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  1. rolmops

    Penn reel for cod fishing.

    Penn reel for cod fishing. Hello.<br />I will be going out cod fishing in April and I started buying some gear.One of the things I have always really wanted is a good Penn reel.What reel can hold over six hundred feet of 50 pound mono test and is tough enough to winch these cod up from 200...
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    clemency.

    Do you think we should ask the moderators for a pardon for our by now really cast away ray???<br />I did like some of his antics,although I am afraid he might return with a vengeance. Still, every chatroom needs its clown.
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    Left, Right,Conservative,liberal.

    Yes I know all of these are big loaded words.Put on top of that feelings about freedom and patriotism and the right mixture for a big political conversation(as in fight)are all present.<br />Here is some food for thought,that might make opposites appreciate each other a bit more.This guy Karl...
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    Do you remember Lenny Bruce?

    He was a great comedian who was cast away(r-y) by the system.They even made a movie about it.
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    Cod fishing out of Gloucester,MA

    Hello<br />Do any of you guys know if the charter guys in Gloucester or there abouts do half day or one day cod or sea bass fishing trips in the third week of February? I would like to go in my own boat but I'd come back looking like a clump of ice, so it is time to seek out a boat with a warm...
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    evinrude 4423

    Does anybody know where I can find a picture of a 4423? Thank you in advance.<br />Rolmops.
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    Happy Hanukka

    To all of you, who like me, was never allowed to have a christmas tree.
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    Thank you iboats

    At the end of this year I would like to thank the sponsors of the bandwidth that gives room to all of us boating, fishing,politicking,raging,male or female chauvinist pigs and whatever other names we are sometimes called or like to call ourselves, for giving us these forums.<br />And yes...
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    Hailing Ray , the other half's castaway.

    Hello Ray.<br />Just wanted to let you know, that I found my dual remote.A brand spanking still in the box new one for all of 65 bucks including handling and shipping.<br />Thanks for looking for one for me.<br />Rolmops.
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    Ras Mohammed

    Hello.<br />Have any of you divers been to the Sinai Penunsula southern most point called Ras Mohammed?<br />If so,what is it like these days? Is it still unspoiled?<br />I was looking at pictures this evening and I realized that I have not been diving there since 1983.<br />Any updates about...
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    Umbrella rig

    Hello.<br />I have used umbrella rigs for bluefish and stripers,but never in fresh water like in the great lakes.<br />Did any of you good people ever try to troll an umbrella rig for fresh water salmon lake trout or off structure bass, muskies or pike??<br />Is it legal in fresh water?? <br...
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    Upgrading a '69 55 horse to 60 or 70 horse

    How should I go about upgrading my 3 cylinder 1969 '55 Johnson to sixty or seventy horse? I am looking for a winter project to keep me from under my better half's feet and whip.
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    Changing transom from single to twin engines

    Hello.<br />I have a 1964 17' Duratech built in Peekeskill,NY.<br />It is rated for an 80 horse engine, 1964 horses, so probably 70 of today's. Aluminum thickness heavier than most of today's boats.<br />In the inside in the middle of the transom there is a wooden support(16x20x1 1/4) that goes...
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    synchro tachometer for twin seahorses

    JB sorry to put this here,but it seems to be a question that only a few select OMC wizards may be able to answer.<br />Someone offered me a 1959 synchro tachometer that came of a setup with twin 35 larks,but from his description I did not quite understand what it is.<br />Has anybody ever heard...
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    Twin '57s

    Hello<br />Does anybody know if OMC ever produced a connecting rod that would go between the engines for steering twin engines with a cable steering system?<br />Thanks,Rolmops
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    towing with '94 grand caravan

    Hello<br />I tow a 1200 pound rig with a '94 grand caravan.<br />It seemed common sense to me to only tow in third gear and never in overdrive.<br />Just the other day I opened my owners manual and there it said in the trailering section not to tow in third gear but in overdrive on moderate or...
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    using a car axle

    Did any of you guys ever take the rear axle of a '97 taurus with the disc brakes and put this entire unit under a trailer with a surge brake system? If you did, why is this good or bad?<br />I would really like to find out if it makes any sense to do this before I learn the hard way.<br />thank...
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    1957 35 seahorse twin engines.

    Hello.<br />I am still working on my twin engine project and the more I think about it, the more I want to have a left hand rotation and a right hand rotation propeller.<br />Would this mean that I have to remove the shifter lock? Is there a shifter lock in the market that locks what is now...
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    power problems

    Hello.<br />I picked up this 1973 65 horse 3 cylinder Johnson.<br />It starts fine, goes up to wot just fine and I can run it there for a while. However,when I idle it down and then throttle it up again,it does not reach the same rpm's,and stays at a much lower rpm.What could this be??<br...
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    Fishing the West Coast.

    Hello<br />We are thinking of moving from upstate NY to Irvine,CA. Is there any fishing there?? Fresh and marine? Are 2 cycle engines legal there? What travel time should I count on to get to a decent lake?<br />To be out on the ocean there, is a 17 footer any good or should I think bigger?<br...
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