carpedium

Does this affect the standard bases or just the low profile bases?

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Anyone know of a marina that allows sea trials for props around the rochester area? I see that a lot of places do it, just don't know about around here. 

Thanks

Thanks for the follow up

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Bump!

Sold

No interest - Decided to Keep

Up for sale is this Mustang Survival Type III/V CG Approved PFD. I purchased this last week, and it did not come in time for fathers day since it had to be shipped ORD-M ground. It would be a pain in the butt to return it for the same reason. 

This is perfect for early spring fishing when a PFD is required. 

his easy to wear and easy to use inflatable PFD features Membrane Inflatable Technology inside to reduce product weight and create a lighter and more flexible fit.

Paid $130 will sell for $100

This one is yellow and black. 

http://www.amazon.com/MUSTANG-INFLATABLE-MANUAL-BLACK-Category/dp/B00P0DVY7K/ref=sr_1_4?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1435181434&sr=1-4&keywords=Mustang+Survival+MIT

Features:

• 500 Denier CORDURA outer shell
• Exclusive Membrane Inflatable Technology lightweight inflation cell
• Inflator inspection window and easy access flap
• 1-fold, easy to repack design
• Provides 26 lb (100 N) buoyancy when inflated
• More than 1.5 times the buoyancy of most foam PFDs
• New tone on tone pattern and vibrant color accents

Accepting Offers!

New Price - $110

Great report, thanks. 

No problem!

Nice!

Everyone, I need your wisdom on some old outboards. Since I was a teenager I've been collecting a few of these things thinking that I would restore them. I've since let go of that and want to unload them. The first two are old Evinrudes. 

The policy in the classified section is that you need to state a price, but I have no idea. I worked for weeks as a teenager cleaning out a guys basement and doing yard work for a boat and motor - and have no handle on value. I sold the boat without the motor and now have these left. 

The SportTwin ran 5 years ago, no idea when the Aquasonic last ran. 

Any Idea what these are worth? Do you want to buy them?

Thanks!

12 Volt, Minn Kota Endura 55. 55lbs of thrust. Works great, used once, just don't have a need for it. 

Asking $110 - since Walmart has the same thing on sale for $200. 

Pickup in Spencerport

For sale is a Wille Planer mast. I can't tell you much more about it than what you see in the pictures, but I will caution that one of the reels either needs to be repaired or replaced as the center part has split. The rest of it is mechanically sound and solid. 

Asking $60. 

Pick up in Spencerport. 

Fishmaster - 1430lbs dry

Arima - 2150lbs dry

Key Largo 1950lbs dry

This suggests that a 15 would probably rev even higher. All based on if the tachs are correct I guess. 

Just went through this , 115 merc four stroke with a 4 blade 15" vs a3 blade 17" the 17" killed the hole shot and cavitated at w.o.t. , the 15" has a great hole shot but allows too many RPM at w.o.t. My decision was to stay with the 15 and run the boat at 5400-5800 rpm instead of w.o.t.

Thanks for the input. 

What was your WOT? What is your rig's weight?

 

 

 

       3-blades provide good "hole shot" and top-speed performance.

Compared to 3 blades, 4-blade boat props provide better "hole shot" performance with less steering torque and less vibration at high speeds.

When switching from 3 to 4-blades, generally a 1" pitch decrease is required. So, a 21" pitch 3-blade is replaced with a 20" pitch 4-blade. Pitch is increased when switching from 4 to 3-blades.

The above is from iBoats.com. Can anyone verify that these statements are true?

This is the existing prop:

http://www.amazon.com/Blkmax-13-25X17Rh-Mercury-Mercruiser-48-77344A45/dp/B0038ZZTH8

i used 3 blade

Ray, how much does your rig weigh?

any motor trimmed for top speed will cavatate or vent as you say on a turn,just gotta drop it down a tad and it will grip..yea 800 rpm is a bit much for loaded boat probly workin a tad to get outa the hole,also,,I too have a 115 4 st. and had same issues with 4 people full tank and diving gear,dropped to a 15 in stainless tho alum would work fine and it helped a lot..i have a 19.6ft key largo,,, even with full load it still wont hit top rpm drop 200 lbs and im good to go..the 115 4 stroke is not as strong as i would like, even alone it just don't jump outa the water  ,once on plane then all is good..Bottom line we need at least 150 hp..but thats cost prohabative for me and i really enjoy 7mpg when i take trips out the back islands..So yea the 15 i would recomend ....

Thanks for the input Ray! 

1) Nice boat.

2) Catch and Release ? No mess there, and I know Wegmans is nearby.

Rusty

1) Guy that had it before must have taken good care of it. 2) Yes most of the time, but Wegmans is too expensive!

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Current rig has a 115hp 4 stroke. At WOT the tach shows around 5200 RPM when properly trimmed, with 25 gallons of fuel gear and two people. The manual says that the motor should operate between 5500 and 6000 RPM at WOT.

There is currently a 3 blade 17" prop on the motor. It ventilates easily on turns right now, but other than the low RPMs it performs ok. From my research it looks like a 4 blade prop may be the way to go. Should I be looking at a 15" four blade? Any recommendations for a fishmaster 196?

Edit: The existing prop is a mercury black max. 

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I like this alot.

do you have a fishmaster?

You could mount a flange on the bottom of the board...running length wise.  Maybe 5-6inches tall.  Then use two Irwin squeeze clamps and clamp it to the gunwale / side of the boat.  When your done just take the clamps off.  The whole board and clamps can then be stored right on the boat. 

 

You could even drill some holes in the bottom of the board, towards the back.  So when the board is clamped to the boat, the holes will be over the water.  And you can wash the guts and blood right through the holes and into the lake.  Keep the board tilted slightly so all the juices run away from the boat toards the back of the board and through the drain holes.

This is a great quick and dirty idea! The rail is a little too short, but it's perfect in the mean time. 

Not sure if this would work for you but what about one of those flower box holders for a deck railing? Straighten it out and maybe utilize a L style anchor bolt and just insert the L shaped end under the edge of the gunnel and tighten a butterfly thumb nut to fasten.

 

http://www.amazon.com/MINTCRAFT-GB0043-Flower-Bracket-2-Pack/dp/B003MZY4CU

Another good one - The only issue is that the gunnel is open at the bottom. maybe wouldn't even need a thumbscrew. Issue is that the gunnel itself is too low. 

I'm building a board also. I got a 4'x2' half inch sheet from grainger for $100. We have a metal railing that I clamp the board to across the corners with sliding squeeze clamps. I'm going to hole saw some 2in drain holes in the back corners and put some wedges underneith to tilt it back. when I'm done I'll post a pic if I can figure out how to.

Nice

By the looks of your boat I would guess you have recessed seat pedestal mount in the rear use a short pedestal, mount to your cutting board and it will go on just like a seat perfect height

I do have the mounts, but want to keep the board mostly over the water to keep the blood and guts out of the boat. Good idea though.

When you're mounting it, make sure you consider the height.  Do all the filleting on the boat with a Magna board like this and its a bit low and ends up being tough on the back if you have to fillet more than 1 fish.

Yes this is a great point.