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Todd in NY

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  1. Just wondering if someone has any 10 pound Penn downrigger weights laying around or some 12 pound torpedo weights. Thanks!
  2. Good point on how long you might need to keep things in a cooler. I use my coolers for 2 or 3 days max.
  3. Sold pending a test drive and payment. I'm glad I didn't start parting it out already. I'll update this listing when the status changes.
  4. I use a Coleman marine grade 70qt cooler for drinks and an Igloo marine grade 150qt for fish, both from wally world, awesome coolers for a good price.
  5. Sure will, thanks!
  6. Thanks for the info, I'll look into the Okuma rods.
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  8. I've launched there once last year and once this year but I never thought to see if the boat launch is lit up for night time launching of boats. Does anyone know if the public boat launch on the southern end of Henderson Harbor has lights for launching a boat at night? Thanks in advance!
  9. Thanks RP. We considered getting a camper a few years ago but we couldn't afford both camper and boat, and we are more into fishing than camping. But my wife and son are already planning a camping trip on this boat someplace where we can fish and camp, so it's nice to have the enclosed cabin. I love the layout of the boat as well, and it's a perfect for a family of 3 (4 when my son's girlfriend is with us). We took it out 2 weeks ago in some real nasty 4-6ft chop and it handled it well. We didn't try to fish that day because it was just a little shakedown run for my son and his girlfriend. It wasn't great fishing conditions anyway with 25mph winds, so we cruised around Henderson Bay for about 3 hours. That was when we figured out that we needed a new seat pedestal, so now we are truly ready for our first fishing trip and we can't wait!
  10. more pics...
  11. I picked up a 1987 Bayliner Trophy 2160 hardtop last month and took some time to get it rigged for fishing. It has a 2 year old OMC Cobra 5.0L motor and a nice custom welded aluminum rocket launcher with 2 planer board reels. I hired my usual electrician to help me install 2 Hummingbird fish finders, a 959ci HD and an 859ci HD DI. We also installed a Moor Sub Troll, hooked up the VHF radio and antenna, and cleaned up the wiring in the boat (meaning got rid of old wiring that was no longer connected to anything). I mounted 2 Penn swivel-matic 36 position bases on the transom for 2 Penn 620 Manual riggers, and also mounted 2 other Penn 620 riggers on gimbal mounts (with the 180 degree swivel bases) for those days when I feel like running 4 riggers. All riggers have 4ft booms. I put new Scotty cable on all four riggers, along with new Cannon terminators. I installed Scotty rigger weight hooks on each rigger, and Cannon weight retrieval lines on each one. I went with Penn Manuals to keep this boat simple, since it is only going to be used once every week or two for trolling. I also installed a new 2 7/8" seat pedestal with swivel and slide. I kept the old seat, but the pedestal was completely worn out. I put 4 new tires on the trailer because it will be kept on the trailer and towed where ever I launch it. I haven't had her out fishing yet because of high school graduation festivities, but I should be out on our first fishing trip this week.
  12. Those are the only rods I use, and I use them for dipsy divers and downriggers. It's all I can afford on my budget too, and I use them on my Lake Ontario boat as well as my 16' utility boat that is outfitted with 2 manual downriggers. So far no problems with them.
  13. I thought it might be a 3.7 by the sound of it. I love my 2160 with the 5.0 in it, but the boat is 3400 pounds dry.
  14. Ouch! Is that an Islander? What size motor? Nice video too.
  15. A reel good day indeed! She looks awful happy with that laker.
  16. Thanks for the ideas, I should have it figured out by tomorrow.
  17. The small cover to the right in the picture is the battery box. he long cover. To the left in the pic is the fish box. It drains into the bilge and does fill with rain water when I have the plug in. There is never any water in the battery box. I think the culprit might be that worn crease made by the edge of the doghouse. You can see in the pic that it appears to be blocking water access to that drain hole. I thought about sticking a 1 inch washer between the deck and doghouse to see if it allows more water to go into that drain hole. Nothing got done today because of other commitments, so tomorrow should be the day. Also, the thru-hull fittings and hoses seem to be in good shape.
  18. Thanks for the report, and good fishing. 3-4 footers sounds pretty rough for Cayuga. Best of luck tomorrow.
  19. We have a clean deck, clean boat, and Lady O is laying down. Did anyone else try to fish today?
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