GeorgeJ

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...5007000_225-7-0 I put this little on board charger on my boat from Bass Pro, just plug it in when boats not in use and it's ready when you are.

or switch from a light action to medium action!

natures own fridge, and always the perfect temperature.

oh man you are brave ! definitely addicted...

Well I have two fishen tackle boxes in the bedroom right now, plus magazines and books related to fishing in at least a couple rooms of the house.That could be a sign of an addiction, maybe.

I'm in the process of making some brackets to mount a couple of lights on the front of my boat, my intention is to use them close to shore, docking and shallow waters. Coming across a stretch of big water though I'd have them off, I can see where they may cause some confusion to other boaters, anyway they would be as useful as lights on a plane high in the sky.

I feel the same way and that's even worse! All together now my name is... and I'm a OFNholic...

Great picture Lew, ahhh the simpler times....

yup leave it on the stand straight up and down and pump oil in from the bottom till it comes out the top hole, put the top screw back in quickly remove the filler adapter and put the bottom screw in. If you think you lost some oil you can top it up through the top hole.

vacuum as much as you can, an old paint brush works good too, make sure the plate under the flywheel is not seized usually they rotate a few degrees. look for any chewed through wires and tape the rest well, those are the two lower unit screws take them both out drain and fill back up through the bottom hole. Prop is fine. I might take the plugs out squirt some two stroke oil in and pull it over a few times and put new plugs back in.

few guys on now

no I don't think anyone is worth that kind of money, doctors saving lives and keeping families whole don't even come close to that dollar figure.

well there is a meat pie wrapper in the garbage so yeah I think that's what I had...

oh boy I just had it on all through supper, hope my wife wasn''t talking about anything to important!

follow your owner's manual recommendations, in most cases it will tell you not too. Overdrive components are meant to support the requirements of the vehicle alone and not that of an additional trailer. I use my judgment here though, say if all I have is my aluminum boat around a 1000lbs on the flat with the wind behind me I will use OD.

I find myself with OFC on whenever I can, I take my laptop out to the shop have OFC on keep hitting the refresh button to stay up to the latest subject matter at hand. When I'm in the car I have it on my BB, I try not to be the driver when ever I can. I wish I could comment more on fishing subjects but for now all I can do is read them and put my 2 cents in on other topics. I'm fairly new and maybe after some time it might get to a normal amount of time to spend on the computer, but I see there are some members with thousands of posts so maybe not. At least getting out and actually fishing will provide a break in the OFC addiction, but then again maybe I will have some fishing reports, Hopefully!

I see, I'm not surprised that there are are changes necessary to get the hp rating up. I tend to agree with what someone else said, sell the 9.9 and buy the 15hp.

more fuel + more air = more power. I was surprised to find out that some smaller outboards share the same bore and stroke but the higher horse power rating comes with carb and air intake changes and maybe a bit of a timing change.

No offense at all to worry about, I agonized for days and weeks on what to put where but that is the starboard side, I think maybe you meant across from me which would have been the port side in this case. Simply the reach was too far having everything on the opposite side I am tilling from, if I remember the beam is 70" and I would have had to stand to reach control buttons and the screens were too far away to see. The seat swivels and that will help, a bit of a tiller extension would have me sitting facing almost forward, who knows when I actually get out on the water I may have to move things around.

well thanks for all the replies, there is some good information. I've been sitting in the boat making motor noises trying it out sitting on both sides of the boat. I've decided to stay with tradition and till with my left hand, even though making turns to the right will be a bit of a reach, a little handle extension would be nice. I went ahead and mounted my gps, fish finder and switch panel all within reach of my right hand.

bring your grampa a case of beer, that was awesome of him to give you that boat and motor, I think it will make a great little package for you!

I have my new Yamaha outboard calls for a 25 to 1 fuel to oil ratio for the first 10 hours. I'm good with this it sounds right but then they are talking about a 100 to 1 ratio, now I've been away from outboards for sometime and I know things have changed but that seems pretty lean. Are you guys sneeking in a little extra oil when your mixing for your out board or are you following the recommended mix? Hey and no smart answers from you 4 stroke guys!

I installed my tiller style Yammy outboard onto my boat today and I know from studying the boating guide it talks about sitting on the starboard side of the boat to operate the motor. My boat has two seats at the back from which the tiller is accessible, to me it feels much more comfortable to sit on the port side of the boat and operate the outboard with my right hand. In fact the the throttle handle and the shifter are all on the front port side of the outboard making it easier to reach from the port side. I'm wondering if I'm braking any kind of rules, a mariner's code or something if I choose to operate my tiller from the port side of the boat?

when I take it out of the box (got one of the half price CT deals) I will hang it on the wall using a couple of screw in hooks into the studs.

great show lots and lots of stuff, plan a full day if you can, has been very crowded in the past but this year who knows...