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You need a very cheap, simple, Bow or stern mounted TROLLING MOTOR to go into the mucky stuff. Bow mounted trolling motors are WAY WAY more in control of the boat direction and speed in breezes.
What size and type of hull is the boat ?
 
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Perfect That stern heavy condition will improve with you using a bow mounted troller.
I would use that picture to show bow mounted troller companies the amount of hull you need to control in winds.
There are trolling motors that can easily handle your boat from the bow. Is there a bow deck area ? can you take a picture of complete deck area to help the companies select the best mounting bracket. You will be pleasantly surprised at the options of controls available.
 
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cyclops222 said:
Perfect That stern heavy condition will improve with you using a bow mounted troller.
I would use that picture to show bow mounted troller companies the amount of hull you need to control in winds.
There are trolling motors that can easily handle your boat from the bow. Is there a bow deck area ? can you take a picture of complete deck area to help the companies select the best mounting bracket. You will be pleasantly surprised at the options of controls available.
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I think I'll take a pass on mounting a trolling motor here.

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kd4pbs said:
Ahh! I love Michigan lakes. We used to stay a week at Houghton Lake every year when I was growing up. Pristine water, excellent Walleye fishing, and the perfect lake for a young kit to learn how to boat, thanks to my uncle who always had one for us to use the whole week.
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Having lived my entire life in the Detroit area northern Michigan is a great place to spend retirement. It's everything Detroit isn't--clean, quiet, thinly populated, no traffic, peaceful lakes.

https://imgur.com/a/gpBJ8jN
 
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I like cold. Spent 22 years in Fl that was enough for me. I don’t think I would survive there anymore.
 
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guy48065 said:
Is it also typical of an I/O powered sport boat to constantly need correction when idling along in gear? It just refuses to go straight. Feels like an old pickup truck with worn out tie rod ends.
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yes and likely you are overcorrecting try very small steering in puts, and there is a lag in steering response when OD is trimmed way up

on the jumping when it goes into gear would be you have an issue with shift cable dragging. While the alpha dog clutch does require brisk shifting to pop into gear its should jump unless something is wrong and you are needing a lot of throttle movement to get in gear. Did you drop the idle speed since this thread started
 
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guy48065 said:
That's a refreshing change from "cheap pos Bayliner" I've been hearing.
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Just because it is a cheap Bayliner doesn't mean it can't look good! I think Bayliners in general put out some really sweet looking boats. I would have no problem buying a new Bayliner because I know how I maintain a boat and it would last me a lifetime. I wouldn't buy someone else's used Bayliner unless I knew them and the boat personally. That is just me.

But yes, great looking boat!
 
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Agreed. I've had two and other than the ill fated L Drive on the 20 footer, loved them both and was very close to buying a 44 footer.
 
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I agree. They were very popular in my area of Fl in the 80’s. They were everywhere and adorable boats of the time. The thing was they were often bought by turn the key and go people and as with most stuff if you don’t look after it well it’s just not going to last as long as it could.
 
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