John E Powell

Can't go wrong with black or clear. Maybe add in white/pearl glow for an option. Can't think of the last time a different color was hot and none of the three I mentioned wouldn't catch fish. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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Front. Display can be read from rear as you adjust speed. Fish in the net flopping around as you lift and swing them in will hook netting now and then. Fish slime will get on it.

Is it cavitating or ventilating? They're not the same thing. Generally speaking, some newer prop designs are engineered to be able to work closer to the surface than other designs. I would take the dealer at his word about the prop their suggesting and give it a try with the understanding that if it didn't operate correctly you can return it undamaged for full refund. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

To me, EFI on the Suzuki isn't a compelling reason to choose it over other brands unless I had a lighter aluminum boat and I didn't fish in more than moderate winds. The gear case ratio of the Suzuki is only 2.08:1. They call it a high thrust, but It seems more marketing hype than reality. The prop they mount is clearly an all purpose prop designed to serve a broad range of uses. Will it troll a boat? Sure, but not as well as some other options in the market. I'd consider this as a light-duty trolling option. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app

The basic difference between outboards designed to push small light boats at high speed and big heavy boats at slow speeds is the gear ratio. A lower gear ratio (higher numerical number : 1) allows the engine to run in the proper rpm power band to spin larger diameter and lower pitch props that work better at pushing heavy loads than high speed props. Adding a high output alternator and remote controls used to be what separated a high thrust outboard from a trolling outboard. Nowadays, the mfg all seem to put higher output alternators on their high thrust outboards so today the differences between them and something like a pro-kicker is less than in the past. The last time I looked the high thrust Honda 9.9 had the highest charging rate among the class of outboards. For some people with a lot of electronics this might be more important than the lowest gear case ratio. For someone with light to moderate charging requirements, a lower gear ratio might make more sense. Finally, electronic incremental speed control through rpm adjustment can be very desirable. There are some aftermarket options that may not be available for all brands. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

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With a really strong offer, I'll consider adding in the fish hawk x4 and generation 1 smart troll. __________________________________________________________________________ Owner John's Custom Rods Specializing in building Great Lakes trolling rods since 1979 First place winner of the 2016 World Rod Building Challenge

I'm planning to keep the bags, but if someone makes a strong offer I'll include them (and maybe some other extras). Before anyone asks I'm keeping the DigiTroll 10s. [emoji41] I would not mount a trolling motor. A third outboard would make netting fish challenging on that corner of the boat. These engines are surprisingly fuel efficient at a troll. They use just .3 gph at normal trolling speed. Upwind on a windy day they consumes just .4 gph. A kicker would keep hours off the main engines, but there's not a lot of fuel $ to save by using one. And steering would certainly be worse with thrust coming from that far from the centerline. __________________________________________________________________________ Owner John's Custom Rods Specializing in building Great Lakes trolling rods since 1979 First place winner of the 2016 World Rod Building Challenge

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I set rpm at about 900 or so and use bags. I don't fish much above 2.5-2.7 and am usually around 2.2. I have small, mid and large size bags for different wind and wave conditions. I prefer to adjust bag size rather than play with throttles when it's windy and I change directions. You might need 1000-1100 to burn spoons at 3.5. The props are 4 blade SS so there's a lot of thrust and pretty responsive steering at slow speeds. At slow trolling speeds outboard boats with set back brackets steer better going forward than the same boat with transom mounted outboards. The reverse is true backing up however, so maneuvering responsiveness docking backwards is a bit slower to respond. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Factory original outboard bracket known as Whaler Drive. It extends the wet bottom of the hull about 2'4", allows for higher engine height installation improving performance, and at rest or troll the bracket's buoyancy supports the weight of the Engines. Consumer Rated for 600 hp. (2x300hp was the max they imagined back in the day). I heard of a coast guard 27 running 2x350 Yamaha. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Been about 3 weeks, hope you all don't mind a bump up top [emoji15] Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United