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  1. Two 48” Cisco tracks both pulled off my boat. Three rod tree that does swivel with the end covers to protect your rods. Never used the trees. All in great condition.

    asking $140 due to only having 11 of the screws for the tracks, and missing on securement bolt for the trees (each one has designation for two, one is missing). 


    willing to ship at your expense, located in Mexico NY, can meet in Syracuse or somewhere reasonably close. 

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  2. 14 hours ago, EarlChap said:

    Sorry to hear the reason for selling Offshore IV, but I would be interested in seeing the boat if possible. Where is it?

     

    If near Oneida. I will be traveling through Syracuse around 5pm Friday if that worked. 

    Thank you sir. Boat is located in Mexico ny. You can text me 315 506 8185 and we can work out a potential time. 

  3. Well guys. My heart breaks doing this. I just don’t think I love the sport anymore.  I was involved in an accident last July (you can read my post about it) and happened onto this boat for a steal and thought I’d warm up to the idea of going out again. I did go out on my dads boat and I wasn’t feeling it. I’ll try to include everything:

     

    im the third owner and I haven’t talent the boat off my property since august. Boat is a 1988 21’ overniter outboard with a 175 Johnson original boat/motor combo. Trailer is a dual axle 2005 with less than 1000 miles on it. Paperwork for both boat and trailer. It is in great shape. I do not have a survey for it. Cleaned it up a bit but I should wash it down to make it sparkle just ran out of time tonight. 
     

    since I bought it, I added a garmin striker 4, four rod holder platforms, the tracks to go on them (see pictures), two triple trees, and I have a fish hawk to go with it. The fish hawk does not read boat speed tho. 
     

    Boat has a 63 gallon underfloor gas tank. Motor is oil injected so no mixing needed. Last ran in august for a sea trial in Oneida. Ran great, got the boat to around 32 mph but idk if that was wide open. Water separator installed and used. Stored indoors all its life for winter, up on a hoist on Oneida for the summers. Has a power trim tilt for the kicker. 
     

    take a look at the pics, ask questions and I’ll do my best to answer. The trailer brakes need to be wired in, and the Bimini needs one plastic bracket on the drivers side. 
     

    looking to get $6,000 I’m in no rush to sell, maybe I’ll fall back in love with the sport. I truly believe it will be a fantastic boat for one of you. Thanks guys. I have some fishing gear we can deal too if interested. 

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  4. Thanks guys, the merc was $13,000 with everything (controls, merc monitor, professional install, etc) so if it is indeed back to 100%, I’d think it is more worthwhile than the 175 apart from speed. It has 300 hours on it, which 98% of that is trolling. 
    the 175 is in great shape. Took it for a drive when I bought it and it didn’t miss a beat. I’m just not a fan of two strokes’ noise, fuel consumption, and reliability. 

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  5. As some of you know, last summer my boat went down... was a whole thing as you can imagine. Long story short, I ended up buying a 1988 Grady white 21’ overniter on a steal of a deal, in pristine condition. I had a 90hp 2017 Mercury four stroke in my previous boat. I just had it checked out by the mechanic and he went through it and brought it back to normal form. I’d like to put it on my Grady.

     

    here’s my problem. I’m not sure I’m going to keep the boat. In fact, I’m leaning on selling it. The question is, is the 175hp original 2 stroke that’s currently on the Grady from factory more attractive to a potential buyer than my 90 that’s been through an accident. Let’s assume the compression test checks out. 
     

    let me know what kind of questions I can answer to get some better informed input. Breaks my heart but I may have fallen out of love with the sport for obvious reasons. 

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  6. 29 minutes ago, Low Baller said:

    1st trip up in early August Ty and I were at the 160 the day after a blow. 2 to 4 ft rollers but no wind or breaks. Totally duable but head on a swivel. Only a couple boats out in deeper water. Coast Guard came around the stacks and hung off port bow at 100yds, so as to not interfere with my troll. After glassing my boat for several mins, a wave and a single horn blast they were on they're way back towards Oswego.
    Where they on random patrol or did someone put a word out to check on me? Who knows, it was comforting to know they felt I was good. Every year we all dodge a bullet, some take a direct hit. Those guys are awesome as well as the fellow humans who risk running in instead of running away. Thanks for keeping me safe and aware.

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    The guys that picked my sorry a$$ up we’re about as chill as could be. Once they learned I am military they got even more laid back. Their boat is insanity, twin diesels and build like a literal tank. My knee learned that real quick haha still got the scar!

  7. A good rule of thumb is 1# per 10’ down. I rarely go lower than 90’ so 10# suffices for one rigger and the other is typically parked at 65’, 8# ball. I prefer using two different weights to offset blowback according to the depths. FWIW, I use 4# balls for browns, since it’s only down 10’ to 20’. I also have had my 10# down to 130, like was said above, I can see the ball on my graph. 

  8. The merc needed a new carb. Installed and runs great. Cold start is 4 pulls, as noted in the below video. Warm start is 1 pull. New price $1500 as it runs exactly how it should. In no rush to sell because I could very well just keep it as my backup. I have the old carb as well and the receipt for the work done by Ralph at salmon country. 
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  9. For sale is a kicker I got with my new boat and was told it hasn’t been run since 2017. Put new plugs in it, changed oil and gear lube, turns over but I cannot get it to run. Likely needs a carb clean. Does not have charging, manual start. Looking to get $1000 for it. It’s clean. Selling due to buying an efi version. I’m not a carb guy. 87 pounds. Comes with fuel line with adaptor. 

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  10. 23 minutes ago, Low Baller said:

    Rebuild!

     


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    Man ya know I think I might. I’m not sure I’ll put her back on Lake Ontario but we do a Canada weeklong trip up to lake Bryson and the offshore is perfect for that. I’m thinking the 15hp kicker I buy for the Grady would be fine for that week. Not gonna win any races but that lake doesn’t get rough and speed is not an issue. 
     

    changed the lower unit oil in the kicker so stopped up to salmon country. The tech told me he thinks mercury will lend a generous hand in the repair of the 90. I’ll keep you all posted. In the past, when I had troll control problems on the lake, Mercury jumped through hoops to get me on track and actually assisted me on the phone while I was on the water fishing. Turns out the smart gauge needed a reboot. 😂💯 

  11. On 8/21/2020 at 8:21 AM, GAMBLER said:

    I run 8" with flies and meat.  This season 8' paddles have been more productive for me with meat all season.  Bigger paddles with meat and flies have had their days but 8" have been more consistent.  

    I agree. 8” white echip atomic white meat rig is my best. I don’t even use any other size, and spin doctors catch zero for me. 🤷‍♂️ Though I know they work for other people 

  12. 11 hours ago, Mikeyman104 said:

    Think that's the same boat I reached out about on craigslist too emoji38.png. Nice rig and glad someone from LOU got it. Best of luck and glad you're getting back out there

     


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    Yep I jumped on it because I knew someone would if I didn’t. The seller took me for a spin and while I dislike two strokes, the 175 runs good and it has a kicker. The boat is in great shape too. He told me he had a line of guys waiting but still gave me twenty four hours of immunity to decide because I wanted to think it through. 

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  13. Hi all- again, I appreciate all the kind words and what not. I’ve stepped away from the reports here for a minute and took some time to get right. I came to the conclusion that I’d rather not live my life on my knees, and debated on taking the dozen or so of you up on a tag along ride. Thank you all who offered. It’s a nice reminder that there is decent Americans left in 2020. By happen chance, I had the opportunity to jump on a 20’ Grady white in prestine condition from a gentleman on Oneida lake. So I will be picking her up tonight! 
     

    that said, I don’t think I can keep my boat for multiple reasons. I likely will be selling my depth finder, and anything else I can pull off it that I know works. I will be keeping the 90 with the intention to put it on the Grady, tho it will be under powered. I care not. The Grady has a pull start 2012 merc kicker, no charging and I’d consider selling that if anyone has interest. It has less than ten hours on it and hasn’t been run in three years other than winterizing and spring startup. I’ll be selling the boat trailer, which is a 2017 single axle, weighs 583 and has a weight capacity of 3500 pounds. I paid $2400 for it brand new. However, if you want the trailer, you’re getting the boat. I cannot separate unless I sell the boat and tow it out to the new owner. The boat can definitely be repaired by the right metal worker. It has a 17 gallon fuel tank that was $350 new. I managed to save my fishawk, batteries, switch, tracks, riggers and three rod holders. Lost every single one of my rods/reels tho. 
     

    I will be posting pictures of everything when I can pull it off and confirm it all works. If you’re interested in anything, pm me. I have a couple guys who have already informed me they’d be interested in stuff. 
     

    what I’ll do is post the link to anything I’m selling here as well as in the classifieds so you all will be notified. Similarly, I’ll be in the market for electric riggers and poles/reels. I saved my spoon holder and tackle box with flies/flashers/rigs. I’m not in much hurry to buy anything as the season is winding down and now I have to build a barn lol 

     

    thanks to all again. It’s been a tough exact month. I managed to get on an Adirondack lake in a 14’ boat to get my legs back from under me. 

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