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My condolences to his family and friends

Did you get my reply to your PM ?

Times have changed From What it is worth To What you are willing to pay That goes for almost everything, sporting goods, boats, electronics, cars etc Making something durable without changing the design with more useless gimmicky features is called bad business these days.

I do mostly commercial HVAC, Not up to date on current residential makes a models but can find out from suppliers, you can PM me with any questions if you wish

What size/#thrust is your TM ? 12v or 24v ? 12 v motor usually draw 35-40 amps in full speed, You need to run your electronics from a battery which doesn't drain out

There is fabrication shop in Scarborough, he does good work, even makes new trailers, Let me know if location suites you ( Brimley/Progress )

Last price mentioned on spoonpullers was around $300 Cdn Ouch !

Good for you to make the right choice for your best friend and glad he is recovering well, ? They might not know what money is but will give their life for you without hesitation.

Thanks for sharing your first hand experience and a honest and detailed report, We are booked with Cochrane air for this year but Mattice is also on our list of considerations for future trips. As much as we love good fishing and willing to tolerate some discomfort for exceptional fishing, I have no problem in saying that we are all getting older and appreciate some basic comfort as well, We will now keep your experience in mind when making a decision.

Alumacraft would be my choice out of the 2

Jumper/booster cables will do the job, but it's not the proper choice, Most jumper cables now are made out of copper clad Aluminum ( read the box ), only designed to give a momentary boost, and save money, not good for prolonged load application like trolling motor etc, I don't even trust them as booster cables, I would use a proper marine grade cable of correct gauge for the trolling motor.

Wishing you all the best, our thoughts are with you,

Old Ironmaker, I use a double uni knot for leadcore to flouro leader, Pull back the sheathing about 6 to 10 inch on the leadcore, break off the inner lead core, use sheathing only to tie a double uni to flouro, I put a dab of super glue on it but it's not necessary. Never had a problem.

Garmins look nice! Let us know how you like the "quick draw"

^ Good advice ! Ideally, a deep cycle battery should be charged at a rate no more than 20% of its amp hour rating, so a 100 Ah battery should be charged at 15 - 20 amps, It is best to charge a deep cycle battery at max recommended rate to 80% full and then charge to 100% at a much slower rate, a good automatic charger is designed to do that.