Fat Trout

If you have one motor (no kicker) and its an old I/O that would scare me personally. I ran an 1992 I/O power 23' sportcraft so im not just being a downer. Just consider what your backup plan is. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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so perhaps I did it wrong or accidentally did it right but I pass the mono through the surgical tubing which sits in that area full time. the release arm presses down on the surgical tubing. Its a bit of a pain in the butt to originally feed it through but the mono is protected on both sides by the surgical tubing. Anyway, if yours works for you....no worries. I was just trying to understand better.

Dont you use the surgical tubing there? Last year was my first year with them vs regular dipsys. I ran 40' 40# fluoro leads off of the wire Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

So last year i had a little run time on my smart troll. #3 setting with wire....big ring but normal size weight and i was getting 80' out 180. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Assuming they have trucks going all over this time of year they likely diverted one that was passing close enough. It pays to stay on them. Getting it back is your next trick. In their defense logistics of boat movement is hard since boats dont ship easy...plus financially they can only have so many people addressing repairs so im sure a line forms and all they can do is work down the line. Communication is probably sh*t too....it seems that way everywhere these days. Warranty work outside of what a dealer can competently handle is something i fear for any product. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

If there is anything in particular I can answer for you let me know. I'll send you a private message with my phone # if it helps. Other than this on post on this forum this isn't something I have pushed hard to sell. I love the boat but don't use it enough.

I googled some combination of starcraft or starweld honor warranty and found a better business bureau page for complaints with Sylvan marine for Starweld and starcraft boats. Sylvan marine responded to each one and of particular interest was the second one where the sylvan marine person explained the winter repair season and boating repair cycle as well as their large backlog at that particular time. I would suggest reading it and also filing a complaint with the BBB perhaps under this same area as it seems sylvan marine is at least responding to these. I thought smokercraft was the parent company, perhaps it is sylvan marine I'm no expert here. I just saw complaints for starweld and starcraft responded to by sylvan marine. I hope this helps. Unfortunately if their 2018/2019 winter "repair season" is anything like what was described in 2017 I'd say the outlook for April return is poor. https://www.bbb.org/us/in/new-paris/profile/marine-sales-and-service/sylvan-marine-0352-10019943/complaints

Call the rep a LOT and become the most annoying thing he has to deal with. Squeaky wheel.... Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

Yeah, pre rapala. Sold thought pending payment. Thanks Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Some older Nks, pro kings and yeck spoons $50 including shipping if anyone is interested. (US locations) Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

If anyone is interested. 12 original jr thundersticks. $50 including shipping (US locations) Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

I went with the digitrolls specifically because of the soft stop coming up and the ability to change the down speed between 1 to 5 (slowest to fastest). I love them but they admittedly are really expensive. A lot of people like the scotties. Personally I had 10a's a while back and like the power down. However I don't want to power down at light speed and rip the flasher off of the release. unfortunately with the cannon's (except for the digitrolls where you can vary speed) I thinkt he up/down speed is ridiculous. It creates problems. I only wish my digitrolls would let me vary the up speed on the "auto up" button. If they had just upped the speed of the 10a's perhaps 2x that would have been great. Instead they went nuts IMO.

Hey...how about a pic of your 196! Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app

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Realistically, any newer 196's will have 150 or better on it. That said, some of the older ones (seems like 2015 and earlier) were packaged with 115's. dipiazza22 gives you a good data point here as does Fishmaster 196. If you can find a good used one a little older and with a 115 it might be a pretty good deal. If you run with 2 guys most of the time don't be afraid. Even if you run more guys consider how few days on Lake O we get to run WOT anyway. If dipiazza22 is getting 33 on top end and it still jumps pretty good at the start I think thats fine for an older used boat. I wouldn't buy a newer one like that if only for the resale issue. I usually only run mid throttle @ +/- 25 mph myself. My 196 running 150 yamaha with 3 people loaded will do over 40. It all depends on what you want.

Etec evinruded are 2 stroke... technically Sent from my Pixel 2 using Lake Ontario United mobile app