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I'm really sick and tired of this stealing of fishing stuff, you work your ass off to purchase quality rods and reels to have some scumbag steal them from you,I know how you feel, I had a depthfinder stole out of my boat a few years back it was a good one also I might add, then I screwed up my back needed surgery and never could scrape enough $$ to match what I had, every boat I saw I looked to see if they had the same one as I and if they did I made it a point to check it out. My father passed away and what little was left I used that to buy the unit, we allways fished together 30 some years, so that was like taking my dad away, every time we would nail a fish the guy's would say (you did it again Jim/my dad) If I would have ever cought the bastard I would of gilled him hung over board to bleed out. So I hope you guy's find this guy and make an example out of him, the law isn't enough, time to take matters into our own hands because it's only going to get worse! with the economy in the condition it's in people will do what ever it takes to make a couple of quick bucks at everyone elses expence.I personally believe in an eye for an eye, till next time stick everything up our ass it,s the only safe place any more!!!!! .

Awsome fish guy's and nice pictures

I just wanted to say that ever since I added that Sea Foam to my Expidition 5.4 I always burned $80. a week in gas for the work week now it used $60. this week and gas is $3.95 a gallon now it was cheaper when it cost me $80. a week. Don't take a rocket scientist to figure out it improves gas mileage, It says something about adding it to your oil also, but I'm a little leary about that, But those who have fuel problems this SH-T WORKS By the way what are you guys paying for high test non Ethnol fuel in NY. state in PA. near Allentown PA it's $4.60 a gallon OUCH

I have been reading alot about this Sea Foam lately, so I dumped a can in my 2000 expidition w/5.4 and I don't think much about miricals in a can but that stuff really works!!!I got great fuel mileage and it idles like a new one with greater throttle responce. that stuff really does WORK I'm going to use it in my 350 mercruiser for shure, for that she is really OPEC. friendly (loves her fuel)

BSmaster the guy my uncle was with is what I call a step or two below pro bass dude, he travels all over the place to bass fish in tornaments that pay not real big bucks, but enough to make it worth his while, he just won a new boat sweet looking boat if you like your ass an inch off the water 65mph. over the water for what? since when did fishing team up with top fuel cars? Anyway I don't think Dave is a anything type of fisherman if it isn't bass it is what he calls junk fish (they don't pay to catch) where my uncle is like the rest of us , if it puts up a fight it called fishing and I will bet my last dollar it KILLED him to not go after those walleye, if it were he and I you bet we would of hung in there tight till we figured them stinking walleye out. One of the old sayings (you should of been there) O/well till next time be safe and tight lines to all PAP

Hey guys I'm not telling you a story, matter of fact they said other guy's were there and they were fishing for walleyes and had several of walleye as big and some bigger than the fish they cought and they tell my uncle that they are for some reason back in the bay again, which makes me beleive that in the fall they make a return trip for some reason, from what I gather from this discussion that these guys knew what they were doing. We have a camper in the Black River bay camp grounds and every year we would be after the salmon in the trench these two old guys would come up and go walleye fishing, they told us that they start fishing in 30 ft of water strait out from the silo (north side of black river bay and end up in chaumont bay) and those guy's had really nice size walleyes, every day for about 3-5 days they would fish the same area and every time they came in (around 5-6 Oclock they had nice walleye, I never asked any questions they seemed tight lipped about their honeyhole but it's as true as I sit here I saw it with my own eyes!!!!!

My uncle and hardcore bass budy were out last week over in Chaumont bay and were mad becouse they were trying for a 6# smallmouth they cought everything up to but can't get 6#er becouse all they cought were huge stinking WALLEYE!! I said what the hell are you two knuckleheads talking about (stinking walleye) they told me they cought them on dropshots tubejigs even on spinnerbaits and they are a pain in the ass to take off the hook,Now I herd alot of bs. in my time but they were dead nut serious! If I only had their troubles life would be GRAND!!

Big Water, I tore out the carpet out of my 18FT sea ray then I fiberglassed the floor it was in good shape then I bought a gallon of rubberized paint(from Cabales) it comes in different colors, you just roll it on they also sell the floppy roller and it looks like a pro did the job! it's nonslip and cleans up with a wash down real easy and doesn't brake the bank. Just a thought of mine, hope this helps? PAP from PA.

Great post!! I fish out of henderson but I haven't been up in 2 years due to boat motor problems but I got all glitches out finally!!! will be up for the browns in the spring, Till then tight lines to all I learned alot reading the posts on this site Great job everone!!!! (PAP from PA.)

why not run a snubber with the power pro ?

L&M is correct on the shift bellow having no factor on the gimbel getting water in, just wanted to mention the shift bellow, cause that cost me a return trip to the dock early one day!

There is a exhaust bellow which is the big one and then there is a smaller one on the shift cable, this one is usually over looked and most of the time the problem, of you got it that far, I would replace the shift cable and both bellows plus all the seals that go in the lower end, not a bad time to replace lower water pump also, then your good to go for a couple of years.

I agree BSmaster, Canada is tough the lake limit is sometimes not what the prov. is, usually 2 fish less, that's why we said the hell with Canada and keep our money here in the states(Ohio&NewYork) But what I would like to see is more of the 75$ I pay for a licence go towards more walleye conservation, like a slot or more stocking, I fish the western basin of erie every spring and there is no place like it for walleye, there is no reason L.O. couldn't be the same. In the 80's it was much better than it is now, what happened? I hear stories about a farm that flooded out and put a lot of manure in the water (black river bay) I rember as a kid filling a legal ticket on opening day, How many can say that now a day's Just drifting around the red & green bouys. Then I hear about the gill netters (mid 90's) in the bay area somplace? Just seems to me it's time to make a move if you are a walleye fisherperson, Let's be heard, the trout guys made thier point!!! LORD have mercy if a salmon has a mark or a decline in population. then we hear about it!!! AM I right or WRONG!! Just a example we had 8 guys leave the dock (ERIE) at 6am back at 11am with 8 full tickets 48 walleye in 5 hours. With all the structure and reefs and rocks in L.O. there is no reason L.O. can't be half as good as erie. Just my 2 cents, Love to fish for the eyes

Glad to see other people on this site feel the same way I do about NO ONE will share info about the walleye fishing. I was going to go with the PRO plan but with no one willing to share any thing about walleye I decided to back out, sad all the talk about salmon nothing about walleye. I belong to a web site (walleye.com) those guys will tell you anything you want to know.

LOL a steering wheel, what's that for????????????????

I watched them install a gimbal bearing in my boat and the only time a hammer was used was on the bearing tool they used to install the bearing it self they never hit on the bearing its self they lined up the hole in the bearing with the grease fitting used a alinment tool and good to go boat never sounded so good after the new bearing, no more growling noise or vibrating, sounds to me like they might of messed up the bearing? We install bearings all day long in our work and never used a hammer on a bearing!!!!

Glad you figured them out I had the same problem, I couldn't get them to lock, then I read the directions and reassembled them than they worked!!! Then I read where they were made, now what does a person that lives in a straw hut built in the sand, lives on water and rice know about a boat tie-down?(Just my thought)

Sorry to hear the bad news but I'm sure with x boat and yourself you will find a good 4 bolt main block and go from there Good luck guy's PAP

Hope you had a great birthday seasquirrel and may many fish come to your net!!!! tight lines to you PAP.

Have a great 30th B day Chad, I rember the good ol'days Nice pike also Tight lines to ya PAP.

I tried the the thinner trick with no luck, manifolds back on same problem, took them back off put air to them and they leaked, when the manifolds where cold they wouldn't leak when they where hot they leaked, air pressure will go where no liquid will go, so manifolds cold, air pressure is the way to go. When they pressure check heads they dont pour thinner in them. PAP

What I did to pressure check my manifolds is take a gasket and a piece of 2"x 5/16 inch steel and trace the out line of the gasket & the 4 bolt holes, drill the bolt holes out then use formagasket sealant on both sides of the gasket then bolt the steel over the gasket, I needed longer bolts and nuts to draw the steel tight against the exhaust ports let set till the sealant is cured, mean while make a plate for over where the riser bolts on useing a gasket and sealant 4 nuts& washers and put a c clamp in the center of the plate and tighten down in the center a little, let cure know drill a hole in the center of a exhaust port and tap threads into the steel to accept a air fitting screw the fitting into the port put 2 ballons on the end of the manifold where your water line goes on ad a little air, I used a gauge with a valve so I could see how much air pressure I was puttig to the manifold, and watch for the ballons to blow up if they blow up the manifold is cracked inside the box looking manifold is a header type exhaust chamber that is sealed from the water that surrounds the exhaust part and the water cools the manifold so it can be under cover and not get hot enough to catch the boat on fire, exhaust temp. out of the head is over 600 degrees exhaust temp!! so this is to cool down the exhaust manifold it's self I paid 350.00 per side for exhaust!! OUCH hope this helps PAP

A great rock band once said (ac/dc) bare wires cause fires!!!!

I have a 1982 mercruiser 350, and just went through all this BS. If the exhaust manifold is cracked or rusted through it will put water into the cylinder via the exhaust valve, then in to the piston, while the engine sits all the water in the cylinder runs past the first ring then the same for the second ring as the ring gaps are opposite the other then it sits on top of the oil ring and if the oil ring is wore, into the oil pan the water goes, with all this said, to do a quick check pull the plugs and spin the motor over and see if water flies out of a cylinder do one side then the other, if all this is happening the motor should run like sh#@$t to start with. With my motor I had water in the cylinders, fresh reman well known engine builder, bored .30 over new heads cam lifters rods you name it, it's new, then why the water in the holes? well the new heads where warped it took 10tous, to clean them up, they actually rocked when we set them on the block, who would think to check a pair of high performance heads brand NEW? SO what I'm saying is if your heads are warped you wouldn't have water in the oil. If your exhaust shutters are bad or even there, it is a good possibility you might be getting water in that way also, my riser gasket system is 1 fiber gasket 1 stainless steel plate with a small vent hole then a fiber gasket, if you back your boat in to fast or you are in rolling seas the water will go over the riser into #8 or #7 cylinder, the water will seep through the little vent hole in the steel plate and if you have the old log style exhaust manifold #8 cylinders are a strait shot into the head. Hope this helps as I had to learn the old way with my WALLET!!!!PAP.

Great days on the water with the old guys, can't get any better!!! good job guys!! give'r hell men, tight lines to all PAP.