irishfield

Some good size fish out of there! Thanks for the report!!! What's the eating guide say about St. John these days?

Some great looking stuff there Ryan and an arm and a leg in tooling costs to boot !

138 Rich... 138 !

I think they were probably billing for this line of the warrantee lbh..

UMMMMM Glen's Ford is WHITE !!! (and mine's dark grey!) lol

None of the big ones we caught this fall, with Thorpe, seemed to be in any hurry to swim away. They don't even thrash/roll in the net like the smaller ones Lew and I caught on the BOG this fall did. It's like..."I've been here before..get them hooks out of my face and let me go about my business". Then they take their time at the side of the boat and slowly swim away. Great find Lew !

Good thing it's got a some red lettering on it... or you'd disappear, just like Glen's Ford would, up here this time of year!

I don't know what the hype is either Paul. The only maintenance on a Verado is a yearly oil change top and bottom ($200 allowing an hour of shop time + the oils and filter) and you're supposed to check the thermostat spring (but you already know it works fine from the temp gauge!). Merc could tell everyone to not bother changing their oil for three years and I doubt it would effect failure rates...they're just not that hard up for a marketing gimic !

Quite possibly Kerry and something I've never disputed, other than the numerous BRP power heads that Temagami Marine had blow up on them last summer..and now that Skeeter pointed out an oil issue I'll look into that and if it was being used. My only comment in this thread has been noise level compared to other options and anyone that says that an E-tec is quieter than a Verado idling away at the dock or trolling muskie is dixie. The other side of the coin is BRP have so much money sunk into R & D and marketing of the E-Tec they can't turn back now !

Thanks for the link Want ! Some neat parts for the TE400/401 as well, along with many others. And Canadian to boot !

Who's quieter than the wind... Chuck Norris?

The proof of that is all the "guest" IP addresses on a daily basis! Welcome back Want !

Sorry fella..but you must be deaf in the ear that's facing the E-tec when they're both running away at the boat launch.

All I know Mark is I can't hear my 275 Verado running over an idling 150 E-Tec. They idle reminisent to an old rotax powered skidoo. Maybe that smooths out under power... haven't rode in a boat with one. Wayne

All I know is they are useless on our island up North. Tried to find a property stake...but darn near every rock is full of iron ore! I do use it all the time in the yard though... about every time the son cuts the grass with the mott mower as matter of fact. I go looking for all the blades he loses.

I know we have at least one OFC'r here, Mark, that's not happy with his E-Tec. And in my opinion, for the 0.375 cents that its worth, they are not quiet.

Hey.. can you pick up my aircraft engine, from ATC, while you're over there? lol Have a great time and make sure your batteries are fresh!

Glen... if you can't find locally. Here's a dealer in MN that's at least cheaper than Down-east directly http://www.thornebros.com/muskie/trolling_...g_downeast.html Dang... I shouldn't have gone there.. they have muskie baits as well at fair prices. Here's a place that has the -11 and the -16 kit to make it a -17 at good prices. http://www.stripertackle.net/proddetail.as....asp?prod=DES11 found the -17 from them for only $23.95 !! http://www.stripertackle.net/proddetail.as....asp?prod=DES17 all the holders they carry http://www.stripertackle.net/products.asp?cat=45

Usually on a shoal.....

Only 139 days Glen!!

I've never noticed the bolt on S-17's in there Glen... may have been there..just wasn't what I was after. The clamp on S-10's are generally hanging on the end of a shelving unit..an end facing the reel counter. And Mike's got a point...go spend the money at JB's if they have it... and Browse muskie row while you're in there. JB's # 1-416-614-7222

Timbr Mart and probably most other lumber yards have similar products Meely. It's also made by Steel Tile in Barrie..well their facility next door anyhow. Here's one distributor in TO http://www.advancedrock.net/region_canada.asp

One just looks to have a lower bracket for bolting on Glen. Here's their website. It's the S-10 that is a double clamp on. http://www.down-east.com/clamp-on.htm You can also see why they are a deal in BPS for $22.95/23.95 cdn in Vaughn.. retail list is $38US for the S-10

346 best I can do!