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Love the versatility of these things and wondered if anyone has any experience with them?

Lake Erie is the cleanest of all the Great Lakes!

Definitely check with your insurance broker/agent.

I was simply wondering where they were from

" You mean gay? Who cares. I have two friends that are gay and they are every bit as good a person as the next. So whats the point?"

sigh...here we go...

no point, just bored on a Saturday night

well..uh...you know...uh...nevermind.....

Yup....awesome guy and store...I've spent way to much time and $$ there over the Winter but always leave the store with a smile on my face and more info. than I know what to do with.

It's scary since they're literally now a 10 minute drive from my house

Just researched this myself and found a few cool outlooks:

1. "There are many stories why bananas have been thought of as bad luck on boats. This is only one of the nautical superstitions that I know of and is particularly prevalent amongst watermen. Many stories have banana oil rubbing off on ones hands and “spooking” the fish; therefore the fish don’t bite. There is always the story of a crew member slipping on the banana peel left on the deck. Some say that bananas give you the runs so you are always in the marine head and can’t catch fish because you are busy “draining the pipes”. Many other stories are told about bad luck and bananas, however the one that I find most plausible is a historical one.

Back in the days of the transatlantic crossings by wooden sailing ships many hazards would befall the captains, crew and passengers. Disease, pirates, shipwrecks, storms, etc., claimed the lives of a good percentage of the captains, crew and passengers attempting the dangerous voyage. Needless to say, a transatlantic crossing in the 17th and 18th centuries was a very risky endeavor. Often the vessels would stop along the way in tropical islands to gather provisions such as food and water. There the passengers and crew would often purchase wooden crates of bananas from the locals and bring them aboard the ship. These crates would have all manner of critters in them such as bugs, spiders, vermin and snakes.

These critters would make their way into the bilges of the ships, multiply, and then find their way into the captain’s quarters. The captains circulated the rumor that bananas were bad luck in an attempt to keep the critters off the ship and out of their cabin. The crew and

passengers were more than eager to follow suit because of the inherent risk of the crossing. So, if the captain announced prior to the voyage that bananas were bad luck and not allowed aboard the vessel, everyone complied. You must remember that these were the days of burning witches and the like, so superstitions were taken very seriously.Watermen are a mysterious lot. While we are known for our simple pragmatism, we also have many odd quirks. Superstitions have been prevalent on almost every vessel I have worked on. I feel that this is due to the nature of a waterman in that he sees the randomness of the world around him juxtaposed with the rhythmic, seasonal flows of nature and then tries to reconcile these observations into some sort of personal and/or environmental order. As Stevie Wonder (a blind man) pointed out so eloquently: “When you believe in things you can’tunderstand, that’s superstition”."

2. This is the closest to the origanal I could find.

In the early 1700’s, during the height of the Spanish’s South Atlantic and Caribbean trading empire, it was observed that nearly every ship that disappeared at sea and did not make its destination was carrying a cargo of bananas. This gave rise to the belief that hauling bananas was a dangerous prospect. There are other documented origins to this superstition as well.

Another explanation for the banana superstition is that the fastest sailing ships used to carry bananas from the tropics to U.S. ports along the East Coast to land the bananas before they could spoil,” Chahoc said. “The banana boats were so fast that fishermen never caught anything while trolling for fish from them, and that’s where the superstition got started.

Pioneer plasma combined with Starchoice HD gets my vote

Gerritt...I had it 3 weeks ago and also couldn't believe how it affected me. Mine lasted about a week and ended going on antibiotics to clear up the bronchitis that developed. I can still feel it in my chest a little bit. Have talked to many guys who got it....and haven't heard of many women or children with it. (I have a wife, three yr. old and one yr. old who didn't get it!) Good luck!!

Weird...I was there around noon in a white F150.

If you went out in the shop you saw my boat!

Actually picked them up locally at Angling Outfitters in Woodstock. Don't be discouraged by the prices shown on that site, I paid quite a bit less but for the life of me can't remember how much since it wasn't the only purchase

Just bought a few of these in plain black on the recommendation of many hardcore big water trollers:

http://www.sharkcannonballs.com/

Headhunter,

We just returned our third Escape off lease and the only reason we didn't get another is we need more room for the kiddies stuff.

We've never had any problems and found them to be a great versatile vehicle. Warning...check your insurance rates...they are rated pretty high as are most smallish SUV's. Gas mileage with the V6 isn't great but they are fun vehicles to drive.

Hope this helps.

Definitely insure with a marine insurance specialty market which a local broker should have access to. Feel free to shoot me a pm with your contact info. and I'll try to answer your questions for you.

(not soliciting, just trying to help )

Terry, good one!!

Now I'm really having second thoughts due to superstition....I'm a rookie Great Lakes troller and need all the luck I can get! (let alone having young kids on board)

Reminds me of my buddies classic line "if you can't outfish them you better out-equip them"

No problem Wayne...."until I can afford an amphib" won't fit on the back

Someone else mentioned "The White Time"

I certainly don't want to bring you any bad luck if you haven't heard of this, but isn't it bad luck to change your boats name?

 

As for new names, I third the name White CapSS

You're right, changing the name is generally bad luck but I found there is a "procedure" to go through which usually involves a few cronies and many "refreshments" to bring in the new name.

..should have seen this coming!!

Hi folks,

I'm having the pinstriping on our 23 Four Winns redone and thought it would be a good time to change the name of her!

Few details: our last name is White, we have two young boys and will be used primarily for downrigging on Lake Erie for picke...er....walleye and steelhead.

Any suggestions on a new name?

I can't resist...when you originally posted that pic you mentioned the "crack addict" smile...anybody calling you for a fix? Might be time for an intervention.

(seriously though, congrats)

Plasma beats top of the line LCD hands down....LCD is cheaper for a reason.