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    Flyfishing for panfish

    I have been experimenting with a flyrod outfit I purchased this winter. I fished Sunday afternoon for approx 2 hours and caught about 50 blugill and about a dozen crappie and a few small bass. It was the most fun I have had fishing in a long time. With the crappie and gills on the nest it...
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    Mounting of TM...Port or Starboard?

    Don't know if this or Boat forum would be best..anyways... Is it only a matter of preference how you mount a bow mount, wether diagonally down the port or starboard side? I have noticed that most if not all professionally manufactured boats have them mounted on the port. Any thoughts? I plan...
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    Another Tow Vechicle ?

    Sorry for the repetitive post, but I have been curious if my 2wd Dakota with a V6 will be sufficient to pull my 16'Alum Starcraft w/60hp. I just put a new 3/4" plywood floor in and was nervous about being able to pull it out of the water. I noticed from the other posts everyone likes 4wd. I...
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    MinnKota PowerDrive Turning speed??

    I was set to buy a MK PD55#54" troller and talked to a few guys at the Bass Pro Shops Fishing sale in Cincinnatti, and they said that these motors stink for bass fishing because they do not respond as quickly due to the motorized shaft rotation. One of them claimed its best used when trolling...
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    thinking about buying new Troller

    I am looking at a MK powerdrive 55# 54in shaft 12V for $430. I am planning on bow mounting it on my 16' Starcraft with a 60hpJohnny V-aluminum. Does this sound like a decent fit??? <br /> :confused: <br />Thanks for any input.<br />Karrick
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    40# thrust enough?

    I have a 16' Starcraft with a 60hp Johnson hanging off the back and would like to use my 1 year old 40# MK on the bow. Would this be a big enough troller to use the boat on lakes? I'm planning on buying a 48" shaft to replace the 36" which will cost approximatley $70 P&L. Would you see it...
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    longer shaft on trolling motor

    Has any one changed the shaft on a troller to a longer shaft? I have a MK 40# with a 36" fiberglass shaft and would like a longer shaft to use the motor on the bow of my Starcraft Alum V-bottom. I searched google and all I found were replacement props and the typical replacement part. <br...
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    1971 Johnny 60hp Tach?

    As I was removing the throttle control. I noticed a pair of wires hanging out that had been cut off. I traced them out on the schematic and it is for my tach. Could I just use any tach from an Auto parts store or is there marine(expensive) one I should use? I checked this site and couldn't...
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    relatively easy water flow questions

    My 1971 60hp hydroelec shift runs on the muffs. I put a new impeller on because previous owner said he changed it two years ago and could probably need a change. I assume the two holes at the base of the powerhead are water outlets. I did not get any water exiting these holes while test...
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    1971 Starcraft floor rebuild ?s

    I'm planning on rebuilding the floor soon and am in the stages of thinking it all through. It only has one aluminum support, I guess you would call it a stringer, running the length of the boat(transom to 5ft shy of bow). I assume this is the a factory installation. Would this be enough...
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    Price for a 1971 Alum 17' Starcraft w/60hp Johnson?

    What would you guys see as a fair price for this boat? I bought it a few months ago, and I stripped the rotten floor. The Transom may have a few years left. I bought it for what I think would be a great price ($500). I was determing if I could make money off it by selling it now or putting a...
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    Hey djohns19 . . . question about old post

    If you still have pics of transom work, I would be interested in seeing.<br />Thanks<br /><br />karrick_hutchinson@yahoo.com<br /><br /> posted June 12, 2002 04:45 PM <br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Striper Chaser,<br...
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    Reccomended HP for Sking?

    Is there a rule of thumb for a certain hp needed to water ski with the heaviest skier (drag in my case) being ~200lbs? I have a 60hp on a 17' alum Starcraft V-bottom fishing boat. Any thoughts? <br />Karrick
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    Gearcase oil with Electric Shift lower unit

    As I was siphoning the oil in the lower unit, I was reading the label and it said not to use this oil in a electric shift model (mine being a 1971 60hp electric shift) but to use the premium OMC gearcase oil. Will the normal gearcase lube cause the electric shift mechanism to fail or other...
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    Paint for John Boat?

    The current paint job is peeling and showing in places the previous 2 colors it was painted. Any ideas for a cheap paint job that will make it look good? My idea is not to put a lifetime paint job on it, but to put a decent coat of paint on it that will not set me back too much because I am...
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    1971 60hp water pump ?

    I finally figured out how to drop the lower unit. I anticipated finding a cracked useless impeller, but it looks OK(no cracks, still fits tight). I think the two short tubes that are fitted onto the water pump housing are not fitting tight enough to the water feed tubes going up to the engine...
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    60hp johnson lower unit & manual ?s

    Found this message forum while searching for repair info. I've been reading old posts for days now and found a lot of great stuff. Sorry if this has been posted before, but I could not find anything relevent to my motor. I just purchased a 1971 17'Starcraft with a 60hp Johnson model...
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