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St Croix Avid in m or ml action depending on your personal preference and for a reel, you can't go wrong with a stradic. I'm a fan of the highend Quantum reels as well.

SRT, he's got an Optimax which is a 2stroke. Not on the recall.

I hope that Karma bites those knobs in the rear end.

Ever heard of a place called BAIN capital? Something tells me they were never too concerned with their country...

Shareholders invest in a company because they would like a decent retun on their money. They are risking their savings by investing. They aren't evil. Everyone in Canada that puts into CPP is a shareholder. CPP invests in companies too. There are many factors in play here. Electro motiv was mentioned, it was an American company to begin with. Consumers wanting more and cheaper goods is ultimately what is doing us in. What would a t shirt made in Canada cost as opposed to Bangladesh? Underwear? Socks? Pants? Shirt? We can't afford to shop Canadian but we can't NOT AFFORD to either. Our livelihood here is changing and if we don't change along with it by re-educating ourselves and retraining, we will be on pogy. Good luck to all of us.

Chalk up another great trip @ Lake X.

Well as the saying goes... all good things come to an end at some point!

 

A year of extremely hard work, to reprogram her brain, leg and muscles to work together and do things that no Doctor has seen before, after a brutal 7 months of Chemo before surgery and now...

 

Jen has a bone tumour on her skull approximately 7cm x 6 cm that's about 1cm deep. We are praying it isn't Ewing's again and that it's something new this round.. if you can believe that. Sounds odd... but we are praying that it's any other cancer than Ewing's Sarcoma... that way the tumour can be removed now, although her Oncologist is fairly certain that it is Ewing's based on the tumour configuration (but hopes like hell he's wrong) If it Ewing's it has to be killed with chemo before it's touched (the same as her pelvic bone tumour was) which will mean, most likely, another 10 sessions of full week long chemotherapy on a 3 week cycle. She saw a neuro surgeon again this morning and her biopsy is on Monday am to make room to get her in for a full body bone scan tomorrow at 8am ........ just to make sure this beast isn't anywhere else in her body. They'll performed the biopsy Monday and then we bite our nails and wait for the results for at least 10 days.

 

Nothing really needs to be said... just looking for more positive thoughts all around to get her through another bump in the road! She's keeping her head up and even went straight from the neuro-surgeon appointment to work this morning, as "someone needs to get the new Maple Leaf Gardens Athletic department ready to go" !

 

 

Wayne

Damnation!! That's not the type of news your family hoped for. Jen is a fighter Wayne, she will beat this. Keep us posted and my thoughts and prayers for good health are with all of you. Take care.

What about st croix premier. Its gotta be close on the price point. I have a few and love them.

Happy bday Paul!!

Welcome aboard.

Check the fuel pickup in the tank. It could be rotting away. Sounds like you are sucking air instead of fuel. Check the fuel line and do what hirk said. Some seafoam wouldn't hurt either.

That's one of the red-herrings the hoax crowd constantly drags out, the 'fact' that the computers weren't powerful enough. When I gave a talk on this for the 40th anniversary I told the audience that the Lunar Module was actually equipped with two computers more powerful than anything we have today. Capable of visually and aurally acquiring information, with the ability to rapidly adjust to changing flight parameters, and capable of rapidly exchanging complex and even abstract ideas between the two of them in order to co-ordinate actions. Then I showed a picture of those computers - two human brains.

 

Just about brought the house down!

How true, its amazing that they did it. That accomplishment was done before the age of the computer and then the internet. It was done with brain power, something lacking these days. Why learn how to do complex equations when you can punch it into this fancy gizmo called a kom-pue-terr and it'll spit the answer out right quick.

You are getting to the end of its useful life. As for losing power on hills, you've got a tired engine. Try some thicker oil, it will slow the burning and hopefully help the compression. As for the vibration, sounds like worn out cv joints. Start planning on a new ride. 80k a year is a lot of driving. I used to drive 60k a year and felt like I lived in the car.

What's really amazing is that they went to the moon using onboard computers that have less computing power than a scientific calculator. All their calculations were done longhand and verified by others back on earth. To accomplish what they did in the 60's was nothing short of amazing. In less than 10 years, the US went from putting a man into space to landing on the moon. JFK galvanized the nation and did something incredible. Can Obama or Romney do it? I doubt it. Put a man on Mars, yes it will cost trillions, how much was spent in Iraq and Afganistan?? The scientific and technological advancements that come out of it will be huge. Continue what Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins did. We need some modern day heroes and role models for our kids. RIP and God speed.

Find the serial # of the upper and lower and post them on iboats. The gurus there may be able to help you decipher them to find the ratio.

My father in law had a yamaha grizzly 600 or 650, don't remember which, it went through everything. It was a lot of fun on the old mining and logging roads near Kenora. He ran it for a few years with NO maintenance (his choice, not mine) and didn't have any problems at all. He's the kind of guy that'll run it to death and put it away soaking wet. They can take a lot of abuse.

Went out for about 7 hours today. Boat ran very well. I added about 4 gallons of 94 octane to the tank prior to todays fishing trip. Would that make any difference on get up and go?. I think I will still look at options in the off season for a 15pitch or 4 blade 17 combination or whatever else is available. Out of the hole today, 20 seconds. Still a little long I would think.

Any opinions more than welcome.

20 seconds to get on plane is too long. It should take only a few. As for running super, you are wasting your money UNLESS your engine manual says you should. Does the engine accelerate smoothly or does it stumble or hesitate at all? When you accelerate to get on plane, is the drive all the way down as its supposed to be, how much throttle- 3/4 or more or only a little bit? Lots of questions can be asked. The drive may be OEM but is it the correct gear ratio for the engine?? You really need to confirm this. You should not need to run a 15 pitch prop on a smallish boat (less than 22 ft). That sort of wheel is what you would see on a big cruiser. If you are running the incorrect gear ratio, a prop can help but it won't solve the problem. Have you checked iboats?

Another thing just crossed my mind, check the gear ratio on your outdrive, it should be on a plate somewhere. 8cyls have a different ratio than a 6 or a 4. Iboats will be your friend here. Someone in the past may have pooched the drive and replaced it with the incorrect gear set.

Drop down 2 inches of pitch and get a 4 blade propeller. It should get up real quick and since you aren't too worried about top speed, it's all good, you will probably increase about 100rpms at wot so at 4600, you should be fine, but with an old engine, I wouldn't run it there for any lenght of time. You should go on iboats.com forums, you can get a manual for your engine and drive for reference. Get a new style prop with the removable hub, you'll be in business for around $200 or so. Have the old prop repaired so you have a spare. Good luck!

I think your hub is pooched. The rubber inside takes a beating over the years and gives out with wacky things happening. The coupler isn't the issue, if it went, you'd be dead in the water. Dropping pitch will get you out of the hole faster but where are you in the recommended rpm range?? A lower pitch prop will raise your wot rpms by 100-250. If you are looking at an overrev situation, you'll be shopping for a new engine right quick. Stay within the range. If its still slow to get on step then think about smarttabs.

Good on you!!! Make sure the story of catching the 'ski accompanies the returned bait. Its good for your marketing and testimonials. Next bucktails I buy will be from you and I hope I will need to return them to be reworked.

Welcome back to the fishing world. I hope your wallet is ready since you are a gear ho like many of us here. I like Power Pro and Tuff Line and it depends on the price of the line I need that day as to which one I buy. As for mono, I just use Trilene in 6 and 8lb test for walleye and small stuff with the kids on my spinning gear. Your 6'6" can be used for spring pike as well. Enjoy!!

TAKE IT FOR A WATER TEST!!!! That's #1. If it runs and performs to your satisfaction then you can worry about the other things. As far as I know, MTO to transfer ownership of the trailer and Service Canada to register the hull I'd to you.

Best deal I found was U Haul. Installed wired and a bar and ball cheaper by at least 50 bucks.

Nice. Your kids know what real fun is all about. Not playing video games or being strapped in front of the tube.

Nice F7. That's what this site is all about, COMMUNITY. Helping each other out. Now you have the advice of a pro. Good luck on this and keep us posted.