greenboatluke

I did my 1966 Starcraft. Got the old algae and water deposits off with vinegar and water, wire wheel, and 80 grit sandpaper. Wiped it down with a tack cloth. Hit the bottom bare aluminum with etching primer and just scuffed the sides and bow with 80 grit, tack cloth, then paint. I used rustoleum tractor paint. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

You can see the rounds sticking out. I used ones tall enough that the wheel would hit the ground. Also, I used the rustoleum tractor paint. - GBL Puffer II: 1802 Trophy Green Boat: 1966 Starcraft Mariner-V 14

- GBL Puffer II: 1802 Trophy Green Boat: 1966 Starcraft Mariner-V 14

I have an 1802 wa. Riggers on the corners, tite lok holders on the gunwales. I also have rail mount holders, but those are used more for rod/net storage than fishing. Just put a kicker on, used bags before that. Will post pics when I can, my app won't let me do so. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Check Bedford Creek Marina and Campground, outside Sackets Harbor, NY. They usually has a few slips available, they're floating and I drove by the other day. Lots on boats in slips. I used to rent a slip for a week here and a week there throughout the summer. Also did some weekends in the spring and fall. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I flipped mine with my buddy (14') and rested it on wood rounds I hadn't split yet for winter. Also, did so with the floor out so it weighed less. Tried to post a pic, but my phone won't let me. Will try on the computer later. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

The winds can commonly come from the SW-ish direction, this time of year. But the lake is big and you could have days of it or some days where it moves around. Look at the speed and direction for your preceding days and go from there. If you're trailering, you're in a good place to play the wind. The Henderson, Black River Bay, Chaumont Bay Area is great for this. Check your maps for the following, look for structure you like, and you should have plenty to explore: Henderson: Association Island area, Lyme Barrel Shoal, cliffs between Assoc and Stony Point, if you can make it out to Stony, Calf, and Gallo islands my grandfather used to love to fish it and I've been out there and had luck. BRB: Bass and Horse island, cliffs and southern shore line of BRB. Sherwin bay on N side. Chaumont: just check it out, tons of shoals and areas to work. My grandfather always told stories about Cherry island fishing, I regretfully never got to go there with him. Anyway, this should help you find some places to fish with whatever the wind is doing. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Jack iv, you have a PM. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

The lake may dictate where you can safely and comfortably fish. Do you have the Navionics app or access to a decent sounding map? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

What kind of boat will you be running? I fished smallies since I was a kid, but haven't focused on them in summer too much in some years (after salmon and trout now), unless I take my 6 year old daughter out. I have a place on the Sackets side of Henderson Bay. Mainly trolled plugs and drifted bait around shoals and islands in that area. Also, fished some of the rock cliff areas in the Black River Bay and between the cut and Stony Point. Even out to Stony Island and the Galoo Islands. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Haha! Ok. Thanks for checking it out. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I'd be interested, I have a camp outside Sackets. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

X2 - GBL Puffer II: 1802 Trophy Green Boat: 1966 Starcraft Mariner-V 14

Yes the bouys are visible, through the channel and all the way out. - GBL Puffer II: 1802 Trophy Green Boat: 1966 Starcraft Mariner-V 14

Drove by it Friday night, closed. You couldn't even see the cleats above the water. Launched out of Stony creek Saturday and the piers were an inch or so above the waterline. That was a nice sight. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Went out for a quick evening troll off the finger. Launched out of Stony. Skunk. Used a fish hawk TD when we got there. The temps where a steady decline from the surface to the bottom. Marked bait pods towards the end of our evening, 60-90 down over 130ish. No big marks. On the way out we had come across marks down 60-80 over 90ish. Should've slowed to see what the graph looked like. On the way in we saw the same thing, so we slowed down to get a better read and marks continued invluding small bait pods. Should've fished there? Who knows! Just wanted to throw an update on here. Happy Father's Day to all those dads out there! Tight lines. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Thought the same thing!!! Just didn't comment! It must be genetics, big ones on jigstick! 🤣 - GBL Puffer II: 1802 Trophy Green Boat: 1966 Starcraft Mariner-V 14