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  1. Captain Caveman

    Open Bow Boat Sleeping ideas

    This past fall, an early hard freeze hit northern Minnesota. Smaller bays in big lakes froze. I went to mine only to find ice. I intended to break through in the morning so I boated back to the bar, watched the Thursday night football game, had a few suds, and then slept on a sleeping pad in my...
  2. Captain Caveman

    Let’s talk batteries.

    What about the voltage issues that can pop up? I guess that I would double-check what the manual for the engine says because it's not just as easy as more capacity/life. Deep cycles have a tendency to have bigger voltage drops during motor cranking that can affect the fancy modules (such as ECM)...
  3. Captain Caveman

    No visible mold but there is a musky smell

    I love the smell of musky and northern pike in my boat. It means that I've been having a good day catching fish! Sorry to hear about the smells though. It sounds like you've been approaching it the right way. I'm not sure that there is a professional company that can do it. Oh, they'll show up...
  4. Captain Caveman

    Let’s talk batteries.

    Maybe I'm old, but what is the merit of the boat using deep cycle batteries for starting the boat? I would think that one battery would be a normal "starter" battery for cranking the motor and running various things such as radio, running lights, and graph/sonar/gps. Your other battery(s) would...
  5. Captain Caveman

    Gas leak gas freezeing

    Gas won't even freeze at -40 degrees! Try more like -100 degrees and then it doesn't really freeze solid. What you have there is frozen H2O with probably a little gas or oil residue. If your boat is stored outside, there is likely rain/snow that got inside and is...
  6. Captain Caveman

    Where do you get your boat news?

    I get my info from the Otter News Network (ONN). It's fair and balanced. None of that fake boat news junk!
  7. Captain Caveman

    2020 Ranger towing?

    I was thinking the same thing. I discuss everything with my wife (ad nauseum) but a girlfriend better have put a ring on my finger to weigh in on my finances! It's been almost 15 years, but I had a 2006 and then 2007 Ford Ranger. Both were the V6 motors with tow packages. Both towed my 16ft...
  8. Captain Caveman

    Should I buy a boat that has been sitting in storage for 15 years?

    I've never been in the "run away" category, just rightly skiddish about the condition of the motor. The OP also needs to consider the price obviously. Whatever it costs, if he doesn't have much spare money available for potential fixes down the line...that could be a problem. This could very...
  9. Captain Caveman

    Ran into a reef & 10 hour service

    Cost of doing business. Take it to the dealer and get it done right or you'll be mad at some point that your new motor doesn't work right. I am assuming that at 10 hours you are supposed to do an oil change to get out the (potential) metal shavings? If that is the case, I would maybe run it for...
  10. Captain Caveman

    Should I buy a boat that has been sitting in storage for 15 years?

    JASinIL2006 and JimS are spot on. If you are new to boats/boating then this is a terrible deal. You may think that the reduced price is getting you into a better boat, but it will likely end in disaster. If you know all about boats and engine maintenance, then go for it. Since you are asking...
  11. Captain Caveman

    Should I buy a boat that has been sitting in storage for 15 years?

    I would be concerned about all of the gaskets and what-not that have dried out over time. I would negotiate some kind of warranty on the motor for at least one full season of use, or heavily discount the motor. I would not hesitate to buy the boat, it is the motor that I would be hesitant to...
  12. Captain Caveman

    For those fishing enthusiasts - what's your style of boat?

    16ft Alumacraft single console fishing boat with 90hp Suzuki. It gets me around the lake, is great for bass/walleye/northern pike fishing, and can also pull the kids on tubes & skis. When it's just me and I want to channel my inner Grumpy Old Men, I pull out the 12ft Starcraft with either my...
  13. Captain Caveman

    Wisconsin title.

    That is always an important lesson. Never stop asking different people in government for a different outcome. Most importantly, I'm glad that the seller realized that the POA was a requirement and that he needed to send it to you.
  14. Captain Caveman

    Drain hose shinkage?

    Who is the adjuster? Elaine from Seinfeld??
  15. Captain Caveman

    Wisconsin title.

    You essentially bought the boat from someone that didn't own the boat. I can understand any government office being suspicious and wanting to see the legal papers that allowed the 3rd party (son in this case) to sell the boat for the rightful owner. You've got to harass the son to get you the...
  16. Captain Caveman

    What's too old to consider?

    The inner-teenager in me wants to cow-tip that boat.
  17. Captain Caveman

    Question of HP

    Slap a new capacity plate on the wife?
  18. Captain Caveman

    Question of HP

    This is research that you can do, but I looked up two 50hp brand new motors. The Evinrude E-tec 50hp weighs 240lbs with remote or 250lbs with a tiller. The Mercury 4-stroke 50hp weighs 247lbs. They are virtually the same. Tell us how much your 1975 motors weighs and we can tell you how much...
  19. Captain Caveman

    Question of HP

    Buy a rebuilt 1975 Mercury 50hp motor. It sounds like that's what you want.
  20. Captain Caveman

    Plywood cover for open bow

    For years I thought about building a deck such as yours so that I could take my open bow fishing boat out on Lake Michigan or Superior....further than a mile out. Then I realized that what I really needed was the right boat for the conditions. I'm not independently wealthy yet, so that fantasy...
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