bigbuck

Could be a problem with the compressor itself or more than likely, the Refridgerant has leaked out somewhere. An A/C check at a local shop would be in order. It's really not something you can check for yourself as there are specialized tools needed. Hopefully it's something small.

Michelin Harmony's are great tires. I had put 100k on my old Bonneville with a set of them and the tread was still great. I'd go Michelin over Pirelli for that type of tire. If more performance oriented, Pirelli hands down. Comfort and durability, Michelin.

If the boat came on that trailer, you should be ok. My 19 ft Larson Fish'n'ski is a big heavy boat on a single axle trailer and probably outweighs that Tyee by 500lbs. Like mentioned above, repack the bearings.

2nd Time Around. Not sure if they have a location in your area but they have some smoking deals. I picked up 4 Pirelli's for my Aurora for under $650 out the door. Everywhere else wanted $700+taxes and up and that was for off brands. Worth checking out.

Look up a bunch and spend a day or two visiting them and meeting with the owner's/managers to see what they offer. It's a great way to spend time with the family. We love our 30ftr up in Honey Harbour and are thinking about going to a 34 in a couple of years.

Lots of good points to consider. Buying a $4k boat will probably end up costing you $11-15k by the time it has a used motor, used trolling motor, used electronics and new batteries, if the trailer needs work then add another grand. So, what can you get for $15k?? What about stretching it out to $20-25k?? You don't need a 20 ft'r, a nice 18-19ft'r with a 150-200 on the back would be a ton of fun and much more reasonable on the pocketbook. An old boat has a lot more potential for problems then a newer boat. Especially when you are talking about one that's 20 years old. Another thing to consider is the plumbing, does the livewell work correctly, does it leak? Too many if's. Buy something you can take for a test drive or at least get with some sort of a warranty. Good luck on your search, you'll find something nice. You don't need to jump on the first one you see.

I'll be picking mine up some time at the beginning of May depending on when my Tach gets shipped up from the States from Faria (Lifetime warranty on their guages so if you have Faria guages and one dies, you can send it back to them to be rebuilt for a nominal charge - 40 bux US is what I paid for a multifunction guage). With any luck, the weather in May will be decent and we can get out for a couple of pleasure/spring shakedown cruises and maybe some fishing.

Insure your boat for full replacement value, and put a lock on the hitch. Beyond that, you can do some of the other things that are mentioned but ultimately, if a thief wants it bad enough, he'll get it otherwise he'll bugger it up in a failed attempt. Don't leave your gear in it. Lock that in the house or garage.

Why don't you check on iboats.com in their discussion forums?? Most guys on that forum are very helpful.

It should be fine. Some frozen foods bought in stores are at least that old. As long as it wasn't thawed before enjoy!

Sounds first of all like a weak battery. Get yourself a brand new battery, a marine battery, not a car battery, there IS a big difference in the way they are built. Next, put some new spark plugs in the motor. Empty your gas tank if the gas is over 6 months old and refill it with fresh gas and mix with the correct amount of oil if applicable. Now you can try to start it again and see how it runs. If it still doesn't run right, take it to a marine mechanic to be looked at. Good Luck!!

Nice reel, silky smooth, light, looks cool..... That's about all I know about it. I know a few people that have the President's and love them so this must be at least as good but probably waaaay better. At that price point, you are looking at a Shimano Stradic, another great reel.

My condolences to you on the loss of your mom.

Sit on top of the home inspector and ask tons of questions. Because he is there as 'a gift' from your agent, there is a fair chance that he will overlook things so the deal can happen. Things like Knob and tube wiring, asbestos, formaldehyde, mould and the like ARE BIG NO NO'S. Make sure you look closely at the windows, roof, plumbing, electrical, any spot where you can check for whatever insulation there is (not too much in those old houses, I lived at Pape and Mortimer as a kid). Make sure that whatever electrical work that can be seen would pass code. Take a good look at the garage too. Most of the points have been covered as to weekly payments (takes up to 4 years off amortization), RRSP Homebuyers Plan (you aren't using it and some of the info mentioned isn't completely accurate - you borrow up to $25k from your existing RRSP, not from the bank and it has to be paid back over 15 years with no tax break on the repayment that has to be on top of your regular contributions, that said, not always the best way to go), TFSA's (loving them for most people who have good work pensions) and RESPs for your future kids. Keep on on small reno jobs in the house, $2k a year is a pretty good number to work with, remember it's an average number, some years may be higher (bathroom reno's, kitchen, roof, windows, etc...). You have to keep up on it otherwise it will become a big number one day and the list will be very long and you will have difficulty selling the house when that time comes. If things have been kept up and the house looks decent, it's easier to get your money out. Good Luck!!!

I'm starting to count the days till pike/walleye opener on GBay.

One of my local stores had 50, 30 and 20lb test line in the Suffix. I picked up some 50 for one of my baitcasters, a frog, a fillet knife (can't have too many of those), some hooks, jigs and odds and ends.

Braid isn't supposed to have memory so we'll see how this stuff is. $3 for Canadian Wigglers????? That's a great price for a great lure to either slow crank or troll. I've caught plenty of fish using them.

Happy belated birthday Wayne!! May the next year be filled with joy and happiness for you. You've had enough headache and heartache to last most people a lifetime. Karma will catch up and you have a lot of points in the bank my friend.

It's either the motor or the dreaded multi function switch. Get a circuit tester and see if there is any current to the wiper motor itself, try different positions on the switch. If you are real handy, you can replace the motor, the switch is a different matter, the steering wheel needs to come off along with the airbag so that's better left for a qualified shop to handle. Try rockauto.com for the parts, they ship to Canada and are much cheaper than anywhere here. I have a shipment of parts coming in today and including shipping and taxes, I'm saving 30-40% over what the shop price is nevermind what Canadian Tire or Partsource or any of the other parts stores would charge for them. The only issue is that it takes about a week to get the parts.

I'm going to try frogging this year and I've heard good things about the Koppers frog. That's a decent price on braid too so I'll see what they have at my local CTs.

Falcon's Nest was in Scarborough up the road from my old high school....memories I think you may be thinking of Operators in the south end of Pickering off of Brock Rd........

I sure hope this is winter's last kick at the can. It's blowing and coming down fairly nicely in Oakville today. We got the call from Halton's School board this morning to tell us that buses are cancelled today but schools are open. Thanks for the info but the kids are in JK and SK and they don't go to school today. For the newbie boaters out there, please remember this saying: "Red sky at night, sailors take delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors take warning."

Wayne, make that a green trailer and that looks just like my Larson. Same bow mount trolling motor (MinnKota AT 55lb). NewAngler, I'd go with at least a 55lb trolling motor. On a 17ft'r with a 3L, you don't want to weigh it down too much, you'll be beating your OMC pretty hard to get around with a really heavy load.

Cliff, sorry to hear about your best pal. It's been almost 10 years since I had to put my dog down and every time I go to my folk's place, I still catch myself looking around the corner to see if he's coming to say hi.

Is your insurance broker with allstate or state farm?? If so, that's all he has to offer. Keeping it separate is smart because if you have a claim on your boat insurance, only your boat insurance goes up, not everything else (house, car, etc...) Call around, spend a bit of time doing it.