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Thanks for the replies! Many great stories that educate, inspire, and cause one to think about what adventures/misadventures are out there! Some background.... I'm 61, soon to be 62, and retired. Currently, 100% of my fishing is at several local lakes/reservoirs within 30min of my home. I...

Out here in SoCal we troll using leadcore with flies. It was made popular by a guy out of Riverside, CA. It’s called, “Flycoring.” We troll specifically for Stripers. Thought about downriggers to add some feel when fighting the fish…. But they appear to be too much work, especially when the...

Lots of great tips and ideas! My TM is bolted and I do have lockers that are locking. Many of my trips may be solo, so the safety part is very important. Do any of you travel solo to these 1+ day away destinations? Any traveling solo advice?

How many of you tow your boats to fishing locations that are a day or more away from home? If so, do you stay in Hotels/Motels? Do you slip the boat while there or launch/retrieve everyday? If no slip, how about security of boat while at Hotel/Motel? I am considering fishing a few...

I've been using this anti seize for many years. Learned of it when I had my sailboats. It's used in many places on a sailboat...especially standing rigging. I use it for ALL SS hardware and fasteners.

I may have to stock up on some made in USA: Champion spark plugs for my new Mercury 60hp Timken bearings/races for my travel and boat trailers and National Seals. According to Amazon and reviews, the bearings/seals are still made in USA. I did purchase seals last year when I did a repack on...

keep thinking about it, but no decision as of yet. I guess, as someone mentioned, it is so similar to what I already have, it does not provide any different use options, other than maybe salt water, which would be very limited use

Th Garmin Echomap is 10"...slightly larger than my 9" Lowrance console unit...but it is Garmin which is a different platform. Good info on needing to bend over to make adjustments. Even sitting, I would still need to bend over slightly if I use a high rise mount. NOTE: I'm probably about the...

Looking to possibly add a bow mounted FF to assist in my style of fishing. Mostly fish alone. My primary fishing includes....small, med, large reservoirs/lakes and Colorado river... Lakes Havasu/ Mohave.. Targets.....Primarily Flycoring for Stripers (trolling leadcore with various flies) and...

I agree....I'm tempted to buy back and repair, and maybe use it as an Ocean/Bay boat down in LA/SD. Both cruising my old sailing grounds and maybe some halibut fishing in the LB oil island area. However, the salt water will quickly corrode trailer...especially for a painted trailer/freshwater...

Specs on Life Calk....I began using it as I had teak on my sailboats, then began using it on many other items.....deck hardware, railing, etc. It's very versatile. Per Boat Life: "A long lasting, permanently flexible marine polysulfide sealant which can be sanded, painted***, and used above...

I always use Life Calk Polysulfide for anything underwater. Been using it for over 30 years on sail and power boats. IMO, 5200 is too permanent.

He's willing to accept $3K for it as is. Heck, the 2017 Yamaha F25 LWTC (220 hrs) may be worth close to that?

Once you locate the manufacturer's capacity specs for your year/model, you can have a custom made yellow/white capacity decal or alum plate made. https://www.bear-graphic.com/product-page/capacity-plate-replacement-for-watercraft Specs for current Alweld boats.....you could call and see if...

UPDATE: After one year of ownership, I recently received a letter from Mercury to add their product protection. When I purchased my boat new it came with 3 years factory Platinum + 2 years of Gold coverage (Gold was a promotion at the time at NO additional cost). Current Offers: 1...

transom is fine

Once the foam is wet, what changes the foam to make it become "spongy?"

Yes, both boats cover pretty much the same uses. However, the Alumacraft could be my saltwater boat whenever I have feel the need to visit the ocean. It's a 100 mile trip so not very often. I did remove the floors when I owned the boat but can not recall if there was foam beneath the floor...

Does this type of original foam absorb water? If so, why would builders use foam that absorbs water? Would it have to be removed and replaced? Can it be dried out in the HOT desert sun!

IIRC...my LiTime batts required a discharge and charge to prepare them for use. Was pretty easy to get them prepared. The preparation instructions can be found on respective batts websites so you can be prepared when you receive them. I've read that since they are actually a tad over 25V...