Recent content by Gotem

I saw a bait shop that had a bunch of long shaft motors attached to boats that take short shafts. He had bolted a 2x8 board across the back and caulked the seams. It was not pretty, but it I guess it worked. FYI: That joker went out of busisness.

Does the seat contain floatation foam underneath it? You may not want to give that up. Somewhere about a year ago I saw a livewell that could just drop into a v boat and act as an additional bench. I am not sure if it was in the Cabelas or BassPro catalogs of a fishing magazine. That may be...

My cousin just bought a 2009ish Tracker 175 TX aluminum bass boat which has a 40 hp Mercury 4-stroke. The boat had sat outside for years unused. He got the boat from the original owner who he knew. All the gas was changed. The boat starts good and runs good except he can not seem to get over...

Thinking about putting an LED Flex Strip rope light on my boat for night fishing. What color (green, red, white, blue) will attract the least amount of gnats and insects?

Garmin is going to release a new series called Striker. All have Chirp. They are suppose to be portable with a kit available for ice fisherman and kayaks.

You should add a safety chain at the front of the trailer. If the winch strap or the winch itself should break, the chain will keep the boat in place. Also I would just have a tie down strap that goes around the rear (and over the boat) the sides of the trailer. Then you would not have to...

My Father-n-law has a 16 foot aluminum starcraft with a 25 hp johnson tiller I believe he bought new back in 1990. Due to shoulder surgery he is interested in installing a steering wheel. What parts or kit does this job take and where do I get those parts or is he better off going to a marina...

I noticed some lower unit oil on my outboard yesterday not long after using it that has to come from the upper plug. I figured the plug got loose and I would check to make sure water did not get into it and put the new lower unit oil (or gearcase grease) in. To my surprise (or horror) the...

I have two boats and fish Lake Ontario and the Finger Lakes. My 18 foot Lund fish/ski boat is a beast, but I don't take it out on lake Ontario if the waves are over 2 feet. My smaller aluminum boat I use to trailer to the Finger Lakes and it is a blast. I will take the smaller one out on Lake...

How much does a sheet of plywood weigh? I'm thinking of butting in an aluminum deck when my swimming pool goes. Just trying to figure out if there is any significant weight benefit before I start.

I know a few weeks ago I pulled some weeds out of the grill for the water intake. I noticed today it peas but the stream looks a little scattered and not as strong. How worried should I be about this? Will it solve itself as the vegetation dries and shrinks and becomes more brittle ( if it is...

You may want to try a hydrofoil attached to your outboard. It may not improve topend speed, but it probably will improve hole shot.

Mine was the Eskimo HC40 and it chewed through 20 - 30 inches of ice quickly and with no effort. Drilling 16 or more holes by hand every time I went out would have been a pain. The best part was no gasoline spilling or getting over your hands.

Someone told me at a marina a 9.9 is a 9.9. It sounds simple enough, but don't they measure today's 9.9 at the prop or crankshaft compared to how they use to measure them back in the 70's and early 80's. My question is since there is a difference in how they measure the horsepower today, does...

I do not know about propane outboards, but I have a propane auger for ice fishing. One of the reasons I bought it is because there is no carb to gum up.