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Ahh another happy man with a custom rod from the Spiel collection. He has been gracious enough to have built me 4 rods so far and all of them have been a joy to fish with.

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Thanks everyone for the well wishes and good cheer.A good time was had by all here. Joe cooked two of the best darn turkeys you have ever seen and we should also get a chance to see some turkey soup too.

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I am running the same boat as yours with the 89 Evinrude and a 14.25 x 23 3 blade SS. The Boat really likes to have the motor tucked in the down position for starting out. Once out of the hole at 3/4 throttle tap up a few times (1/2 second each) on the trim control and you will see your speed increase slightly without a raise in rpm. Give it a few more taps till the RPM raise between 25-50 rpms and you have reached the maximum up trim you want to run. If you are in rough water keep it trimmed down and give it 1 second of up it will keep you on the running pad solidly. My boat will run 54 mph at 5500 rpms and 2 people. The Ranger will run very nicely at 38 mph with a dry ride and no kidney punching. If you have some flat water go ahead and trim it up at 1/2 throttle till the rpm raises 25 to 50 rpms then bump it down 1 tap and give it full throttle...Watch the rpms for the motors recomended rpms and then you can tell if you are over/under propped.

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I have found that at this time of year the carp are easier to catch using a Bow and Arrow.

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Sorry I will miss this one I sure hope T.J. gives us a heads up when Dave uses his passport and heads towards Washington D.C. Area.

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They're so easy to make!!!!!

Next thing you know people will be buying things like water,rocks and dirt.

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Ya should have followed Joey and Paul longer they had some luck too.

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Looks like a good time except for them fishin pirates that was eyeing you fishin places...

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Thanks Chris I am glad to see you are having such a good time with your new place on the river. I enjoyed the shotgun hold it is one of the best ways to see the fish and the really wide grin of a happy fisherman.

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glad to hear Mike just remember use lots of ice and don't strain the muscles in the area. It will be really painful if you do.

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The one thing I have noticed when I am visiting Canada is the availability of power to some really remote places. I have seen some of the islands on Nipissing that had a fishing shack made of plywood and tarpaper with power run to it. Down here in the states they estimate the amount of power you will use in 2 years and anything above the estimate the builder has to pay up front. I have a house that is 200 yards from a main road and if they could run it overhead to within 250 ft of the house and then go under ground for 1000.oo but if I wanted it underground all the way with a transformer and concrete pad it would cost me 6500.oo

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If you like this one P.M. me

Garmin 400c

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Reason number 127 why I want to catch up to Marc someday.... Thanks for the trip and the other things you have done behind the scenes here at OFC.

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Ahh the power of positive thinkin. Glad to hear you are heading home Jack.We will keep all of you in our prayers.

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I own both the hds5 and the hds7 and hands down when you are running a gps and the sonar unit the 7 inch wins. I usually have 70% of the screen for the gps and the rest with the sonar. The upgrade of the lss-1 unit is so sensative it will pick up the rope of my anchor.

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Good job Mike I like the website now it's time for the orders to start rolling in.

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Welcome home Dave good to see ya again. Here is the link for the lowrance elite hds5 dsiIt while above your price range it has a lot of benefits that you will be glad you have. I really enjoy the ability of the side and down scan of the hsd7 with the lss-1 scanner this is a less expensive version that will give you a real edge on fishing. To give you an idea how sensitive it is it picks up when I shift into gear you see the turbulence or dropping the anchor it shows you the rope.

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Good luck Mike make sure you use a magic marker to circle the right one.....

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Very nice fish Chris but were is my favorite hold?

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Happy birthday buddy I hope the plan of the day was to have some fun.

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It seems you would prefer to hear you are right and I am wrong.So here you go " You are right I am wrong" are we better now or would you like to continue detracting from the original thread???.If we are going to talk theory of electrical circuits then we would first have to clarify our definitions and it appears I can't do that to your satisfaction. I am not going to continue an argument on who can use Google to prove their point the best. If this truly matters to you feel free to P.M. me and we can eventually decide that we both are right and promise to have a beer in the future.

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Hey you can't be illing we haven't gotten a chance to go fishin yet. So keep your spirits high and with a few prayers and some help from the Doctors we will get you straightened out soon enough.

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Nope your not being rude. I have a good grasp on electronics and trouble shoot sewage reprocessing plant controls as part of my job. I have a clear picture in my head but I have failed to give an analogy that makes it clear to someone else. For that I have failed and hope that someday I will replace Google as your mentor.

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Come on, you're a plumber!

 

Amps = flow rate

Voltage = pressure drop

 

No I stated it correct

12 volts is the amount of flow: like a 1/2 inch pipe will only flow x gallons. If the voltage/ pipe is 10 times higher/ larger then it will flow 120 volts or 10 times the flow.

Amps is a measurement of how hard the electrons are working. You can have 12 volts working at 10 amps or 120 volts working at 1 amp both are the force flowing thru the "pipe aka path" to do the job it is being consumed for. You can have 10,000 volts but with out any amps consumed you have no flow.

Voltage without resistance will remain a constant in a perfect circuit you would have no voltage drop if the supply is not overwhelmed by the demand.

It's kind of hard to mix plumbing terms and apply them to electricity since both are entirely different animals. The logic that I follow comes from electrical circuits we use in Pumps controls and HVAC equipment they use the same rules just not as basic as a trolling motor.

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The 12/24 volt motor is different in this manner.

Think of it like this Current and Voltage are not the same thing. Think of voltage as the rate of flow in terms of speed. Current is the power behind the flow.

Say a Mack truck is moving at 5 mph and it hits your car...disaster

If a bicycle hits your car at 5 mph..then there is a scratch. Thats the difference between current and voltage.

The 12 volt systems have less torque so weeds and friction will cause more of a load which equals higher amp draw and shorter battery life. With the 24 volt system the torque is more and the amp load drops back so the life is extended. I have found that my bass boat on the 12 volt circuit was poor at best but it is a heavy boat and the motor was worn quite a bit. I rewired the boat and installed a 24 volt motor and it will go thru thick weeds and I can fish electric only lakes all day without a power loss. You also want to check to make sure it is a 12/24 volt motor also since a 24 volt motor will not run as a 12 volt circuit. With this said the only gain will be from the larger motors thrust but a shorter run time on the battery you are using.

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