Frogger

Well, boat is ready for water, finally, overall two month project, we'll put her in tomorrow for water test and see how the hull handles..... Back from the painter, he did great. Boat rigged and ready. Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Good to hear..... Maybe even before the derby...... Got her back this morning, My painter did an awesome job of matching the OMC paint to the rest of the boat. Caulk, motor, hook up new steering, water test. paint.bmp

Thanks Les. Couldn't of pulled it off with some family help as well. Plus still have to work that beast of a motor back on. Hope all has been well with you on your recovery. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Well it's been roughly a month on this Transom project. Put it back together, riveted it and It's time for paint. Brought it to the paint shop this morning. Can't wait for it to be done, hook up the new steering, few drain plugs and we should be set. Proud to say this will be my last transom project. Lol. All in all glad it's near completion. Now it's time to clean out my mess in the garage. Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Les, just saw the post,hope you feel better.

Thanks Les, Im glad I had the urge to dig into it now rather than later, Wasnt all that bad really getting at it, motor was a little heavier than I thought or im getting older, but I can tell you putting a chainsaw in the back of the boat was something I wasnt ready for but worked like a charm. Roughrider, if you dont mind Ill pm ya on the Seacast. Ive been going around and ready to order it from them. Would be good to get some tips from ya if your up to it. I think SeaNymph along with some other boat manufacturers didnt know the ramifications of using PT wood even though they advertised 10Yr hull warranty. Oh well. The Seastar hydraulic system is on the way then the EV100 auto pilot. Cant wait to be out setting lines......

We'll I broke down this weekend and tore into my transom on my Sea nymph GLS 195. After seeing some dis colored water coming from the drain (reddish) this fall I was getting worried that the wood was shot and there might be some intrusion of water. After lifting off the motor and pulling the cap, low behold, a rotted transom. We'll after a day of using crow bar and chainsaw it's out. I could also see where corrosion has started on the inside skin probably from the effects of using treated plywood when they made the boat. Any way this is what I expected so no surprises. Next steps will be to clean the skins, JB weld the spots and decide whether to use wood epoxied or a Seacast pour. I'll keep ya posted, warm days should be coming our way now that I finally dug into this. Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Man, as I drove by up on my way to Toronto this am I swear I could see the boats but I thought no way with that ice.... Too cool

That will be some good tasting Les.

Les, I can still remember to this day being out in front of the Legion in the spring, Bobby and I in his 16fter as kids right before dark and seeing him lose a monster Laker at the back of the boat. Wire was at our feet everywhere...... Back then that fish was a 30 lber, which in reality was a nice 12-15 lber........

Im still waiting for that "Copper Tournament" out of Sodus........ Biggest King wins. You can only use copper line with flashers or lure, no rods can be used or on board.... and oh yea, no gloves either......lol

Nice looking box. For those not knowing, a deadly presentation to lakers on the fingerlakes. Imitates a baitfish, sculpin, dancing from rock to rock on the bottom. As you let line out the weight takes it to the bottom with the twin minnow skipping on the rocks. You hold the line somewhat steady while trolling slow and wham. Laker on. Give me a Blue Mullet Pflueger and now you got some fun. Once he's hooked you just pull him in and the victrolas spring winds it right up. If you have never seen it you should try it.

Nice going Les, +14 is pushing the 1.5 -2lb mark. Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Man, that's 5 star right there.....

I could see it now, tip up spools with 500 ft of braid lol. Light house looks like the wind took whatever was there out to sea. Mike, your question on the deep lakes, has all to do with mass. The more water, the more it takes to freeze. Lake Erie being shallower allows it to cool / warm more quickly than Ontario. With that said, Lake Superior, freezes some, the deepest of the great lakes but because it is more North (colder) then them all. Good news would be there would be less lake effect snow with more ice on the lakes. Rumor has it if temps stay low through February we could see record ice amounts.