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I have a 19 foot Islander (1984) with a 4 cylinder 3 liter engine with good compression across the board and the points replaced by electronic ignition. When I troll at roughly between 750 and 950 rpm everything goes fine for the first hour or two , but after that, the engine starts running rougher and sometimes it just quits on me. Than I have to restart it in neutral and when it starts it leaves a bunch of brownish to black carbon floating on the water. Than it will run again for another hour or so. When I pack up to go back to port the engine has a hard time to pick up rpm and sometimes just stalls. I have to very gradually increase rpm and after a few minutes it runs just fine. Why is there carbon buildup? I replaced all my fuel so it is 91 octane ethanol free and fresh. The spark plugs are ACDelco43LTS. My carburetor was professionally rebuilt. Is my timing a bit off? What else should I look for so she runs smoothly at low rpms without carbon buildup? Thank you for any advice and help, Cornelis
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Check the Talora wire rods. They have rollers the whole way .They come in several different lengths
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This morning they went from 1000 to 10200 cubic meters per second. In 2017 they were at 10400 starting June 14. It stayed until August 8. We will probably see something similar this year. That is a lot of water under the bridge. Sometimes I think that it may flush some Atlantics or chinook yearlings to the ocean and it may unwittingly be the seeds of a brand new salmon run. Time will tell. -
That really is a small matter. There are plenty of people on this board who do their own repairs. Steering cables are easily replaced and do not cost an arm and a leg. Before salvaging your boat you should go to Craigs list or on this board and ask for a local guy to swing by your house and replace it.There are plenty people around who make a second career fixing these small matters.If you do not feel comfortable going that way, contact Hank (L&M marine) on this board. He is in Port bay which is an hour east of Rochester. He can help you.
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I may be interested. Is it an aluminum boat?
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Another problem is even farther downstream. Quebec City has potential 18 foot difference between high and low tide. This will go up considerately if too much downstreaming water collides with incoming tidal water. I wonder if all that water going through Lake Ontario will help us end up with a cleaner lake
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today in Ottawa: After flooding, Ottawa is desperate for 1.5 million sandbags to be removed
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Just to put things in perspective, google “ Montreal flooding “ Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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I have the info from a coast guard officer. I just very much hope that he got it right. According to him the water level by the beginning of July should be 4 inches below where it is now Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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The Ottawa river is going down, so now they have room for lake water. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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At least Sandy is officially closed. Yesterday I called Mayers Marina on I-Bay to ask if their launch was open and they said yes. So today I towed my boat to the marina only to find the place flooded without proper markings as to where the launch might be under all that water. So back home I went. It is a sad situation. -
Thanks for the answer, Vince. By the looks of it Wrights Landing will not be open until the beginning of August. Let's hope that the Pro-Am people come up with an answer soon, or I will cancel my room reservation and forgo participating in the Oswego Pro-Am. The only thing to blame is weather and I hope that there will be a solution, a later date maybe.
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The best way to go straight is by using 2 planer boards one on each side ( I use otter boats). The farther away from the boat the better, but even when they are only 10 feet away they will create equal resistance on each side and keep your rig from wandering -
the outlet of Lake Eerie is neither controlled nor constant. If the level of the Niagara river goes down because of an additional outlet, more water will come in from Lake eerie to make up for the difference -
It is important to get an answer soon, so people who reserved hotel rooms in and around Oswego will have a chance to cancel their reservations before they are stuck with rooms to pay ,but no Pro-Am to fish
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I am not so sure about that. A bucket with three holes empties out faster than a bucket with 2 holes....The same goes here. The tunnel opening will probably increase the current speed in the upper river just a bit. There will not be any less water going over the falls or through the turbines. The tunnel is just an additional path for the water to take and there is no way to control the amount of water that enters the river on the Eerie side
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I have an MMSI #. It helps if your boat has a name , for communication on the radio. It is more important to have your GPS hooked into your radio. When you push the emergency button on your radio it will broadcast your co-ordinates.
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LOC derby format changes poll
rolmops replied to GAMBLER's topic in Tournament Talk, Shows, Events & Seminars
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The knot shown on the video does have a size problem, but that can be solved. The loop opens up because the shrink tubing expands under the pressure of the loop trying to open up. If you use a sleeve connector in addition to the shrink tubing and slide the connector all the way forward, you can make the loop very small. You will need to give the sleeve just enough of a pinch so it does not slide. move the shrink tubing over it or up to it and you are in business. Another solution is wrapping the loop with very thin wire as far as you need in order to make the loop as small as you want it. But that would be hard to do on the boat. -
California and Texas went from severe drought to very wet. The mid west is under water and huge wind and rain storms are roaring from the west and the south. Climate change is here. If anyone is to blame, it is the policians who were warned about it, but for political purposes chose to deny what was obvious for years. Lake Ontario isn’t exempt. It is easy to blame Cuomo or the Great Lakes Consortium. The truth is that we have ourselves to blame. Think of climate change when you get to the voting booth Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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That would translate into one to two foot waves. Nothing to worry about. BUT Lake Ontario is unpredictable, so always be prepared for worse
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Sold / Closed WTB Marine Binoculars
rolmops replied to Shorthanded's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
There is a kind of marine binoculars that are called "image stabilized binoculars". You zero in on what you want to see and push a button. This neutralizes the boat movement and your target will stay in view in spite of boat movement. -
Asking for a permit is a sure way not to get things done. I think that cormorants are as smart as crows if not more so. If they see a few of their kind hanging upside down from a roosting tree they may get the message . They will leave and with a little bit of luck they will move to the Canadian side of the lake where the French Canadians will see all their merde and turn them into dead birds.(just kidding) -
I have always used a bracket. The type that is a bar that rests with one side on the trailer and the other side supports the partially raised kicker. This prevents the kicker from bouncing around and damaging the transom. They are also called transom savers. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United mobile app
