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I can swim it, but not run it. The fat would keep me warm and afloat.

I have run regular 87 octane with ethanol on all my outboards for the last 15 years without ever having a problem. Just make sure that your fuel hoses are ethanol resistant (They all are since 2000) and that your tank is clean of dirt because ethanol will loosen dirt in your tank and send it to the carbs. Always top off your tank after using the boat and at the end of the season. Make sure to properly winterize. There is a problem with large tanks that are left half empty over time because of condensation in the tank,but the same problem exists with regular gasoline. I use 87 octane non ethanol gas in my 1984 mercruiser because that engine was built with regular gas in mind. What really irks me is that the only people who are pro ethanol are the corn farmers and their o so powerful lobby in Washington. Both the democrats and the republicans have tried to stop this heavily subsidized boondoggle. Ethanol is way more expensive than gasoline and yet the farmers lobby shoves it down our throats. It drives up the food prices. The time has come to stop the ethanol subsidies and use corn what it was intended for namely sour mash whisky!

This morning listening to the radio,I heard about a different and effective way to catch and release deep caught fish. Some scientists studied the survival rate of deep caught fish by tagging and releasing. Some were released at the surface while others were sent back down fast to the depth they were caught at.A few cages with the fish that were sent deep down were hauled back up after 2 days and although it was expected to find dead fish, the fish had survived and did well. Using simple methods such as weighted down milk crates with an opening mechanism were then tried to send the fish down fast and release them deep down. Surface released fish had a low survival rate even when the air bladder was emptied out. The deep releases were highly succesful. The scientists mentioned that they worked closely together with sports fisherman while doing their project and lots of input from these fishermen caused the project to be considered a succes. ( I heard it on NPR)

Again,the best thing and the most bang for your buck is the long shaft 4stroke 9.8 remote control electric start tohatsu. I would not buy a power trim for an open boat.

No I mean exactly due south of his boat launch. Go straight out of his launch into C and D and you will hit them when the water is low. This year I lost a prop there in October when I tried to come in with my Islander.

Right in front of the launch of Mayers marina. if you do not cut west right after you launch but try to go straight out through the slips you too will find them.They are due south of the launch right after the east/west channel that runs along the dock. Ask Bill or Allison.They will tell you where they are. It cost me a prop about 10 years ago and because I had forgotten about it I lost another propeller this year. Cornelis

That may be so,but you can be assured that, unlike the I-Bay outlet, there are no big rocks in front of the launch or a sanded up outlet to the lake when the water levels go down in late season. Nor will you have any worries that your trailer wheels will fall off the (not so) deep end of the launch . It seems that there are no cleats as yet, hopefully they will be there by next season.

Steiger is coming out with New England lobsterboat like 30 footers which have a very stable comfortable ride, a huge workspace,outboard engines and small engines in the bow that make docking in a slip extremely easy." Praying Mantis" is a Steiger charter boat working out of the little Salmon river and if you make it to the big Lotsa meet in Niagara falls you can probably talk to Marlowe Beisz(spelling?) who owns a Steiger called "Leviathan". These are stable, sturdy and comforable rigs that operate lobster operations in the Gulf of Maine. Which means that they are set up to be dependable also when you are busy working and not at the wheel. just google "steiger boats".

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Think of those flappers as check valves. If they are not in good condition water will get into your exhaust system and into your cylinders. That's why those flappers are there. On quiet water nothing will go wrong ,but with strong wave action coming up from behind while trolling you can easily find yourself stuck in the water with a bad engine,just because of those stupid flappers.If this happens it is easy for that water to seep into the oil as well. As for your long cranking in the water, maybe you don't give enough choke when starting. Also check your points and plugs and the setting of the idle adjustment screw on your carburetors, But the flappers have nothing to do with starting trouble. (unless you back your rig very fast down the ramp into the water)

Just remember,even if you do not compete,you can still have the time of your life on the water.

Did I mention going up and down that road when it snows? It is not exactly a high priority road and it gets salted and plowed accordingly.

I've done it,but I won't do it again. The shallows do not produce and when you cast out a bit farther you will get stuck in the weeds. The only way to fish it from shore is with live bait (pike minnow) and a slip bobber, casting as far out as you can with the bait and a sinker with the depth set for roughly 12 to 15 foot. If you have a 12 foot surf casting rod set the depth for 25 foot. There is pike, lakers (in front of the tip) and once about 20 years ago a tiger musky It was the only thing that worked for me. Now if you go out with a canoo you can catch a lot of fish.

Yes it is worth it.

My choice would be 9.8 Tohatsu longshaft ,electric start with remote controls.

make sure that the connectors are compatible. Most fish finders are only as good as the transducer The SS264N ( narrow) the same elements as the Tm260/ B260 / M260 . The pair consist of a 6 degree 200 kHz and a 25 degree 50 kHz transducer...........Garmin 6 pin,Lowrance,Simrad,Sitex,Raymarine............. SS264N...............Garmin GSD-24, Furuno.10 pin.................................

The 390 area is just south of Rochester and southern suburbs. The suburbs have a protected huge deer population.The throughway does not really stop them from moving. Add to that Mendon ponds and some other parks where there is a deer behind every second tree, you will understand that in such an overpopulated (deer) area there is a natural move outward in this case southward.