Butch,

Used to fish Lake Anna when I was stationed in DC. Not bad but the fish glowed
in the dark. :=)

I've had good luck filtering out the obvious stuff like Clinton, Bush, War,
Irag, Gun, OT, etc. Also, I pretty much know if a thread has 15 or more posts
it's probably drifted OT or become a flame war.

Re. the trolling motor. Once upon a time I saw a transom mounted electric
troller. As best I can recall there was an aluminun track attached to the
transom and the troller could be moved up or down as required for fishing or
travel. I seem to remember???? that there was a link which attached between
the anti-cavitation plate on the IO leg and the troller thus allowing steering
with the wheel. The link remained attached to the troller but fit over a male
pin on the plate via a spring loaded snap on on the end of the link???

Saw this on a boat in Deale, MD on the Chesapeake's Western Shore..... Harry's
main area, eh? It's been several years but it might be worth checking with
Cabela, etc.

If you can't find anything it should be fairly easy to invent something?

Good luck.

Butch

PS: Thought we talked about the name thing!!??

These days I'm often lurking when not actually boating. I rarely post anymore for
much the same reasons as Butch. But just because you don't see posts from me
doesn't mean I'm not around. I'm sure the same can be said for a lot of us "old
timers".

Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!"
"a little after"
Rarely Posting - Often Lurking

Butch Ammon wrote:

As some of you may know, I have taken a step back from the ol' "wrecked.boats"
NG, and became a lurker.

I know I can't speak for some, but, there are a bunch of members who don't
frequent the NG as much as they used to. They don't even lurk anymore. A
bunch of us have exchanged email addresses and instead of posting on the NG, we
simply email each other. It's sad how so much OT political B.S. and flame-wars
can ruin a good NG.

So if you are wondering "where is so-and-so", now you know. Everyone is still
around, they are just tired of the direction this NG has ventured, and no
desire to post here.

If you want to bash me for being off-topic, then I'll beat you to the punch and
make this on-topic. I went boating on Sunday and had a great time. I love
hitching up my new/used 2000 Chevy Silverado to my old 1975 Sea Star 17' I/O.
An old red/white trihull being pulled by a full size red pickup truck. What a
match! Anyway, I caught an 11" striper on Lake Anna, VA and had to throw it
back because the regs say "over 15 inches in length". Oh well. I'll tell you
what, the old 165hp Mercruiser inline 6 doesn't troll too good. I wish I could
figure a way to put a trolling motor on it. My fishing buddy and I decided to
put on some deep diving rappala crankbaits and try to go trolling down the main
channel of the lake. Even at idle, the 165hp inline 6 was going just a hair
too fast to troll. Our fishing rods were really bending down. But we did it.
When I felt the yank from the striper, I shifted to neutral and cut the engine,
and reeled him in.

Has anyone heard of mounting a trolling motor on an old I/O? Could it be done?

Butch Ammon

Yo, Butch,
I saw your question about using an outboard and thought I'd tell you
about my rig. I have had a 4 HP Evinrude mounted on a 'swing up"
bracket on the swim platform for the last 10 years and it works very
well. The OB moves my 21 ft. BL along at a pretty good speed in slack
water. I''ve never tried it in a chop or current , so don't know how
well it would do there. But, it works very well for trolling on Lk. St.
Clair. Its also a nice peace of mind knowing that I can get myself back
to port if I'm not too far away.


I posted a pic of the set up some time ago for another interested
reader, but don't have it now.
Something that made my OB rig work well is the heavy aluminum bracket
that m son made up for me. One of the benefits of having a tool & die
maker in the family. If you don't have a swim platform, you could
mount a swing-up bracket directly to one side of the transom.

========
Norm

On 26 Aug 2003 17:06:33 GMT, 123 (Butch Ammon) wrote:

As some of you may know, I have taken a step back from the ol' "wrecked.boats"
NG, and became a lurker.

I know I can't speak for some, but, there are a bunch of members who don't
frequent the NG as much as they used to. They don't even lurk anymore. A
bunch of us have exchanged email addresses and instead of posting on the NG, we
simply email each other. It's sad how so much OT political B.S. and flame-wars
can ruin a good NG.

So if you are wondering "where is so-and-so", now you know. Everyone is still
around, they are just tired of the direction this NG has ventured, and no
desire to post here.

If you want to bash me for being off-topic, then I'll beat you to the punch and
make this on-topic. I went boating on Sunday and had a great time. I love
hitching up my new/used 2000 Chevy Silverado to my old 1975 Sea Star 17' I/O.
An old red/white trihull being pulled by a full size red pickup truck. What a
match! Anyway, I caught an 11" striper on Lake Anna, VA and had to throw it
back because the regs say "over 15 inches in length". Oh well. I'll tell you
what, the old 165hp Mercruiser inline 6 doesn't troll too good. I wish I could
figure a way to put a trolling motor on it. My fishing buddy and I decided to
put on some deep diving rappala crankbaits and try to go trolling down the main
channel of the lake. Even at idle, the 165hp inline 6 was going just a hair
too fast to troll. Our fishing rods were really bending down. But we did it.
When I felt the yank from the striper, I shifted to neutral and cut the engine,
and reeled him in.

Has anyone heard of mounting a trolling motor on an old I/O? Could it be done?

Butch Ammon

Hi Butch-
Regarding the trolling motor, I have a 70's MFG tri-hull, very
similar to your boat. I made a "flip-up" trolling motor bracket out
of 3/4" copper tubing, and mounted it to the bow rail. It worked very
well, and cost very little to make. Let me know if you want details.

As to the OT posting, I agree with you regarding the name-calling,
inane, ego-centric posts. When I first found rec.boats, I commented
on all the OT posting, and was told "get used to it". I admit to
participating in some of the OT threads, but I try to avoid the "nasty
stuff". Unless the group voted on, and adopted, a new FAQ, things are
not likely to change. The current FAQ does not prohibit OT posting.

Glad to hear that you're enjoying your boat, and catching some fish.

Regards,
noah