A Sweet Ride
 

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

Parker equipped my F150 Yamaha with a 15x15-1/2 three bladed black
stainless steel prop. Parker had been using props with more pitch and
less diameter, and apparently mine is one of the first with the smaller
pitch. I called the factory on this and was told the lower pitch prop
helped the engine rev up to 6000 rpm, and also helped with acceleration.

Well...the factory was right.

Two guys, full fuel load (100 gallons), cooler, ice, rods, and the usual
junk, and without trying, I got 6000 rpm and 40 mph on both the GPS and
built in Yamaha speedo. I think there is a little more if I play with trim.

4000 rpm delivered 25+ mph, and 4500 produced just about 30 mph. I
"cruise" at 25 or so, and with a little trim fiddle, I was able to
achieve this with 3900 rpm, and about 5.6 gph. Su-weeeet. Some of the
guys with this boat go for a 200 or 225 Yamaha, but I really don't see
the need.

Had the depth finder hooked up to the GPS, and I like the outcome...got
a nice big depth indicator on the lower left of the GARMIN 4208.

This is one sweet boat. Heavy enough to smash down waves, dry-riding and
for a 21-footer, plenty of walk-around room. Two outboard boats ago, I
owned a nice 19-footer CC, but it was much lighter than this new Parker,
and it simply did not ride as well. I shopped around a little before I
decided on Parker again, but nothing I tried rode as well in the chop or
had as much space for "fish wrasslin'." My second place finished was a
Sailfish, but like most other center consoles, it had "vee-seating" up
at the bow (takes away from fishing space), and a eurotransom. Nice
rider, though.

Launched at Breezy Point, went over to the "other side" of the Bay, then
came back to Deale, chugged up Deale Harbor for lunch, then ran down to
the Nuclear Plant. Other than the temps, which were very high (86F on
the water and 84F in the water), it was a great day for a boat ride.

A Sweet Ride
 

HK wrote:

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

Parker equipped my F150 Yamaha with a 15x15-1/2 three bladed black
stainless steel prop. Parker had been using props with more pitch and
less diameter, and apparently mine is one of the first with the smaller
pitch. I called the factory on this and was told the lower pitch prop
helped the engine rev up to 6000 rpm, and also helped with acceleration.

Well...the factory was right.

Two guys, full fuel load (100 gallons), cooler, ice, rods, and the usual
junk, and without trying, I got 6000 rpm and 40 mph on both the GPS and
built in Yamaha speedo. I think there is a little more if I play with trim.

4000 rpm delivered 25+ mph, and 4500 produced just about 30 mph. I
"cruise" at 25 or so, and with a little trim fiddle, I was able to
achieve this with 3900 rpm, and about 5.6 gph. Su-weeeet. Some of the
guys with this boat go for a 200 or 225 Yamaha, but I really don't see
the need.

Had the depth finder hooked up to the GPS, and I like the outcome...got
a nice big depth indicator on the lower left of the GARMIN 4208.

This is one sweet boat. Heavy enough to smash down waves, dry-riding and
for a 21-footer, plenty of walk-around room. Two outboard boats ago, I
owned a nice 19-footer CC, but it was much lighter than this new Parker,
and it simply did not ride as well. I shopped around a little before I
decided on Parker again, but nothing I tried rode as well in the chop or
had as much space for "fish wrasslin'." My second place finished was a
Sailfish, but like most other center consoles, it had "vee-seating" up
at the bow (takes away from fishing space), and a eurotransom. Nice
rider, though.

Launched at Breezy Point, went over to the "other side" of the Bay, then
came back to Deale, chugged up Deale Harbor for lunch, then ran down to
the Nuclear Plant. Other than the temps, which were very high (86F on
the water and 84F in the water), it was a great day for a boat ride.




whoops...15-1/4 diameter prop, 15" pitch, not 15"x15-1/2

A Sweet Ride
 

On Aug 30, 3:58 pm, HK wrote:

Yeah, yeah... when you going to drown some baits?

So, how long does it take you from the time you decide to go fishing,
to get supplies ready, pack up the trailer, gas, hook up trailer,
drive, setup, and launch for a quick fishing trip?

A Sweet Ride
 

JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
. ..
I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

Parker equipped my F150 Yamaha with a 15x15-1/2 three bladed black
stainless steel prop. Parker had been using props with more pitch and less
diameter, and apparently mine is one of the first with the smaller pitch.
I called the factory on this and was told the lower pitch prop helped the
engine rev up to 6000 rpm, and also helped with acceleration.

Well...the factory was right.

Congratulations on your new boat.




Thanks...it seems to be a great ride.

A Sweet Ride
 

A Sweet Ride
 

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~

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On Aug 30, 5:45 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:
I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~

.................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .
you like numbers;)

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On Aug 30, 6:07 pm, wrote:
On Aug 30, 5:45 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:
I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.


Did you just say Yamaha??

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~



.................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .

you like numbers;)
I see a lot of dot's there, what could it mean, aliens from the dark
side??

A Sweet Ride
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~

Well, if the front of the boat catches on fire, I can always jump off
the transom without tripping over the "euro."

A Sweet Ride
 

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~

Well, if the front of the boat catches on fire, I can always jump off the
transom without tripping over the "euro."



Jump! Doncha mean walk off the transom.

Just Kidding.

Keep them hourly reports coming.

BTW Has John come by to verify that this boat truly belongs to you?

You know what RR said. "Trust but Verify".


--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

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Jim wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete
the break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~

Well, if the front of the boat catches on fire, I can always jump off
the transom without tripping over the "euro."



Jump! Doncha mean walk off the transom.

Just Kidding.

Keep them hourly reports coming.

BTW Has John come by to verify that this boat truly belongs to you?

You know what RR said. "Trust but Verify".


Herring isn't allowed on the Bay anymore. We've got our limit of
floating crap.

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Entrance to harbor at Deale:

http://tinyurl.com/3xe7pt

A Sweet Ride
 

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:50:45 -0000,
wrote:

Did you just say Yamaha??

Why yes - yes I did.

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On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Your fuel burn is very close to what I predicted. I calculated 6.7
gph at 4,000 RPM and it looks like you were at 6.2 actual. That
probably means you could increase your prop pitch by an inch or so and
still make 6,000 WOT.

A Sweet Ride
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Your fuel burn is very close to what I predicted. I calculated 6.7
gph at 4,000 RPM and it looks like you were at 6.2 actual. That
probably means you could increase your prop pitch by an inch or so and
still make 6,000 WOT.


There's no reason to go through all the trouble and probable expense
that would imply. There are too many variables. Further, the engineers
at Parker and Yamaha have already tested a bunch of props and published
their results, and so have dozens of Parker owners. The prop that Parker
sent out with my boat allows the engine to rev up properly, and produces
the results I want. I suppose I could "experiment" with another brand of
prop, but I am not so inclined. While swapping props is not difficult,
arranging that with a bunch of third-party props would be.

A Sweet Ride
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:01:21 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Entrance to harbor at Deale:

http://tinyurl.com/3xe7pt

Looks like Niantic.

A Sweet Ride
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:01:21 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Entrance to harbor at Deale:

http://tinyurl.com/3xe7pt

Looks like Niantic.


I'll bet you have these, too:

http://tinyurl.com/3b2jay




(This one's from the marina at Chesapeake Beach)

A Sweet Ride
 

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Jim wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
. ..
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:10 -0400, HK wrote:

I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete
the break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

WHOO HOO!!!

With the exception of that sucky Yamaha, sounds like you have a sweet
ride.

Except for that hole in the transom.

And the Yamamama.

~~ snerk ~~

Well, if the front of the boat catches on fire, I can always jump off
the transom without tripping over the "euro."



Jump! Doncha mean walk off the transom.

Just Kidding.

Keep them hourly reports coming.

BTW Has John come by to verify that this boat truly belongs to you?

You know what RR said. "Trust but Verify".


Herring isn't allowed on the Bay anymore. We've got our limit of
floating crap.

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Entrance to harbor at Deale:

http://tinyurl.com/3xe7pt

Harry, I'm *filtered*! Remember?

Are you going to show us a picture every time a number changes on your
meters? I hope so, because I value your posts.
--
John H

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On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:01:21 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Are you going to show us a picture every time a number changes on your
meters? I hope so, because I value your posts.

At least it's about boats.

John, I sincerely believe you could do the newsgroup a favor by
following a little less closely. I think Harry's foibles are pretty
well understood by most folks here without you and and a few others
making special efforts to point them out.

Lead by example.

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Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:01:21 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Are you going to show us a picture every time a number changes on your
meters? I hope so, because I value your posts.

At least it's about boats.

John, I sincerely believe you could do the newsgroup a favor by
following a little less closely. I think Harry's foibles are pretty
well understood by most folks here without you and and a few others
making special efforts to point them out.

Lead by example.


I've got lots of boat pictures and commentaries, going back many
decades. If I dump them all here, I wonder if Herring will do the
newsgroup a favor and stand on the top of a tall hill on a golf course
during a thunderstorm.

A Sweet Ride
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Your fuel burn is very close to what I predicted. I calculated 6.7
gph at 4,000 RPM and it looks like you were at 6.2 actual. That
probably means you could increase your prop pitch by an inch or so and
still make 6,000 WOT.


I wonder what the impact of burning off 50 gallons of fuel will be. The
tank holds 100 gallons, but there certainly is no reason why I would
want to transport that much fuel. Keeping the tank half full will save
about 320 pounds of dead weight.

A Sweet Ride
 

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Your fuel burn is very close to what I predicted. I calculated 6.7
gph at 4,000 RPM and it looks like you were at 6.2 actual. That
probably means you could increase your prop pitch by an inch or so and
still make 6,000 WOT.


I wonder what the impact of burning off 50 gallons of fuel will be. The
tank holds 100 gallons, but there certainly is no reason why I would
want to transport that much fuel. Keeping the tank half full will save
about 320 pounds of dead weight.


Another photo or two. Some like 'em, some are aggravated by 'em. tough.

http://tinyurl.com/3y9lok


http://tinyurl.com/2tqv5h


The first is of a jetty at Deale and the second is the commercial
fishing dock at Chesapeake Beach.

A Sweet Ride
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:27:21 -0400, HK wrote:

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6

Your fuel burn is very close to what I predicted. I calculated 6.7
gph at 4,000 RPM and it looks like you were at 6.2 actual. That
probably means you could increase your prop pitch by an inch or so and
still make 6,000 WOT.


I wonder what the impact of burning off 50 gallons of fuel will be. The
tank holds 100 gallons, but there certainly is no reason why I would
want to transport that much fuel. Keeping the tank half full will save
about 320 pounds of dead weight.


Another photo or two. Some like 'em, some are aggravated by 'em. tough.

http://tinyurl.com/3y9lok


http://tinyurl.com/2tqv5h


The first is of a jetty at Deale and the second is the commercial
fishing dock at Chesapeake Beach.

Next time get some wake, rod and fish pics.
And what's on ice in the cooler.

--Vic

A Sweet Ride
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:27:21 -0400, HK wrote:

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:05:01 -0400, HK wrote:

Start of today's trip:

http://tinyurl.com/3cucf6
Your fuel burn is very close to what I predicted. I calculated 6.7
gph at 4,000 RPM and it looks like you were at 6.2 actual. That
probably means you could increase your prop pitch by an inch or so and
still make 6,000 WOT.

I wonder what the impact of burning off 50 gallons of fuel will be. The
tank holds 100 gallons, but there certainly is no reason why I would
want to transport that much fuel. Keeping the tank half full will save
about 320 pounds of dead weight.

Another photo or two. Some like 'em, some are aggravated by 'em. tough.

http://tinyurl.com/3y9lok


http://tinyurl.com/2tqv5h


The first is of a jetty at Deale and the second is the commercial
fishing dock at Chesapeake Beach.

Next time get some wake, rod and fish pics.
And what's on ice in the cooler.

--Vic



You know, I did wet a line but it was so damned hot yesterday, I just
wasn't that enthusiastic about fishing. A wake photo, eh? I suppose.

The cooler contained:

Two cans of diet coke.
One can of Mexican beer.
Two bottles of water.
One cup of canned fruit.
A couple of cookies.
Ice.


I don't eat a lot when I'm out on the water in the heat.

A Sweet Ride
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:45:26 -0400, HK wrote:



You know, I did wet a line but it was so damned hot yesterday, I just
wasn't that enthusiastic about fishing. A wake photo, eh? I suppose.

The cooler contained:

Two cans of diet coke.
One can of Mexican beer.
Two bottles of water.
One cup of canned fruit.
A couple of cookies.
Ice.


I don't eat a lot when I'm out on the water in the heat.

I get hungry when the fishing is slow, but don't care for beer until
late in the day unless I'm in a bar.
How do you secure your tacklebox?
Why Mexican beer?
What other mods are you planning?
I don't recall seeing a bimini.

--Vic

A Sweet Ride
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:29:34 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 07:01:21 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Are you going to show us a picture every time a number changes on your
meters? I hope so, because I value your posts.

At least it's about boats.

John, I sincerely believe you could do the newsgroup a favor by
following a little less closely. I think Harry's foibles are pretty
well understood by most folks here without you and and a few others
making special efforts to point them out.

Lead by example.

Ah yes, his 'foibles' are kind of cute, aren't they? Hell, it's just Harry
being Harry.
--
John H

A Sweet Ride
 

On Aug 31, 2:00 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:45:26 -0400, HK wrote:

You know, I did wet a line but it was so damned hot yesterday, I just
wasn't that enthusiastic about fishing. A wake photo, eh? I suppose.

The cooler contained:

Two cans of diet coke.
One can of Mexican beer.
Two bottles of water.
One cup of canned fruit.
A couple of cookies.
Ice.

I don't eat a lot when I'm out on the water in the heat.

I get hungry when the fishing is slow, but don't care for beer until
late in the day unless I'm in a bar.
How do you secure your tacklebox?
invite a friend...
Why Mexican beer?
He's a commie
What other mods are you planning?
Right now he working on repairing that old malfunctioning brain of
his.
I don't recall seeing a bimini.
I think Harry has better pictures, he is just screwing with a couple
of the guys;) A channel marker, a breakwater, and frekin' bait
steelers, bait steelers sitting there, right in a line, ready for
slaughter. Somehow I seeing Harry pin them against the dock with his
pickup truc,,, oh, er, Parker, breaking their little bait steelin'
legs.

--Vic- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

A Sweet Ride
 

Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:45:26 -0400, HK wrote:


You know, I did wet a line but it was so damned hot yesterday, I just
wasn't that enthusiastic about fishing. A wake photo, eh? I suppose.

The cooler contained:

Two cans of diet coke.
One can of Mexican beer.
Two bottles of water.
One cup of canned fruit.
A couple of cookies.
Ice.


I don't eat a lot when I'm out on the water in the heat.

I get hungry when the fishing is slow, but don't care for beer until
late in the day unless I'm in a bar.
How do you secure your tacklebox?
Why Mexican beer?
What other mods are you planning?
I don't recall seeing a bimini.

--Vic


My tackle box is a tackle bag with four to five large plano containers
insider, and lotsa zip pockets. It stays put.

I prefer Mexican beers. I don't drink much, but when I do, it's either a
Mexican beer or some "girlie" drink like a margarita or pina colada. I
don't much like the taste of alcohol.

Not planning many mods. The bimini was folded up and in its storage
position against the front deck.

A Sweet Ride
 

A Sweet Ride
 

On Aug 31, 2:42 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
I think Harry has better pictures, he is just screwing with a couple
of the guys;) A channel marker, a breakwater, and frekin' bait
steelers, bait steelers sitting there, right in a line, ready for
slaughter. Somehow I seeing Harry pin them against the dock with his
pickup truc,,, oh, er, Parker, breaking their little bait steelin'
legs.

Hey...those are quality pictures, taken with my digital equivalent of a
Brownie Starflash.

I don't shoot or otherwise harm ducks. In fact, I sometimes dump out a
bag of corn for them.

I noticed the quality, that's how I know you had better ones
somewhere;)

A Sweet Ride
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:03:16 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Ah yes, his 'foibles' are kind of cute, aren't they? Hell, it's just Harry
being Harry.

I just reread my post looking for any mention of *cute*.

Can't find it.

A Sweet Ride
 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:06:08 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:03:16 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Ah yes, his 'foibles' are kind of cute, aren't they? Hell, it's just Harry
being Harry.

I just reread my post looking for any mention of *cute*.

Can't find it.

That was my adjective. It seems to be the opinion of a few folks
hereabouts. I'm glad to see you caught his 'drill instructor' comments. I
agree, his knowledge of DI's probably came from the movies.
--
***** Hope your day is better than decent! *****

John H

A Sweet Ride
 

HK wrote:
Actually, the only thing that takes any time and causes any aggravation
is aligning my vehicle with the trailer so I can hitch the two up. If
I'm going out with someone, that's no problem, and takes less than a
minute. If I am hooking up by myself, grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
================================================== ==================
I posted (with pix) how I solved this little aggavating problem. You
must have missed it. I rigged a 4 inch. wide angle mirror on top of
the winch post so that I could see it from the truck. Then just
watched in the mirror as I backed up to the trailer hitch. When the
hitch ball disappears under the trailer hitch, it is usally lined up
perfectly. Sometimes it takes a little adjusting, but after a few
practice runs, I got to where I hit it 90% of the time.

Happy boating, Norm

A Sweet Ride
 

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:44:52 -0400, (N.L. Eckert)
wrote:

I posted (with pix) how I solved this little aggavating problem. You
must have missed it. I rigged a 4 inch. wide angle mirror on top of
the winch post so that I could see it from the truck. Then just
watched in the mirror as I backed up to the trailer hitch. When the
hitch ball disappears under the trailer hitch, it is usally lined up
perfectly. Sometimes it takes a little adjusting, but after a few
practice runs, I got to where I hit it 90% of the time.

Interesting idea, thanks.

A Sweet Ride
 

On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:20:05 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:44:52 -0400, (N.L. Eckert)
wrote:

I posted (with pix) how I solved this little aggavating problem. You
must have missed it. I rigged a 4 inch. wide angle mirror on top of
the winch post so that I could see it from the truck. Then just
watched in the mirror as I backed up to the trailer hitch. When the
hitch ball disappears under the trailer hitch, it is usally lined up
perfectly. Sometimes it takes a little adjusting, but after a few
practice runs, I got to where I hit it 90% of the time.

Interesting idea, thanks.

Pah - I have a video camera with three views - L/R side and Top.

Mirrors - how Luddite. :)

A Sweet Ride
 

On Sep 3, 8:41 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:20:05 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
On Mon, 3 Sep 2007 09:44:52 -0400, (N.L. Eckert)
wrote:

I posted (with pix) how I solved this little aggavating problem. You
must have missed it. I rigged a 4 inch. wide angle mirror on top of
the winch post so that I could see it from the truck. Then just
watched in the mirror as I backed up to the trailer hitch. When the
hitch ball disappears under the trailer hitch, it is usally lined up
perfectly. Sometimes it takes a little adjusting, but after a few
practice runs, I got to where I hit it 90% of the time.

Interesting idea, thanks.

Pah - I have a video camera with three views - L/R side and Top.

And that's just looking down the side of his infrared, x-ray, anti-
matter powered sun glasses...

Mirrors - how Luddite. :)

Dammit Tom, keep this up and I am going to have to learn to use a
frekin' dictionary;)

A Sweet Ride
 

Short wave fishiing wrote:
I posted (with pix) how I solved this little aggavating problem. * You
must have missed it. * I rigged a 4 inch. wide angle mirror on top of
the winch post so that I could see it from the truck. * Then just
watched in the mirror as I backed up to the trailer hitch. When the
hitch ball disappears under the trailer hitch, * it is usally lined up
perfectly. Sometimes it takes a little adjusting, but after a few
practice runs, I got to where I hit it 90% of the time.
Interesting idea, thanks.
Pah - I have a video camera with three views - L/R side and Top.
Mirrors - how Luddite. :)
================================================== ==================
Video camera??? Whats that??