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rolmops

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  1. A very easy way to determine whether you have a spun prop is by taking a marker and making a straight line along the prop and the gear case behind it. Now just run the engine in the water. If the line is no longer continuous you have a spun prop.
  2. With the boat at 1500 pounds and the trailer itself probably 3 or 4 hundred pounds you should get a 3500 pound axle with electric brakes. Under NY state law any trailer that weighs over a thousand pounds empty or over 3000 pounds loaded must have brakes. Putting brakes on your trailer really extends the life time of your vehicle brakes and if you ever had to stop on a wet road and the trailer pushed you forward anyway you will know what I mean. Why 3500 pounds ? They are the most common and that makes them cheap. I replaced my axles with the help of this guy. He guided me through the process of measuring and then send me an axle with electric brakes that was the exact size for what I needed. He was cheaper than any of his competitors. You can give him a call and he will help you. I just added his ebay store to my post so you can get an idea what this guy is all about. R and P Carriages 270 East Jackson Street Seneca, IL 61360 Email [email protected] Phone number 815/357-3292, http://stores.ebay.com/R-and-P-Carriages-Trailer-Sales?_trksid=p4340.l2563
  3. With my short fuse I just stay away from any pack. There are just way too many combat opportunities while combat fishing.
  4. We are doing just fine without lead in NY.
  5. This sounds eerily like the Salmon River guides who beat up on somebody because he walked in "their" spot. One wonders if this is the same guys
  6. Often after weigh in at a tournament ,fishermen are wondering what to do with all those hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds of fish. I know that deer meat is often donated to needy people. This is a well organized and succesful program. Is it possible to do the same with king salmon? I just found out that there is a private effort to do just this by somebody in Fair Haven. This person just accepted the fish caught at the Fairhaven Challenge ,separated the skein and eggs, filetted the fish and when I asked him what he does with all those pounds of fish,he answered that he gives it to those in need. I do not know your name but, thank you and more power to you! Does anybody know whether it is possible to do this on a larger scale (lake wide)?
  7. This morning, as a farewell present to my son who will go back to college on Friday,we went to the Oak and did some real nice fishing. It started on the inside with 3 20 + plus kings from 50 foot over 120 feet with the thermocline at roughly 45 feet down. Then we went hunting for the secrets of Yankee Troller and trolled out all the way to the 29 line. Along the way there was a very steady pick of both steelies and cohos but no kings and no Yankee Troller in sight. Maybe I was a bit too far east. Around noon we turned around and trolled back to 160 feet without so much as a bite. We finished the day at 9 for 11. It is a joy to be able to be out there. Cornelis
  8. These engines have electronic ignition, so in order for the plugs to spark,they need a 12 volt source. It is not the old magnetic pull start that produces its own electric energy
  9. The bass will have a hard time protecting their spawn, but, both the bass and brown trout will grow very big and fat eating these slow tasty nibbles.
  10. The earlier ones have a very massive aluminum keel
  11. I beg to disagree with the NGK plugs. Johnson/Evinrude is tuned for Champion plugs. The plugs that you can choose from for this engine are:QL82C, L77J4,QL77J4,Ql16V,L16V. My advice would be to go with the L or QL 77J4.Although you can go a bit hotter with the 78 The Q means that there is a resistor in the plug in order to prevent interference with your electronics. Your problem may be too rich a fuel/ air mix, too much oil mixed in with your fuel or just plain the wrong type of oil. Make sure to use TCW3 2 stroke oil. As far as ethanol in the fuel is concerned.Don't worry about it, it has no influence on your engine performance as far as fouling is concerned. If anything it makes the engine run cleaner. You can do a simple carb cleaning by removing the bowl and cleaning the high speed jet,but that has absolutely nothing to do with plug fouling. PLease do not hyjack posts,it makes it hard to answer.Just start your own thread.
  12. Run it a bit leaner and get hotter plugs. Make sure that you run a 1:50 mix.
  13. The best help would be a half day charter out of Olcot , that way you will get a feel of it
  14. Looks like you found the perfect fishing partner. Great fish.
  15. I want to see a picture of that break dance!~
  16. The wandering thing while trolling can also be taken care of in a completely different way. Put your otter boards or amish boards out and they will act as natural stabilizers.
  17. That points at poor fuel supply. Try to run the engine with the fuel supply positioned higher than the outboard itself. This is a trick we used on the old pressurized tanks. Cleaning out your pump is never a bad idea.Sometimes a check valve in the pump gets stuck and although forcing the fuel through often opens it (pumping the primer ball),the regular vacuum action of the pump does not.
  18. Disconnect the hose from the exit hole of the fuel pump and turn the engine over. If you get strong pulses of fuel coming out, the pump is not your problem
  19. Time for some apologies My sincere apologies to the Horsin Around crew and captain whose team name I used without their permission. My sincere apologies to Tom and Cold Steel. What I thought to be a funny comment was not perceived as such by anybody but me. I have nothing but respect for Tom and what he does for the fishing community on the east end and I have personally thanked him several times for what he does. My apologies to the entire Lou Community for allowing my fingers to touch a keyboard without thinking first. The Horsin around team members are not sore loosers and the apology that the captain made was sincere.He was surprised to see his team name under my comments and instantly apologized for things said by a member using the team name while having no connection to what was said. At this point I am thinking about scrubbing the deck on my bare knees with a tooth brush. I will try not to write any more comments that may be understood as insulting by others Hoping to be still a team member,Rolmops.
  20. Yesterday, Saturday 7/27 ,was the Little Salmon challenge. Although the fishing was difficult and the lake a bit bumpy, the challenge was an overwhelming success.Heck,there must have been over 80 teams participating. Things were made easy for the participants. Things like not needing an observer, overall relaxed rules and very reasonable entry fees made for truly fantastic participation. Everybody was a winner. The weigh in , dinner and rewards ceremony was a thundering succes. Everybody walked away with some kind of price. It was truly heart lifting to see so much good will and effort result in such a great community event. Thanks to all the organizers,sponsors and participants. You can probably teach the organizers of the west end pro-ams a trick or two. See you all next year and greetings from just Rolmops
  21. Ok I got one.
  22. I am looking for a mid eighties mercruiser 140 long block with good compression in good condition for a reasonable price. If you have one,please PM me, if possible, with a picture. Thank you,Cornelis.
  23. Spin doctor to fly is 17 to 20 inches ,while a spoon is about 2.5 to 3 feet.
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