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Northwest Montgomery county Pa. here. I was outside when the Jersey quake hit and didn’t feel a thing. My wife came out and said she felt the house shaking a bit. Had no idea what it was. Back in 2011 I was doing some repairs in a large gymnasium when a quake hit. Could feel the vibrations and...

Been busy fishing other lakes but Finally got my new to me 1542 in the water. Absolute bare bones electric motor only boat. Nothing fancy, cheap Lowe’s carpet on the benches. Rigid foam between the ribs and 3/8 rubber mat over that. That’s about it. Need nothing else on a boat for this purpose...

I wouldn’t recommend stacking washers with a gap that size. Source yourself a piece of aluminum stock the right thickness that’s about two inches wide, cut to width of your mount run your bolts thru that. Will be nice and solid. Another option, If your gap between mount and boat is an inch you...

Let me add. Make sure to measure total length with motor to make sure it will fit in a 20 foot unit.

I own a crestliner storm. Picture in my avatar. I can say without a doubt a 20 HP gas motor will put you on plane. I get 25MPH with a 20 merc EFI when alone. As far as electric motor I can’t comment. I will say that I use a 24 volt Terrova very extensively while fishing and it pulls the boat...

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Hate ticks! Good for nothing at all. Permethrin is probably the best you can get to fight ticks. You don’t spray on skin, you treat your clothes. Last for weeks. I spend a huge amount of time in the woods and since using permethrin ticks getting on me is almost nonexistent compared to the dozens...

I gather the “house” battery is used to start the outboard as well. If that’s the case you may run into interference issues with your electronics. You may want to look into running your electronics on its own battery. With the price of electronics these days I want them to perform to their...

Congrats on the boat😎 As far as the T-motor. You can always adjust to go shallower with shaft length. A simple loosening the collar and sliding the shaft up, but you can’t go longer. The dealer should have the information of what works on that boat. If your going to err, err on the side of to long

Good friend of mine does the switch from prop to jet on his 115 Yamaha. He can about do it blindfolded now. A little invested up front but he’s got the best of both worlds for lake or skinny water river

Good stuff. In my latest Jon boat I also just filled between the ribs with foam and cover that. Bought some 3/8 thick rubber flooring like is in a gym and just have it laying on top. Works out well for my purpoises. Not very heavy, Easy to work with, does not need to be fastened, won’t slide...

Two bunks are plenty for that boat. Do yourself a big favor and go to the launch or a marina/boat yard and take a look at trailers that are used for flat bottom boats tons of them use two bunks and only a roller on winch tower. That will give you an idea what you need to do or if your trailer...

Flat bottom, get rid of the rollers completely the only one you need will be on the winch tower. You’ll only need two bunks. You need to take some measurements when the boat is on the trailer to determine how much your bunks need to come up to clear the fenders, and distance between so as to not...

Crestliner is a nice boat. I have a 16 storm all weld all aluminum, no wood. Has been a fine fishing platform for my purposes.

Alumacraft 12/36 is rated for 10 HP

Late to the party. If I was getting a boat for the susky and juniata it would come down to rock proof or river pro.

In one of the local lakes here there is a narrow that has been a hot spot for stripers for years. Guys go at night and when stripers chase baitfish up and they break the surface they throw top waters or shallow running cranks. Have seen some real slobs caught that way. Years ago my friend that...

Your baits might not have been running at the proper depth or might not have matched the natural bait fish in the lake.

I’m a music lover. That said my boats are for fishing so a radio is low on the list of things I want on board. I did have a couple boats with radios in the past. I only ever used them to listen to the ballgame while I fished.