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why do you run the engines that you do? was it part of a package? a gift? too good of a deal to pass up? are you just brand loyal? do you get an employee discount? lets discuss. my first engine was given to me for free. a 30 hp. evinrude 2 stroke. it was on a 14 ft. runabout also free.i rebuilt...

anyone done a full enclosure on their small tinny? i'm looking for ideas on closing my console steer for the early spring and late fall fishing trips.i've got a 4 bow bimini and one as a spare.i lost the cover on my first one and it was either have a new cover made or just spend the extra...

i got bored this morning so i went into the garage to do some boat repairs.it hasn't been wet since the end of september. so i climb in,turn on the stereo and look around.i got nothing.this has never happened to me before.i'm kinda freaking out a little.i can't take it out for a hard run and...

do any of you use the single axle chine guides on your boat trailers? i'm looking for ways to make it a little easier for me to load the boat when i'm by myself,especially when i'm loading on a tidal river.just wondering if they make it easier than the vertical guides i have mounted on it now.do...

today i managed to knock a couple projects off the boat to do list.wired up another volt meter in the dash for my rear battery,so now the 2 fronts and the rear are metered and good to go.pulled out the aerater switch from the dash and pulled apart the 3 way switch that came with my minnkota...

i've been kicking around the idea of adding a bluetooth stereo to my boat and have been looking at the round boss unit that fits into a standard gauge hole,now i'm rethinking and considering a good bridgeable waterproof bluetooth speaker setup instead.i have a pyle that i carry on the boat and...

i read this morning that brp (evinrude) just bought alumacraft.i guess now you can get the boat/etec package and hopefully get a decent deal. i must say i'm really happy with my aluma/etec setup.

has any of you retrofitted your boat with the backbone? if so,i'm looking to do it to my alumacraft and add the etec dropdown with a set of icons or maybe an old i command if i can find one cheap.if anyone has done it i'd like to pic your brain.

just when i thought winter was turning the corner we get hit with a miserable cold front.then this morning i had to sweep 25 cm of snow off the truck.(that's about 10 inches for the people who refuse to embrace the metric system).no fishing or camping since august.i need spring to get here now.

i managed to aquire a bnib minn kota deckhand 40 for about half the retail price,and a quick release plate and remote switch to go with it.according to the instructions i need minimum of 25 lb. anchor.my biggest (heaviest?) is 20 pounds without chain.i'm considering using it for a rear anchor...

so, i've got my choices narrowed down to the alumacraft escape 145sc and the mirrocraft troller 145sc.now i need input on which one.anyone own/used to own any of these boats? know anyone who had/has one? any thoughts besides get a lund(never going to happen)? i don't care too much about the...

while camping/fishing on stuart lake we woke up to a missing boat.we ended up driving home with an empty boat trailer.it was found 2 weeks later banging around on a beach at the end of the lake.after 2 months our insurance company has finally decided to write off the boat and the 2 motors.now...

i'm looking for an idea for a portable boarding ladder that would work for a utility boat.i want to be able to haul my old,fat arse into my boat instead of heading to the beach for a swim.has anyone got any ideas? i've been looking online at the ones available but i'm not sure about the rope...

so i'm going to repower my g3 from my 2012 yamaha 15 short shaft to either a tohatsu 25 or an etec 25.the only issue is i can't get an etec with a power trim in a short shaft but i can with a tohatsu.i'm really tired of yanking the motor up 5 or 6 times a weekend,and the wife can't lift a 25 at...

just installed my new bow mounted 55 cayman.i haven't tried it out yet.next weekend we're heading out for a 4 day camping/fishing long weekend.picked it up for $560 can.slightly less than a minn kota,yes? i've gone through at least one minn kota transom mount every year.i have a 1 year old one...

i went to load my boat onto the trailer last sunday,only to find out that the winch lock had busted off.good thing i carry extra ratchet straps .the drive out from the lake was around 10 kilometers of forest service road.now i have a busted winch,shot bunks,bent winch mount and a rusted axle,not...

i ordered a roll of vietnam tiger stripe gunskins. i can't decide if i should do my mossberg 500 or my lee enfield 1 mk.3.the enfield is a sporterized bubba job so it could really use a workover,and the mossberg just looks plain.if it turns out good i may do a second one,but for now,which one...

my best friend finally gave up the ghost.took my tow rig in for an oilchange and an estimate on some what i thought were minor issues.$6200 later,i'm sadly pulling the plug,now i need to find a truck. in the next 2 weeks we head out on our yearly month long fishing/camping trip. murphys timing...

i just passed my cfsc/crfsc courses so i can now apply for my possesion aquisition licence so i can join a gun club so i can get a member # then apply for my authorization to transport a restricted weapon so i can legally buy a handgun so i can go to a range only and shoot my handguns and take...

i just took off the vinyl on my pop up truck camper and the wife is shipping it to canvas replacements for a new one to be fabricated.i should get the new one by mid march.i found some rot in the top corner so i'm going to cut it out and replace it while i wait.so now i have a camper job,a t top...