Bernie

Had to follow a moose on three occasions on a single lane bush road. It's not like you can take an off lane. Just simply putt along behind and wait for them to turn off.

The Seafoam most likely loosened up some debris and it ended up in the high speed fuel circuit in the carb partially blocking fuel supply.

I'm with Ernie on his recommendation. I really don't care for doing clutches. I will, but depends on how busy the shop is.

Uggh. I hate fixing the ones with slime in them. Usually takes more time to fix them right as well. Most ATV tires I repair have crud caught between the bead and rim. I remove the tire, clean the rim and spray paint the bead surface on the rim. Then install the tire before the paint fully dries. Careful with tubes too. ATV tires, because of the low pressure can often allow the tire to slip on the rim. If this happens it can cut the stem off the tube. Then there is no way to keep air in the tire. Raf is right on with the soap and water. Sunlight dish soap and water is best. Spray it on, let it sit for around five to ten minutes and look for small mounds of fine bubbles if it is a slow leak.

If the red brake lamp is staying lit, check the brake fluid level. If low, this can turn on that light. If level is OK and the park brake pedal is fully retracted the fluid level switch in the master cylinder may be stuck down or has a bad switch (It's a magnetic switch).

The hubs disengage with vacuum applied. If vacuum fails it defaults to lock, just in case you rip off the hose in the bush. The noise could be a bad lock too. The leak at the diff is called a pinion seal. It will need to be replaced.

After opening weekend the lake at this end goes dead quiet. Most nights there are maybe one or two boats out on the water in the South Bay. There could be a couple more in Fish Bay I don't see. Art, I haven't kept a fish yet this year.

30 or 40 boats all year? There isn't a single one there right now and there wasn't any last night when I went by either. The only time I see it busy is in the spring, and probably not 30 or 40 boats. Just did a look around Hunters Bay. One boat in the whole bay on a pleasant evening. And I haven't seen any heading out on the main lake. And don't pick on the USA tourists, most of the ones I know are great folks.

The seagulls up here won't eat them either. Yukk...I'd have to be terribly hungry to eat one.

Thanks for the reminder Cliff. Just went out and tried it. 24.5 average, not bad for an old clunker and a 16 ft wood boat.

With the extra added weight of the casting deck and a larger load with your buddy you will need to get a lower pitch propeller. This allows the engine RPM to develop.

They look good Brian, well done. Caught a few trolling many years ago on something like those.

Took it out for a good run this evening on calmer waters. Runs really well, and yes, it is quick. I'll GPS it to know for sure. It has a torque steer I'll need to address, it pulls pretty hard. This one is worthy for a paint restoration and new decals. It will be a good winter project.

Bushart... When I was a kid there were flotillas of fishermen on the water all summer from all over North America. The fishing remained good. Now there are many days I don't see a boat at all, other than the ones that show up at night to lay them out. Yes, electronics make it easier, but consider back then it wasn't difficult to catch your 6 fish anyway. I live on the lake, I know LOTS of people from around the area. We know the score. Oh, and no zebra mussels that I have seen. Hopefully they don't arrive.

Where would Will park his? I'd have to build another dock. Pete, any chance of the tiller handle for the engine be kicking around? I had to take one off of one of dads for the time being.

Last April FisherPete posted he had an old engine for sale, a 1955 25 HP Johnson. We swung a deal and the guys brought it up in May. I puttered with it once in a while since then. I noticed it had new ignition wires so I didn't bother to check the coils. The powerhead doesn't appear to ever been apart and it has good compression. The lower unit has been apart because the skeg is off of something newer. Checked the gear oil, no water, good sign. So I threw it on the test tank at the shop, hooked up the dual line fuel tank and primed it up. Fuel leak appeared immediately at the glass fuel filter. Pulled it off, cleaned the crud out of it. At this point I am figuring a carb overhaul. It's an electric start, kind of rare for this era, so I hooked up a battery and cranked it over. It sputtered a little bit but failed. Lightly tapped the carb a few times to unstick the needle and seat, opened up both jets to allow any crud that may be blocking them. Crank again, yep, she fired up. Gave the jets a quick adjustment, checked for water pump flow. Let it idle on the tank for a few minutes. It runs a little clanky like most of these 25's did, but it's running on two cylinders. Some of the noise may be due to the hood rubber mounts missing. I loaded it up and brought it out to the cottage. Took my 18 off and plunked it on the transom. It's a lot heavier than my old 18, it was all I could do to carry the dang thing. And thanks go to Pete and the fellas that brought it up!

Not sure when they spawn Roy, but I suspect they are this years brood.

Looks like a good setup for you Brian. Like you say, it perfectly fits your lifestyle. Probably would work great in small creeks too. Is it able to take some rubbing on small rocks in shallow?

Tango or Cha-Cha?

About 20 years ago my step daughter and her friend went fishing in the bay here with a bunch of worms. Knowing they would like to catch something I pointed them out to catch catfish here in the bay. They returned with a livewell jam packed with catfish.They had a blast catching them. They still mention it from time to time. There may be a bag or two of them still at the bottom of the freezer

How is your toe today Joey? Hope it is doing better.

Also at the highest pressure the tire does not heat up as much. A low tire allows the sidewall to flex more as it rotates. The flexing creates heat in the sidewall. Enough heat and the rubber can melt causing a blowout. Running the rated pressure also makes for less friction between the tire and the road making it easier to pull. This advise also goes for any tire. Most vehicles have the recommended pressure on a sticker inside the drivers door.

Way to go Corey! You have a fine young son Brian.

Every year the young catfish school around the shoreline. I hooked up a camera on the end of a rod(it's a little shaky) to take a quick movie of them. Turned out OK for a first attempt.

Agree with Vance. When under inflated the center of the tire isn't being pushed out enough and the tire rides on the edges.