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  1. On 4/27/2024 at 7:47 AM, rolmops said:

    My current steering is rack and pinion on the dash, but it moves a hydraulic power steering system aided by the boat engine, which is a Cobra I/O. Can that be incorporated? Or do I have to discard the engine driven power steering and go completely the ray marine?

    Also would the Raymarine setup be strong enough to power both a main engine piston  and a kicker piston setup?


    Sitex makes a AP unit that works with the cable/power steering system like you have. You can then connect the main to the kicker with a EZ-steer setup. I've fished on boats that have this setup and thought it was loud and not very responsive. I chose to go with a kicker only AP setup when I was faced with the same decision, I run the Garmin TR-1 Gold on my kicker now. Unfortunately the TR-1 Gold isn't supported by Garmin anymore and finding parts is very difficult. But Garmin makes a Reactor 40 AP now that is specifically for a kicker motor, the only downfall with that unit is that it is only compatible with newer kicker motors. I'd love to have hyd steering and AP on the main engine but the cost of the hyd steering conversion on top of the AP cost was something I couldn't justify to myself. 

  2. 20 hours ago, Scalloper 1 said:

    Looking for a Garmin TR-1 remote if any of you know where I can get one. I bought it new 3 years ago and now Garmin dont support these any longer.

    Join the club! I've been looking for a corded remote for my TR-1 for a few months now. I ended up ordering a wireless remote kit in hopes that it will fix my issues. Ebay is your best bet to find one... Goodluck!

  3. 2022 Old Town Sportsman PDL 120 Fishing kayak, Photic Camo, 12ft with pedal drive. I bought this brand new and have only used it 4-5 times. Comes with a paddle, YakAttak anchor trolley system, 3.5lb folding anchor, (2) RAM HD Rod holders, (2) 13.5" RAM adjustable extension arms, (2) RAM HD kayak mounting bases, Garmin Striker 4+ Sonar/GPS with transducer on a raised mount and an adjustable sonar mount. I'll even throw in my storage box with rod holders (just an old milk crate with pvc tubes for extra rods). No issues with it at all, just didn't end up using it as much as I thought I would. 

    $2500 Picked up in Rome, NY

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  4. I have a 2003 Yamaha 9.9 kicker motor (F9.9ELRB), long shaft, e-start, manual tilt/trim, with controls for sale. It came with my boat and was working when I removed it to upgrade to a 15hp at the beginning of last season. I put a new fuel pump on it and replaced the throttle and shift cables 2 years ago. I don't have a tank or fuel line for it as it was plumbed to the main tank on my boat, So currently I have no way to test run it and because of this I am selling it "for parts".  I will add pictures to this once I take them. $1000 picked up in Rome, NY. 

  5. I fish out of a 24ft WA boat built for the ocean and I won't fish anything beyond a 1-3 forecast. Even that has me slight apprehensive because I have seen it end up being much worse than forecasted more often than not (not to mention I drive an hour each way to my boat). My boat could easily and I'm sure safely handle more than that, but I fish for fun. I want to be comfortable and enjoy my time on the water, I'm not looking to go out and get beat up.

  6. 12ft, don't know where I got that number from but that's what I do. If fish are looking but not biting I will adjust the distance sometimes but I always start at 12ft. You definitely don't want to run a slider with a FF on the rigger or you will end up with a mess every time. A slider with a spoon on the rigger is fine and I do that pretty much anytime I have rigger deeper than 20ft. 

  7. 15 hours ago, hookedupf7 said:

    I know this isn’t the best place to post but anybody running this boat on Ontario. Opinions? Of layout and quality for lake O?

    I'm not running a Robalo brand but I am running a 23.5ft WA style boat. Personally I wouldn't go any smaller than 23ft for Ontario especially if you plan on fishing with multiple people. You can comfortably fish 4 people on that size boat, anymore than that and it gets a bit crowded. Boat is still easily manageable with 2 people and fishable solo if you run an auto-pilot.  I looked at similar style boats to the Robalo with the slanted "European" style transom and I didn't like the looks of them (seemed like netting fish off the back would be tough?), I opted to go with a more standard vertical transom style boat. After 4yrs of owning and fishing off a WA I can say my next boat likely won't be a WA style boat. I think too much room (width of cockpit and cuddy) is given up to allow for the WA aspect (bow access/fishability) of the boat which I never used. My next boat will be a Penn Yan Tournament, Sportcraft Fishmaster or Baha Cruiser Fisherman style boat.    

  8. I have a pair of Ziggy Planer Boards (Port & Starboard) they are the "Copper" model which states they can pull up to 350' copper or 15 colors of lead. These come rigged with a Sam's Pro front release and OR-16 clip in the back. I had no issues with these, I used them for my 10 color and 300' copper and they pulled them no problem. I'm looking into getting a couple longer copper setups and will need bigger boards. Can pick up in Rome during the week or Mexico on the weekends. $80 + shipping

     

     

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  9. Anyone have a Garmin TR-1 Gold system that doesn't work? Looking for some parts for mine and obviously can't find any due to fact it is discontinued. Just wanted to see if maybe someone has one laying around with maybe a bad ECU or compass but other parts still work. I'm mainly looking for a remote (handheld or wireless with receiver) and the pump. Has to be the TR-1 GOLD, the older Gladiator and standard TR-1 systems are not cross-compatible. 

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