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Do you mean like this? http://www.islander-pontoon-boats.com/#fishermans510 Paul

Whould that be Green Lane Reservoir? My neighbor is selling a 16' CC with a 25HP Mariner for $1500.00. If you are interested. Paul

I have this for my boat. Paul

Fill out this form on the ESPN web page http://espn.go.com/outdoors/tv/s/g_tv_desc_BASS_Tech.html Paul

TC1, Thank you very much. It is perfect for my kind of fishing, The Schuylkill River, Beltzville Lake and my once a year trip to Canada. How fast did your crestliner go with the 40HP? I was thinking about getting a bigger motor. Before I do I want to make sure the MPH increase would be worth the extra fuel use. If I am by myself, with my big prop on, one fuel tank, no middle seat. It will do 25MPH. With the smaller prop and a friend it will do 20MPH. Paul

The boat claims to be 12'. So the capacity plate says. I never actually measured it. Those are the tires and wheels that came with it. 4.80X8. Paul

1. For a depth/fish finder on a rental boat I would recommend one of the bottom line fish finders. http://www.cannondownriggers.com/site/html/htmlsite/bl/fb1101.htm I have one of the older models and it works very well. It is real easy to set up on a rental boat. I really like the side finder feature. I still use it on both of my boats. 2. For a transom mount trolling motor a 36 shaft should be all you need. I would get the most powerful you can afford. You can never have too much power. The only downside the more powerful the motor the more power it uses and the shorter the run time. You can always run it at a slower speed. I have and always had Minn-Kota motors. Never had a problem. I do not have first hand experience with motor guide so I can not give first hand experience on them. 3. A trolling motor battery. Again I would say buy the biggest you can afford. I would go with a group 34 105 Amp Hour. But I do not think you can get 10 hours of run time unless you buy 2 and hook them together in parallel. 10 hours X 35 amps(A good average of current draw on a trolling motor) = 350 amp hours. I know people who use two 6volt golf cart batteries. But they are two heavy to be carrying around to put in a rental boat. I have a 105 AH AC Delco battery in my big boat 4 years no problem (now that I said it will die next time I use it.) I also have a 75AH Everstart (walmart) in my small boat, electric motor only. Only a year old no problem yet. I have heard good things about optima batteries but no first hand experience. 4. I would agree than you want a full automatic charger. I have a Schumacher charger that I keep on my big battery. It is big enough to charge it over night incase I need a full charge again the next morning. http://www.batterychargers.com/details.cfm?prodid=SE%2D1275A&catid=16 I have a vector 2 amp charger for my smaller battery. I actually bought mine at wal*mart for $19.99. It takes 40 hours or so to charge the small battery but that does not matter to me because it maybe a month before it is used again. I just use it to maintain it. If I do need this battery charged quicker I'll just switch chargers. I hope my babbling helps you Paul

Here are some pictures of the boat trailer from Harbor Freight. Paul

try here. They have a wide selection. http://www.smalloutboards.com/ here is an 18HP http://www.smalloutboards.com/e1860xs.htm Paul

I just keep the spare in the back of my blazer. It is only a 12" tire though. Paul

I feel the trailer is adequate for the boat I am towing with it, a 12' V bottom. Remember the trailer is only rated for 600#. It comes with just the trailer. Just as you see in the picture. On the Harbor Freight site you can download the manual. http://www.harborfreight.com/manuals/5000-5999/5002.PDF Seeing the manual before hand was nice and helped me make my decision. I think the price is a deal considering a new trailer from my local trailer place was $500.00. The trailer does bounce when empty. Then again so does the one for my 16' when it is empty. I do not think you will be disappointed if you stay within it limits. Also, remember to grease the bearings. If it helps I purchased this trailer from Harbor Freight many many years ago and it has made several trips to canada, the jersey shore and the pocono's and it has held up very well. I live 30 miles west of Philly, PA as the crow flies. The frame has held up well with minimal rust. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42708 Paul

I have one that I bought from harbor freight. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=5002 It is very well made. It is all bolt together. It is mostly 2"X4" square tubing. It took about 4~5 hours to assemble by myself. The directions are very straight forward. The hardest part was fishing the wires throught the frame and greasing the bearings. There is room for the bigger 8" tires under the fenders. I can take pictures of mine and post if you would like. It came UPS in Three boxes. Oh and shipping was only $9.00 Paul

Here is my boat puller. 1991 S10 Blazer. 179,000 miles.

Here is my baby. It is a 2001 Crestliner Angler 16 with a 25 Mariner

FWIW the rule of thumb on a two cycle outboard with a carburetor is. It will burn 1/10 of its HP in fuel in an hour at full throttle. Paul