dave524

Based on the experience of acquaintances I wouldn't buy a welded boat under .125" either, starting with an '88 Crestliner they have been bad, maybe they have sorted out the welding by now but seen too many cracks lengthwise , immediately adjacent to the welds.

No, not dislike , but they seem to want it all very early in their life whereas me and my parents generation took years ( decades ) to accumulate what we have. Economic downturn ? I retired May 2008 , just before the SHTF in the stockmarkets later that year, believe me this downturn pales in comparison to the drop back then, of course at 70 my portfolio was a bit more conservative than at 58. The jobs situation does suck especially if you paid for university education only to land a " do you want fries with that ? " job.

Essentially the same boat as the 18 Sylvan I ran and posted earlier on a US ad, I ran a 90 Johnson V4 on it , ran high 30's mph, with a 60 it would be a dog, they were rated up to 140 HP. Nice boat otherwise

Looks like a Genuine Easy Steer bracket tying the motors together, those things were almost 2 bills back in the 80's when I bought one, but they do work well

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-powerboat-motorboat/north-bay/18ft-aluminium-starcraft-holiday-w-115hp-9-9hp/1502828875

Probably adds up to a lot less than they are paying to the 20/30 year olds that are mortgaged to the max and then some, new cars in the drive, maxed out credit cards and mega cellphone plans, don't have any savings , living paycheck to paycheck and now can't afford their $7 morning lattes screaming " HELP ME " cause there is a hiccup in their paychecks coming in.

When will they learn " you can't fix stupid " waste of tax dollars

Believe me , they are not saving much based on my CPP ( which I paid into BTW) and my OAS, for which I paid taxes for 40 some years.

We've ( wife) started the online ordering with everything going on, I swing by when she gets an email it is ready, I'll tell her about the delivery. 👍

Could be , I only got hit once last trip for the dispensing when picking up 2 different ones for my wife, she is still under 65 so hers are on the company plan, I'm 70 so mine are a mish-mash of gov't and company cause the company one only picks up what the gov't don't. Worst part I guess is all the extra trips when we are trying to reduce exposure to the outside world.

60 years ago , all the fisherman were bad mouthing Mercs, no serious one would have one of those black, sometimes white POS hanging on their transon. They would not start in cold weather and wouldn't troll, only good for water skiers and speedboat. Johnnyrudes were the motor of choice.

Back to virus related issues, now that the Old Age Security ( that is an oxymoron if I ever saw one ) cheques are out, did any of you other old pharts see the $300 or $500 top up that the kid said was coming ? same amounts here as usual. Taking a killing here on dispensing fees with the drug stores only giving 30 day supplies of all our meds .

I ran an identical boat to this almost 20 years on L. Ontario and Erie, with the newer motor is still in your budget. Unfortunately the border might be a problem at this time. Pulled it with a 4.3 GM V6, a little over a ton with gear and rigging. http://www.centerpointeservice.com/boats-for-sale/1983-sylvan-18ft-center-console-pewaukee-wisconsin-5792742/?print=1&full=1

Still in elementary, probably 12 or 13, can you even get a license that young ?

early 60's here, cable and pulley steering, the throttle you just reached back and twisted the tiller, one speed, flat out 😀

Stay away from any farm raised fish, period. Pancake mix and beer or egg dip then flour back in the egg and then panko

I've seen some of their stuff at Len's Mills of all places, last time I was in there with my wife getting craft supplies

Most of the good stuff is mail order anyway, as far as big box stores, Cabelas used to have a significant edge on Bass Pro who seemed to cater more to those who fished for green fish <- yuck

We used to run into a hatch of those on the Rocky Saugeen many years ago fishing Specs, we would use #16 light Cahills to fish the rise, but it wasn't really necessary as the Brookies are dumber than a bag of hammers , never do get really selective when it comes to food like resident Bows and especially Browns.

Early '80's a treble still counted as 3 when live bait fishing, hence sucker rigs for Musky used a single and 1 treble. Later the rule was changed so a treble was considered 1 hook . A treble was always considered 1 hook for artificial lures but only 3 were allowed on a plug, not sure when that was upped, definitely the rule in the '60/70's.

The old days when the flatfish with 2 pairs of trebles on those hangers/spreaders were illegal too, could not even use 2 trebles on a musky quick strike harness.

I'd say it is a Heddon Dowagiac Minnow , but missing the front hooks. Worth some bucks in good condition with the box. Scroll down a bit https://www.wideopenspaces.com/9-old-fishing-lures-tackle-box-just-hit-payday/

They missed one, disguised as your grandpa's thuddy-thuddy 🤣 http://ericnestor.com/what-the-brickwurx-mfg-lever-action-red-ryd-ar/?fbclid=IwAR3VVjn6_GCwgCuJNtIk2E5HrtYzVNs9fdomCwrIaqcts0HeVkrpKIMtHbc

go for it, there is a few around Long Point. https://www.kijiji.ca/v-powerboat-motorboat/ottawa/last-one-sold-mud-motor-long-tail-motor-kit/1424311401

Reminds me of the popular sea fleas that were built from Mechanics Illustrated Plans around 1960, we didn't tweak the motors though