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I don't know about floating structures , but I can't imagine hooking in to a picnic table or a tire, let alone someone's entire dock?? Could prove to be interesting to say the least,

I use the bolt tha holds the harmonic balancer to the crank that way it's more precise. Use 1/2" breaker bar or 1/2" long handle ratchet

Pull the #1 plug in the firing order out, hold your thumb over the hole then have someone turn the motor over till it blows your thumb off, look at the valves, if there both closed your close to top dead center, the you can either make something with a curv on it and move the crank one way then the other till you have the Piston at the exact top. Then take the cap off and the rotor should be pointing at the # 1 piston. Both valves are closed, the pull the distributer out, if your going to repair it mark the base of the distributer and the block, either with punch marks or a paint pen. After repair or replacement make sure the rotor is pointed towards the #1 cylinder. It's very easy to be 1 tooth off either ahead or behind, but your rotor will not be directly pointed at the #1 cylinder, and it can be a S.O.B. To get it right, other times they drop right in. Anyway that's how I do it. Maybe someone else that does it for a living has a better way? I hope your distributer isn't like mine, I can't pull mine straight up it hits tha transome board and I can't cut a spot out for it as my dog house won't cover the part I need to cut out.

Man that's whole lotta boat!! What a beautiful peice of work. That must have one hell of a big hole to fill up, to keep those 454's fed with juice

Hell yea the water can drop as fast as it rose, the mud and silt will settle on the eggs and smother them. I heard they want it to raise another 10" before starts to settle in and or start to reside, so it's anyone's guess. Let's just hope for the better, and go from there!!

Cool pic, UNREEL, yes I've have sent reels there also, same story quick turn around and quality work!!

Wow that certainly puts things in perspective!! To those that are traveling from a far distance, I've been reading the local pages of the newspapers, this has impacted just about everyone in or near the lake!!, we had major wind damage in our area, but not directly in my area, north and west of me is awakening to a mess if you weren't up all night from wind damage and rain. What the hell is going on in this world?? Sure makes ya wonder!!

Wow buddy, that ain't good, not at all, I just watched the weather forecast for the first week of eye season, and it shows a big F'n low stalling over the NE part of the country, settling in right over L'O, not only are most not having a dock to tie to, all the docks floating around in the lake. All in all let's all use our heads out there, be safe, lend a hand if you see someone struggling with their dock or their boat, this could prove to be interesting yet!!

It's probably the lower shaft seal, which with a little know how you can do it yourself, need year, make,& and model. Then we can go from there.

Thanks I appreciate that, I think if I can stay mechanically sound, I'll be alright, this boat has been the boat from hell for mechanical failures, but I hope I have the little basterd gremlins kicked overboard!! So if you see a boat being towed out by a skiff, you'll know it's me. I put insurance on the boat and I'll have my 12 guage loaded with slugs!! I know a place that's over 200ft of water, and it needs some structure to hold fish get where I'm going with this story!!. All in fun guys.

Hey there Big Spoon, you got the right title!!!, Big Spoon, Big fish!! Great job guys really like the 2 silvers and the brown, hell I like'em all great job, good to see the younger gen fishing best of luck to you this season, with tight lines every trip out!!

That was a absolute fantastic well organized group of people that responding to this event that provides to all those with a line in the water. I take care of the fish for our gun club, we raise our own also. It's truly amazing how fast these fish grow. Even the hatchery guys were annoyed that our fish were bigger than theres. It's to bad that I live so far from the lake, being disabled I could do a lot of the stuff other don't care for, but that's not the case. But to guys and gals that gave their time!!

That's going to be a tough decision with that type of per capita, the units are very close in what they have to offer. I have an elite 7hdi and I just got a elite 9 touch, hoping the learning curve is easier, but I were you I'd wait, till the guys with the upper end units chime in, with the Raymairine and simrad and other top notch units. Either way good luck with your purchase!!

I'll be leaving Sunday evening after the opener of eye season, fish Monday-Friday, fishing eyes with a couple other boats in the morning till noon then blast over to Laker Land, then hit the eyes in the evening, and try at night after I lay a gps track down, just for this purpose.

Was thinking in between Stoney & Galloo anyone check that out??

Man that's a beautiful looking rig, if I wouldn't have just dropped a new power plant in my Sea Ray, I'd be making a trip out there I'm from above the Allentown area, she's a doll, good luck with your sale, if it was a 22fter she would be residing in kunkletown pa. You won't need luck either, just a figure of speech

Way to Stoneam2006, glad to hear you didn't give up at the dock!! Got got gear out and boated one and missed one by inches!! I can tell you my first day didn't go that smoothLOL and no I didn't land a fish on my first try at sea. I'm 52 years old and to this day the first time out I still get butterflies in my stomach. Is she going to fire up, I know I put the plug in but I still double guess myself, on the way to the ramp I'm already wiping sweat, please let the launch be empty. Because the faster you go the longer it takes. Ya done good !! Give yourself a well deserved pat on the back!! PAP