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There are a number of smaller kickers configured to swing a larger prop. Yamaha markets these as hi thrust. Because a prop is much a like a car, such that in any given gear, a given RPM will give only one speed. When you use a small kicker meant to push a small boat quickly, you will either...

I have a 2015 Honda BF 90 on a river skiff and love it. It's powerful, quiet, efficient, and, so far, has not needed anything but regular maintenance. It gets used in fairly extreme situations on the Copper River, and has held up better than the similar yamaha motors that we use on similar...

You got this. Just remember to take the clamp off when you are done backing up and keep it handy for rest stops, etc. It should take care of business.

I realize you are trying to make a repair here, but I have similar issues, and incredibly short trips from our boat yard to the launch ramp. When my surge brakes give me a hassle, I use a C-clamp to simply hold the actuator open. Or I'll tape a rock in as a shim. If you can keep that from...

Hi! Trollmasters are cool. I haven't dealt with the issue you are faced with, however I don't believe that you can set up one trollmaster for two engines, even if you are only using one at a time. The company may make a unit that is just for that purpose. I understand the desire to keep your...

New one to me. I clicked thinking you were going to tell me how to fish well, or wish me well when I go fishing. At least we're talking about fishing!!! FISH FISH FISH FISH!!! Tomorrow we start the process of counting the King Salmon on the Copper River, the sockeye counter work will...

Filler hoses aren't super expensive. Perhaps just cut them out and replace them when you reinstall your tanks?

It's funny, I have a set of wing nuts on my start battery that I've been meaning to switch out, and I keep an adjustable wrench right behind my helm chair (and not in the tool box) just for tightening them. If I finger tighten they always come loose.

Not even close. I make low tech connections with either a vise grip or a bench vise using tinned cable. Yes, I know. I measure the resistance across these cables and they work fine. This was the first one I've had come apart. It's probably time to get a crimp tool. Any suggestions on a...

I think maybe I had some grease in my terminal end when I made the cable? I used good 6AWG marine grade cable, tinned and crimped (with a bench vise) It just came out. I know exactly when I did it. I had my cables loose in the gunnels after some tidying work, and went to rebundle. I found a...

bad terminal connection the wire from my ACR to my house battery. ACR was fine the whole time, easy fix! I could probably didn't need the troubleshooting guide, but I used it as I went through, and I actually identified the issue on my meter because i did. Overall, it was a very minor issue...

This place just keeps getting cooler. Check here: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?p=307110#307110

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I'm married with a kid but I single hand on my C-Dory all the time! I troll, jig, longline, shrimp, crab, etc etc etc, all by myself. I was pulling my longline in an unscheduled blow the other day solo. It was kind of hairy with big waves hitting the stern hauling ground gear still on the...

If you do want a real HDS unit in multiple locations, you can purchase as old as an HDS Gen2 touch and the Carbon unit will impart its functionality to the hds gen 2 touch. That means the gen2 touch would benefit from the chirp sonar, structurescan 3D, and wifi capabilities of your carbon...

No problem. I just looked at what I wrote, and I'm glad you interpreted it correctly. I love my lowrance units. I have great respect for Garmin, and the function of their overall operating system, hardware and software, but their accuracy (not in terms of location data, but in terms of...

I emailed Blue Seas and got a response the same day with a very simple troubleshooting guide that I'm to go through. Once I do, I'll end up with a pile of data (mostly voltages measured under different circumstances). I'd be happy to post it here, but I don't see how to upload a pdf. Any...

Dr. Bob, FTW! I've noticed that when in normal mode (now just charging the start battery) I draw over 14 volts on the boat's gauge. When I run in emergency mode (which I now need to do to charge both batteries) I get around 13.5 volts. Makes sense. I don't think the acr provides any voltage...

I generally think Garmin is the most usable plotter, however in Alaska their base map accuracy is terrible. I have a gen 2 lowrance HDS unit and it never fails to put me right where I should be relative to landmarks. I actually love the plotter side of my lowrance hds. I wouldn't hesitate to...

Oops, sorry I forgot, group 24 start battery, group 27 house battery. House battery is brand new.