Hank© wrote:
On 9/19/2013 6:06 PM, True North wrote:
Took the Legend Xcalibur out to Grand lake today for some late summer
boating.
Finally got on the water at noon and it was as smooth as silk. Easily
the calmest water we've seen on this lake since I started talking the
Princecraft Yukon out there years ago.
Was such a pleasure zooming along that I had to be careful to keep
the revs down. I don't think they advise zipping along at 5000 RPM
for too long.

Stopped just off shore from what we think is hockey player Sydney
Crosby's house and had a light lunch of a banana and cool clear water.
Forgot the dogs 'GatorAid' water bottle so the wife had to let him
drink from her cup after she was through.

This is the third trip out since I had the trim gauge installed and
must admit that it was money well spent. The upper end of the lake
can get shallow so I trim the motor up a bit to save bashing the prop
on rocks and it's nice to know where it stands.
A couple of times I strayed into 4 foot water depth and trimmed up,
only to trim down again to speed up in deeper water.
No such problem in the larger lower portion which has 150+ depths.
Saw a few fishermen out there but only talked to one old guy at the
ramp who hadn't caught anything.
The HummingBird 170 indicated lots of fish in certain areas. Might
have to get a license, file down the barb and try some catch &
release next year.

Beautiful day, and tomorrow and Saturday should be the same but a bit
cooler than todays 25C.


Catch and release? Catch and eat is the humane way to fish.

By the way there is a trim limit switch on your setup. You can use
that switch to trim to the *safe* upper limit and any position between
that and full down trim.y it Be aware that the gauge is less than
accurate and you risk tearing your bellow if you rely on it.

He has an outboard. No need for a trim gauge. Site and sound are all
you need.

Hank© wrote:
On 9/19/2013 7:27 PM, John H wrote:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 15:42:04 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

I think Hanky is hallucinating.
He's the one who mentioned I might damage my "bellows"??

Maybe he was just trying to be helpful, and forgot you had an
outboard and not a stern drive. Why
such antisocial behavior for his post?


Krause sets the standard for Donnie's behavior. Need I say more?

He obviously controls him.

On 9/19/2013 9:53 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:28:56 -0400, Hank©
wrote:

By the way there is a trim limit switch on your setup. You can use that
switch to trim to the *safe* upper limit and any position between that
and full down trim.y it Be aware that the gauge is less than accurate
and you risk tearing your bellow if you rely on it.

Trim limit sw?
On a Merc 60? I don't think so

It is an outboard, there are no bellows either.

I can set the trim limits on my new Yamaha but you need to do it with
the laptop

Thanks Greg. I think I got the message from the 16 posters who responded
about this before you.

On 9/19/2013 10:00 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:22:47 -0400, Hank©
wrote:

On 9/19/2013 6:30 PM, True North wrote:
What bellow?

Oops. Disreguard. I forgot you had one of those mix-masters.

Hey he has an EFI 4 stroke. That runs like a sewing machine. The gear
noise from the lower unit is louder than the engine.

Mix-master=slang for O B M. Granted 4S is a big improvement over 2S

On Thursday, 19 September 2013 22:50:59 UTC-3, Hank© wrote:
On 9/19/2013 8:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:





"Hank©" wrote in message

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On 9/19/2013 8:00 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:





"Hank©" wrote in message

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On 9/19/2013 6:06 PM, True North wrote:

Took the Legend Xcalibur out to Grand lake today for some late summer

boating.

Finally got on the water at noon and it was as smooth as silk. Easily

the calmest water we've seen on this lake since I started talking the

Princecraft Yukon out there years ago.

Was such a pleasure zooming along that I had to be careful to keep the

revs down. I don't think they advise zipping along at 5000 RPM for too

long.



Stopped just off shore from what we think is hockey player Sydney

Crosby's house and had a light lunch of a banana and cool clear water..

Forgot the dogs 'GatorAid' water bottle so the wife had to let him

drink from her cup after she was through.



This is the third trip out since I had the trim gauge installed and

must admit that it was money well spent. The upper end of the lake can

get shallow so I trim the motor up a bit to save bashing the prop on

rocks and it's nice to know where it stands.

A couple of times I strayed into 4 foot water depth and trimmed up,

only to trim down again to speed up in deeper water.

No such problem in the larger lower portion which has 150+ depths.

Saw a few fishermen out there but only talked to one old guy at the

ramp who hadn't caught anything.

The HummingBird 170 indicated lots of fish in certain areas. Might

have to get a license, file down the barb and try some catch & release

next year.



Beautiful day, and tomorrow and Saturday should be the same but a bit

cooler than todays 25C.





Catch and release? Catch and eat is the humane way to fish.



By the way there is a trim limit switch on your setup. You can use that

switch to trim to the *safe* upper limit and any position between that

and full down trim.y it Be aware that the gauge is less than accurate

and you risk tearing your bellow if you rely on it.



--------------------------------



Doesn't he have an outboard? What bellow?



You too?



--------------------------



I responded too quickly. Didn't see the others. Just making sure you

haven't lost all your marbles.





Maybe I have. Somehow I never associated the need or desire to have a

trim gauge with outboards.


Well, aren't you special!
Someone must like them...lots of models for sale.

On Thursday, 19 September 2013 23:00:31 UTC-3, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 19:22:47 -0400, Hank©

wrote:



On 9/19/2013 6:30 PM, True North wrote:

What bellow?



Oops. Disreguard. I forgot you had one of those mix-masters.



Hey he has an EFI 4 stroke. That runs like a sewing machine. The gear

noise from the lower unit is louder than the engine.


....and that is appreciated when I'm flushing my engine in the driveway after sal****er use.

On Thursday, 19 September 2013 22:55:14 UTC-3, Earl wrote:
Hank© wrote:



He has an outboard. No need for a trim gauge. Site and sound are all

you need.


"site"?? What "site" are you babbling about EarlyBird?

On Thursday, September 19, 2013 5:06:27 PM UTC-5, True North wrote:
Took the Legend Excalibur out to Grand lake today for some late summer boating.


Very refreshing and nice post, Don. I'm glad you're having fun with the boat. Enjoy it while you can!

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:50:59 -0400, Hank© wrote:

On 9/19/2013 8:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"Hank©" wrote in message
eb.com...

On 9/19/2013 8:00 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"Hank©" wrote in message
eb.com...

On 9/19/2013 6:06 PM, True North wrote:
Took the Legend Xcalibur out to Grand lake today for some late summer
boating.
Finally got on the water at noon and it was as smooth as silk. Easily
the calmest water we've seen on this lake since I started talking the
Princecraft Yukon out there years ago.
Was such a pleasure zooming along that I had to be careful to keep the
revs down. I don't think they advise zipping along at 5000 RPM for too
long.

Stopped just off shore from what we think is hockey player Sydney
Crosby's house and had a light lunch of a banana and cool clear water.
Forgot the dogs 'GatorAid' water bottle so the wife had to let him
drink from her cup after she was through.

This is the third trip out since I had the trim gauge installed and
must admit that it was money well spent. The upper end of the lake can
get shallow so I trim the motor up a bit to save bashing the prop on
rocks and it's nice to know where it stands.
A couple of times I strayed into 4 foot water depth and trimmed up,
only to trim down again to speed up in deeper water.
No such problem in the larger lower portion which has 150+ depths.
Saw a few fishermen out there but only talked to one old guy at the
ramp who hadn't caught anything.
The HummingBird 170 indicated lots of fish in certain areas. Might
have to get a license, file down the barb and try some catch & release
next year.

Beautiful day, and tomorrow and Saturday should be the same but a bit
cooler than todays 25C.


Catch and release? Catch and eat is the humane way to fish.

By the way there is a trim limit switch on your setup. You can use that
switch to trim to the *safe* upper limit and any position between that
and full down trim.y it Be aware that the gauge is less than accurate
and you risk tearing your bellow if you rely on it.

--------------------------------

Doesn't he have an outboard? What bellow?

You too?

--------------------------

I responded too quickly. Didn't see the others. Just making sure you
haven't lost all your marbles.


Maybe I have. Somehow I never associated the need or desire to have a
trim gauge with outboards.

It's very hard to turn around check your trim with an outboard.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 22:15:46 -0400, Hank© wrote:

On 9/19/2013 9:53 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 18:28:56 -0400, Hank©
wrote:

By the way there is a trim limit switch on your setup. You can use that
switch to trim to the *safe* upper limit and any position between that
and full down trim.y it Be aware that the gauge is less than accurate
and you risk tearing your bellow if you rely on it.

Trim limit sw?
On a Merc 60? I don't think so

It is an outboard, there are no bellows either.

I can set the trim limits on my new Yamaha but you need to do it with
the laptop

Thanks Greg. I think I got the message from the 16 posters who responded
about this before you.

Hey, once upon a time Greg thought I had a two-stroke engine when I asked about oil. There are still
some folks here who think I didn't know the difference between two and four stroke engines because
of Greg's confusion. That happened several years ago.

So, learn to live with it. In five years, when someone like Don says you don't know that outboards
don't have bellows, we'll all know from where he's coming.
--

John H.

Hope you're having a great day!