AnglingAddict

Water in the fuel - almost guarantee it. Get a water seperator installed and don't run any of the ethanol crap gas in the boat and you should be good to go. I used to have a 9.9 high thrust and can tell you that I experienced the same issues the first year I had it - installed water separator and only used non ethanol premium (pumped the first gallon into my truck to make sure any residual ethanol fuel from the previous customer was out of the line) after that.

I did mine this weekend - about $4.50 a foot for marine USCG A1 or A15 hose locally - might find it cheaper online. As already stated for the reasons above use the marine line. In addition it's kind of a PITA job, and your original marine line lasted about 25 years so you might as well just do it right. Don't forget to double clamp.

Comes with a Mercury hub kit - forgot to mention that. Can be adapted through use of hub kits to run with any brand motor.

Not Cannon's but these are like new http://www.lakeontariounited.com/fishing-hunting/topic/50313-big-jon-manual-downriggers/#entry346140

I have a brand new Mercury Tempest Plus 19 pitch right hand prop. It's a stainless prop in 14 5/8 X 19 pitch. Great prop for Walleye style and multi-species boats. Cheapest I found was around $420 on ebay. Willing to sell this for $325 which is much less than I paid. This prop has never seen the water. With a proper hub kit you can run this prop on a Yamaha, ETec, Merc, whatever... http://www.mercuryma.../elite/tempest/ $325 for the prop.

Okuma Aventa 13' Fixed Reel seat float rod for sale. Barely used. Cork is clean. Comes with an extra tip section in case the worst happens. $80 Baldwinsville, NY

Okuma Sirata Centerpin reel with drag. Barely used - spins like new. $200 Baldwinsville, NY

Two Big Jon Manual downriggers - like new. Used maybe a half a dozen times. Retail for over $200 each. $250 for the pair. Located in Baldwinsville, NY.

I don't think personally killing a few trout per season for eggs is unethical. No more unethical than people who harvest with the intent to consume but then toss the fillets out a year later because they are freezer burned. Salmon eggs aren't nearly as effective once you get into the winter months. Bead fishing has drastically curbed the number of guys who are killing trout for roe. Guys who fish bags should be able to keep fish within their legal limit for whatever they want to do with them. I don't agree with this proposed reg. Let me ask you a question if you are concerned about opportunity. How many browns or steelhead did your clients legally harvest last year? How many kings that were caught during tourneys were just dumped in the trash after weigh in? None of those contributed to potential opportunity come fall. I release 99% of the fish I catch from November to April in the tribs. I don't think my removal Of 2 or 3 trout a year for roe is excessive or unethical in the grand scheme of things.

I don't think it's any worse than people who harvest fish - fillet them and then throw the fillets out a year down the road when they are freezer burned....lots of that goes on as well unfortunately.

Steve - forgot you were the one willing to trade the wife as well! Too funny! Keep in touch. -Bob

Boat has been sold

Just accepted a deposit on the boat - its essentially sold. Thanks to all who looked.

Yes - still avail. Have a couple people slated to look at it in the coming week.

While you may achieve the same depth - its a PITA in my opinion...especially if trying to run them out on boards with the added weight and trying to set them with dipseys on the same side...