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*Drifter's* EZ/loader trailer has a huge stern roller for loading.note that the carpet on the bunks is secured with duct tape...  
From: eNORMous (eNORMous)  Sat Oct 2 02:37:34 2010
A man cannot survive w/o duct tape. Nice upgrades throughout the new boat.

From: anchorout (anchorout)  Sun Jan 18 19:31:38 2015
Nice boat. Wish I knew where to get one of these rollers. GREAT IDEA.


 

Home Made Back Yard Boat Lift ( $1800  
From: Jazzycat (Jazzycat)  Fri Aug 19 20:09:26 2022
Awesome


 

21/05/2011...boat is in for the season/people sure like my boat!  
From: Jazzmanic (Jazzmanic)  Thu May 26 12:03:10 2011
Looking good Tug! Nice work.


 

18/09/2011...installed a female plug reciever for the trailer plug..keeps the plug from flopping around  
From: Sunbeam (Sunbeam)  Sat Aug 31 01:51:17 2013
Simple idea for a common annoyance - thanks for posting it.


 

04/10/2010 Pulled my boat for the season while the weather is warm enough to do some bottom painting. Tomorrow i will put the front trailer jack on a bathroom scale to check the tounge weight.I think the axiles need to be moved forward about six inches.There seems to be more weight on the forward tires.  
From: Noreaster (Noreaster)  Sun Feb 26 15:28:52 2012
Great looking set-up Tug!


 

100 0745  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jul 15 21:13:46 2012
Moved axil six inches forward,will see how this works.


 

100 0755  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jul 29 12:18:12 2012
Side view of new axile location, boat seems to trailer good.


 

100 0756  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jul 29 12:19:06 2012
Drifter is home for its monthly clean-up.


 

100 0757  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jul 29 12:21:44 2012
Another view..people stop their cars and comment on how beautiful the boat is.....i am still waiting for that beautiful girl to ask me to take her for a ride..ha!ha!


 

100 0760  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jul 29 13:26:06 2012
Finally got around to repositioning my Airmar transducer.My transducer was pointing a little up instead of down.. was the problem.Just waiting for the 3M sealant to dry.


 

100 0749  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jul 29 15:22:14 2012
hmm..i am undersided if i should of kept it and had it mounted..baby Northern Pike


 

08/25/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Aug 25 17:43:20 2012
Washed and cleaned boat today.


 

08/25/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Aug 25 17:44:23 2012
All cleaned and ready to go .


 

08/25/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Aug 25 17:46:31 2012
New rebuilt.( 5 inches higher ). side bunks and new stern roller bunk guid ons.


 

29/08/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu Aug 30 09:16:06 2012
29/08/2012 ... 5:45 am..heavy fog on the river today ..heading down river to do some Salmon fishing.


 

29/08/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu Aug 30 09:18:09 2012
Just took less than an hour trolling to land these 10 - 12 lb. King Salmon


 

31/08/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 31 21:51:28 2012
Used the spare cable gasket to seal the hole in the cabin roof, than covered with 3M 4200.


 

31/08/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 31 21:41:56 2012
3M 4200 used to seal radar cable entry into cabin


 

31/08/2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 31 21:43:27 2012
front view of new Furuno 1715, masked off with 3M 4200


 

01/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 1 20:27:10 2012
View of Furuno 1715.


 

01/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 1 20:31:46 2012
I had to move my Lowrance Fishfinder to make room for the Furuno 1715 display..nice unit.


 

01/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 1 20:34:16 2012
I rerouted the radar cable back on itself which left just a little lenght to store under the cushion.


 

02/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 2 11:38:05 2012
Boat finally back at the Marina..picture of Furuno Radar display


 

02/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 2 11:40:49 2012
Picture of Furuno Radar dome..figured out how to transmit..the radar works..liked my old radar unit with the green display...stood out better


 

02/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 2 11:42:02 2012
New Furuno 1715 radar.kool!


 

03/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Sep 3 13:14:48 2012
This is what i did today...put 3 ..10-12 lb Kings in the box


 

03/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Sep 3 13:16:41 2012
Thought this guys front porch had broken off in the storm and was drifting downriver...actually i like it. lol


 

03/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Sep 3 13:19:18 2012
Electonics...my radars bearing line is actually off alot...was trying to anchor and find a buoy to center on....hard to do ..


 

15/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 15 21:01:52 2012
Started early this A:M,removed radar and taped off holes in preparation for applying epoxy.


 

15/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 15 21:04:23 2012
radar pedistal is in place,cable has been ran through, will have to do some roof painting in the Spring.


 

15/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 23 11:49:19 2012
new radar pedistal


 

16/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 16 16:00:34 2012
New Furuno 1715 on 5" SeaScan pedistal


 

16/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 16 16:01:59 2012
neighbor's kid...future C-Dory owner


 

16/08/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 16 16:02:51 2012
New radar..another view..


 

16/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 16 16:03:53 2012
finally back on the water!


 

16/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Sep 17 19:29:43 2012
Furuno 1715


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:04:48 2012
Getting set to pull the boat for the season..want to fish the rivers up North for Coho's.

From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Dec 25 09:31:07 2021
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan in the background.


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:06:03 2012
Tieing up at the Marina!


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:07:18 2012
Another view of the boat at the Marina!


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:10:08 2012
Not 100% sold on the Radar pedestal, might just be that it's blue and the boat's trim is black/white...


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:12:02 2012
All washed and cleaned, tomorrow i might add a coat of bottom paint.


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:14:24 2012
Another view,some guy pulled up...took a few pictures and left without saying .." Hi!"


 

18/09/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 18 16:16:12 2012
Think i will paint the radar base and Furuno letters black!


 

05/10/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Oct 5 16:07:29 2012
Furuno 1715..base painted off white with Krylon Fusion Plastic Spray paint ..blue lettering now changed to black.


 

05/10/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Oct 5 16:08:21 2012
Furuno 1715 ..another view


 

05/10/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Oct 5 16:10:52 2012
Seaview 4 degree wedge..gives the radar a slightly forward tilted position


 

05/10/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Oct 5 16:11:54 2012
Furuno 1715 ..another view


 

05/10/12  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Oct 5 16:12:54 2012
Furuno 1715..view from the cockpit


 

Tolman Skiff  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Oct 9 10:26:38 2012
Good looking boat..reminds me of a C-Dory


 

Thu Oct 11 11:20:17 2012  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu Oct 11 11:21:16 2012
Woke up to this ,so much for Global Warming.


 

02/05/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu May 2 16:31:48 2013
02/05/2013..all cleaned/washed and ready for the marina slip on May 15th


 

 
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu May 2 16:34:03 2013
Another view , looks good.


 

 
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu May 2 16:35:46 2013
Radar looks good.Like the White colour with the Black lettering.

From: Jazzmanic (Jazzmanic)  Fri May 3 08:28:21 2013
Is that a new style for Furuno or did you customize it yourself? I've never seen Furuno radomes that weren't blue.

From: Tug (Tug)  Fri May 3 09:28:39 2013
Just used Krylon Fusion Plastic Spray Paint and new black lettering to match my boats' colour.

From: Jazzmanic (Jazzmanic)  Fri May 3 22:42:16 2013
I hear you. I've been giving thought to changing the color of the Lowrance letters on my radome. There is no other blue on my very green boat. :-)


 

Wed May 15 18:20:53 2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed May 15 18:22:48 2013
Moved my boat to the marina today but too windy for a cruise.


 

Wed May 15 18:20:54 2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed May 15 18:23:47 2013
Another view of boat with new radar.


 

Wed May 15 18:20:55 2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed May 15 18:24:48 2013
Looking good!


 

June 14/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jun 14 13:05:39 2013
Brought my boat home from the Marina for it's monthly scrub. Boat looks and runs great.


 

June 14/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jun 14 13:07:11 2013
All clean and shiny.


 

June 6/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jun 14 13:10:26 2013
Checked all my safety equipment. There are more RCMP/Usa Border Agents/OPP boats on my little stretch of river than boaters.


 

Thu Jul  4 17:11:57 2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu Jul 4 17:13:33 2013
8.5# Atlantic Salmon..my biggest to date.


 

Thu Jul  4 17:11:58 2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu Jul 4 17:16:02 2013
Scrappy fish, it was either him or me, that's his blood. I must of clubbed him 4x.


 

Sea Wolf 26\' Nordic Tug ( 1997 )  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Jul 31 13:08:01 2013
Love this Tug, if it was closer to me and the weather was warmer here I would buy it.


 

09/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 9 19:26:54 2013
Brought the boat home from the marina today and gave her , her monthly wash!


 

09/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 9 19:28:23 2013
All cleaned up!


 

09/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 9 19:29:45 2013
Boat and Radar look good!


 

09/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 9 19:34:26 2013
It's not to clear but the rubber gasket on the bottom left radius of the window seemed to of shrunk a little. Plan on applying a flexible water sealant to prevent any possible window leakage into the cabin.


 

17/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Aug 17 19:01:40 2013
I was wondering if I would be able to replace this with a Teleflex NFB 4.2 Rotary system.


 

17/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Aug 17 19:05:00 2013
Would also like to change this steering wheel to a newer modern version.


 

17/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Jun 3 10:14:24 2014
Steering wheel


 

18/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Aug 18 16:21:50 2013
Heading downriver to fish for Salmon @ 5:30 am. Real dark out.


 

18/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Aug 18 16:23:00 2013
Just set my lines before sunrise.


 

18/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Aug 18 16:24:29 2013
River is starting to fill up with boats by 8:00 am


 

18/08/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Aug 18 16:26:53 2013
No Salmon for me today but did land this 25 inch Walleye. It hit my #4 Plug while trolling for Salmon. Tasty.


 

08/29/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Aug 30 09:35:27 2013
My boat/RV and camp waiting for my turn at the gas pumps.


 

Nov.22/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 22 12:44:56 2013
I took this picture today but I put my boat away on Sept. 12/2013 due to severe flooding in the city.


 

Nov. 22/2013  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 22 12:49:48 2013
Here is a picture of my basement before the Sept. 10/2013 flooding.


 

Nov. 22/2013  Basement  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 22 13:04:07 2013
In the process of building shelving and a work table. Lost lots of camping and fishing gear including my old radar but on the positive side I now a clean organized basement.


 

April 15/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Apr 15 10:59:06 2014
Looks like winter is going to be here for at least another 2 weeks.


 

2007 Ski Doo Free Style Park 550 fan  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Apr 15 11:00:32 2014
Just sold this and ordered a Polaris for 2015


 

2015 - 550-INDY-Voyageur-144  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Apr 15 11:08:52 2014
Just ordered this 2015 New Sled for my 63 birthday present this month. This is a picture of the 600 Voyager but the 550 Voyager is the same except with less power. I just use it to get to my Ice Hut so I don't need to go 110 mph.


 

05/18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun May 18 19:19:14 2014
Went Rainbow fishing this morning, beautiful cool morning.

From: anchorout (anchorout)  Mon Aug 11 16:18:16 2014
Nice looking boat.


 

05/18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun May 18 19:22:15 2014
My new 10 foot single snowmobile tilt trailer. Should be easier on my back.


 

July 18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jul 18 18:01:35 2014
Caught this 12 # Atlantic Salmon this morning. Real good fight.


 

July 18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jul 18 18:02:53 2014
Here's another picture of that 12 # Atlantic Salmon


 

July 18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jul 18 18:08:13 2014
Locking thru the Canadian Recreation Lock in Sault Ste Marie .Ontario to try to catch some WhiteFish


 

July18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jul 18 18:11:04 2014
The White Fish were not biting but I did get a couple. Busy day , Salmon fishing in the morning and than chasing White Fish. ( Tired ).


 

July18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jul 18 18:12:56 2014
Locking back downriver, it ending up being a simple procedure that I can handle myself.


 

July 18/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Jul 18 18:15:19 2014
The gates are about to open, there was a mother duck with three tiny chicks that locked thru with us. When the gate opened they paddled out like they did it all the time. funny.


 

08/11/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Aug 11 08:03:45 2014
That Cruise Ship better not cut my lines.


 

08/11/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Aug 11 08:05:03 2014
Garden River sun-up trolling for Salmon


 

08/11/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Aug 11 08:06:11 2014
I had the place all to myself


 

08/11/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Aug 11 08:07:56 2014
I ended up with only a small 11# King, Salmon should be coming in any time soon.


 

08/12/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Aug 12 12:03:56 2014
Heading downriver at 6:00 am/ heavy rain to fish for Salmon.


 

08/12/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Aug 12 12:05:48 2014
It's 6:15 am and the sun is wanting to come up.


 

08/12/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Aug 12 12:07:50 2014
I had the river to myself again, it rained all morning. Ended up with a 14# king, had a good time fishing in the rain.


 

03/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Sep 5 09:43:52 2014
Current Rotary steering system on boat. It was placed a few inches from the backside of the helm inner wall.Probably so the steering wheel would be in a better steering location. Its crooked also.


 

02/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Sep 5 09:46:28 2014
Heading out just before sunrise to go Salmon and Perch fishing


 

02/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Sep 5 09:48:12 2014
Sunup and the place is deserted , better for me.


 

02/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Sep 5 09:50:17 2014
Just this small 11 lb King , a little bit Silver.


 

02/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Sep 5 09:53:17 2014

Two hours and not one Perch , at least I can try to get a tan.


 

06/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 6 15:40:25 2014
Today I started my steering system upgrade, removed the steering wheel and rear Morse Rotary unit.


 

06/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 6 15:43:29 2014
Rear view, it was harder to remove because it was installed with the bolt heads against the bulkhead. I had to cut a screw driver real short to get back there.


 

06/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 6 15:52:57 2014
I had to use a bolt cutter to remove the steering cable, it was froze in the Rotary unit.


 

06/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 6 15:55:24 2014
You press the two tabs on the back of the Rotary unit and it slides off the shaft. I didn't know that and used a reciprocating saw , worked any way.


 

06/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 6 16:02:38 2014
I had to enlarge the hole where all the cables and wires feed through. It was so jammed up that I had to use bolt cutters to remove the steering cable from the engine tube. Lots of room now for the new cable.


 

07/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 7 18:32:39 2014
What I installed on my boat.

From: Tug (Tug)  Thu Dec 23 17:15:53 2021
Kit has 19' of cable.


 

07/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 7 18:34:16 2014
I installed it at an angle so the spent tube would not hit the side of the hull.


 

07/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 7 18:35:08 2014
Here is a better picture of the unit.


 

07/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Sep 7 18:38:00 2014
My new steering wheel has not yet arrived , this is the old one. I had to use the 90 degree bezel so now the wheel is a little different than the 20 degree bezel I had before.


 

08/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Sep 8 16:44:10 2014
Repairing what I removed to pass the steering cable through,will sand tomorrow. I still had to move the motor over a few inches to get the cable in the engine tube.I think they put the cable in the engine B4 they mounted the engine.


 

09/09/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 9 17:06:24 2014
The repair was dry enough to bring my boat to the Marina. Will sand and paint when I pull my boat for the season.Big job, had to slide the motor over a few inches and widen the hole opening just to get the steering cable in.


 

09/19/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Sep 19 19:31:17 2014
I used a Tri-Pod and a come-a long set-up to lift my motor. When you change the steering cable on the old classic C-Dory's you have to lift the motor and slide the engine over a few inches in order to get the steering cable into the tilt tube. Lots of fun.


 

09/20/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sat Sep 20 17:11:44 2014
This is a picture of the FishCam located at the Edison Power Plant. I brought the site up on my computer and took this picture. These are all Atlantic Salmon , they are released here as fry and spawn here in the Fall. Record number this and next year is suppose to be even better fishing.


 

05/10/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Oct 6 12:23:12 2014
I got the boat ready for winter today, all covered up until next Spring.


 

November 20/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 21 20:55:22 2014
Lots of snow here, my boat is back there somewhere.


 

November 20/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 21 20:56:16 2014
Another Snow picture.


 

November 20/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 21 21:03:02 2014
Even the carport is full of snow, my new snowmobile has zero miles on it but its a little early to take it for a ride.


 

November 20/2014  
From: Tug (Tug)  Fri Nov 21 21:01:18 2014
Lots of snow but the ground isn't frozen hard yet, were suppose to get 2-3 days of rain in the next few days.


 

January 18/2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Sun Jan 18 15:29:55 2015
My Cabin on Lake Superior...no neighbors and lots of fish!


 

March 24th.2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Mar 25 13:40:27 2015
New Sled..still 3 feet of ice..no fish!


 

March 24.2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Mar 25 13:42:32 2015
New sled....friends sled broke down.


 

March 24.2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Mar 25 13:44:04 2015
Yet another picture of my new sled..like to change the plastic colour to all black.


 

May 1st/2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed May 6 14:05:41 2015
Sled all cleaned,lubed, polished and put on stands for the summer. Cotton cover next.


 

May 6th/2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed May 6 14:10:02 2015
C-Dory all ready to go to the marina when it opens. Washed and all gassed up waiting to catch some Steelhead.


 

May 2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu May 7 11:58:26 2015
Put 2 coats of bottom paint on this morning. Looks better.


 

May 7/2015  
From: Tug (Tug)  Thu May 7 12:00:34 2015
Bottom paint...another view. Matches the black trim and Suzuki.


 

My new ride, 2017 Polaris Sportsman 570 ATV. Have been using it for hunting, love it.  
From: Tug (Tug)  Mon Oct 4 16:01:34 2021
Just sold my ATV for $6800.00 . Paid $ 8600.00 .Market is sky high here and I was told I could of gotten more.


 

100 3391  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 25 16:09:14 2018
Sept.24th/2018 bought home for the winter. all cleaned and winterized.


 

Sept.25th/2018  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 25 16:10:42 2018
Drifter all cleaned, even the floors.

From: Robert H. Wilkinson (Robert H. Wilkinson)  Tue Sep 25 17:20:50 2018
Remi - boat still looks good! Now time to enjoy your winter toys!


 

Sept.25th/2018  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 25 16:16:36 2018
Will have to touch-up the prop with some back spray paint and stain the kicker motor bracket. motor runs flawlessly. Love my Suzuki 4-stroke.


 

Sept.25th/2018  
From: Tug (Tug)  Tue Sep 25 16:14:28 2018
Bulkhead needs some stain again before the snow falls.


 

Piece of Rub rail missing, I am sure it was there last Fall when I wash my boat for the Winter. Looks like a 1.5 inch was inserted a one time and popped out.  
From: anchorout (anchorout)  Wed Apr 17 01:09:57 2019
Must have been a cold winter for it to shrink that far. You would be surprised how far the rubber will stretch,if you pull a length out of the chrome holder and just pull.


 

2020-09  Garmin 742xs  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Sep 9 19:00:34 2020
Finally figured out how to post these.I had to copy the photo link and paste it on my desktop and than send it to documents before i could post it here. I hate Windows 10.


 

Garmin 742xs Navigating Chart  
From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Sep 9 18:57:19 2020
Just installed this at my dock, GPS is off, l'm in the last slip on the right.

From: Tug (Tug)  Wed Sep 9 19:03:09 2020
Thanks for all the help.


 

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