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if you have room all you need to get a boat off a trailer is some boat stands a bottle jack and some wood blocking if you have the ability to do some of this stuff your self you can save some big money its not hard just labor intensive a must if you are going to slip a boat and don't want to cause some major engine damage if the hull gets like this

usually best to strip and start over ( but not always) if you know exactly what's already on the hull you don't always have to strip/sand if stripping is needed we usually take it to a place that soda blasts them for us I just don't have enough room to properly set up a area where we can do dust free blasting frank

Hi Al Frank Here We had a sportsman in the yard when you where here wish I would have known the sea runners where too big we sell a lot of 18sportsmans people just can not believe they are only 18' boats guys love them for both small lakes and rivers and on nice days big water a 18 with a 75 or 90 Honda really keeps the price way down as well Happy shopping Al Frank calumet marine

bottom paints are a pain in the butt to put on correctly but a real labor saver if done properly a train wreck if not done properly I like the new non metallic ecocide ablative paints they don't have a expiration date how long then can be on the hull and not in the water like most metal based bottom paints the surface wears off so there is no build up and sanding and stripping involved in recoating most glass hulls have to be de waxed and all hull have a very specific surface needed to have the paint properly stick special attention has to be taken to regulate dry times and intervals between coats according to temperature's for the desired results often sand or soda blasting is required to properly prep the hull before sanding with 50 grit paper to put hook in hull to make primer stick 4 coats of aluma protect epoxy primer on goes the actual biocide ablative bottom paint pettit ecco ultima finished with a border stripe multi year bottom paint The best place to get specs from is always going to be the paint co customer service tech line call be fore you start the job pay special attention to dry times and temperatures put the work in on the surface prep and you will be extremely happy with the results NO SHORT CUTS !!

if done rite you can make a old boat every bit as reliable as a brand new one possibly even better lots of things have to be looked at to see the big picture and achieve the ultimate goal quality time and fun on the water

That's not a easy job to do safely with out some equipment If the rear motor mounts are bad usually so in the drive coupler I am thinking you are opening up a can of worms and you might find a lot of other things wrong just take your time and don't get hurt the motor with manifolds should weigh rite around 1000 lbs jobs not done until the test run on the water!

World Cat 270HT never seen salt water 8.5' beam aluminum I beam trailer, Trailer any where with out permits or limitations fast and great on gas rides like a boat 30% larger Garmin ghc-10 auto pilot hd radar 5212 multi function display traxs tech elite riggers 2 -8' trolling bar set ups with vert. bird trees fish hawk x4 probe air mar p66 transducer clarion stereo name of boat "small craft warning" great boat for any of the great lakes has what it takes to fish for fun about any where there is deep rough water and still portable enough to take it down the highway yet still can compete with the big boys in the tournaments and some times even WIN

carb and tilt cylinders both need rebuilding or replaced no gas leaks any where in a boat are ever OK no matter how minor they might seem

you will need to upgrade to a hyd helm with a slave steering cylinder in back and because you have not power assist you will need a 2.1L or larger auto pilot pump to steer the boat while up on plane you can get by with a smaller pump for trolling but if you want to use it running out to a spot a smaller pump will work but die a early death with a hyd. steering up grade your options to good auto pilots greatly increases all auto pilots have limitations what they can or can not do hyd units greatly improve trolling speed limitations

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it is supposed to be yellow it makes it easy to see any thing in line if it ever has fluid in line you are supposed to replace pump and hose this hose is only there for a safety device it needs to be clean and unobstructed

let there be light! rigid lights are hard to beat if you use in lines fuses or fuse panels all circuits need to be protected by some sort of appropriate size fuse or breaker the main fuse panel should also have a maxi fuse or breaker with in 24" of the battery for more info visit www.nmea.org

I like the YUKON by igloo made in kattie texas but for 200 or under sams club has the best deal on a standard igloo coolers

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1969 Johnson 33hp short shaft electric start and rope start looks great runs even better fresh tune up new parts included points condensers spark plugs lower unit oil carb kit prop does NOT include controls or gas tank great motor for a guy on a budget !! can put in the test tank and run for you. You will not be disappointed pm or email [email protected]

some thing to consider 1987 sportcraft 270 coastal fisherman http://www.calumetmarine.com/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,52/

tuning can make a huge difference when we install all auto pilots we do the compass calibration this has to be done on a relatively calm day little or no wind this is the first and most important part of the tuning process BUT NOT THE END at this pint the auto pilot will work but gain and filters have to set and adjusted to get the most out of any auto pilot this has to be done a number of times in MANNY different weather/wind/wave conditions to get the most out a auto pilot regardless of brand or model this will insure auto pilot will perform to the best of its ability and as many have said be the best money spent on fishing gear

3 man crew left the dock in Hammond marina around 3pm headed straight out to 120 fow east in Michigan waters a little bumpy at times but The word cat was just the boat for these conditions and a 20 mile ride out AND wow what a great time fish are getting bigger and bigger we stopped in 90 fow and found water temp on top72 but only 69 on bottom so we kept heading north east when we hit 110 a thermalcline developed about 65 feet down with temps on the bottom in the low 40s most of out hit came on 300 copper dipseys out 300 al the way to the top fun was had by all

for any one that wants to try changing to the metal pins made and sold by calumet marine or has had a hard time changing the clips we made this video to help make it easy all you need a good pair of needle nose pliers

that looks to be a holley distributer usally you will find these on motors with holley carbs mercruiser bought these from holley for a few years in the 70s I have tune up kits in stock point condenser rotor and cap 45 bucks If I remember rite

congrats to terry he was a proud pa pa at the su Indiana powder puff this year his daughter and two grand daughters landed these nice fish to take first place and all the bragging rites for the year

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started n 95fow north west of the wreck illinois water water was 63 on top 61 on bottom pulled lines headed east to the state Line Mchigan/Illinois the line fished 100-130 fow along found a good thermocline down about 60 temp dropped to 54 then things started to happen caught some small kings 7-8lbs caught some of the fattest coho have ever seen caught some skimani salmon jumped like crazy ran off some line quick got one Laker even though we tried to avoid that hot spoon was warrior die had mag hot meat rig was john king blue bubble with matching 3fly meat rig white spin doctor with white fly also took some fish

just to clarify the Lowrance gps receiver itself is very unreliable not nessesarily the lowrance unit itself if its a NMEA 2000 unit you can use other manufacturers gps receivers I have received a couple calls about this and wanted to post to claify and thank you the guys who called for pricing remember to check our on line store for quarterly specials and sales http://calumetmarine.3dcartstores.com/