OhioFisherman

Nice work men!

Quantum reels are a newer brand in the overall picture of fishing reels, Abu and Shimano have been around a lot longer. The early Quantum reels didn't have that great of a reputation for lasting here and Abu and Shimano were the buyers choice. Ford vs Chevy?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002079349691.html?algo_pvid=245fb1fa-3061-433b-8015-3a9f73d7baad&algo_exp_id=245fb1fa-3061-433b-8015-3a9f73d7baad-38

As far as I know you have a choice of lead, brass, tungsten, but finding them in your area may be an issue? Lead, being the softest gives you the least feel, and the the price goes up with the others? https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001419435315.html?spm=a2g0o.search0304.0.0.1e0f729b8XP7B4&algo_pvid=a8b1a1c6-79a0-47de-bbb2-d2e5fca40040&algo_exp_id=a8b1a1c6-79a0-47de-bbb2-d2e5fca40040-21

After watching a couple of the Elite series tournaments, Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence, some of those flies on a drop shot look better than this? https://outkasttackle.com/feider-fly-2pk/ l

I think a 3500 lb axle should be more than enough for that boat motor and trailer.

I was doing that one day pre-fishing for a tournament at a lake in New York, heard a funny sound and smell, one of the spade connectors on my foot control had melted in half. No fuse or breaker, luckily I had parts with me to fix it.

Hack, with a marine engine you normally have an unlimited source of cool water for cooling, Years ago a lot of the short haul tractors I drove were gas engines, like a 460 cubic inch in Fords and a 440 cubic inch in Dodges. There were differences in the number of cooling passages in the block and heads because the truck engines operated under a heavier load, even though they probably had a bigger radiator too.

https://dctrollingmotor.com/a-guide-to-circuit-breakers-for-your-electric-trolling-motors/ 50 amp may be the way to go?

Hack, I believe the basic engines were the same, just adapted for marine use. Marine engines don't usually have to deal with the dust and dirt a car engine does.

https://marinepartssource.com/identifying-marine-equipment#OMC

Sounds like something to try for a different look?

Most of those inboards are based around an automotive engine, my searay had a 351 ford cleveland motor (mercruiser), some of those used 4 cylinder gm or ford motors.

No experience with an outboard starter, but with a car starter sometimes just the brushes were worn, a few bucks and a little time, easy fix. A rough idea on new prices? https://www.amazon.com/DB-Electrical-SAB0168-50-859377T-50-884044T/dp/B008CQRSN6

Crazy amounts of rain here too Lew, like 15-20 inches in the last 30 days.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/10/weather/heat-sea-life-deaths-trnd-scn/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/12/us/manatee-deaths-2021-record-scn-trnd/index.html Kind of makes you wonder?

You could probably tie up some great jigs for smallies too Brian.

My experience with the Georgian Bay is limited to Pointe Au Baril, growing rocks in the water there might be considered a cash crop.

http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca2204d_1-beaverstone-bay-to-�-killarney-nautical-chart.html

I got the Johnson & Johnson shot June 8th, only 1 shot for that one and no issues, not even a sore arm.

That works for skis too!

https://www.simrad-yachting.com/simrad/type/accessories/cables-connectors/yamaha-engine-interface-cbl---rd/ That sort of thing?

One of our friends has a 60 or so inch cut Scag commercial model, nice mower, crazy price!

I have 4.18 acres of land but only cut around 2 1/2 acres of it. Bought one of these 2-3 years ago https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/bad-boy-zt-elite-zero-turn-lawn-mower-with-747cc-khl-pro-engine-bzs60kt745 my son who cuts the grass loves it, much better than our scrapped Cub Cadet or other MTD products. I, or my son have been planting trees here for 30 years, so it would be hard to give an accurate estimate of how much time it saves over our last Cub Cadet 54 inch mower, but it is a lot. Flat wide open ground would be even more.