MY2SONS

Amen to that! Life's too short not to enjoy all it has to offer. Especially on the water. Fish On!

I see this quite a bit at the marina where I keep my boat. The big boats rarely ever go out if at all. It's a shame because if you tie that much money up in something that's not going to be used for it's intended purpose it's a waste. The slips for those big boats are very expensive too so it's a very expensive parking space.

I don't know. Pictures like that make it harder for me. I've been down with a doozy of a cold myself. I feel your pain.........literally.

Yeah, but once you go that big what's a couple more feet right?

Mine is shrinkwrapped in my yard. I'd love to putz around with it, but way too cold. Man I've got the fever bad.

I did that on my walleye boards too. Planning on doing the same for my "Z's".

Just a suggestion, but rather than shell out $12.00, or so for an OR-18 you could use a snap swivel on the back like the one you use for connecting your lures. They're strong, relatively inexpensive, and like most of us we already have a few extras in our tackle boxes. The red Offshore release is nice for the front of the board since it has the pin to keep the board attached, and the Z-boards already come with one! I was going to put the OR-18's on mine, but didn't like the little plastic pin on the release that seems like it would break easily. Not to mention the additional cost to an already expensive board.

Been there, done that. Ohio SUCKS!

Thanks for the reply. I was looking around for one of these a while back, but the only place I could find was a place in Jenison who said they were giving me there "sale" price of $599.99. I got mine at Boat Services in Holland.

Just out of curiosity. Where did you get it, and what did it cost? Want to see if I got a deal on mine. Just bought one to for $550.00.

Maybe they should feed the "grumpy-looking marine animals" some Viagra. It would help boost the fish population.

I bought mine from Gold Coast Outfitters in Holland. They have an on-line store you can order from too. It's too bad some of these businesses take so long to deliver their goods. Not setting themselves up for loyal followers. If they sent them USPS it would explain there late delivery. The post office delivery times hasn't progressed much since the pony express days.

Ever have any problems with the little plastic peg breaking off from these releases?

Cabin fever's setting in bad so I decided to go out to the garage, and take a look at my gear for the upcoming season. I took one of my new Big Daddy Z-Boards out of the package, and thought the plug style clip they have on the front didn't look very robust. I modified them a little according to how the BC2 guys did on there off-shore boards. I took the red release, and put it on the front, and then put a swivel snap on the back. Seems like it should work better. Can't wait to find out. Come on Spring!

I have a 28 foot Baha Cruiser too, and when I spoke with a local rep about AP's (he sold both Garmin, and Raymarine by the way) he said to go Raymarine. Garmin has some nice features, but he said he's had some of his customers very dissatisfied with the Garmin when trolling at low speeds to the point where they wanted the unit off their boat(s). I like Garmin, but I think they're relatively new to the AP market. Raymarine has been around a while so when I save up enough coin I'm going Raymarine. Any pics of your Baha? What year is she? I'd love to see some pics. I love my Baha! BTW, mine is a single engine in-board too!

How do you go about doing this? Sounds like a good idea.

I caved in and decided to buy a couple sets of the Big Daddys, and a set of the Brother, but a concern I had after looking at them is the durability. I was wondering about making adjustments to the arm if it would break the adhesion, but I guess I was planning on not having to tune them too much. I was thinking about making a jig to adjust them if needed. I bought them primarily for my copper setups since the Church boards tend to ride with the "nose" up making them track funny. I'm anxious to try them out although I'm still skeptical. Who knows they may be the best board I've ever used. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

I must be dense or something, but what is an OR 18?

I bought a Shurhold random orbital polisher last summer, but I was using foam pads. I was curious if the wool pad typically used for buffing would work well for applications too. Check it out. www.shurhold.com

Never tried them primarily because of the price. I'd be interested in hearing some feedback to, but I probably still won't buy any because they're too expensive.

Just picked up an X-4. Seems like a sweet unit. Can't wait to put it on.

I recently picked up a bottle of this stuff, and was wondering if ther's anything I should be aware of before I use it. West Marine wanted over $50.00 for this, but I found it for $40.00 at Boat Services and Outfitters in Holland. Did you use it on mild oxidation as well as heavy oxidation? I've heard use a wool pad for application, and others say foam pad. What did you use that gave the best results? My Baha 277 GLE has mild oxidation on the upper half of the boat where the sun beats on it the most. Would appreciate any input. Do you have any before and after pics of your rig?

How's the expression go "Once you go Black's you never go back"?

Great. Now I need another computer monitor. I pushed my hands through the screen of my current one trying to get that rod when it went off.