Sk8man

Where exactly is the town with the salmon in the river? And is the salmon weir (ladder etc.) on that one or a different river?

Sweet video.....best I've seen in awhile....you're one lucky dude and I don't mean the just the fishing

I've had my Opti for 11 years now and I've had it serviced at the marina for ten of those years and I've stored it inside all but last year (plastic wrapped). The one year I neglected to have it done and just used triple strength Marine Stabil and ran the water out etc. the following Spring I had to pay about $600 to have the lower unit serviced because there was a small amount of water apparently that got in somehow (that was undetected) and messed up the seals despite being inside an unheated barn. The tech manual for Opimax's indicates that the impeller needs to be changed every 2 years. I found that out this season and apparently the marina guys didn't know it either because it was in there for 11 years (without problems) but when it did happen was on the first day of the Trout Derby which I had spent the bulk of the winter preparing for and it required that I be towed 12 miles or more for the first time in all the years of boating (after overheating but luckily shutting off in time) and couldn't fish the rest of the 3 day derby. It sucked! Nitromusky's information is spot on for the Opti. It is a little different than some other outboards in that it is a high performance engine that in some ways requires a bit more attention to detail than some others to keep it running the way it is supposed to run....especially if i t is used to troll some or all of the time. P.S. I also run the triple strength Marine Stabil year round as well as periodically add Sea Foam to the gas tank and use non-ethanol gas these days.

Sorry to hear about your cooler Marty. Last year I forgot and left mine on the transom area of the boat on the way back from Woodville and I had the stroke of extreme good fortune to have a neighbor in the car behind me (unknown at the time to me) and he caught up with me down the road and gave me my cooler which only had a small crack in the corner of the top so it is still in service after 20 plus years of use

Cool! nice day...I wanted to be fishing but other obligations kept me busy today. Glad to see somebody had some fun of it

Yeah folks let's keep things in perspective.....King Andrew needs the money and the lunatics are running the asylum while the baboons run the zoo...welcome to N.Y.S.

A lot of the things that should be verified are not looked at....especially Federally....for example millions have been paid out to GI's that were AWOL and it had happened repeatedly despite audits pointing it out, and Social Security and disability checks paid to people using the SS #s of dead people etc. and it goes on and on. The recent situation involving the high level federal employee who bilked the government (us actually) out of a fortune under false pretenses and while being absent from his actual job for a number of years without any scrutiny at all. In short the taxpayers are screwed.....totally incompetent government...blowing our money....and how about all the NYS L O.T.T.O fund money that was supposed to go to education....yet my school taxes came yesterday and they went up $600 this time to over five grand.

Ah....I hope it doesn't come back on you as unintentional misrepresentation John...I think I'd try to have it changed if it were me....your call though. Good luck.

Ollie you have a PM.

That's the reason I've kept mine on the trailer since it came out of the showroom and take it to the car wash immediately following every time I go out..... no exceptions . Once the heavy stuff is off the hull something that can clean and help maintain it is Attwood Hull Cleaner (sold in many places). It is biodegradable. It is a matter of applying it whether with a sponge or in a spray bottle (my choice.....rinsed out Windex bottle). You leave it on for about 2 minutes or so and spray it off with a hose.....does a good job of it. It is advertised as safe for the marine environment etc. but keep away from eyes and wear rubber gloves.