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The worst enemy of security is not taking it serious. What would all those who ignore the security rules say when a small boat carrying an RPG would manage to fire it at an office in there? You had better be advised that some people read everything (including this website)just endlessly looking for a weak spot. And the info about guards not enforcing the rules is not a joking matter.

Thank you guys for all the advice. In the end I decided to repair my canvas. I had it done by a nice lady in Charlotte. She charges a little bit less than $18 dollars per hour. She redid all the seams ,fixed 2 holes and removed and replaced the outside lining. For 4.5 hours of labor,replacement material and taxes ,she charged $86. It looks very good. She also guarantees her work. She calls her business the Sewing Company (585) 581-0697.

I am currently looking at the same problem for my boat. The B60 is only a 600 watt unit while your 585 is capable of working with 1KW. I would definitely contact Gill. Its not just the strength difference but there is also the deadrise issue.The b60 comes in 12 degree and 20 degree angle. So you will want to find out if you need a faring block or not. Gill's number is 1-800-925-0341

I did some trolling under a full moon with fluorescent lures. Mostly,the bait was higher up and so was the salmon and specially the lakers. I remember catching a laker on a junk line with a #9 rapala. The problem is that when the bite dies down, so does your motivation to stay awake.

Given the proper shape,cast iron would not have much more blow back, even if it is bigger. A lot of the blow back is created by the downrigger wire. I don't think that anybody really did any in depth research on downrigger hydro dynamics. Heck,wouldn't you love a self propelled downrigger weight?

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I would bring a bright flashlight and a pointy knife and crawl into the boat stern. Clear away whatever it is so you can see the inside of the transom. See if you can stick the knife into the wood with ease which is bad or if it is hard which is good and look at the wood to see if there is any visible rot. As for the outside,try and move the engine back and forth and sideways. If you feel a lot of give,you have a rotten transom. The 1985 starcraft Islanders are 19 footers, the 18 footers are Holidays. If this one has an outboard it probably is a Holiday

I have been looking around for a canvas top that tacks on to the top of the front window and is supported by a fold up frame. The one I have right now is really for a 22 footer and it is starting to fall apart. Do you guys know of any laying around gathering dust or about anybody making them and if so,what would be a ballpark price? Thank ,Cornelis.

You can get marine grade plywood at the carpentry shop in Schoens Place in Pittsford. But for a floor it is a waste of money. Any 3/4 inch plywood that has been painted a few times with regular or epoxy paint will do fine.

Make sure that you fit under the bridge

I use Interstate on my boat and my cars.

I have a few Penn Senator 113 and 114 reels. They are big and strong. They do not have line counters which is fine for leadcore, but they are not level wind reels. You will have to guide the line with your thumb.The reels are quite big and you should count on putting a lot of backing on them.

you can connect a waterline and run the engine. The thing you do want to do is a block pressure test in order to find out if there are any hairline cracks in the block. You should also get in touch with Hank (L&M) . He makes cracked blocks whole again.

I like the Penn 330 level winds

I have fished both the east and the west side of the Islands at the entrance of the Seaway when my daughter in law attended Queens University in Kingston. The east side is usually a bit better in early spring. I think that it has to do with the water being protected from the cold water hitting the west shores as it passes into the St. Laurens. What I mostly remember about Wolfe Island is "swoosh swoosh swoosh".

You will learn a lot about the boat by checking the attitude of the captain. For the past 2 years we had a charter boat in the dock next to ours that looked like something the cat dragged home and so did the captain. A few docks down there are three charter boats in a row that all have close to twenty years of heavy use on them. but the captains spend a lot of time taking care of their "babies" and they are rigs to be proud of.

Ok reality check: This is the volume of a 10 foot by 1 inch hose V = 3.14 × 0.5 in × 0.5 in × 120 in =94.2 cubic inch. that makes about 0.4 gallons. Not 1.5 to 2 gallons. Ask any fire fighter to do the math for you and they will come up with these numbers.

Yes,and the next guy to use the pump gets your expensive gas

Thank you very much for that piece of information.