Bozeman Bob

Did it today,steady bite .probably dropped 3 or 4 that might have put us in the money, still had fun ! A few comments. It's great to see a tourney in July on the west end. Cheap buy in and decent pay back, thanks to the Town of Wilson matching entry fee's. Be great if they could do it every year and it probably wouldn't hurt to see if Olcott might Co- sponsor it, either by matching fee's or both towns splitting it, making it a joint Tourney over two days ?. Maybe call it W.O.W , [ Wilson Olcott Weekend ] Both Towns get a lot of revenue from fishermen and both ,IMHO, do little to promote there fisheries or give back to those that drop a lot of money into the local economy. Wouldn't hurt to put up a few waterproof posters around town or at the very least the launch ramps and Tackle Shops to attract the out of towner's that might not visit this site to get info. With the cheap buy in the charter boats ,even if the have clients will buy in. The locals and visitors with smaller boats are not intimated ,get a taste of tourney fishing and it doesn't break the bank. A non-obligated short Captains meeting Friday night would help the Calcutta end of things and maybe a few questions ,if any ,could be answered,like radio station number monitoring for cancellation and updates etc. Again thanks to whoever set this up,[ Mean Machine ?,] and hopefully if it happens next year I can thank you personally.

No , that is pretty much the standard mixture rate for all 2 "smokes." The problem is if you decide to lean out the jets you run the risk of burning a hole in the piston. Better to be a bit rich than lean.

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Tim Calms. ,Paridise Boat Works or Motor Works.. Silver Lake NY. Or find him under his name on FB. Or Google both. He is the guru of older Mercs.

Velcro in use Video was just posted on FB Lake Ontario Trolling Discussion and Report

Guy today mentioned spraying line/spool with something silicone based , depending on what you feel comfortable putting on your line. I am sure there is something that they use for cooking that would be ok. Again like my last post, I have not tried it, just relaying info given to me.

Facebook-- Lake Ontario Trolling Discussion & Reports-- Posted today flat stick,like a 12" ruler,attach male Velcro to side of wood. Rub stick over tight line and fleas will stick to Velcro,then smack stick against something and fleas get flickered. Never tried it ,just relaying what I read.

Just used the search engine here and a 93 18 footer was gong for 5900 and a 96 190 Trophy was going for 9,500 with a kicker and maybe a few more options. So the asking price seems in line. Maybe if you showed up with 6 grand and said you have to buy tires and batteries etc, the boat may follow you home. Don't know the situation with the Marina and what services he paid for. A sea trial and good batteries may have everything working to your satisfaction. I wouldn't lose sleep over a few things that need repair , its a 24 year old boat.

Don't forget to look under boat parts ,not just boats, as well. There was a bunch of stuff listed under Buffalo ,including 4-6-8 cylinder engines ,had them listed as Mercruiser and Volvo ,but didn't say what belonged to what.

Wont cause engine damage. Will cause damage to prop shaft seals and possibly shaft carrier bearings/struts/couplers, depending on what drive system you have. Outboard- I/O -straight inboard.

Pretty common engine for older Bayliners . There is one listed on Craigslist in Watertown ,boat motor trailer 1,000 Probably get it for 500 as its been listed for a couple months and hull looks shot. Use the search icon on Craigs and start out with bayliner and or Volvo and narrow it down from there , Select cities/towns your willing to travel so you can broaden your search area.

Like I suggested PM Hank on here and he will respond. Use the search icon for---- Hank L&M

Picture of motor is on Craigslist, no cell number.

Probably want to PM or get in touch with Hank from L& M Marine who is a moderator on here. The Craigslist engine looks pre trigger vintage.

Trigger as in Rotor or something else ?

What went on it ? Gear ,bushing ? All the guts are available at NAPA or similar outlets. There is one complete engine listed under boat parts on Craigslist about 15 miles south of Oswego and he is parting it out . Not sure if under Syracuse or Rochester, I did a broad search. Using Mercruiser for the search icon. Probably get it for 50.00 or less.

Generally speaking it should go on the port side. If your trolling into a beam sea and the waves are hitting your starboard side then the bag goes to the starboard side as well. I would think with your idle at 500 rpms no bags would be needed. Sounds like you have no way to measure down speed and are just guessing what to troll at. I guess all you can do is go by your GPS and hope for the best. Most of the time our GPS might read close to 3mph and the fishhawk is at 2.3 - 2.5 but down currents may cause it to go the other way. Trolling RPMs are generally around 600 and up, with no bags. If you have a I/O you can trim it all the way down and drop your trim tabs to slow it down a tenth or two. 2900-3100 is the sweet zone for cruising to the grounds. I will go from 1.5 GPH at 625- 650 rpms to 2 GPH at 750 rpms according to my fuel flow meter. That's on a 28 x 11 with twins and one 350 ci engine doing the work.

The best economical cruising speed/rpms on most inboard powered engines is 3,000 and you probably will get 1.5 - 1.8 mpg on a boat your size fully equipped with gear and people. Not sure what you have for power or if its a I/O. The I/o will get slightly better MPG because you can adjust your trim for less drag. Trolling will burn around 2 GPH with bags and the rpms that your running. Your probably getting close to 1 mpg at the rpms you stated your running at to get to the fishing grounds. Based on your and my numbers you should be burning about 65 gallons give or take a few depending on conditions and pay load.

New name for boat needed ! How about, Back to the Future ? Seeing that today is 6/14 . I think I will hire you to be my stockbroker !!! [ Just giving you a hard time,thanks for the report ]