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Sorry, I must have missed something...what's the $3000?

I guess the leafs could have FOLDED during that time like the Sens did. Helps with the stats. LOL

Same here Brian, that's why I mentioned it. Actually, I have a 20+ year old Ranger in my driveway right now, fully insured including collision and never had a survey done.

Haven't we all!!?? lol When I was young I got a big 'ol plug snagged in a fallen tree. You guessed it...one good tug too many and that this came back to the boat like a rocket; smacked me right between the eyes. Mono stretches really well and those double trebles help it fly!! LOL My glasses saved me and I wear them constantly now. I knew a guy that fished Lake O for salmon and used to joke he didn't need good glasses because he didn't need to see the fish! At the end of every day his eyes looked like pee holes in the snow from squinting all day. Finally he wore a old pair of H2O's I had...the joking stopped and he bought decent glasses. Miraculously, he said he doesn't get headaches now when he's out too long! geesh

These would also make great backup glasses and for that price it's manageable to have different lens shades on hand.

What's my cut?? lol

Nice boat glws. I thought the 101's were all 36V?

Call around. It's not a mandatory requirement. I'd never pay for a survey on a boat I already bought/own. Bill, no insurance? Collision ok but no liability?

That second picture tells me there's still lots to remind him of the Senators.

I know Brian, but everyone says that and in a lot of cases it's true. But I also remember fishing bass tournaments in 30 years ago and you could get into the money with 12-13lbs and 14-18 was a guaranteed top 3 finish.

I wouldn't say nothing...Erie is better now than it was 10/15 years ago.

^^^ That's a fact. It's not the lake it was.

Enjoy!!!

Pretty boat and it'll zip along nicely. Every boat is different regarding crossing wakes and running in big rough water. Especially throttle position...don't get hung up on where the throttle should be. What you want to accomplish when crossing a wake is to back off enough to drop off the pad which will drop the transom some. Art said raise the nose, same thing but regardless the boat angle will change and put more boat back in the water. This will increase stability as you cross the wakes.

I watched some of that game Drifter...it was a bit of a train wreck for Pittsburgh. They looked slow, lost puck battles and never got the bounces. Probably all due to the massive goal deficit.

That boat will not chine walk at 50-52 mph. It only happens when the boat rocks on the pad and I just can't see that boat getting enough transom lift to fall off the pad. My best speeds are into the wind, not downwind, with a good chop. Every boat is different and driving time is the only way to learn. You'll figure out the best trim to come out of the hole, the best speed for jumping wakes(lol), er, safely crossing wakes, and what a comfortable running speed is. If you know an experienced driver, get him to go out with you. You'll learn more in one hour than will will in a month on your own. That includes loading and unloading the boat on the trailer. Super Important!! I assume it's a bunk trailer? BTW, where's a freaking picture?

Too nasty fellas.

^^^ lol Russian Roulette is about right. With the amount of people that hit rocks, we used to joke that the water in GBay was just an optical illusion.

Personally, I wouldn't leave my boat sitting in the water all summer. Trailer, boat cover and throw a tarp over it when it's going to sit for a week.

Lol yeah. Fixing is easy, all they have to do is make sure the 23 players + coaching staff + trainers, equipment staff, etc. across 31 teams keeps all the fixing a secret. Meh it's only a 1000 or so so people. No problem.

Ultrex. That's what I'm saving for, no question.

Georgian Bay has one slow rising spot...it's called Wasaga Beach! lol Many areas you can be 10 feet from shore in 60 FOW or a mile from shore in 6". The change in depth can be less than the length of your boat! If you're running on GBay and look down to see <3' of water, it's too late. lol Fuel: Yup more fuel...but, I used to run around Gbay in a tinny with a Merc 35hp and everywhere you go is at WOT. Running many miles all day I burnt a lot of fuel and carrying an extra 5 gallon tank sucked. Now, my boat burns more fuel per hour but I run a lot less time! What used to be a 25-30 min run is now 10 and that's not flat out. Still more fuel but not as bad as I thought it would be.

Life jackets: I don't know anything about what exactly happened on Big O but I do know there are multiple other instances of guys getting hurt because of the auto-inflatables. Two issues 1) they don't always inflate and inflating most of the time isn't good enough. I wear mine when the big motors off and I'm fishing only. 2) the school jackets are foam filled. This provides padding in the event you catch a rogue wave,,etc and get pitched. I wear the padded jacket when buzzing along and switch to fish. It's no big deal to do that because my regular jacket stays tethered to the kill switch so I never forget that either. I'm kind of surprised there's no water pressure gauge but I'm not a Skeeter/Yamaha expert. Personally, I wouldn't go adjusting motor height without one. I can drop my water pressure 5 psi just with my trim button. You could easily add one I would think. Check to see if there's a tiny 1/8" hole on the leading edge of the lower unit just below the cav plate. There's always the " if it's not broke, don't fix it" approach but I'm a stickler for weird crap on my toys. lol Word of advise on motor height...the guys on BBC will tell you the perfect height BUT you don't necessarily want it! You want it set so you have good hole shot and decent top end of course, but, in your case it's also important to have good "bite" in choppy water. Those guys will wring a half mph out of it but run on ponds all day. Last thing, do you have a spare prop and hub? I carry a spare stainless prop but on GBay at least get a cheapy aluminum as a minimum. Make up a toolkit with fuses(see what the boat is using), elec. tape, pliers, multi screwdriver, stainless screws, extra boat plug(don't ask), and a small socket set. Generally, the only thing to worry about on a bassboat is the loose nut behind the wheel. Let me know if the boat's gelcoat needs sealed. Search ProTec on BBC.

Make sure you KNOW the max rpm for that motor and the tach works good. Make sure you KNOW what the water pressure at WOT should be and that the gauge works. This is critical and get used to checking it while running(trimming affects WP). Measure the prop to pad and ask the boys over on BBC where you should be. Wear that kill switch religiously. Wear a old school life vest while running...not an auto-inflate, save that for when you're fishing.

I posted the same views on Nash a couple days ago. I see him as another JVR...a very good player in specific areas of the game but certainly not the superstar he's made out to be.