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Posts posted by guffins fisherman
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I know, there were some on here a while back but can't find them now. Does anyone have a pair they would like to part with? PM me if so.
Matt
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oh yeah.I was going to say that cap looked rough, looks like you are set. Looking forward to seeing you out there!
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I thought maybe. It seemed to fit the distributor looser too. It may have been just plain worn out. It was Merc brand. May have been original. Thanks for the help.
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Installed new cap and rotor this afternoon. It seemed to idle cleaner. I idled around a bit to simulate trolling and then gassed it in neutral. No floating carbon or gassy sheen on the water. I bought plugs for it, but didn't swap them out yet. I wanted to do one thing at a time. My dad(career diesel, gas engine and heavy equipment tech) didn't like the look of the inside of the distributor. The yellow $hit flakes off into a dust like corrosion or something. I cleaned out what I could and blew it out. Any thoughts?
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I love this cartoon.
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thanks. Good luck out there. Leave a few for the rest of us.Let me know if you need a hand or someone to bounce an idea off.
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Chas, thought about that too. All good suggestions. I will be working on it in Sawmill Bay at the CYC. You may see me out on the bay in the afternoon.
Thanks all.
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I am hoping cap and rotor too, and a set of plugs will do her good. We are going that route first.
Chas, carbed motor. I don't have a kicker. Yet.
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My heart is breaking. Looks like I will miss the opener. I just posted in This Old Boat. 'Nuff said.
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Well, it looks like I will be missing the walleye opener this weekend. Here's why. The last time I was out on my boat, powered by a '97 Mercruiser 5.7, I noticed two things: first, when I started it, there was quite a bit of black smoke(not blue) coming out of the exhaust, second, when trolling at just above idle I noticed a gassy, oily sheen on the water behind the boat. It was running fine. Temp was good. Oil pressure good. All things normal. I stopped and revved it up in neutral and it put out a massive float of carbon on the water.
It looks to me like it is overfueling and loading up the cylinder heads. Funny part is, it is performing great. Starts right up. No loss of power, no coughing or hesitation to plane and runs like hell across the water. Ethanol free fuel always and fresh this year, and a fresh oil change this week. We are thinking maybe cap and rotor, maybe timing chain needs to be replaced. Hour meter reads 2100+, and was unplugged by previous owner.
Any thoughts?
Matt
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Guys the link on Amazon goes to DRIFT bags, not TROLLING bags. Big difference. Each has its proper place. Being on a budget myself, I bit the bullet and bought Big Papa bags. They are a less $$ than Amish, but supposed to be just as good. I can't speak for G2. Whatever you do, don't buy drift bags. They will rip out in a season or less. That 20' cuddy your trying to slow down carries a lot of momentum in the water. That constant tugging is a lot of force. I cannot speak about buckets. I know a lot of guys start out with them and eventually squeeze bags into the budget. I was weary of them banging off my hull all the time, not to mention that wire handle anywhere near my prop if something should go wrong. It's all a give and take. As a matter of fact, I think just about everyone has something they would improve/change about their rig if the budget was there for it.
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I think the dilemma is that the 2 stroke requires mixed fuel and the IO does not...thus two different fuel sources.Put a T in the gas line just flip for use
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Yeah, tough one. Maybe bungee it to the top center of your motor box. Mount some small stainless loops on either side of the box to hook the bungees to. They would double up to hold a cooler on fun days too. IDK. Just a thought.
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Before I decided to do without the kicker on my old Trophy WA, I thought putting the aux. gas tank in the motor well for the outboard was ideal. If you have an IO, that's a tough one.
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If the rudder is in the center of the boat, somehow run a string down the center line of the underside of your hull. I would say aligning the rudder with the center line of your hull would most likely give you the most accurate representation of straight ahead. IDK. Just a thought.
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They will cost you some $$, but look at Chaco sandals and shoes. They started making a water shoe as well. Everyone I know that wears them, swears by them. My self included. They wear like iron and have the best arch and heel cup support out there. If you really shop around, you can find them on sale.
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I see what your asking. The trees you bought don't rotate in the base. I would say mount them on the gunnel either way. Maybe someone else will chime in with a better suggestion. Sorry I couldn't be more help.Guffin,
I am going to mount them on top of the gunwale just like you have there. My main question is for those that have them mounted on a fixed plate. Do you have the rod tubes sticking out wider than the boat or even with the edge of the boat itself?
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Every set I have ever seen, and the set I had mounted, were mounted right up on the gunnel. I really liked it there. It made for a clean and neat fishing platform, while still having me a good place to store rods while underway. I simply rotated the trees 90 degrees towards the transom. This puts them flush with the side of your boat, and gives you a good place to store rods until needed. I suppose you could mount them inward of the gunnel though, like on a bench or something, just as long as you could still rotate them outward to troll with. I attached a pic of my old boat with the trees mounted. Not a great pic but you can see how they would rotate to travel, or to troll with. Hope this helps.Got the trees yesterday. They look like they will work just fine. The finish isn't that great but I didn't really expect it to be since the price is so reasonable.
For those of you that already have trees mounted, how far out laterally do you have them mounted? Meaning, do the rod holders themselves stick out farther than the beam of your boat or did you tuck them in so they are basically flush with the width of your boat? I'm just wondering if it needs to be considered for docking purposes? Especially when fishing during early spring when water levels are low and the dock is higher the gunwale.
Thanks,
DJ
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Does anyone have a suggestion for where to get 2 plates made to mount these trees?
Depending on the diameter of vertical tube, a company by the name of high seas gear sells just the mounting plate. Their website is www.highseasgear.com. Hope that helps.
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Reg'd last night.
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Interested. Where you located? Not really into shipping it.
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X2My goodness the Okuma rods are only $35/ea. and I have abused mine.
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