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Cheeserider, the tube requires no special tools it attaches to the transom with a single clamp it is not attached to the gimbal housing at all it has an oval mouth that will mate with gimbal at full down/i trim

According to the parks website , you use your license and the pass in the machine. It will give you a free receipt for your dash

All you NY veterans !! NY has a new pass that gets you into most state parks and DeC run parks ( including free boat launches ) apply through the parks website You need proof of service (DD214 , etc) I got mine today. Should save a lot of money

If you go blind , you probably have counterfeit glasses

They still are. They haven’t moved an inch

That’s not as funny as it sounds. Years ago the local ford/chevy/ everything dealer had a promotion he had Robbie Knieval here to jump like 150 cars. Rt 11 , a major 2 lane , had that exact thing happen. It became a parking lot , north and southbound lanes were totally blocked for 10 miles. People just got out of their cars and left them in the middle of the road. There is a golf course near the venue , and hundreds of cars parked on the fairways and greens. Tow trucks couldn’t get to them to tow. So I can see this happening for the eclipse

I live in Watertown, right in the direct path. The city is warning of chaos 180000 extra people expected , traffic gridlock , the Watertown airport is expecting 157 inbound flights , they normally have 2-3 per day There are several streets being closed on the 8 th. The hospital has issued a special code. Only ER will be open for business. This should be an experience. I’m going to sit in my yard with a nice rum punch and watch the eclipse and the fun

And anything but a bronze thru hull below the waterline is just asking to sink

I got tired of fighting with alpha 1 exhaust bellows. I have the tool and have changed many bellows , but , last year I replaced my bellows with the tube , and have never looked back. Yes , it is louder with the tube and you get some exhaust soot in the transom , but I can live with both. It takes about 15 minutes to install the tube anybody else had any experience?? Mercrusier came out with the tube to relieve pressure build up in the bellows on big block engines. The bellows would balloon and put pressure on the drive shaft bellows causing wear and failure the only time the exhaust goes through the prop is in full down/ in trim im a happy camper with the tube

The new super fast retrieval rates on the newer riggers can be a problem without snubbers to cushion the sudden stop and to keep the weight from coming out of the water in rough seas it doesn’t seem to be a problem with older riggers and ones without fast retrieval rates

The stretch is what makes them work 😝

I was a little shy about the dreamweaver rip cord snubbers. They are advertised as for diver snubbers and nowhere is there a weight recommendation for them. The Amish would be a good choice also with 500 # spectra So far the fish thief has worked well for me

I’ve been using the fish thief ( Heavy Duty) snubbers in my Canon mag 10 STX with Uber fast retrieve for 3 years with no issues. Make sure you order the HD for weights up to 20#

Been using 16# torpedos from troutman87 on this site. Great guy , great weight , great price