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  1. JEBar

    Off Shore Fishing

    stating right up front that I have a very healthy respect (read that as fear) of being out on the ocean, I have some questions for folks with first hand knowledge off shore fishing in small boats .... what is the shortest length that you would feel comfortable taking off shore for fishing ...
  2. JEBar

    Boat Cover While Towing

    we spend 3 - 4 months each summer in eastern South Dakota .... while out there not all but almost all of the people use canvas covers on their boats while towing .... back home in North Carolina not nobody but almost nobody does so .... for folks who do, why Jim
  3. JEBar

    Fitch

    I've seen numerous threads in which there were comments that some Evinrude/Johnson FITCH motors weren't as reliable as others .... what years were the motors in question produced .... we have an '03 90 hp Johnson Ocean Pro that was produced after Bombardier took over from OMC .... for almost 10...
  4. JEBar

    Finding Someone Who Can Help

    we purchased our first boat back in the mid '60s .... for 10 years or so we owned 3 .... every one (new and preowned) was purchased from a dealership and were rigged to where we could drive out of their parking lot and drive directly to a lake .... I guess the phrase "ignorance is bliss" would...
  5. JEBar

    Camping and Boating

    how many folks combine camping and boating/fishing .... for us they go together as a perfect match .... at first we took our tent and boat to local lakes where we built many happy family memories .... later we bought a pickup slide in camper so that we could also tow our boat .... now we have a...
  6. JEBar

    Catch & Release or On The Table

    just curious .... given a choice, do you go fishing with the intent of putting food on the table or do you practice catch and release in most cases .... for me its mostly catch and release but the wife loves to eat fish so I do bring home what I can Jim
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    Axles

    we hope to soon be able to trailer our boat on trips which will cover thousands of miles .... for folks who tow distances, do you have any apprehension about doing so with a single axle trailer Jim
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    Spare Tire

    do you have a spare tire for your boat trailer .... if so and have it mounted on the trailer, where do you locate it Jim
  9. JEBar

    Line and tackle weights

    Re: Line and tackle weights for most fresh water fishing I use 10 lb Trilene XL .... if I've figured out how to post a picture in this forum, below is a 46" estimated 14+ lb Northern that I caught a few weeks ago while fishing in eastern South Dakota Jim
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    Trailer Tires

    our boat trailer has 14" rims .... I would appreciate recommendations for tires to be used for summer towing, long distances, at highway speeds Jim
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    Silicone Treatment

    I'd like to spray the carpet on our trailer's bunks with silicon but the only time our boat isn't on its trailer is when the boat is in the water and the carpet is wet from launching the boat .... is it true that the carpet needs to be dry when sprayed with silicon .... once sprayed, how long...
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    Galvanized Trailers

    over the years I've owned some really nice looking boat trailers .... the ones that were painted to match the boat really were attention getters .... unfortunately, I've never owned a painted trailer that didn't (usually sooner rather than later) end up with rust issues .... this has been...
  13. JEBar

    Mileage

    I'm looking for a reasonably priced, aftermarket device that can be hooked up to an outboard powered boat's fuel system which will tell the motor's fuel consumption .... as in gallons per hour or better yet miles per gallon .... we hope to be making some cruises on various rivers across the...
  14. JEBar

    Trim Tab Use

    as is pretty much standard practice, to get our boat out of the water and on plane we start with the motor trimmed all the way down .... as the boat speeds up and starts coming out out of the hole the motor is trimmed up until a balance point which keeps it at proper trim .... if/how will that...
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    Reels

    what type of reel do you prefer .... closed face, open face, or bait caster .... I have and use all three but the older I get, the more I like an open face spinning reel .... my preference is for those with Shimano's Quick Fire feature .... my Shimano reels were all purchased in the late '70's...
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    What Type of Boat

    what type of boat have you never owned that you've always wanted .... for me it would be a pontoon boat .... over the years we have owned a wide range of boats, most everything from a 10' Porta Bote to a 32' cruiser but I've never owned a pontoon Jim
  17. JEBar

    Why So Few Dealers

    we have just returned from a 3 month trip in our camper which took us from NC to SD .... during that time I looked in areas we visited and it was difficult to impossible to find an Evinrude dealer .... dealers selling Mercury/Yamaha lines are easy to find .... as but one example, Evinrude's web...
  18. JEBar

    Longest Tow

    what's the longest distance you've ever towed your boat to use while on vacation .... for us it is just over 1,500 miles (one way) .... over the years we've done so a half dozen times towing it from central NC to a small town 70 miles north of Sioux Falls, SD .... we hope to do so again within...
  19. JEBar

    Longest Cruise

    what is the longest pleasure cruise you've taken in your privately owned boat .... I'm not taking about any sort of commercial trip .... for us it has been a 100+ mile cruise with two other couples on the Mississippi from Winona, Mn to Prairie du Chien, WI .... we've made that trip down and back...
  20. JEBar

    impeller replacement

    I have no clue as to the number of hours on our '04 90 hp Johnson Ocean Pro but it has been run several times each summer .... mostly cruising, pulling skiers/tubers, and some fishing .... it still has the original impeller .... what is the life of such an impeller and would it be wise to have...
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