds that you can get for cheap at harbor freight. You lay two of the 8 footers across the beam and lay the 3/4 inch pipeon top across the beams right above the hook on the engine, hang the pulley off the 3/4 inch pipe and you are ready to winch your engine up. So why the third 4x4? If you need to move the engine backward or forward, you should cut that one in two and lay it crosswise on the other 2 beams . You put the 3/4 inch steel pipe on top and hang the winch on it. once you have raised your engine, you can move it back and forth by rolling the pipe with the help of the "handle" piece of pipe. I wish you all happy puttering which is as much fun as fishing.

Did the water deep down get a bit cooler ? Or was it still 60 degrees at a hundred foot down?

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So far I have restored 4 aluminum boats. My first rebuild was a boat that was a sixteen foot boat like the ones used in the Bay of pigs fiasco. The rest all Starcraft, a Holiday and 2 Islanders. I may be able to help you out dependent on what you need done.