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| Boat Fishing & Boating A new forum at Striped-Bass.com for those fishing from boats and for boating in general |
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04-25-2005, 09:39 AM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,550
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Is there an advantage to not having bottom paint?
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you bet, no painting scraping painting scraping painting scraping painting.
Vector,
Why the new trailer?
What hp was the evinrude and why did you change motors? |
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04-25-2005, 03:47 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: West Wareham
Posts: 1,189
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Link I have not been in just got the boat on the trailer Sunday, no docks when I drove by this a.m.
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Originally Posted by fishsmith
you bet, no painting scraping painting scraping painting scraping painting.
Vector,
Why the new trailer?
What hp was the evinrude and why did you change motors?
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The new trailer is the result of the dealership putting too light of a trailer under my boat, I bought the boat from a broker and they wanted $ 350.00 to drop it in my yard on stands so I figured I would just get a trailer from them and could tow home myself, once I hit the scale I was freaked out that I was only 20LBS under my total GVW with no fishing gear coolers,water,etc etc.
The motor was a 225 Ficht I had a lower gearcase go which was no big deal, although it took 4 weeks to get my boat back, and then I blew an injector which took another 4 weeks to get, the dealer milked it and I was boiling about my boat spending July/late august early september in the boat yard for easy @$$ repairs. I bought the new Zuke got 6 years warranty and told Evinrude they could kiss my @ss  |
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04-25-2005, 05:47 PM
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Plug Ho, Wannabe!
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Wareham, MA
Posts: 186
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lookin Good
Lenny!!!! you da Man, I saw it on the trailer this afternoon and it looks sweet! Now you gotta take her out and get some blood & guts on her,,,,Cod????Macks????just no DOGS! I'm on Vaca the first 2 weeks of May, I've got mine almost ready, just need to stow the gear on her.
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the most uncommon thing you can possess,.................. is.............. common sense!
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04-25-2005, 07:23 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: West Wareham
Posts: 1,189
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Originally Posted by castn4bass
Lenny!!!! you da Man, I saw it on the trailer this afternoon and it looks sweet! Now you gotta take her out and get some blood & guts on her,,,,Cod????Macks????just no DOGS! I'm on Vaca the first 2 weeks of May, I've got mine almost ready, just need to stow the gear on her.
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YES definately need to get some fish parts all over her!! I am hoping for a nice day this weekend, would like to get out and jig up some cod somewhere. We gotta hook up soon, that vacation you have in May sounds intriguing will you be fishing for Striped Bass perhaps?? I hope you get good weather pray to calm wind gods. I was working down by the canal today and couldn't believe the wind  |
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04-26-2005, 05:10 PM
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DDG-51
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,550
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Looks great Vector, new power 
The suzuki warranty seems to be the best out there (I hope you never get to find out). Good Luck!! |
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04-27-2005, 04:16 PM
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Stop Wishing Go Fishing
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fairhaven Mass.
Posts: 39
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Engine warranty
I just got a 7 year warranty on a evenrude E TEC.
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A BAD DAY FISHING IS BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK
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04-27-2005, 06:01 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,418
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VF, nice job on the finish. You have a sharp rig there! I'm interested in what you used and the process you went through. My Hydra-Sports needs the same treatment....bad. If you feel like sharing your notes, I'd be most grateful.
I too like to add stuff to my boat every year. I've thought about a new motor but haven't pulled the trigger on that yet. I have a a 96 Johnson 175 which runs very good but is very bad on gas. The main reason to change is to go to a direct inject and get more miles on a tankful and of course the general increased reliability that goes with a newer engine.
Some of the add ons I've made to my HS include:
-electric downriggers
-beamer spotlight
-6 rod holders (2 clamp on, 2 gunwhale mount, and 2 hardtop)
-anti-skip stereo CD
-Fuel flow gauge (what a job that was)
-custom splash board
Always looking for more ideas. What else have you done to your boat that you really like?
You're welcome to take a trip on my HS some day this summer if you'd like to check it out. I'll be on sebatical the entire months of August and September and fishing as many days as the weather allows.
Tight lines!
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04-27-2005, 07:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: West Wareham
Posts: 1,189
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Originally Posted by Squid Hound Bob
I just got a 7 year warranty on a evenrude E TEC.
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I looked long and hard at the E-TEC nice motor, the deciding factor came down to who was going to give me more and which motor had been out in the publics hands longer. The Zuke was obviously out longer and for what I bought the Zuke for including sales tax, new cables, side mount control, SS prop, install, and a couple of new gauges was well under what they wanted for the E TEC and there price was to reuse my old gauges,cables, etc. I said no thanks and couldn't be happier to date. |
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