Sk8man

Nice display Brian.....looking forward to getting together there.

Thanks Rob Always great to see good info shared on here by folks who know what they are doing

Good one Brian

Aaron - Here is a pic of the Wegman's stuff. Price is: $3.99 It is in the bulk candy/nut section.

True

There are no holes to patch as far as the transducers in the other one in the mounting plate you can relocate multiple transducers for optimal positioning and the holes in the plate itself are irrelevant as the screws don't penetrate into the transom itself. My boat is a multipurpose one and if I were to sell it someday (unlikely) everything on it comes off without it looking like a fishing boat thus appealing to a wider market potentially.

Yes the wave (Rollers) characteristics seem to have something to do with it Bob knows what I'm talking about sometimes he resembles an electric trolling motor hanging over the front on his own boat and we've had to get him back to port .....I shouldn't laugh as it really isn't funny if you're the one it happens to. The tea cup ride at Roseland in the old days used to give me a feel for it

Been on for 15 years since I bought the boat new and no problems detected But the plate is also screwed in with the 2 screws which are also sealed

Geez Paul you'll be all out of equipment for the derby

The advantage to the one from Cabelas is that if you decide to sell your boat etc. you can take the plate off with your (multiple) transducers attached and seal the two little holes in the transom and touchup with a little matching gel coat and then transfer the plate with everything already mounted to the new boat. I believe the epoxy method is permanent.

https://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Transducer-Mounting-Plates/701430.uts?slotId=0 Two screws one at each end sealed and seal the plate with 3m 4200 seals but not permanent in case you want to remove

From what I understand there are multiple origins of sea sickness or ways in which it can develop including everything from the little stones in the inner ear being misaligned or "jiggled", loss of the view of the horizon, the up and down or back and forth movement of the boat in waves, an empty stomach or eating a large meal right before venturing out on the water. It suggests that the stomach, inner ear and brain may be involved in an interrelated way so different things may work depending on the person and specific conditions. I have never been actually sick although when younger I once felt "queasy" after a bet where I had to chug a beer on an empty stomach before7 Am after catching the first fish of the day while in the channel at Sodus.....don't think it had anything to do with my inner ear though....sure had something to do with my brain

I think in Wegmans it is in the bulk or bulk candy section maybe and various forms of it can be found in most natural food places. The capsules can be found in most vitamin sections in stores.The stuff you chew is like candy and has sugar added and once chewed it is strongly spicey (kinda hot) but it settles your stomach. I think the capsules work too but not as immediately.

Aaron - Taking multiple doses of Dramamine can mess you up and can be dangerous. The reason I suggested ginger or ginger root is that it is a natural substance and usually works well for most folks. I have seen it work out on the ocean in 6-8 footers on charters and on Lake O as well and for kids and elderly on whale watches for example. Maybe the combination of the wrist band approach and the ginger is something to try. At least to my knowledge they don't have the potential side effects the other stuff may have.

Both Bonine and Dramamine can cause drowsiness and you do have to consider their interaction with other medications you may be taking and it is possible to overdose on them if taken in other than the prescribed dosages according to the literature on them.

Get some ginger. Take it a half hour before going on the water. The stuff you chew that is mixed with sugar works better than the capsules. Ginger tea also works for some folks.

Good points. The amount of violence portrayed in video games, movies, on the TV and news has desensitized us to violence period. Many parents see nothing wrong with letting their kids watch it from an early age, let them spend copious amounts of time unsupervised watching it and we seem to forget that kids and teens as well as adults learn primarily by watching events, situations, and others in our environment. The copycat stuff is highly predictable after these major events and the media very much shares responsibility in this. When they report historical summaries of the numbers killed, give detailed descriptions of circumstances and authorities reaction to it, and "glorify" the weapons used - unstable people from various walks in life including adolescents children and adults feeling powerless in their own lives think to themselves: "I can be the center of attention too and I can show them how powerful I can become too" etc. The so-called "assault" weapons lend themselves to that feeling of power in the way that they have been portrayed in the media and tv and especially when they see adults seemingly terrified of these items and making all sorts of emotional comments about them. The bottom line is that there can be and have been mass shootings using other firearms as well but until these basic underlying issues of the glorification of violence itself in our culture and media is dealt with we will be seeing more of this happening regardless of the gun laws implemented. The mass shootings are a symptom of something more centrally wrong with our culture.