Sk8man

Some really good info in the above posts to pay clase attention to.... You mentioned the safety issue and it is not only important but could be critical. You also mentioned being able to "get away" with the 6 hp. Having the trolling motor is dual purpose: a) safety considerations, and b) being able to troll over a range of speeds economically in lieu of using your main motor. Although you may be able to "get away" with the 6 hp single cylinder motor under relatively calm conditions whether on Lake O or one of the larger Finger Lakes to push your boat it should be considered "marginal" in terms of safely when responding to perhaps unexpected untoward conditions which involve wind and waves; both of which can relatively easily overpower a "marginal" horse powered motor regardless of the size of the craft. Many of us who have been out there in adverse conditions have a very healthy respect for these bodies of water. One of the main things is that you can never fully or accurately predict Mother Nature (or her wrath). This is one issue where you want to be very sure of your choice and not jump the gun.Even new motors can fail out there and depending on a single cylinder marginally powered motor can be risky. The other thing is that usually things follow Murphy's law out there and the failures of motors and batteries and the onset of problems and the things you have to depend on seem to occur right at the wrong times and frequently when there isn't help available and with fast approaching adverse weather. When this happens and your main motor goes out and you are facing 12 ft waves you'd be wishing you had the biggest motor possible. Marginal motors may be good trolling with the waves or wind but struggle to keep their path going agaainst it. Suggestion: Bite the bullet for an 8 or 9.9 hp motor OR wait to get a motor and save up for it rather than being disappointed in your choice after reality strikes

Two common main options: Roller tip for the rod. Come in different diameter shaft sizes depending on what rod you have. Can be expensive. High quality ones (usually on custom rods) can be a couple hundred dollars or much more. Complete rods can have rollers for eyelets as well. Primarily used in salt water Twilli tip - a spring looking thing that replaces the current tip on most common rod shafts. They have a few different rod tip adapters that come with them to fit a variety of rods. Cost 7-10 dollars

Yeah even the mention of 50 lb copper shows he doesn't have a clue anyway.

Yes it has been open awhile Dre and I guess the dock is in now from what I heard.

X2 for sure.

Did you already see this Jason or isn't it the right one? http://www.michiganmotorz.com/rise-aluminum-vortec-intake-manifold-1996-current-p-114.html

Hank's the man and Jason - good luck bud.

jigstick you have a PM

These boats last forever and you see a lot of them a lot older than this one on Cape Cod repowered as folks don't want to get rid of the boats. Once you've owned one it is hard to go to another boat and after being out in the middle of Lake O in rough seas you'll understand why.

Not a difficult or unfamiliar word either I corrected it Mike thanks for bringing it to my attention

American servicing the way it should be done!

How cool is that....

A few years ago when I upgraded the drags in mine to carbon fiber and i was thinking about the power handles as well despite the fact that the reels have a relatively higher gear ratio already and was told that there weren't any for that particular model and that the ones for the newer models wouldn't fit either. I have the power handles on my newer reels even with the higher gear ratios like the 57 (used for coppers) and maybe you could adapt one with modifications but you would also have devise a new fastening nut as well as reshape the handle shaft hole.

idn713 you have a PM