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I've sold my Crestliner but need to change an OEM item before it goes to the new owner, so I went on Google and came up with Proctor Marine in Simcoe. I called him at 3:00 yesterday and luckily he had the exact item in stock and said he'd get it on the courier truck ASAP and sure enough, it arrived at my door in Toronto at 1:00 today. Pretty good service I'd say with only 22 hours from the time I called him till I had it in my hand. I'm heading north on Saturday to do the work and he even told me to call him if I have any problems and he'd walk me thru the installation. Not too many box stores offer that kinda customer service. Anyways, he's a nice guy and I just thought I'd give him a bit of free SPAM and let everyone know that if your lookin for anything for your boat, maybe give him a try and you may be as happy with the service as I am. It's nice to deal with nice people http://www.proctormarine.com/index.asp

Absolutey wonderful news Limey & congratulations to the entire family. It's been 42 years since my 1st child was born but it's a feeling you'll never forget. Take LOTS of pictures !!

TJ, is it possible to put the Christmas skin back up ??

I've always found the Club & Christmas skins were easiest on my old eyes and with the Christmas skin I only had to click the back button once. The other ones are just too hard to see. Now that the Christmas skin has been removed for whatever reason, I'm back to the Club skin but have to double click every time. The Christmas skin was easy to read, only required one click, and kept me in the holiday spirit all year long without having to buy anybody a present

I agree with lookinforwalleye and for only an $800 trailer I don't think the dealer can afford to throw in too much more without cutting too far into his own profit . Just my 5¢

They had alot of problems with circuit boards in the foot pedal of the older model PD units. I bought a new one in '99 and it burned out after the 1st season. Aikmens fixed it for me under warranty but said I could expect to have it go again before too long. I dumped it and bought a cable steer.

Don't forget the insane prices for warm pop and cold hotdogs when the kids get hungry either. And they wonder why attendance is down at the Sportsman Show.......

Larry, thanks for that link, it made for some interesting reading. I spose with any new model of any product there's gonna be a few problems but if it's consistant I'm sure they'll do something about it. MinnKota has an excellent reputation and I'm confident this motor will be as good as everything else they produce........hopefully. And Blake, thanks for your reply too and it seems the majority of folks are more than happy with it.

Ron, that trip to LOTW sounds great and hopefully you'll tie into a couple monsters up there. I was talkin to Angelo at the Fishing Show and he was telling me how your gonna have a couple meetings on the water and that sounds like an excellent idea. I won't have puter access at the lake all summer but I talk with Mike all the time and I'll get the info I need from him.

I'm lookin forward to it Tom and it'll be good to see you & your brother again, and maybe we'll finally be able to hook up and do a bit of fishing together. I used to be a member of MCI but things just didn't work out, but this new chapter looks excellent and I think I already know most of the members

For anyone with an interest in musky fishing, this is an excellent show and a great way to spend a day. Alot of tackle and fishin gear from around Ontario is available and there's always some excellent speakers putting on seminars every year. Myself, I'm looking forward to hearing Bob Mehsikomer, he's got an excellent TV show and his seminar should be good too. A bunch of us usually meet up for breakfast at 7:00 just down the road from the hotel then head over and spend the entire day. Always guaranteed to be a great show !!

Pete (squid) and I will be spending a couple days on the Ottawa sometime this coming season and I'll let you guys know when and maybe we can set something up We'll probably be staying in the usual place, Motel Du Champlain in Plantagenet, and will be fishing the area between Wendover & Hawksbury

Thanks for that link ADB, it looks like LeB's has the best price around for the on-board charger I'm getting, infact your price is at least $50 cheaper than anywhere else I've seen.

Thanks Dax, that's appreciated .

Pretty sure LeBarons has a mail order too.

Great to hear things are working out well for the new chapter Ron. I'll be staying at the trailer the entire summer, from the beginning of May until Thanksgiving, so I'll definetely be signing up.

I'll agree with the others John, the Compre is an excellent rod and it won't come close to breaking the bank either. When your fishing for big pike or muskies you don't need the sensitivity of the higher end rods.

I've been reading some reviews on this motor today and so far everone seems more than happy with it and it looks like MinnKota has come up with another winner. Tony, thanks for your opinion on it too and your's seems to be the same as everyone else.

That's the kinda stuff we like to see around here Welcome to the board fishman and enjoy all the time you have with your Dad !!

You'll be happy with the Compre Ted, their an excellent rod at a great price. I've been swapping out all my St. Croix musky rods and replacing with Compre's.

That was the one feature I was a bit concerned with, cause if they've made it so easy for ME to remove, it would seem that it would also be very easy for the thieves to remove too. Sounds like you just have to pull a pin and off it comes. I'll be at the Sportsman Show next Wednesday and will have a talk with the boys at the Minn Kota booth. They must have some sort of locking device available.

I'm going with the 24v, 80 pound unit Roy. I woulda gone with the 101 but that's a 36V and I don't have room for the 3rd deep cycle battery.

For the bowmount on my new boat, I ordered the MinnKota Maxxum Pro but I got a call this afternoon saying it's not available now, so their gonna up-grade it to the new Fortrex. It's got all the bells & whistles and looks good on paper & in TV commercials, but I don't know anyone who uses this model and wondered if anyone here has any personal experience with it.........good, bad or otherwise ?? http://www.minnkotamotors.com/products/tro...nt/fortrex.aspx

Sad news indeed Bernie and I'm really sorry to hear it but it sounds like you gave your buddy an excellent home and he returned the favour with all the love he had to offer. My Marvin is over 12 now and I know someday I'll have to face that decision too, but like you, I'll know when the day arrives that it'll be the right thing to do for my friend. Sorry for your loss Bernie.

You've got a PM Joey