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The station was open Thursday night when I came back in but that was because Larry was cleaning for the Charters so there was no problem with using it then. From what I understand you are free to use the station so long as it is open, but she will not give you the key to open it unless like sszoldra said Larry or his coworkers are in there. She did tell me i was more than welcome to wait around until the charters came back in and Larry came down to clean. I Hope like rolmops said it is just a misunderstanding, just hope ythey don't use the same logic with the bathrooms or that coudl lead to a mess .

Not much to report I managed a hand full of browns each day with a few smallmouth mixed in. I fished east of the harbor in 4 to 15 ft of water with nobody else fishing for browns I ran my flats lines way way way behind the boat and my boards way outside. it seemed to work but it was a slow pick for sure. It was an all spoon bite, bright colors early and natural once the sun came up. I do have a grip about Wrights Landing. When I came back into the launch this morning the fish cleaning station wasn't open. No big deal, I have asked the nice lady in the ticket booth for the key in the past and she was always happy to give it to me. Not this time. A new lady in the booth told me she could only open the fish cleaning station for those people that had boat slips at Wrights. I was stunned, and told her I have never heard such a thing in the 15+ years I had been fishing there. She told me it was new policy and wouldn't budge.. Always thought the station was included in the now $10 launch fee.. Might be time to shift up to Mexico at least the launch was cheaper. Baytech

Checked compression, all cylinders between 100 and 120 so I put in new plugs, and then I pulled and cleaned all three carbs. The top carb had the most gunk in it, with the bottom carb having the least. Put everything back together and she ran like a top. Thanks for all the advice and suggestions, it's what make this board great, Baytech

tlr462: The engine loses RPM's, and if i back off the throttle and then throttle it back up, it runs, but will eventually do it again. jimalbert: This is a tiller. Got new plugs and the carb kits but can't get to the boat until next weekend. I will keep you guys posted. Keep the ideas coming. Thanks Baytech

The filter was in good shape, checked it when the fuel pump was replaced. I will check the ground issues, replace the spark plugs, and will purchase the carb kits to rebuild. It will take awhile to get everything done considering work schedule and the boat in storage 2 hours away. Thanks for all the input, I will keep everyone posted on my progress good or bad.

Morning Guys and Gals, I spent the past two days fishing or trying to fish Oswego with outboard issues. I have a 40 horse mercury outboard (11 years old) with a portable six gallon fuel tank. Here is what's going on, the engine starts fine but will stall at idle in both neutral and in gear. It will start back up fine, then run for a little and eventually stall. This will continue for at least a half hour to an hour until the engine warms up and then it will run fine at idle trolling for the rest of the day. Now the second part of the problem, I will run it full throttle on the way in for maybe 2-3 minutes until it starts to gradually loose power (while still at full throttle). Once that starts to happen I let off the throttle, back to idle and repeat the process. Here is what I have done so far. replaced eternal gas tank and fuel lines leading to engine (thinking I had some air leaking in), and replaced the fuel pump. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions? Thanks, Baytech

Seven for seven so far today since noon. Two small rainbows and the rest browns up to 8lbs. 15-25' of water all natural colored stick baits off the boards.

Great. Thanks for all the info guys. As long as the forecast holds for Friday and Saturday I will be up. baytech05

I was thinking of coming up from PA to fish Friday and Saturday. Does anybody know what the shoreline area looks like east of the harbor down past the cemetery? I assume the launch at Wrights is clear by now? Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks for all the info guys. I an going to look over all my connections and hope to be up this weekend and I will test it out again.

I understand the limited range that I am getting out of such a small antenna but with a smaller boat I am not going to install an 8’ antenna. With the number of boats I saw on the water over the weekend there had to be chatter close (less than a mile) that was breaking up. I did a little research and found that there is often an issue with installing the PL-259 connector to the coax cable. The PL-259 connector I have came already attached to my coax cable and I only had to run the other end to the antenna and strip a small amount of coax so it fit into the antenna base. I was thinking I did this wrong? I don’t understand why the weather stations come in clear but all other audio is cut up as well. I have a feeling this is going to become a very frustrating issue for a novice like myself since I can only test it when I am on the lake 3+ hours away from home.

I am kind of new to the VHF Radio scene but thought it would be a good idea to have one on my 17ft Alumacraft for emergency purposes. I typically launch out of Oswego so this past weekend I gave the radio a test run, but the transmission is cutting in and out. I was on channel 68 but I could only hear bits and pieces of what people were saying. The weather stations come in clear as can be but like I said everything else is all cut up. I have a Uniden Oceanus radio with a small 3’ antenna. Does anybody have any trouble shooting ideas that I can go through to try and figure out if something is wrong? I live roughly three hours from the lake so the only real time I can test it is when I am up there, which I hope will be this weekend. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Baytech

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14 Foot aluminum Grumman boat 1987 Custom wood carpeted deck 2002 four stroke 15 HP Yamaha outboard Trailex aluminum adjustable tongue trailer with two new Carlisle tires 2011 28lb thrust transom mount Minnkota trolling motor 6 gallon gas tank with new hose Lights for night time running rewired 2011 New Battery 2011 Two folding seats and one portable seat Hummingbird fish finder rewired 2011 Two anchors Ropes Rod tender rod holders Two wooden oars $3000 OBO Baytech

kdawg, I should be up thursday to saturday give me a shout on 68 (baytech). Raaven, What kind of set-ups were you running?

I am going to be fishing out of Oswego solo all day tomorrow and saturday morning, if anybody wants to tag along send me a PM maybe we can work something out. I am only in a 16 footer so I would be limited to one other person. baytech

Thanks for the replies guys. I don’t think I am going to make it up as both of my go to fishing partners have dropped out.