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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 This mostly sounds like a misunderstanding. The cleaning station is what makes that place so attractive. May I suggest that you make a call to the Oswego Chamber Of Commerce and explain your problem and do mention that you and your friends used to fish out of Oswego and you frequent the stores and establishments,but now ,you are thinking about taking your business elsewhere. I am sure the chamber of commerce people can clear up this misunderstanding

I agree with your dad about the Force engines. But the trouble started when Mercury started toying with these very solid Chryslers. The Chryslers were and are still good engines. But I must admit that I have had bad dreams about being on Lake Ontario in a Bilgeliner with a Force engine

Before you buy a starter,check if the batteries are in good condition. You may want to go to the I-Boats forums. They have a forum that is dedicated to Force engine troubles. Your problem is discussed there numerous times. Do not be discouraged by the dim view that most people have about force engines. They can be fixed. http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engine-repair-and-maintenance/force-chrysler-outboards

This afternoon at 4 I went out ,mainly to check the engines and to see how the new through hull transducer works. The transducer is soo much better than transom setup. going at 20 MPH it is still possible to see stuff.As for the other things; the engines run fine,but the plug is quite leaky so that has to be replaced. Anyway, I run a few lines with #9 rapalas and later with a few spoons. In about 10 feet of water east of I-Bay. The water temp was between 49 and 53 and the water is green, bur all I could come up with was one small brown. Anyway,it is good to be out again.

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I'm cleaning out my garage and getting rid of a lot parts. It is 2 boxes of stuff containing some good working remote control cables, a small remote control box (for evinrude/johnson) 2 mercruiser (3 liter) wiring harnesses,2 alternators (mercruiser 3L) some coils and a lot of parts from several mercruiser blocks. There are also some evinrude drive shafts for long and short shaft 7.5 and 9.9 parts and some shift rods. Shipping this stuff is not a good idea. it is heavy. I'm not interested in splitting it up The whole thing goes for $100. I'll sweeten this a bit. There is also a 5 inch lower unit extension part for a late fifties or early sixties 35 or 40 horse Evinrude and 2 nice boat seat pedestal bases (20 inchers or there abouts) give me a call at 585 -733-2728. Cornelis.

The idea is to make the hole so the bucket will let enough water through the bottom to make it go straight behind the rope. I think that a 3 or 4 inch hole in the center of the bottom should take care of that.But maybe you will have to go bigger.I've seen people who put a five inch hole and they are happy with it.

For buckets to work you will have to drill a few good sized holes in the bottom.

Not only will the store close, John always organized a small fishing tournament which was a very nice, very family oriented little tournament. That will be gone too. It is almost as if a little bit of the soul of the Little Salmon will be gone.

As far as reel size is concerned, would I need the same size reel for this wire as I need for copper?

I have used Monel single strand stainless wire. How does it compare to this Torpedo material?

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This sounds like some misguided young kid showing off how tough he is. Personally I feel that kids who do this sort of thing need some correctional treatment with a 2 by 4.

Foam is a tricky thing. When I did my Islander there were areas that were water logged and other areas that were bone dry. I suggest that after you take off the floor boards you check if it is necessary to do the foam. As for the cabin. I just took the separating wall apart and removed the side seats. When you pour the new foam,you should lay a layer of bubble wrap in the bottom. That way the foam does not stick to the bottom and there will be drainage under the foam. Also glue a plastic sheet to the floor boards,so the foam will be protected from water on the top. If you do not do this,the foam may be water logged again in just a few years.

The last few years we had a link in the website called "noaa weather service" that directed us to very localized weather prediction and wave height expectation. I tried the link a few times this week ,but it does not work anymore. Has the web address changed,or has the link been taken down? If anybody knows what happened,please let me know.