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Bozeman Bob

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  1. Pretty much agree with above post ^. Your going to need need a 2500 to pull and stop it, so you may have to budget for a suitable truck. Then your going to need a over width permit every time you move it or spend some money on a blanket permit. Gradys to the best of my knowledge have wood and known issues with that over the years. Chartering on O would have me looking at twin inboards,low center of gravity,more centered, and a hell of a lot cheaper to repower. Along with more client friendly working area at the stern when they are bringing a feisty one in.
  2. How many hours on the engine ? Condition of trailer and GVWC of it ?
  3. Price and engine hours would be helpful.
  4. Since no one replied, Googled it and came up with www.keywestboatsforum.com I am sure they will have answered your question on that site. There were also some post located on thehulltruth.com. From what I read sounds and looks like a nice ride ,the only thing negative I found was the scuppers holes should be plugged when trolling around as they are low to the water line and it has a tendency to back flush. That was on the center console model which I would think has the same hull as the dual. Along with at least a 85 hp to move it along crisply.. It also said the earlier ones were designed for two strokes which weigh less than the 4 your looking at.So the boat may sit low because of the extra weight on the stern,again CC model and the dual may have a different transom set up or that issue may have been addressed depending on year of boats. Good Luck !
  5. One of the more confusing classifieds post I have seen . Title says he is looking for a mold and his post says he is selling gear, with no mention of the mold. Then the responses are ,how much for the mold. Classic.
  6. www.fish307.com is the cheapest place I could find them at. Just make sure you get the battery end and not motor end ,and they are pretty much labeled that way. I think they were around 30.00 per. I also went with 12 volt 30 amp circuit breakers from NAPA instead of fuses.
  7. They are regulated and the same amount of water that was diverted before this tunnel was put into operation is by passing the falls. 50% over and 50% to the feeder systems. The only way they regulate the actual water going into Ontario is through the dam above the falls and that is more of a diversion than dam, as it only goes about 1/4 or less of the way to the other side.I believe when they shut the doors on that its at night and that's so more water is forced into the feeder tunnels on both sides of the river. They don't do it in the day so as to let more water go over the falls for the tourist to see.
  8. I am well aware of a dealers overhead, including taxes,building and liability insurance, workmans comp, unemployement insurance utilities ,employee's etc. And I also know 90% do not want your trade in and are looking for clean deals. The last thing they want is a overpriced used boat going out the door and there responsible or whatever breaks in the next few weeks or so. IF you have bought every car you have ever owned from a dealer then I bow down to you and your post. Something tells me , no way and I shouldn't worry about me eating crow.
  9. IMHO any dealership is going to low ball you big time. Just like trading in a car, snowmobile, motorcycle etc. they will give 3,000 for it and sell it for 4500 after you walk out the door. I would list it here and Craigs , sell it and then go boat shopping. You now have some cash in hand and room to barter at the dealership and they have a clean deal, which they wanted to begin with . When trading in they know you want a particular boat and will keep that price high knowing that they hold most of the cards.
  10. From my good buddies book , The Quest for Girthra , listed under Musky Bill's List of Forty # 23- I didn't catch any, but I lost a 50-incher. RIP Goober
  11. Good luck with the sale , appears to be in VCG !
  12. Probably ablative paint which is designed to wear off like that.Helps prevent a big build up of paint over time. No you do not have to sand and start over. I normally just paint over it from the waterline down to where the side meets the bottom,but not the bottom. Also I paint the stern and a small area on the bow. Pretty much where the sun shines on the hull. Algae usually doesn't grow unless it has sun,so the actual bottom never seems to have growth on it. I use interlux ablative paint, about 90.00 a gallon and it takes me a few years to go through it with my painting method.
  13. Good pair of sunglasses ! Pros , are obvious . Cons, not great in low sunlight ,cloudy days or night. If not installed correctly ,looks like hell. Spring , fall , and some summer days it's nice to have the sun warm up the helm area. Honestly haven't seen many boats with it added. If you don't like it, just peel it off, not going to break the bank. Personally I wouldn't do it with my boat , I have a hard top with a big overhang and two of my windshields open all the way up for ventilation, I just like a clean view when conditions are not ideal.
  14. I will be so happy when Ted finds his angler !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  15. No mine are custom made , 3 boards per unit , the slight bow would be the last couple feet where the waves hit the line at the attached point of the release and sometimes in the middle. Yes if the lake is like glass you get minimal sag. Sorry but if I am running a few coppers, I do get some sag , not constant ,even with the boards pulling " like hell " . My pulley is almost 9' above the waterline. Back to the lifting question, your fulcrum point is above the halfway mark of the height of the board and that will have create a tendency for the outside board to lift , helped along by larger waves that may have the board skipping along on the surface. With 3 boards per unit and 2' wide, your attachment eye may be able to go up a bit more than halfway.
  16. The boards are usually so far out there that the towing line has a bow in it and is now no where even close to remotely lifting the boards. Most of the time the last 10 feet or so of line is crashing the waves ,not above them. Now if you ran them 25' feet from the boat, maybe.
  17. No.its pulling the board that is trying to move away from the boat at the center line. A example , two 4x8 pieces of plywood standing on there sides connected by 2x4 x 8' So there 8' apart, now pull on one 4x8 near the the top,the other sheet will lift up.Now pull it from the middle and see how much harder it is to lift , if you can even lift it.
  18. Eye bolts too high and the board may have a tendency to be pulled over or lift the outside board so it's not dragging in the water like you want it to. To low and the line is always dragging in the water along with your fishing line not getting out to the board.
  19. The plan states its 3" above the bottom,which translates to about 1/2" above center line,based on the 1 x 6 being a true 5& 1/2" width board.
  20. "The Huh???" I believe was in reference to, what does this have to do with wiring a downrigger. Pretty much the same as if I replied with make sure you carry a Danforth anchor. [ Along with the fact that 25 watts of power is nothing. My boat radio puts out 50 watts to the speakers through crappy speaker wire with no problem. The 25 is more like 22 actual and I could power it with a 14 gauge wire all day long and it would still put out the same ]
  21. Limited space and only going to run one wire/copper line per side,go Otter. Big boat and plan on running at least 2 wire / copper lines per side, go with a 3 board planer board. Pulls like a beast and rides the rough stuff without bouncing all over the place. Foot print is about 2' ×3' laying down.
  22. . If you go to Raymarines web site they will have schematics for all there models and specifically where it gets Teed into,usually as close to the ram as possible. If that applies to your system. If you have any other questions there is a forum that may take a couple working days for a response from the moderator
  23. Probably have to Ebay one . Usually the spindles are the same size. No parts book ever made for 99% of the boats out there.
  24. Not exactly, if you have numbers under 85-90, in most if not all cases, the engine is in need of a rebuild.
  25. Basically a compression test will tell you there is or isn't a problem. The leak down will help pinpoint where the problem is originating from. If you have good compression there is no need for a leak down test.
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