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Rec.boats members and lurkers
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 |
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"Butch Ammon" wrote in message
... 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. The ratio is no more than 1 in 10 headers are OT, even in the worst times. Skippy has either gone to heaven or Alaska and Harry is busy boating. Perhaps it's just your newsreader that needs adjustment. Tune out the OT stuff and you're in rec.boats heaven, no? |
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On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 10:23:15 -0700, "jps" wrote:
"Butch Ammon" wrote in message ... 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. The ratio is no more than 1 in 10 headers are OT, even in the worst times. Skippy has either gone to heaven or Alaska and Harry is busy boating. Perhaps it's just your newsreader that needs adjustment. Tune out the OT stuff and you're in rec.boats heaven, no? Problem is, many newsreaders strip out the "OT" header, as we've already determined. And some of these increasingly acrimonious political threads attract the kind of attention a street brawl does. It's not like there's some shortage of newsgroups to find political topics--or is there? Joe Parsons |
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Tow a 5 gallon bucket or two behind the boat. OR you can buy a drift sock
or two for a lot less money than a kicker. Bill "Butch Ammon" wrote in message ... 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 |
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Do you have a way to mount an electric on the bow?
"Butch Ammon" wrote in message ... 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 |
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I have seen it done by using a jack plate mounted thru the transom.
"Butch Ammon" wrote in message ... 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 |
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"Butch Ammon" wrote in message ... As some of you may know, I have taken a step back from the ol' "wrecked.boats" NG, and became a lurker. snip 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 To mount a Minnkota powerdrive autopilot all you need is a flat area about 8 by 12 inches. Or use a drift sock to slow down your troll. If you are really cheap, tie a rope to a five gallon bucket and throw it overboard. Or use two. The drift socks are widely used and available from places like cabelas.com Last choice is the trolling motor that mounts to the anti ventilation plate.. They are pretty expensive though. Even more last choice is a kicker on a bracket on the transom. del cecchi |
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Butch,
I understand, but it still sucks that a lot of good folks back away as a result of the morons posting political threads in a boating newsgroup, not to ention that competant folks get bashed by the clueless. Fortunately, some really good folks have endured and still keep tabs on things. I'll still keep tabs on this group and learn what I can and help when I can, but I wouldn't mind being on that distribution list! I too got a chance to do some fishing this weekend. I brought a friend and his family to the coast to 'play'. The only fishing we did was from the surf and caught several whiting. We crabbed and shrimped at my brother's dock. On the last night, my friend made egg rolls with the fresh shrimp and crab we caught. Now that was a treat! This guy is vietnamese and knows how to cook, so when he suggested he wanted to do this, my mouth began to water. Don't know if you've ever eaten vietnamese food, but I put it at the top of the list! As far as your question on the trolling motor, the units that mount on the outboard itself above the cavitation plate seem to be the cats meow, but are a bit pricey. I know there is a trolling plate but can't remember what it's called. It partially blocks the flow behind the prop. However, if I remember correctly, you'll trash it of you forget to lift it before applying real power. What the previous owner of my boat did (because he didn't like the foot operated trolling motor) was to add an adjustable trolling motor bracket. I haven't used it yet but it seems pretty cool. I too have a tri-hull, but it isn't open bow. You can remove the bracket and just leave the base plate which is bolted to the boat and it doesn't take much space at all. I think the 3 sq inches is correct. This way, you can remove it when not fishing. When you are fishing, who cares what it looks like! :^) Check this link to see what I'm talking about: http://www.basspro-shops.com/servlet...rTarget=search I've got to admit, Bill's idea of the five gallon bucket seems worthwhile trying. I kind of sort of did this once when I forgot to retrieve my bait bucket, and even though it isn't open except for some water flow for the bait, it definitely put quite a bit of drag on the boat. :^) Hope this helps. -Jim |
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