Went out with the idea of finding some Pogies and possibly mark Some fish I heard some rumors..

Found the pogies Snagged a few and picked up 3 bass 32-35 inches


only down side to the day was the pogie boat found the same pogies and took most of them :wall:

Nice

Good for you Wayne!!
That's the kind of unexpected morning you hope for!!


I had an expected morning this weekend too....
Gonna back it up a week though, ...I fired my boat up last weekend to make sure it was ready for when I was ready (yeah, been busy so I'm off to a late start already)....But hey, It went GREAT, it fired up on the 3rd crank, and never failed after doing some other testing.
This past weekend, (just to side with caution) I fired it up in the driveway just before heading to the ramp.....first crank, VROOOOOMmmm....Great!!

I get down to the ramp, unhitch....tie up to floating dock
Turn the key, VRrroooooom....like a top she spins :claps::claps::claps:
I gave it a minute or two before untying from the dock cleat...
drop the rope in the boat, shift into reverse and grab the steering wheel.....:eek5::eek5:....:crying:
Steering wheel is seized and won't turn, reach out over the side and barely get my palms on the dock before slipping out, dumb luck, but I catch it and tie down again....take the bolt off the cable rod but the rod slides freely through the tilting-harness, so it's not old gunky grease seizing it up?? Sneek a peak inside the CC at the back-end of the steering wheel, cable and locking bolt are showing signs of movement as I try to turn the wheel, but the motor shows nothing, not even a budge??? WTF!!!....

I thought I checked everything too.... never thought to turn the steering wheel though, :drevil: ....

Good for you Wayne!!
That's the kind of unexpected morning you hope for!!


I had an expected morning this weekend too....
Gonna back it up a week though, ...I fired my boat up last weekend to make sure it was ready for when I was ready (yeah, been busy so I'm off to a late start already)....But hey, It went GREAT, it fired up on the 3rd crank, and never failed after doing some other testing.
This past weekend, (just to side with caution) I fired it up in the driveway just before heading to the ramp.....first crank, VROOOOOMmmm....Great!!

I get down to the ramp, unhitch....tie up to floating dock
Turn the key, VRrroooooom....like a top she spins :claps::claps::claps:
I gave it a minute or two before untying from the dock cleat...
drop the rope in the boat, shift into reverse and grab the steering wheel.....:eek5::eek5:....:crying:
Steering wheel is seized and won't turn, reach out over the side and barely get my palms on the dock before slipping out, dumb luck, but I catch it and tie down again....take the bolt off the cable rod but the rod slides freely through the tilting-harness, so it's not old gunky grease seizing it up?? Sneek a peak inside the CC at the back-end of the steering wheel, cable and locking bolt are showing signs of movement as I try to turn the wheel, but the motor shows nothing, not even a budge??? WTF!!!....

I thought I checked everything too.... never thought to turn the steering wheel though, :drevil: ....

Did the engine turn with the rod disconnected? Engine stiff to turn… ?

No, the motor turned freely.
I've never had a steering cable go bad....still can't figure out why? Last season went well, stored in garage all winter with no hiccups before or during?

I was on my second NFB cable in 10 yrs and added hydraulic this spring…. Sooooooo smooth,,,
still looking aft to make sure she’s turning….. LOL