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God, he was a beautiful fish! He was very thick. We tried to get a good photo as we revived him but he had other plans and away he went. It was one of those outdoor moments that will stay with you. Thanks again for a great day.

Charlie, Jim mentioned the wax or no wax earlier in this thread. Source of frustration for me. Maybe you're on to something, though. Pulling the primer bulbs may help. lol

I've tried everything...buffer with polishing compound...rubbing compound...wax...no wax...the color stripe still turns to chalky crap after a month. I'll be blunt...I'm sick of messing with it so I'm eventually just going to paint the bloody thing and be done with it. It's downright embarassing...

We have the 8hp Nissan, which is the same motor you have, just tuned for 8 vice 9.8. It will push the boat 6 or 7 mph wide open. Tilting up the 80 Yami doesn't seem to make any difference. Enjoy the new boat! Rick

Changed out the thermostat today. It was simple. Now when the engine is warmed up the water coming out the pee hole is warmer than what she's floating in. The old thermostat was nasty and stuck open. I can't get it to budge. Thanks for the input, gents. Rick

I don't see any downriggers...maybe they were using dipsy divers? :lol:

mmmmmm...salmon good!

We use these at the transom eyes...works like a champ. After 2 years, the rust is starting to take its toll...so when we replace them we're going with the stainless version. They stay bolted to your trailer. All the bass boat crowd uses them. Rick http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/ ...

Awesome...maybe that's what's up with ours. I turned it on a couple days ago to see if it was still working ok and all it did was make noise...no wheel movement. Maybe those screws that were loose in your photos fell right out or something. I'll have to tear into it when I get time. Thanks...

They're all proud of their parts. Who else would charge 780 bucks for a starter? Yep...Yami 250hp we had on a previous boat. I just about had a heart attack. Insurance covered it though...

Sorry for the late reply, Dave, I haven't looked at this post in a while. Here's a good thread in general: http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=5208 I think the biggest thing is to get a feel for how the boat was cared for. Also, look at deck hardware to see if water could be penetrating into...

Talked to a Nissan/Tohatsu/Mercury mechanic today and he said the same thing you guys did...thermostat is stuck open and we're getting condensation in the oil. He showed me where it was and it's a simple fix. I ran the motor in the slip today after work for about 10 minutes and the water coming...

Thanks, gents. I flushed out the system but didn't smell any fuel. I'm going to talk to the outboard mechanic at work tomorrow to get his help checking out the thermostat. I'll let you know what we find.

We have the boat in a slip for the month. I left the kicker in the up position. It is normally stored in the down position while on the trailer at the house and while going down the road. Last couple times out I noticed a bit of normal looking oil at the bottom of the cowling at the dock. I...

We installed the exact ones shown on our previous boat's trailer and they worked like a champ. Rick

Sent you a PM, Tom.

No, I didn't split the unit open. I can't remember even what I found cuz it was so long ago. I'm thinking I may just remove it this winter.

Our boat came with a Sportpilot and has the same slop in the wheel. It's terrible. I had a look and can't figure out what the issue is so I've just lived with it all these years. I've been thinking of just removing the Sportpilot since I never use it anyway. If there's a simple fix I'd sure like...

Since I am the original poster, I can safely say there was nothing political about it. It was simply a nice story about my favorite pistol being brought back into service. Nothing more. I posted the source as Fox because that's where I read it. I don't understand how it can possibly be spun into...

Great to the the ol' warhorse serving her country again in good numbers! I'm a huge fan...I own two of them. From Fox news... It’s been called the greatest handgun ever made, and it has barely changed sine 1911, when the legendary John Browning designed it especially for the U.S. Military...