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Well, OK then. Never mind. :D

Just went back and read more of this thread. Dude, most boat ladders are added to the transom on boats big and small. I have had them on 16' tins boats, bass boats, and large pleasure boats. The bow ladders are typically specialty ladders often found on bow riders for beach/shallow water...

Honestly I believe the bow mounted ladders on larger boats are predominantly used for beach loading or accessing the boat when it is being launched. I have a ladder like that on my 24fter. The bottom rung of the ladder is about a foot under water, which is really not usable to climb up. All...

Glad you guys brought this up. Don't know what my evinrude 70/50 is getting, but I suspect it is close to 2 mpg. ;( I'll have to figure it out... I have had a few Rangers, a couple with Merc 200's. The first was a 21' with dual 18 gal tanks. With the 200hp black max at wot you could...

Maybe I am not seeing things right, but do you actually back into the water with that transom saver hanging below the boat??? I'd suspect that, at some point, it would come up against the bottom, rock, stump, or something when backing in - if not, then as the boat rolls off the trailer, it...

I'm from NH but currently 'doing time' in the mid-atlantic and found the jon boat way too hot in the summer. The tin surfaces were barely touchable when it was 90+ and the sun was beating down on them. So, I hydro-turfed the decks and floors and installed an attwood 4 bow bimini. Works great...

Typically you make modifications to in order to help get up on plane. If you are getting up on plane OK then I wouldn't worry a whole lot about it. Boats throw up a good size wake when not on plane. I have a Lund WC-12 and it is a great little boat, much deeper and wider than most 12's and...

I'm a big fan of Lunds, I have had a bunch of them over the years. But I would not use a jet on one due to the riveted hull. If I am running a jet, that means I'm in skinny water and may be sliding off a rock or two. You don't want to slide rivets over rocks as a rule. Been there, done that.

x3 and not too upright for me. I use the pin style seat mounts that are angled back ever so slightly. More comfortable than my old Ranger seats that I am using on another boat.

Not sure, but I suspect it is light enough to stand it up and pop it on top of a bathroom scale. Although I suggest taking the scale outside, and not the boat inside. ;)

Pretty sure that the Game Fishers were made by Sea Nymph for Sears. I bought a couple of Sea Nymphs in the 80's. In the 90's Lowe acquired Sea Nymph. If you search for Sea Nymph you'll find all sorts of info.

Isn't this what youtube is for? You can create a tinboats tv channel right on youtube. All it takes is people who can show off their boat without moving the camera all over the place (hitting stop when moving the camera helps a lot ;) ) and/or fishing partners who can hold a camera still...

Next time up is vaca with the wife and kids. If I get up there for fishing maybe I'll PM you...

Ahab, I think you may be closer to renowned striper waters than 'nobody', being probably just an hour or so from susquehanna flats. ;) Being from Barnstead, 'nobody' has great lm/sm waters in NH's lakes region. I'm a NHerite that has spent the last few years in the mid-atlantic working in and...

I searched for an AWD high mpg commuter/ light load tow vehicle last year and wound up with a `10 Subaru Outback 2.5 Limited. (love the backup camera for backing up to a trailer ;) Its tow capacity is >2500, gets 32+mpg on the highway, and mid 20's towing. I use it to tow my 16' jet boat, my...

As stated above, I think most states say they want the boat registered in the state of primary use, which is where it is typically housed. And many states have some sort of 'consecutive use' for visiting boats as well. That said, now that most (if not all) states enjoy reciprocity with each...

That's awesome. Is it the 4wd model? I glanced at the Liberty when I bought last year but I discounted it for some reason, may have been that I just don't have enough personal experience with jeeps going 200K miles over the years without trouble. Although the only person I know at the moment...

Sounds right. I had a late-80's OMC trolling motor that was similar. Motor was the same, but I think the arm was a little different.

Yes, depends on weight and specific hull design (how much v). I like Lunds for semi-Vs. I once had a Lund WC-16 (basic hull with split rear bench) that weighed 300 pounds or so - pretty flat across the back and needed just inches of water. Another time I had a 16' Lund Angler Deluxe that had a...

OI typically adjusts the ratio based on RPMs. Runs leaner at lower RPMs. While it may be 100:1 at idle it'll likely be much higher at WOT. Since the early 70's I have had LOTS of motorcycles, snowmobiles, and outboards with OI that have worked flawlessly. If the oil tank ever ran low I made...