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If you do any reloading the cartridge casing tumbler with walnut shell material works well. The finish does stain deeply on Sutton's and may not be re-vitalized if badly spotted.

Check with Troutman87 on here. You probably won't find them any better or cheaper even used.

Trailering is really about matching up the boat weight with trailer tongue weight distribution and having a wide enough wheel base on the tow vehicle and towing capacity to keep the tail from wagging the dog with smaller boats, and getting the right hull design for the boat itself depending on use or purpose . My 18 ft Whaler is much like a 20 ft boat and can be pulled by pretty much any pickup truck or SUV. I can launch it solo, go out in very rough water without problems and in the 18 years I have had it I have never had any water come into the boat from waves because of the hull design. Fishing rough water is another issue because no matter what size boat you are in when the wind is up and the waves are cranking you can't control your lure speed properly;although some may be more comfortable to be on than others. I'm convinced there are no perfect boats - just some that perform better than others at some things. After all is said and done it is always a compromise of some sort ;whether comfort, expense, purpose (s) etc. and personal preferences seem to guide that decision. Most glass boats and aluminum boats "feel" different when in them and once someone gets used to this (either way) it can be a preference or desirability factor too which can later affect "satisfaction"

Welcome to LOU. I think you'll like it here

You are very welcome. I'm a firm believer in trying to foster businesses that treat me right, get the job done competently, and when possible are American businesses and local as much as possible. This is especially so with the covid crap in the picture

Good first half but I was glad there wasn't a "fifth quarter"

I recently needed to have my stainless steel prop reconditioned for reasons i won't go into . I took it to the Propeller Works right here in Canandaigua. They turned it around in one week and it came out good as new and looked like a brand new one. Mike and Dawn are wonderful people to deal with and Mike has been doing this for 40 years so he has incredible expertise at it, and best of all it was done very reasonably. As the boating season winds down this is the time to have the prop work done as things get busy there during the height of the regular summer season. I have been there when he had over 500 props from all over the state at his shop. Props are one thing on the boat that needs to be done right by someone competent in doing it and this is the place. I always like sharing good experiences with places when the outcome is outstanding and this is definitely one of those situations. Canandaigua, NY 14424. Phone (585) 394-1860 Email. [email protected]. … The Propeller Works Inc 53 Leicester St, Canandaigua, NY 14424 · (585) 394-1860