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Check the trim tab above the prop on the new lower unit and make sure it is straight and not adjusted left or right.  It is the triangle looking piece.  

Oak Orchard/Point Breeze NY 

Just for info-the boat ramps were open all summer in Dunkirk, the pier was under construction, that project is officially over and the pier renovation is completed.

When you read about flesh eating bacteria, ecoli, the blue green algae, microscopic organisms, it is becoming concerning.  

Electrolysis usually occurs in fresh water by a boat being moored in a marina with some electric current entering the water.  I know of another Sea Nymph which had batteries mounted up front for an electric motor and had corrosion in the helm area because battery acid had leaked over time. 

Any old holes drilled into the transom, any current things like transducers attached to the transom?  Check those.

Check the hose and connections to the livewell.

Have to rule other things out before you focus on hull rivets.

If its badly oxidized or faded probably nothing will help.  If it is not too badly faded try waxing a section and see if that improves things. 

Unlike two years ago, Lake Erie is at or near record highs as are some of the others.  The Western Southern Tier has received heavy rain the past few days as well.  

The zinc anodes on the aluminum boat/outboard/outdrive are placed on them as a protection against this.

It is deeper in the water then when you had it in the water with no floor.  I think you are heading in the right direction with filling the transom holes. 

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You should not be adding grease every time you put the boat in -that just puts addition pressure on the inner seal causing grease to leak out and seal failure which means water comes in.  If you jack up the trailer and the wheels spin quiet you have no bearing issues.  Any type of roar, that signifies an issue.   

Not saying that theft doesn't happen but bearing failure will heat that entire hub and that could have dislodged everything.  Bearing buddies will not protect against inner seals failing if too much grease is added.  Inner seal fails, inner bearing gets rusted.  Outer bearings partially protected by the bearing buddy in that scenario.      

Oak Orchard, mouth of the creek up to the Parkway bridge-I know you can be successful in that area-I am sure you could go farther up too.

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If I was in that situation, I would try and sell the 2-stroke bracket and get the 4 stroke bracket.  Those brackets take a lot of stress and why chance dropping an expensive motor in the lake?   

I am pretty sure they are rated to 140hp.  Mine had a 90hp four stroke which was plenty of power.

2nd wettest spring in the last 40 years in WNY.

Same tactics will work for early season walleye on Lake Erie and any of the far eastern areas are the areas to try it.

Also if you are not aware of it, Lake Erie has probably some of the best bass fishing in the country, so if you want to try that with them that may be worth the try also.

Bass fisherman from all over the east have already started to converge on Dunkirk for the spring trophy season.

Had a 1978 with the old Mercury 115 hp tower of power.  That boat would really move down the lake.  With a newer 130 on it, thing should tear it up. 

Difficult to find, not saying impossible but the outboard versions of the Starcraft,  Sylvan and Smokercraft were far less sold than the I/O counterpart.  Becomes more apparent as time goes on because the Sylvan and Smokercraft ended production in 2003.  More Crestliners were sold.   And there were Lunds and Sea Nymphs built as well.  Need to search and when you find one that you want, you need to move on it.    

For those who have never heard of the brand, it is Canadian and been in business a number of years.

Figured it would go quickly at that price!

Easy to tow and light weight.   Fuel efficient with the 4 cyl motor should be a good boat for someone out there.

Heads up

Dunkirk NY Pier closed 4/8 to 8/10/19 for renovation project, the first in over 40 years.  Boat launch and other things in the immediate vicinity remain open as they have been. 

There has also been a product that snaps over the bunks made of some composite material or pvc that has been commercially available for over twenty years.    

For years foam floatation was not required for boat manufacturers in the US if the boat was over 20 ft.   I don't know if that requirement has charged in recent years, so this boat is likely over 20 ft and was built during that era.