the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

Later,

Tom

What do you think this is, a boating NG? ;-)

My dad and I spent many fun hours together fishing off a 16 foot aluminum
fishing boat. Lots of fond memories.

We are heading out at 5 pm today for an evening cruise and swim on our
friends 26 foot Lyman. With temperatures today expected to top out at 92 F
it will certainly be refreshing.

I'm very seriously thinking of getting a 14-16 foot bare necessity boat
with a 25-40 horse outboard to hit the river with. great fuel economy
and good for shallow depth. Plus if you hit something the engine bucks
up, amd you don't rip the lower end off your I/O!

Thanks for your post. I'm really getting tempted now.

Tim

On 9 Jun 2005 09:41:18 -0700, "Tim" wrote:

I'm very seriously thinking of getting a 14-16 foot bare necessity boat
with a 25-40 horse outboard to hit the river with. great fuel economy
and good for shallow depth. Plus if you hit something the engine bucks
up, amd you don't rip the lower end off your I/O!

Thanks for your post. I'm really getting tempted now.

I did a favor for a boat dealer last summer and this was the end
result. I got the boat, electric start 25 hp tiller Johnson and
trailer as part of the compensation.

I ran it for about a hour last fall when I picked it up - it went from
fall to winter in the space of a week last year, so I've been putting
some time on it this "spring".

I should have purchased one of these years ago. The entire
boat/engine/trailer package is worth about $4,700 US - the trolling
motor, X-85 (used) and batter adds another $250 and if you want to
count the handheld chartplotter for another $850, the whole package is
under $6,000.

And I'll say one thing for Princecraft - this is a quality boat-
almost in the Lund category.

I'm very impressed with it.

Later,

Tom

On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:27:34 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

What do you think this is, a boating NG? ;-)

I was beginning to wonder.

My dad and I spent many fun hours together fishing off a 16 foot aluminum
fishing boat. Lots of fond memories.

I guess you could say "my" very first boat was my Uncles 16 foot Lund
that he used to let me run around Brown's Lake near Racine, WI. When
we visited, that's where I headed straight from the car - start the
old Evinrude and spend the afternoon on the lake.

We are heading out at 5 pm today for an evening cruise and swim on our
friends 26 foot Lyman. With temperatures today expected to top out at 92 F
it will certainly be refreshing.

The weather has been hot and humid. We went from late Winter to
Hot/Humid Summer in one day.

Later,

Tom

Browns Lake? Burlington, WI! I kept my boat there for a few years when
I lived in N. Illinois. We had a lot of fun on that little lake. I
even got to visit the Burlington Hospital one afternoon when my friend
mistook "get the slack out" for "hit it!" and the ski rope broke my
index finger.

The marina is now a house or two, or three. What is/was the name of the
bar/restaurant next door?

Dan


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 12:27:34 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

What do you think this is, a boating NG? ;-)


I was beginning to wonder.

My dad and I spent many fun hours together fishing off a 16 foot aluminum
fishing boat. Lots of fond memories.


I guess you could say "my" very first boat was my Uncles 16 foot Lund
that he used to let me run around Brown's Lake near Racine, WI. When
we visited, that's where I headed straight from the car - start the
old Evinrude and spend the afternoon on the lake.


We are heading out at 5 pm today for an evening cruise and swim on our
friends 26 foot Lyman. With temperatures today expected to top out at 92 F
it will certainly be refreshing.


The weather has been hot and humid. We went from late Winter to
Hot/Humid Summer in one day.

Later,

Tom

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:59:30 GMT, Dan Krueger
wrote:

Browns Lake? Burlington, WI! I kept my boat there for a few years when
I lived in N. Illinois. We had a lot of fun on that little lake. I
even got to visit the Burlington Hospital one afternoon when my friend
mistook "get the slack out" for "hit it!" and the ski rope broke my
index finger.

The marina is now a house or two, or three. What is/was the name of the
bar/restaurant next door?

Good lord, that was 48 years ago - how the hell do I know? :)

As I remember it, it was a great little lake and some good fishing.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

Later,

Tom

About that trolling motor - is it a tight squeeze, trying to turn it one way
or the other with the big motor there? I mean, room for the little motor's
handle, if you know what I mean. I've been meaning to tow the Lund down to
Gander Mountain, bring out a display motor, and see if it fits, but other
chores keep getting in the way.

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:42:31 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

About that trolling motor - is it a tight squeeze, trying to turn it one way
or the other with the big motor there? I mean, room for the little motor's
handle, if you know what I mean. I've been meaning to tow the Lund down to
Gander Mountain, bring out a display motor, and see if it fits, but other
chores keep getting in the way.

Nope - mounted as it is, it's great. With reverse, you really don't
need to move the handle all that much to maneuver the boat. In this
instance, I installed an electrical panel/distribution box for all the
electronics stuff, put the battery and anchor in front of the boat for
weight distribution and that was it.

Works great. And 30lbs of thrust is more than enough to move the boat
around and the power drain is minimal.

Later,

Tom

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:42:31 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..
the political nonsense, but I've been having a ball in my tin boat the
past couple of days.

http://www.swsports.org/images/tin.jpg

http://www.swsports.org/images/boat.jpg

This thing is a blast to run around in - I can't believe I didn't get
one of these years ago.

About that trolling motor - is it a tight squeeze, trying to turn it one
way
or the other with the big motor there? I mean, room for the little motor's
handle, if you know what I mean. I've been meaning to tow the Lund down to
Gander Mountain, bring out a display motor, and see if it fits, but other
chores keep getting in the way.

Nope - mounted as it is, it's great. With reverse, you really don't
need to move the handle all that much to maneuver the boat. In this
instance, I installed an electrical panel/distribution box for all the
electronics stuff, put the battery and anchor in front of the boat for
weight distribution and that was it.

Is the bow totally open, with no floor, or did you create a floor so you can
mount the battery level? I have yet to decide on a plan for my boat which
would accomplish this.

Works great. And 30lbs of thrust is more than enough to move the boat
around and the power drain is minimal.

That's useful info. I've been using tea leaves to try and figure out what
size to get, and the process has NOT been informative. More so than the
personnel in the store, though.