Bozeman Bob

Facebook-- Lake Ontario Trolling Discussion & Reports-- Posted today flat stick,like a 12" ruler,attach male Velcro to side of wood. Rub stick over tight line and fleas will stick to Velcro,then smack stick against something and fleas get flickered. Never tried it ,just relaying what I read.

Just used the search engine here and a 93 18 footer was gong for 5900 and a 96 190 Trophy was going for 9,500 with a kicker and maybe a few more options. So the asking price seems in line. Maybe if you showed up with 6 grand and said you have to buy tires and batteries etc, the boat may follow you home. Don't know the situation with the Marina and what services he paid for. A sea trial and good batteries may have everything working to your satisfaction. I wouldn't lose sleep over a few things that need repair , its a 24 year old boat.

Don't forget to look under boat parts ,not just boats, as well. There was a bunch of stuff listed under Buffalo ,including 4-6-8 cylinder engines ,had them listed as Mercruiser and Volvo ,but didn't say what belonged to what.

Wont cause engine damage. Will cause damage to prop shaft seals and possibly shaft carrier bearings/struts/couplers, depending on what drive system you have. Outboard- I/O -straight inboard.

Pretty common engine for older Bayliners . There is one listed on Craigslist in Watertown ,boat motor trailer 1,000 Probably get it for 500 as its been listed for a couple months and hull looks shot. Use the search icon on Craigs and start out with bayliner and or Volvo and narrow it down from there , Select cities/towns your willing to travel so you can broaden your search area.

Like I suggested PM Hank on here and he will respond. Use the search icon for---- Hank L&M

Picture of motor is on Craigslist, no cell number.

Probably want to PM or get in touch with Hank from L& M Marine who is a moderator on here. The Craigslist engine looks pre trigger vintage.

Trigger as in Rotor or something else ?

What went on it ? Gear ,bushing ? All the guts are available at NAPA or similar outlets. There is one complete engine listed under boat parts on Craigslist about 15 miles south of Oswego and he is parting it out . Not sure if under Syracuse or Rochester, I did a broad search. Using Mercruiser for the search icon. Probably get it for 50.00 or less.

Generally speaking it should go on the port side. If your trolling into a beam sea and the waves are hitting your starboard side then the bag goes to the starboard side as well. I would think with your idle at 500 rpms no bags would be needed. Sounds like you have no way to measure down speed and are just guessing what to troll at. I guess all you can do is go by your GPS and hope for the best. Most of the time our GPS might read close to 3mph and the fishhawk is at 2.3 - 2.5 but down currents may cause it to go the other way. Trolling RPMs are generally around 600 and up, with no bags. If you have a I/O you can trim it all the way down and drop your trim tabs to slow it down a tenth or two. 2900-3100 is the sweet zone for cruising to the grounds. I will go from 1.5 GPH at 625- 650 rpms to 2 GPH at 750 rpms according to my fuel flow meter. That's on a 28 x 11 with twins and one 350 ci engine doing the work.

The best economical cruising speed/rpms on most inboard powered engines is 3,000 and you probably will get 1.5 - 1.8 mpg on a boat your size fully equipped with gear and people. Not sure what you have for power or if its a I/O. The I/o will get slightly better MPG because you can adjust your trim for less drag. Trolling will burn around 2 GPH with bags and the rpms that your running. Your probably getting close to 1 mpg at the rpms you stated your running at to get to the fishing grounds. Based on your and my numbers you should be burning about 65 gallons give or take a few depending on conditions and pay load.

New name for boat needed ! How about, Back to the Future ? Seeing that today is 6/14 . I think I will hire you to be my stockbroker !!! [ Just giving you a hard time,thanks for the report ]

26-33' are the most popular lengths for Lake Ontario. Some of the above mentioned boats are known to have bad stringers and transoms .. Tiaras are nicely built and IMHO are 60+% geared towards cruising and some of the deck area is transferred to the cabin area. The upside is the ladies will like it and spending weekends on it may be a bit more comfortable. They are nice platforms and maybe a bit overpriced because of the cult type following on the Great Lakes and demand. If you look around you will see Trojans,Carolina Classics,Albermarles, BlackFins, Rampages,Puruits ,Topaz ,Cabo.Luhrs.Viking to name a few that are more fish than cabin, built extremely well ,laid out for bringing them in and just keep raising fish, no matter how old they might be. As noted inboards are more popular on the great lakes because of the room it leaves for the deck as well as the ease $$$ of replacing vs a outboard. Also gives the hull a lower center of gravity and are generally easier to work on by any mechanic or owner.

^ If I see a boat that is all roached out, owners home looks like a junkyard , vehicles in driveway looks like they came from crash a rama and garage looking like a hurricane came through it I figure they guy doesn't care about maintaining anything, including his boat. Now if its the opposite I generally have a good feeling that the boat/motors had oils changed on schedule, was winterized and stored correctly. I don't know any Charter Captains or weekend warriors that don't take pride in there ride. They have nothing to hide and generally love there boat . AND if your TRYING to sell it, really , you don't have time to make it look presentable ? One thing I forgot, put the asking price on the post.

Trying to sell a boat ? 1- Clean it up, as in swab the deck ,wash and clean helm area, take the crap out of it, then take pictures. Can't believe some of the pictures posted with the deck and or boat looking like it was cleaned a decade ago. 2- Post the hours on engine along with HP 3- Show pictures of engine bay and the working deck area, the most important pictures for most of us. 4- Name the mfg of engine and outdrive if applicable. 5- State it comes or does not with trailer. 6- Name extra fishing equipment,including Auto Pilot/kicker etc that it comes with. 7- Don't really need pictures of you holding fish,[ we have all seen fish before, but not your helm or cabin area.] Unless it is showing us where the gunwales are in relation to your lower body 8- Condition of upholstery,gel coat/hull/trailer/engine/stringers/transom if need be. 9-Does it come with any extra canvas ,-mooring cover-bimini top-drop curtains, eisenglass etc. and if so condition of that. 10- Model number AND actual length and beam. These are suggestions to move the sale of your boat along without a lot of Pms not having to be sent or answered. I am sure there might be more and feel free to ad to this list or if I offended anyone, moderator please delete post .

In most other sports AMs do not get paid cash. When they do it immediately turns them into the Pro division. While I agree with the tax implications I think the AMs should get prizes only or gift certificates if they don't want to move up and get paid like the Pro's. That would take care of the tax implications and allow them to remain true Ams.