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    Anybody fish Lake Chelan, WA.

    I'm thinking about running up there the second week of November. I have to be on Eagle Lake, Ca the last week of Oct/first week of Nov so if the weather permits I want to shoot straight on up to Chelan and fish slugs (Mac's) for a couple of days. If anyone has or is fishing it, I'd appreciate...
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    Boat US Boating Safety Course

    Anyone here think that the Boating Safety Forum should include a link to the Boat US FREE boating saftey course? Here's the link if the Mods want to put it there. http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/default.asp I have a OUPV so I take it at least once a year just to make sure I haven't missed...
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    No fishin so the next best thing

    It was a non-fishing weekend so I thawed out the last three 3lb Eagle Lake Trout I had and sliced them up for the smoker. They're soaking in brine right now. I'll go get the "Little Chief" out in a while and start pumpin some smoke through it to get it ready. Don't know why I do that, probably...
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    You might want to read this

    If you're using a inexpensive (100.00 or less) battery charger to charge your deep cycle trolling motor batteries you might want to read this thread: http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=577470 I can't say it completely suprised me since I thought I might have had a problem a while back...
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    Battery Chargers - Suprising differences

    I don't want to start a big debate over this. I can only tell you what just happened. My batteries are one group 24 start/deepcycle (starting) and 2 group 29 start/deepcycles (house). I charged them individually with my $100.00 Shumacher charger that I got at O'reilys. They were out of the boat...
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    1985 I6 90hp Jet - Pristine

    Got a call at my Mom's house from a gentleman wondering if I still worked on boats. Seems he saw my name/town on here and figured he just give it shot by calling numbers in the phone book. FYI, I have no problem with that. Anyway, sort of a sad story, he's got this 16' Alumaweld with a 85 90hp...
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    Should have gone fishin this morning.

    I sat and listened to NOAA on channel 3 (VHF) until 9:00pm and finally decided that it was probably going to be windy as heck at Lake Sonoma. I set my alarm for 5:00am rather than 4:00am and when I got up there was a pretty good breeze and light rain. It's a little after 9:00am and it's...
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    Lake Sonoma, Ca.

    When I was down at Outdoor Pro Shops in Cotati, Ca., this morning I heard a rumour that DFG's marine biologists are studying Lake Sonoma with the hopes of introducing Rainbow Trout, Landlocked Silver and Coho Salmon. I thought about this for a while and I think what they may be really doing is...
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    Decided it was time to go Ultra-Light!

    Ya know, I was sitting there thinking about my semi annual fishing trips to Eagle Lake, Ca., and how I've gotten so good at fishing this particular lake that it's really not a challenge anymore. I go up there for a week and have my 4 fish in the first two days and they're fish that I definitely...
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    1959 White House Fiberglass Classic - Freebie

    Is anyone interested in this boat. It's up in North East California sitting out the winter like it's done for the past 20+ years. I bought it last October for 100.00 and was going to restore it as a fiberglass classic but I've decided I'm done with boat restorations. I won't lie to you, it's a...
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    Winter fishing trip cancelled in favor of fence building.

    So yeah, I've had these plans to go fish Eagle Lake before the season ends on the 31st. I've never fished it this late and was really looking forward to it. However, the weather in Northern California has been unusually dry and I decided to get one major summer project done instead. My theory is...
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    The four seasons.. which one do I like the best.

    In the Winter, I look forward to rain, sleet, hail and maybe snow (rare). It brings much needed resources to replenish the earth even though it also brings some suffering. Getting through winter is easier if I focus on the beauty and grandeur of new life that emerges in spring. Spring is that...
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    1959 Whitehouse

    I just bought this -- This is a 1959 Whitehouse on the registration but the HIN number begins with CFZ (California Homebuilt). I found this boat up at Eagle Lake, Ca. which is 300 miles from my front door. I haven't figured out how I'm going to get it home yet.
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    For you tinny lovers..

    Just came accross these promo vid's for Jetcraft/Harbercraft boats. The Jetcraft vid shows the same boat that I bought but in the Jet version. This was the first time I'd seen these. In the HarberCraft vid there some pretty good shots of how the boats are built and I thought you might be able to...
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    6 Month old battery dies a sudden death.... Not unusual

    I'm getting ready to go on a week long fishing trip at the end of the month. I bought a new Jetcraft this year and installed a ton of electronics but I figured I'd run the battery that the dealer installed into the ground before I upgraded. Well it didn't take long. 6 Months and 40 hours of...
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    SmartCraft Mercury Monitor Installation --- What's the big deal

    I read through all the posts about SmartCraft installation and then went and bought the new MercMonitor with ECO and Troll Control. This one I bought is the Level 1 gauge since my 60hp 4 Stroke only has the basics. I also bought the 4 port hub so I could hub in right behind my Merc Control...
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    New Boat Woe's....

    So the other night the neighbor asked me how I liked my new boat. I thought for a minute and said, it's the third darn time I've cut the lawn this week, I'm bored to death.. The boats fantastic but therin lies the problem... We both laughed but I actually think I was serious to a point. So...
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    Something to relate to ..

    Wife?s Diary: Tonight, I thought my husband was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a nice restaurant for dinner. I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment on it. Conversation wasn't flowing...
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    Lowrance HDS units. Things to know

    Heads up, the Sonic Hub is NEMA 2000 and if you don't already have it installed, the hub does not come with enough hardware to get it up and running. You need to purchase the Networks starter kit from LEI also. The other thing to know is that it only reads MPEG3 (MP3) files. It will display...
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    Handling a uncooperative boat

    Ever get scared when you're putting the hammer down and your boat suddenly heals over? The way to get through it is with gentle bumps, of steering in the opposite direction until your speed increases enough for the boat to catch a little more air an ride on a different portion of the hull...
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