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I just run the Nautilus 1000CCA group 24 battery from CT to run my 115 and depth finders, bilge pumps, stereo and VHF.

The last one lasted 5 years and cost me $120

A 1" long flounder

Clams, Rocks, dead fish, seagulls, fishing rods a couple of times.

Two large lake trout (one 18#'s, the other 32#'s) on one bait.

A 42# laker on top water.

Got her out for some on water testing and break in time for the new engine.

Gotta say I'm pretty pleased so far. Need to do a bit of tweaking to the setup but it's almost where it needs to be.

The Smartcraft gauge with troll control are the cats !!!! With troll control you can vary the trolling speed 10 rpm at a time from 550 rpm to ..................................

You can also set trolling speed by MPH/KPH if you have tricky or wavy cons.

Ya pike.

Pretty sure it is illegal to keep native species in an aquarium.

 

Probably wouldn't live long anyways.

Better let BassPro know.

Finally got my new motor all hooked up and gave her a test today to see if it runs.

Click on the image for video.

Tomorrow I plan to get her out on the water for some break in time.

If you call Cabelas they can pull up your receipt and email it to you.

Coast Guard.

I reported one I found on an island here a couple of years ago.

Better get a transom saver on there pronto!

Been using one since I bought the boat in 1991.

I won't trailer without one.

Got the motor mounted and the rigging mostly finished.

Just need to make the connections to the motor, stick on a prop and PDI the motor then I should be ready to fire her up.

Got to admit it looks pretty bad !!!

I gave up smoking on January 10th 1999 at 10:30 pm.

Haven't had one since.

Believe it or not, this Norwegian site is very good.

http://www.yr.no/place/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/

Right!!!

Got the controls , Mercmonitor gauge and jack plate installed.

Motor goes on tomorrow.

Between the original motor and the transom there was a spacer made of some kind of fiberboard.

Needless to say it was in rough shape after 22 years on the back of my boat.

I replaced it with a piece of 1/2" Lexan that I painted the back side the same colour as the boat.

This should last forever.

Got the jack plate bolted on after installing the Lexan spacer.

Still have to connect the Mercmonitor to my GPS as well as tidy up the console wiring and install some engine sensors after the engine is mounted.

Waiting on steering wheel controls for trim and jack plate from BPS too.

You must be pumped!

Understatement of the year.

Already have the new controls installed and will be installing the Mercmonitor Smartcraft gauge and Atlas jack plate tomorrow. After that I just have ot mount and hook up the engine.

Ice is gone off the smaller lakes but still ice on the big lake.

I also have a Eureka tent and have used it for many years.

Even works well in mid January North of 60*.

Woohooooooo! A dealer installing the Merc?

Nope, I'm doing it.

The truck showed up today with my new 115hp Merc and associated goodies.

Lot's in the lower Credit in Mississauga.

Cabelas Alagnak Outfitters Tent.

Not cheap but a damn fine tent.

I love my over under. 4 shots faster than any pump or semi with a plug at 3 shells.

I love my Weatherby Orion OU for trap and sporting clays.

For waterfowl I have a sweet full choked 36" barreled Belgian made side by side.

Another fan of the Remington 870 here.

I have an SPS Camo synthetic stock version.

Unfortunately they no longer make it.

The Express Super Mag Turkey/Waterfowl would be the closest to it now.

http://remington.com/en/products/firearms/shotguns/model-870/model-870-express-super-mag-turkey-waterfowl.aspx

I love my Minnkota with autopilot.

Point it in the direction you want to go and it auto corrects when the wind or current blows you off course.

The iPilot would be even better.

Just got confirmation that my goodies have left on the truck North bound.

What boat are these (tools, wife might read lol!) goin on?

No wife to worry about.

They are going on "The Subhunter Too" my 1991 Fisher SV-18-GT that I bought new 22 years ago.

The boat's rated for up to 125hp.

Makes it feel like Christmas morning again doesn't it Dave !!!!!! Some nice goodies indeed....

Christmas comes next week when the really big box of goodies shows up.

Good for you man, I'm jealous, 4 stroke eh? I better get myself a paper route or something before I retool my rig. As soon as my piggy bank says OK it's toy time this shack of mine says oh no you don.t. Today is was a new pressure washer (which is almost fun) and another wedding invitation, goodbye new GPS! My neighbours and friends told me my old washer was acting up.

I just went and had a pow wow with my loan officer @ the bank for my cash.