Bozeman Bob
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Prices will range from aprox 1300 at Newfane [ if you can get in ] to 2500.00 + Hedleys is probably the next cheapest but is run down and doesn't offer a lot of protection from waves barreling in the Harbor when the winds are out of the North. The bar place is better, right next to Hedleys, but probably can be noisy on the weekend as your directly under it. The cheapest at Wilson will be the State docks, last year there was 1 charter guy from Pa. that kept his boat there all season and that was the only boat there. It will change with new docks going in. I agree with Hookmeup about the Wilson Boat Yard, just going to cost you a few more bucks. The place where the Sunset Grill is has slips and probably is at the top of the pricing list,they do have a inground pool, something to consider if your taking the family. Good Luck !
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How long is your boat ? that's the only way to give you aprox. pricing. Newfane town dock has a couple year waiting list for bigger boats, maybe over 21' Jim McDonough has slips directly across from Newfane Town docks, under the bar,716 778 7665 . Hedleys is right next to him 716 778 7771.. Wilson State Park is putting in new docks/slips this season. Even though they charge by the day it usually comes out cheaper than most other slips. Have to call the State Parks to get fee's ,they may have monthly or seasonal as well. I think Kevin Jerge also has slips in <Wilson Boat House ? I think he runs the WHI, maybe contact him through that web or Facebook site.
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I also found a F36 in Detroit for 24,000 - Silverton 40' Convertible with 512 hours on the engines for 44,900 in Port Clinton Ohio. The Silver seems to have a bigger fighting area along with more fishing electronics on her than the Egg along with it being about 35,000 less. You can buy a lot of gas and storage fee's for that kind of coin difference. The Eggs engine compartment is clean enough to eat off of and I love the teak along with the salon and sleeping quarters. There is also a 1984 35' Viking for 39.900 in Detroit that looks immaculate as well. www.yachtsurvey.com does a review on a Viking 43 and raves about the workmanship in Viking boat. Most times a mfg lineup is made with the same quality control throughout its fleet, that would be a boat worth looking at IMHO. When your searching Craigs if you just punch in Flybridge you may come up with more of a selection than just putting in the Mfg name. Or do both along with searching the nearby areas of the city you are on.
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There is a beautiful 1989 fresh water Egg Harbor 37 on craigslist in Cleveland Ohio. Not knowing your budget it's not easy to come up with something in your unknown price range. Eggs are known for there quality, a big step up from older Luhrs along with Chris Craft,Sea Ray ,Trojan IMHO.
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Its listed on Craigslist in Elmira NY . No pictures of the stern deck.. 30 minutes from the border as in Buffalo or the St. Lawrence area ?
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What is his budget and how far are you willing to travel ? Strictly freshwater or is a saltwater boat ok ? Diesel or gas powered ? More for cruising/entertaining or fishing ? Filling in some of the blanks may expand or narrow your search if you want feedback from LOU people. www.iboats.com www.boattrader.com www.thehulltruth.com all have a good selection of boats in there classified or for sale forums. Craigslist in Ohio and Michigan ,Hudson Valley in NY and make sure you check off nearby areas when you get to the actual boat page. These are better sources than local Craigslist, again depending on how far you want to haul the boat back from, Blackwatch/Phoenix/Bertram/Hatteras/Rampage/Blackfin/Topaz/Henriques/Ocean Yachts/Luhrs/Viking are some of the major players in what you are looking for.
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Sold / Closed 1989 Boston Whaler 27 for sale
Bozeman Bob replied to John E Powell's topic in Boats for Sale
Just out of curiosity how does she do at trolling speed from 1.5 to 3.5 ? Do you need bags and do the motors/motor load up at all ? GLWS -
for sale : usa 1996 20 hp merc tiller
Bozeman Bob replied to wishinfishin's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
FYI its a Long shaft and IMHO that sells from 2-600 ,depending on gas tank ? how much $ is required to fix tiller, wiring, along with the compression numbers and how quick you want to move it. -
Can't really tell from the picture if the storage compartment has a divider/support brace made out of pressure treated lumber. If so, that is a not to be used with aluminum. Other than that it looks great ! -
Canadian waters border crossing rule change
Bozeman Bob replied to jimski2's topic in Open Lake Discussion
I for one would buy a Canadian License again after many years without one because of all the hassle involved. I can remember getting stopped in Canadian waters and just showing them your license . A few years later a friend was tubing with his family in Canadian waters on the upper Niagara [which has a sketchy border line] and he looked over at a Marina ,noticed some people waving at him, he went over and was told of his wrong doings by the RCMP or whatever agency. They then said were taking your boat or break out the plastic and pay a 1250.00 fine right here, right now. Ker-ching -
I have towed 15-20 boats in my lifetime back to port, including Canadian waters to the US side. Maximum distance was about 8 miles from Point Abino to the Buffalo Harbor, so I know all about towing and am not worried about Karma because I have paid forward and have been lucky and smart enough not to need a tow myself. When you have Sea Tow available in your area I would suggest getting insurance or run with two motors. The more that comes to light the more I see why the Doc was not towed to port in a "timely" fashion. I also believe that any boat out there that heard a real distress call would stop what there doing and help ,including me.. This was not the case and as I expected I am taking some heat for my replies. Again I wish him luck in finding volunteers. -
Sorry but many of us have one or two days a week to fish and if it wasn't for that we probably wouldn't even be on the lake. They have private towing service on most of the southern shore. Now the OP says he was basically in the Harbor and was calling for help after motoring to that point and he expected people to drop what they were doing and escort him another 100 yards into the harbor. Like I said if it was a actual emergency I know the response would of been different. Were ok that you don't live in NY.
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Hardly, Gaga played the same song for her 12 minutes and was a bore. Yes I am glad she didn't go political as advertised. My scoring prediction was pretty close, although it was a TD in overtime vs a last second FG. Yes I feel better ,thanks for asking!
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I pick Dbag GaGa to make a mess of halftime and see fans turn away from this game in droves. Most liberals will want to see everyone get a participation trophy so they wont be watching anyway. Why do they let this once great game turn into a political showcase ? Tell them to sing there songs and without stupid props [Beyoncé], then go away. Maybe Kapernut can sing the anthem ? I also understand some commercials are going the same route. I just want to enjoy a good game with out all the extra BS that is coming our way. Love to see the Cheatriots get blown out but that would be more fuel for Brady to keep coming back. Patriots by a last second FG. Or as Rob Ray said last night when asked during the Sabres game, Green Bay haha.
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^ While I agree with you to a degree, there was no immediate danger in his case, he was not taking on water.. I am sure he could of waited until 3 pm or so when most charters are done.There are paid professionals in the area that handle these incidents and if no one uses them they go away. Sea Tow was founded because the USCG has better things to do than tow people back to port ,but if was a emergency situation they would of stepped in and handled it. Unfortunately in this day and age there is the legal [suing] ramifications added to this topic. The boat your towing cleat pulls out and slingshots back to your boat and hits either the person your towing or a person that went out with you, seriously injuring them. on your boat or vise versa, hitting the guy in the boat being towed. Who is paying for that impending lawsuit. The towed boat ,sinks, hits a log, reef, flips over etc. Now the guy decides it was your fault and you have to PAY for a lawyer to defend any of this. I know I am sounding like a hard ass but this stuff happens all the time. If the OP had kept the point that he had to pay for a tow out of it he might of gotten a better response in his request for volunteers. Which no one has done so far. I wish him luck in that endeavor.
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A basic set of hand tools on board goes a long way as well. Every steering system can be disconnected at the Rudder-Outdrive or Outboard motor and then steered by hand at a slow speed. Where there's a will there's a way ,if somewhat prepared.
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Sorry to hear you broke down. Not everyone has the time or will to volunteer . My boat insurance has Seatow,etc. maybe look into that. Since no private boats came to your rescue why did you single out WORKING charter boats? We're you in danger of sinking, was night setting in ? Thunderstorms rolling in ? If any of the above I think a charter boat would tell there clients gotta go save this guy and I will refund some of your money. I would also say a majority of fishermen have a kicker or twin engines so there not dependant on someone else rescuing them if something goes wrong. Cost of a used kicker is probably less than the cost of one tow,not to.mention peace of mind when heading out on a big ass lake. I guess I just didn't like the way you singled out Charter guys ,especially since you once served and should know a back up is cheap insurance in more ways than one on Ontario. And no I am not a Charter Captain.
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Not sure if Chirp would really do any good on Ontario, that's why I asked where do you mainly drop a line. At the west end of O there is no structure to speak of besides the bar. So in most cases your fishing thermoclines and a set depth ,not structure. I see no advantage in that case but others may disagree. Probably caught more fish that were never marked than ones that were. Don't get me wrong it's nice to see the screen light up and your hopes do rise with that along with resetting your bait depths. To me its more about presentation and thermo . If I was Bass ,Walleye etc fishing on Erie or the FLakes the chirp would be go for sure.
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I suppose it would depend on where and what you mainly fish for along with your budget. Are you integrating it with Radar or Auto Pilot ? Everyone is going to have there own opinion and more often than not it will be what they have on there ride. I run a Furuno stand alone and Raymarine MFD that is wi-fi so I can use a tablet at the stern if I don't feel like walking up to the dash to see what's going on with the Radar ,GPS, Engine Gauges,AP or Fishfinder. I have no experience with Simrad and if no one gets back to you on that I would Google the model number it for reviews.
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Tell them the Vatican has a wall as does Mexico on there southern border. The wall is for there protection and MAY impede the flood of drugs coming into the USA. As far as Presidents and women don't forget to include Bill Clinton ,Monica and paying off rape lawsuits. Mayb explain how words are not always the same as actions. -
Good ,I hope they take NYC with them while there at it.
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Estimates are tough over the phone, like telling the local garage all you need are brake pads. Car goes up on the lift and your rotors are shot ,one caliper is stuck and you have a bad wheel bearing, there goes the estimate. Hopefully that fixed whatever the problem was and it was cheaper than buying a new unit.
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12 vdc circuit breakers are available from NAPA/ebay etc for about 6-8.00 bucks per unit. The have them from 5 to 30 amps and that's what I use as well.
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Make sure to report back and give a satisfaction report one way or another.
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"He's not my President " Yes he is if, your a citizen of the USA. "Didn't win the popular vote...." need to win the Electoral College to be elected, Just like saying we should of won ,we had more hits than the other team, just didn't get them across home plate." Lost by 3 million votes" how about taking away all the welfare votes in the inner city, you know the people that are afraid all there freebies will be tossed out the window. Along with the fact that he didn't even bother to go to big cities that have been run and ruined by Democrats for 50 years [ Chicago ring a bell ?] NYC and LA come to mind as well... Biggest fish wins the tournament,,,,but but I caught more than the winner,,,suck it up buttercup and read the rules,he won,end of story..