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Been there done it with respect to dropping something out of the stand. Got a great gift one year. A hook with a wire type rubber arms that wrap around anything. Use it religiously now for bow and gun. I don’t use my in stand holder anymore. Don’t trust them. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Brian I was talking Sk8man and he was saying we should get some of those perch pirates from Seneca to give those boys a whooping on the next tourney! Yep I think he said that lol Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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We should give praise to the fisheries, volunteer groups for pen project etc. A lot of concerns last year with lake trout and sticking levels and such. Glad they made it what it was this year! Sure was a bunch of work done to create it for us. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

That was port to starboard Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

So when you get a package with the ram, helm and hoses, the helm will either be a 1.4, 1.7, 2.1, or 2.4. The smaller the number will require more turns over between port and stern. The 1.7 is typically 5 turns to go from each. In my aluminum it was very difficult because I kept having to oversteer to get it go where I wanted easily like at a dock or get to the trailer to load it. With that said the higher the number the less it will take to turn the wheel but harder to turn as your moving more fluid through the helm if you know what I mean. I went with a 2.4 which is extreme but wanted the ease. 2.1 will probably get you in the ball park. My opinion the 1.7 is not enough but that’s just me. Hope it helps. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Make sure you get the correct size helm. If you get it to small of a ratio you will be going crazy getting to the dock. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I’m going to agree. Even if a person wanted to go out in that type of dangerous condition and put the risk to only themselves and not endangering anyone else, you still have people that have to put themselves in danger for having to go out and rescue them. We have to remember that. They have families and loved ones as well. As a side note, I also respect all of the LOU members as this is an elite group, we just have to realize people show emotions in different ways. Social media doesn’t help with showing that. Nobody wanted to see this and I’m sure all are sadden like me, as we all have a skin in this game, that a fellow fisherman lost his life and another had to be a part of it. As others mentioned, if we can pull out a learning lesson from this as they go through the findings, we can help prevent future catastrophes. Whether behavioral or mechanical. My sincere condolences to the families affected by this. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

All good comments and suggestions, one thing to consider and maybe you already have, value of your boat to your investment. As you might already realize, new motor isn’t cheap and putting it on a 95 year class boat takes you out of any future payback if you ever wanted to sell it. Might be your boat to keep for life however and that’s great. She’ll love that 4 stroke on her. I tend to agree with buying a brand that can be serviced close to home is huge. Good luck. Show us a pic when you have her on. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

X2. Price knows his stuff! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Way to go Mike, glad that trip planned out. You’ve been dying to get up there! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Cool video. Awesome shot of that storm cloud. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I’d be interested in seeing responses but from me, I don’t think you could get me to add that to a new motor on a break in tank. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

If you don’t find anything in the fuel side, being a 2001, not sure how many hours on it, you might want to do a quick compression check on the cylinders. Hopefully it’s something simple as mentioned above. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United