longbow

Used to be a weekly ritual with me and my doggo to check on our camper and others each week but since last yr. Norm has kept it blocked off. Although checking our cottage earlier this yr I walked over to see how things were. Something to do anyways. stay safe

Thanks ya'll. Yep I'll go with the Alpha. Does anybody know why the folks that sell the outdrives need the serial numbers from the motor? I had the original 305 in it before it went bust and it ran like a champ. thanks and stay safe

Have to put a new outdrive on my re-motored Avenger. Put a 350 in it last year and apparently the advice I rec. with the outdrive that was on it and reused apparently was bad advice as the outdrive got chewed up. So its back at old Arnies cause they put the motor in and am having them install and outdrive this spring. What should I get an Alpha type that was on it or a Bravo. Let me know what you all think. thanks PS cost is not a contributing factor at this point

So I had a new engine put in my Avenger. Alternator went bad and Martins sold me a new 70amp marine alternator that charges the batteries right up. However the kicker doesn't seem to charge the batteries up as well as the main motor. I have a 2 battery system, a crank and deep cycle. Does it make any difference which battery the kicker is hooked up to? The kicker is 3yrs old and runs excellent. I noticed with the main engine running the riggers which Penn Fathom Masters work excellent as in pretty fast up and down. Not so much with the deep cycle which is a year old, and the crank side is new this spring. So feed me brothers of the Great Lake. thanks and stay safe PS Where the hell are all the fish and I fish out of Huggies Marina

nope. Some debris is all, sticks etc.

Its ice free now as I was out there yesterday checking water level and the camper and pretty much everyone else's camper. Lowest water I've ever seen in 10 yrs there. Most of the west side docks are sitting on bare ground with the east end of them in very very shallow water. Supposed to improve by 4/9 though. stay safe

Same thing happened 2 yrs ago to me in Sept. I have a 305 V8 mercruiser in my PY. Anyways it was what I ended needing is a new coupler, pinion gear, main shaft and upper unit and it was expensive. I had Mikes Mobil Marine fix it and I towed the boat there. Pretty involved repair and on a V8 Merc I know you have to pull the engine. Good luck.

Here is how I do it. I use a big tank filled with anti freeze that holds like 6 gallons maybe its more I'd have to look at it. I put the muffs on the out drive and start it up in neutral of course. I wait till it comes to temp.which will take a few minutes. Then I hook the muffs up to the tank with the antifreeze tank sitting on top of the stern and restart the motor. Takes about a minute maybe a bit more and the temp will climb to half way up the guage and then the pink anti freeze comes out of the exhaust manifolds. I run the tank till darn near 0 so I know it goes through the block. Has worked so far. I should note that I usually use -50 RV anti freeze. The reason I run nearly out is so I know for a fact its getting through the whole engine. If you don't warm you engine up first it seems to me the thermostat would prevent the antifreeze from going completely through the engine. I have a 305 V8 in my PY.

Yep folks were fishing out of Hughes on Thurs. Saw several cars parked and a truck/trailer etc.etc. Maybe stop at his house on the way down to the ramp just to make sure though but like I said saw folks there that were out. His house is the big gray house that sometimes will look a bit green depending on the sunlight!

If you take PP I'll take them. Just pm your pp address and I'll get funds to you. thanks