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I have a 25ft cuddy cabin boat. Since I'm redoing the canvas I'm actually going to have a back canvas on the bimini this year. Since is always so freaking cold until mid July the last few years, I was thinking on getting a heater craft 300 series heater system. I have a Mercruiser 350 I/O on the boat. Its fresh water cooled so it wouldnt heat up until the motor is fully warm. Was going to run one vent to the each side and then run one up to the windshield for defrosting/defogging. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with running one and how it performs. I'd imagine that it wouldnt be the greatest with fresh water cooling, but it still is 160 water so it has to do something.

https://www.torpedodivers.com/scart/product_details.asp?ItemNum=R0010

Anyone see the new Torpedo weighted steel wire? Its a new product for 2016 meant to have the flexibility without kinking of wire and have the weight of copper. Thoughts? I only run read and have 10 different lead reels for my boat and just havent had the urge to try copper since it tends to be a pain.

So the point of the stupid drag system is what.....?

I hate my convectors - Im in the process of getting the drags rebuilt and then they are going to get sold. The problem with mine is when I adjust the drag a lot since we fish in pretty bumpy conditions. With brand new convectors I always had to crank the reel 2 revolutions to get the drag to reset at the new position (not sure if that is normal but they were brand new reels). I personally run Daiwa Seagate Levelwind - the newer black and anodized orange ones. They are pricey, but more than worth it. I've had a single 10 color take up to 12 fish in one trip. You'll appreciate the 6 to 1 ratio and rock steady drag when you are out of crew members that have an arm left at the end of the day.

I think if you got close enough to another boat to cause an issue, you'd probably be swearing too much at them that they are taking out your board lines to notice you fishhawk not reading right I've never had a problem with mine with running at 50khz. I put my my ducer for the fishhawk on the port side and my raymarine 50/200 ducer on the starboard side. Never had a problem and both units already read just fine. Once you get rid of coated cable, you will never go back. Once I went to the fishhawk, it made me realize how much time I spent every year messing with the darn coated cable from my old speed/temp. The added bonus is that get less blow black with uncoated cable.

Haha, I specifically used the money that you sent me for lures to buy them!

So how does that not crack when it dries?

I just won the 24 ct lot....sorry guys

Ive already been bidding So how bad are the reject flies?

Ahhh, yeah I forgot. Yeah I think the depth is worth it. I started with the X4D blue and then the red unit with bluetooth and surface speed added came out. So I upgraded from an X4D to a X4D red and sold the blue X4D screen. Now I remember why I was pissed about how they released new units in back to back years. There is the X4, X4D blue, X4D red with bluetooth and surface speed.

Yeah I bought just a the x4d screen from northwoods. I then turned around and sold my x4d blue screen for $140 through a local classifieds. It ended up only being $160 more which I didnt mind, but Im not sure if I would go for the price difference right now. I really dont use the bluetooth on the unit. When a fish hits: Run to grab rod Make sure hook is set Hand rod to passenger Go mark waypoint with 1 click on my Raymarine plotter Go grab the dog off the top of the transom - usually runs up there and starts barking at the fish Coach person reeling in the fish Move other rods out of the way Adjust autopilot so fish doesnt take out any of the 11 other rods behind the boat Go grab dog off the top of the transom again Grab net Net fish Take hook out ....start to wonder what my speed at depth xyz was....realized that its been 20 min and have made 8 course corrections while someone reeled in a 20lb laker with its mouth wide open sucking water the way. Really dont have time to mess with a tablet or phone in that case to record the speed at the hit. If anything, it would be a ton easier if there was either a) a record hit on the unit itself b) just write the darn speed down right away. Unless you need a 2nd display, the Bluetooth is just a gimmick to me. Now for the X4D having a surface speed....my personal thoughts are still out on that one. With a big fiberglass boat there are already a bunch of variables that impact the paddle wheel, but it does at least give you another data point.