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    Question about boat shelters ?

    I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with Navigloo winter boat shelters ? It looks like a good product but have seen mixed reviews. I store my boat outside in the buffalo area. I'm looking for something that I can take down randomly throughout the winter. I fish on and off on the...
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    Where are my freeze plugs.

    I have a 95 mercury marine force 120 outboard. The I'd plate is blank. I'm looking for the freeze plug for the serial number. I've looked and cant find it anywhere. Thank for any help
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    Trolling with more rods

    Hello everyone. I have just upgraded my riggers to the Cannon mag 5 with the 24" boom. I'm fishing out of an 18' boat. I normally 4 rods. I want to add 2 more dipsys. Was thinking about running at 1.5 and 3. At 1.5 does that get me far enough away from my riggers and if so how carefully do I...
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    Trolling bag question

    Hello everyone. It's been a while since I have been on. First of all I have a '95 18' spectrum with a 120 hp mercury marine force. I fish Lake Ontario for salmon mainly. Currently I have a trolling plate that i added a spot so i could run it at a 45° angle. I'm thinking about trolling bags so...
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    Vibration at idle

    Hello everyone. I have a 1995 spectrum sport with a '96 mercury marine force 120. For the most part runs good. The issue I have is that when I shift into gear and give it a little throttle it starts to vibrate. Then as I give it more it goes away. What could this be ? Is it something I should...
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    Battery question

    Hello everyone. I live in the Buffalo,NY area. I'm pretty new to having a outboard. Up til now I have been running my boat on the lower Niagara River pretty regularly. Am I safe to leave my batteries in the boat which is covered outside as long as I have them plugged in. I have a Minn kota 3...
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    Possible winterizing ????

    I sorry if this is not posted in the right forum. I just bought a 1995 18' Spectrum sport with a 120hp mercury force motor. I live in the Buffalo,NY area. I'm planning on fishing the lower Niagara river of the winter whenever possible. As far as maintenance what should I be doing in-between...
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    livewell hole in hull

    I have a '88 Blue Finn Sportsman 1950. Over the winter I took out my livewell that I don't use. I need to plug the drain hole. What would the best way to do that ? Thanks for any help
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    Replacing part of my floor

    I have a 88 Bluefin Sportsman 1950. I'm replacing the floor in the front of boat. I pulled up everything. There is carpet under the original plywood. Can anyone tell me why there would be carpet there
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    looking to Change my seats.

    Hello everyone. It's been a while since I have been on here. I'm looking to redo my back seats. I have a late '80s bluefin Sportsman 1950. Since I have a I/O I don't have a lot of room from my cover to the back of the boat.im look to do fold up seats. There was someone on here that did a total...
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    trolling question

    I'm new at trolling. At the end of last season I bought a pair of Proos electric downriggers. I have heard that electrostatic will chase away fish. Is that true ? If it is true how much is too much ? I have been out on Lake Erie for walleye and haven't had any luck on them. I have got some bass...
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    adding lights

    Hi everyone. Now that it's the middle of winter and football is officially over I have started to work on the boat. I have a '88 Blue Fin Sportsman 1950. I'm looking to put some lights on it. Some of the launches that I use here in western NY are pitch dark. I have looked a little and there are...
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    Downriggers ?

    Most of our fishing has been casting. We are just starting to get into trolling. I now have dipsy divers and planner boards. I wanrt to get some downriggers. Not sure want to get. Can anyone give me some suggestions. I dont have a big budget. Thanks for any help
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    tongue weight

    Hi everyone. Hope you are having fun on the water. Just need a little advice. I was a little light on the tongue and was swaying at 60 mph. I have an '88 Blue Fin sportsman 1950 I/O. It weighs 1700 lbs plus I'm guessing the trailer is about 500 lbs. So I moved the wheels back. I may have went a...
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    old motor leaking oil

    I have an old '61 johnson 18 hp sea horse. It is leaking some oil out one of the drain holes. I'm assuming it is unburnt gas and oil. Is there anything I can do about it since so old. The oil looks a little dark for my liking. Looks a little more like regular motor oil. I just had it looked at...
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    winch stand

    I need to replace the winch stand. Can anyone tell me where the best to get one. I'm in the western NY area. Thanks for any help. It seems that no one stocks it in this area
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    Tan Oil

    I have an '88 Blue fin with a omc 2.3. I am getting tan oil coming from the breather and the oil on the dipstick is also tan. My brother launched the boat without the plug before I got to the marina. He put the pug back in the boat. he said it seemed like must of the water was gone. Found out...
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    Replacing bunk boards

    I'm going to be replacing the bunk boards and rollers on an '88 escort trailer. I see a lot of trailer at the marina that don't have keel rollers other than the one on the back. My question is do you need the rollers ? Thanks for the help
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    Does my boat sit too far back on the trailer

    Can anyone tell me if my boat sits too far back on the trailer. I don't think I can move it up much more. Maybe 6" at the most. It does look like it has bolts on the frame to make the trailer longer. Thanks for any help
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    In need of some help

    I bought a new boat back in March. It is a 1988 Bluefin Sportsman 1950 with a omc cobra 2.3 I/O. The floor was replaced and the carpet was replaced. He did a good job from what I can tell. My issue is that he covered up the ski locker. He also covered up the storage and the live well in the bow...
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