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I would get rid of the EZsteer and have hydraulics on the kicker. It is so much nicer to know that your stuff works without surprises. That way you can go fish without worries -
Yes. Just have a good look at how zinger11 has his angled toward the main engine.
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I do think that it matters, because it makes the bar longer and exposes it to more strain, while also causing it to pick up debris in the water. You should position the EZsteer as shown in the picture posted by Zinger11. He found the sweet spot for the length of the bar and experimented with the hookup height. Also, the outboard should move move freely around with little resistance. because the harder it is for the bar to push the outboard back and forth, the more things will go wrong. There is a bolt on the outboard that tightens or loosens the resistance. Make sure everything is clean and well lubricated. The angle of the connector on the kicker is important because it allows you to make the width of the radius adjustable thereby allowing you to make the radius on the main en engine and the kicker the same or close to it.
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Do you always have the outboard connection upside down?
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I see what you are trying to do. With the EZsteer connection in the original position the outboard does not move back and forth quite as much as the main engine, but I suspect that by moving the connection that far down and out it will move way too much. So much so that the bar may come apart. A possible temporary solution may be changing the angle of the EZsteer attachment on the kicker so that instead of it sticking straight out of the back of the kicker it is angled about 20 to 30 degrees toward the main engine. this changes the push and pull a lot.
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I would get rid of the (not so) EZsteer system and replace it with a hydraulic ram that is fed from your main hydraulic system so it will get its directions from the auto pilot.
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for sale : usa Sandy Creek Marina Monroe County
rolmops replied to Persistence's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
I drove by there this morning and although I did not enter, I could see new wooden docks laying in the water. How deep is that marina and how much is the slipping price? -
The things that seems to be missing is are natural enemies of the lamprey and mechanical means to eliminate them. Did anybody consider pumping liquid nitrogen into the muck where the small ones are? -
This is a picture of an eel weir (google "paling fuik") they can be bought online -Ali Baba -amongst others sell them. They were developed for eel fishing in the narrow ditches of the Netherlands. They would be perfect for lamprey fishing. You set them in a stream, and every day you pick up the end loops where the lamprey has gathered, pull it out of the water into a barrel ,empty it out and put it back in the water.
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Did you ever consider writing something for SNL?
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Latest anti-outdoor decisions from Washington
rolmops replied to Gill-T's topic in Open Lake Discussion
This really is a matter of one hand washes the other. Between the time that large lots are sold off and housing is build, this land will change hands quite a few times with of course the help of subsidies. A very few people will probably get very rich just by buying subdividing and selling and reselling. I appreciate the efforts to pay debt , but this is just another way for a few billionaires to get even richer. If reducing the debt is the purpose, then maybe the billionaires should start paying the same taxes over their overall income as you and I instead of paying far less or nothing at all. Sadly this is just a way to take our public lands away for the profit of a very few without even asking us ,the owners ,you and I , how we feel about it. I would like to see this come up for a general vote. Somehow I think that both republicans and democrats will be very united in voting this down. -
Davy, you mention these natural reproduction brown trout. Now these brown trout are in fact an introduced invasive species. Would the atlantic salmon have a better survival chance if the brown trout were removed? -
The I-bay predators are mostly warm water species and, like most predators, they prefer easy prey. It seems to me that browns and atlantics that are not hatchery raised are very weary. (the dumb ones were probably eaten already by the time they made it all the way to the bay). I think that the survival rate of the natural reproduction fish is probably a lot higher than we might expect.
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The fluorocarbon cannot be used with split shot. When you squeeze down with your pliers you damage it. Mono can be squeezed without ill side effects because it will just stretch where you squeeze. Full disclosure: I often use slightly heavier fluorocarbon and also a thinner mono instead of the high end fluorocarbon. Also, I am just a weekend warrior and not a captain by a long stretch. As for braid. It is great for casting because the strength/ diameter balance makes it great for casting a thinner stronger line with less resistance. -
That is great news. Just please, please make sure you copyright that info so it won't end up in some fly fishing magazine. Because then these sportsman will descent on above mentioned creek and empty it out in no time.
