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  1. BWR1953

    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    I think I've figured it out! :D This new pic shows that the vertical rectangle is about 12 miles from Hudson Beach at about 285 degrees on the compass. And the depth is 2.2, which is 2.2 Fathoms, or about 13 feet. So distance, direction and depth all add up. And the chart symbol for that...
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    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    I found that the parallelogram is actually a floating buoy, so that's not it. Am now searching for the rectangle with the triangle on top. I know it's a light of some type. This stuff isn't needed on the 450 acre bass lake where I fish! :LOL:
  3. BWR1953

    Finally pulled a fish out of Lake Pleasant, AZ, and it was huge!

    Well done! (y)
  4. BWR1953

    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    Okay, I got an online NOAA chart to work. (Finally.) :sneaky: I see a rectangular mark by the left green line arrow. It's about the right distance. I'm searching to find out what it means. Anybody know off the top of their head? 🤷‍♂️ And the depth marks on the chart are throwing me off...
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    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    Are you talking about channel markers like I showed in Post #4 above?
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    Nobody fishing?

    We took my 80 y.o. neighbor buddy fishing at our favorite place the night before last. He had a great time; hooked several nice bass but we weren't able to land them. The coolest one was when it jumped right over the stair railing! o_O:ROFLMAO: I got a small bass and my wife hooked a couple...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Maybe the cans were from the folks that designed it? :LOL:
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    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    Thanks, checking it out now.
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    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    Thanks. Are there large markers there? The one I remember is sorta/kinda like these two. Very substantial. I remember that it really towered over the boat. If I could find it on a chart, that would be awesome. :sneaky: Example marker #1 Example marker #2
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    Trying to find a location in the Gulf

    Back in 2006, when I was living in Tampa, a co-worker took me out "about 12 miles" in the Gulf to go fishing. And we had great success! I remember that the location had a very tall, fixed type channel marker there and the water was only 14 feet deep. I'd like to find that marker so that I...
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    Guessing young adult kids text back rather than call?

    *nvm :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
  12. BWR1953

    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    It's worth it if you can find an actual Mercury manual. I got mine on ebay for something like fifty bucks. It's used, but everything's there and it comes in quite handy. I can't comment on your particular engine, by my 50HP Merc also has dual carbs and the starting point is 1 1/4 turns out...
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    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    Yes, do be careful removing the plastic linkage. New ones are available, but they're $50! o_O
  14. BWR1953

    Nobody fishing?

    We went back out again last evening. My wife lost 2 big bass before finally hooking up with and landing a nice (almost) 5 pounder. And the boy finally caught his first "real" bass, about a 2 1/2 pounder. He also caught a smaller bass shortly thereafter. But! During his battle with...
  15. BWR1953

    1982 MR 180

    Oh great, I have 2 of those. And not all of the parts. :sneaky:
  16. BWR1953

    New Boat Launch Ramp

    Me too. (y) Unless he meant forum member Bondo? 😲 🤣
  17. BWR1953

    1966 Starcraft Holiday Interior Work

    Neat-o! (y)
  18. BWR1953

    Shoestring Starcraft SS160 Resto-mod - let the long slow road begin

    Wow, welcome back SM! Glad that you're fighting it and that you're back at work on the ol' boat. (y)
  19. BWR1953

    Is a Tiny Tach a good choice for testing?

    Perhaps simple for someone whose hands don't shake. But for some of us folks, it's nice to have the little tach just sitting in a stable location while making adjustments. This is my old tach when checking idle speed a few years ago. One hand to steady myself or the screwdriver, my other...
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    Nobody fishing?

    Hey, thanks for the backup. Much appreciated. (y)🙂 I just put internet trolls on my ignore list, especially the newbies. :cool:
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