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I ran Penn 625 manuals for years. That big dial for depth was the nuts. Quality was tops as well. I was considering the 825s but went with a new pair of Walkers due to how compact they are. If you like the Penn's, go with them!

Thanks Frogger!

Decided my winter project would be to remove the floor panels and recover with vinyl as well as change the original fuel hoses and possibly the bilge and livewell hoses. The floor is remarkably solid except for the center panel over the fuel tank. I replaced the floor in my 24' Crestliner Sabre years ago and that was cake compared to this PITA. I am just realizing the floor panels go under the splashwell. Does any former or current Gls195 owners have any knowledge as to how to get the panels out?

Thanks in advance.

409 or Fantastic works. A really cheap but toxic option is toilet bowl cleaner from the dollar store.

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If it were me, and of course it is not... unless there is some sort of sentimental attachment to the rig, I would sell it in Az.

11 hours ago, rolmops said:

I use 50/200 because I have a Furuno setup.  I'm happy with it.

How deep do the cracks go?  You only found out while winterizing ,which implies that it worked just fine in spite of the cracks. It could be that a bit  sealant in order to prevent further cracking may do the job

Agreed. If it was working fine, I would use a plastic epoxy and call it a day. FWIW, I use an 83/200 but only because I could not find a 50/200 for my lawrence. Not much difference but you will get a bit more coverage in deeper water with the 50.

On 3/25/2023 at 7:31 AM, Cody191 said:

You can do this but I would keep your kicker wired to the start battery. Then run wires from that battery to the tm batteries with some sort of charging relay or combiner in line. You want a system that only charges the tm batteries once the start battery is full and the system should not allow power to drain backwards in the event your start battery is lower voltage than tm batteries. It’s been awhile but yandina combiner and blue sea ACR come to mind. Worth a look to do it right.

+1

I use the Trollbridge 12x24 to maintain the batts for my MG Xi5 and am very satisfied.

I was up to Millens 1st week of October. It was on then, but the wind made it tough.

Possibly, but it didn't look like above. This was red and more ball shaped and was mostly submerged with about maybe a ft. above the surface. Earlier this morning, I contacted the Rochester Coast Guard for any information. They had only 1 other report of it which seems surprising...Anyway, they looked into it and said it was placed there by the Feds doing some sort of Geological Study and was done in early October while not informing any of the local agencies. Sounds about right...

Anyway, this thing doesn't sit very high in the water, so keep an eye out!

Wondering if anyone has any knowledge of what appears to be maybe a weather buoy on the East side of the bay, South of the channel markers and north of the 104 bridge.

I noticed it for the first time this year while perch fishing, Sunday. Just curious!

On 10/21/2023 at 7:18 AM, spoonfed-1 said:

 

 

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but don't hesitate to pull the carb and give a good cleaning. It's a simple set up.

looks like this post was over a year ago. I would think he made a decision by now.

11 hours ago, PA Matt said:

What was the Crestliner comparable model to the Islander? What would be involved in some day converting these boats from I/O to an outboard?

Crestliner Sabre 21'-27' from Mid 80's till early 90's then became the Eagle WA. not really uncommon. However the 21' was the most common w/outboard. Sometimes with the SST transom.

And don't forget Lund although generally the HT's are I/O.

Also Sea Nymph but I don't recall a HT model.

No issues there.

15 minutes ago, MCF said:

It looks to me like the MR 21, that is the older narrower hull that was used on the older holiday 22 and Super Sport 22, and not the MR 22 which has the same hull as the Islander 22 and the Islander 19.   That hull came out in 1979 as the V5 hull-deeper wider and a better ride with the full deep V 

That would explain why the one I saw, was so darn narrow and a pretty flat bottom.

Something the locals have lived with as far back as I can remember. Although, I don't recall the trestle being an issue until the COE redesigned added their work.

I looked at a 22' back in the early 90's. I don't know about a big lake boat?? They were narrow with a pretty flat bottom!

Like anything else, pick your days and it would be fine.

15 hours ago, GWP said:

Thanks.  I have a 28 footer sterndrive that drafts about 3 feet to the skeg.  When going out through the channel, how far from the marker do you both tend to navigate?  I wasn't close, but maybe the regulars are aware of something to avoid that I wasn't as a first time launch.  I should have pinned the exact location when it happened but the shock of the collision spooked us pretty good.

 

I probably have my last trip on the plotter. I know we stayed a good distance from the outbound path when returning.  (Which took a while as the prop could only get us about 2 knots max in its condition)

I'm not 100% sure...But, I would guess you hit the old trolley tracks.

I would guess it's in the install of the new pump. Any chance you have the blades curled the wrong way?

Nice work Matt!

I thought Southbay on Empire was a dealer for Tohatsu?? Either way, I heard their service was pretty good.

I would also check Eastlake in Hamlin and Pugsleys in Ontario.

Not much at Braddocks.  I have taken a few along the sunken pier where the the hotel used to be. Guys used to fish Wautoma Shoals but that was ancient history. Hedges will still produce but nothing like years ago.  Just keep your bait off the bottom away from the gobies.

You have a couple places in Sandy Creek on Rt 3 just east of Port Ontario.

better luck west toward Oswego and even better if you look around Sodus.

tough time of year right before winterization starts.. 

IMO, do it yourself. Not too difficult of a job and not at the mercy of someone else.

2 minutes ago, fisherman21 said:

No way they were just capping it. They cut out whole sections out of the new construction. I was over there last week looking at it

They were removing the bad areas that were breaking down.