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Things have REALLY slowed down here in the past week. I was gone on active duty for two weeks and came back to some pretty cold temps. Catching for numbers seems to be a lost cause, but I guess I'm finding some size, even if I'm down to a fish or two every 3 hours. Both of these caught on the...

When I backed the trailer in tonight, I apparently went off the BIG 14" dropoff instead of the "little" 8" dropoff at the end of the ramp. Turns out the "end" of that ramp is about exactly where my trailer needs to be to load the boat. Anyway, I had to put my Escape in 4x4 and jerk it a little...

I've been wanting to do some "real" smallmouth fishing after a weekend this spring when I found some on Lake Francis Case in South Dakota. Now that I'm moved to Wisconsin and have a nearly unlimited source of lakes to try, I figured I'd give it a whirl this morning on the Chippewa River (Old Abe...

After my ignition timing via Seloc manual fiasco, I finally rented a timing light and spent some time out on a (very busy) small lake to get things fixed up. Runs MUCH smoother, starts easier, but I didn't gain any speed. I'm OK with that since it runs so much better. Also installed a TinyTach...

I thought that some of you might find this interesting after last weekend's probable shenanigans at your local ramps. Lucky for me, the worst I had to deal with was people fishing on the dock while multiple boats were trying to put in/out on a shallow one-lane ramp. This was posted by someone at...

I have an early 80s Mariner 15hp (built by Yamaha). After last weekend's issues with top speed, it was suggested to me that ignition timing may be the reason I'm not getting optimal power/speed out of this motor. Armed with my tools and trusty Seloc manual I tried to at least tackle the static...

I ask this because I'm primarily a walleye fisherman and I have a decent compliment of crawler harnesses, round jigs, and deep running plugs. I'd like to get into targeting bass in the smaller lakes around here, but I know I don't have the proper tackle. I've caught one 14" LMB casting a pink...

Loading up yesterday afternoon I talked to a guy that told me there's a decent, but small (~100 acres) bass lake about 25 miles south of here. I was thinking about going to try it out tonight. One problem though, a small but severe storm moved through that area last night (we skirted the edge...

The previous owner installed a new trailer jack before I bought the boat. It's nice, but it rattles and is quite loud going down the road. Anyone ever have the same problem? Any fixes or ideas to fix it? I've already tried wrapping a bungy cord around it and it wasn't strong enough to do anything

I got the boat out on some big water on Lake Oahe tonight and borrowed my dad's GPS to check my speed. My loadout is as follows: Starcraft 14' Seafarer ~1986 Mariner 15hp 6 gallons of fuel in rear 1 battery in bow 6 poles, tackle bag, bait No decking me (220) Girlfriend (assuming ~135) I was...

I wanted to fry up some chicken last night since I already packed up my George Foreman and my grill is 100 miles away. This is essentially the recipe I found online: Heat 2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil in a 12" skillet until flour browns quickly when thrown in. Coat seasoned chicken breasts with...

I was stupid a couple weeks back and ran up on a sandbar on the river. Didn't think the prop was too bad until I looked closely at it the other night. Missing a chunk on one blade and bent on all the others. That would explain the cavitation problem I've been having. This is a mid-80s Mariner...

Check this for a back story: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=7410 Prepare for a long diatribe....sorry, I'm a bit frustrated.... I got the carb rebuild kit installed a few weeks back. It ran well in the bucket. We went out fishing Saturday and the motor ran awesome. We even...

I have a "hypothetical situation" for you rod/reel gurus here. Let's say you were looking for two rod/reel combos to replace some pretty old equipment that was handed down to you from your grandpa. You live in South Dakota, so your fishing is biased towards walleye, perch, and crappie (but...

I just bought a 14' Starcraft a couple weeks back and I've been scheming on what I could do to it and the cost of those modifications. I did some number crunching on weight and cost of aluminum vs. wood construction. I haven't seen numbers on this site like this for structural lumber/aluminum...

1982 (I think) Mariner 15m 684C s 018599 It finally warmed up enough for me to stick the motor in a trash can today. It started up pretty easy. It ran well for a while, then seemed to start bogging down and smoking a lot. It eventually died. Started it again and it smoked bad, bogged down, and...

I just bought a boat with a Mariner 15hp motor. I'm trying to ID it so that I can get the carb rebuild kit and any other parts I may need. The tag said: I've searched the internets and read about other 684C engines and I'm guessing that this is a 1981? It won't start right now. When I bought...