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I'm not really very far north but it does get cold here. I usually tilt mine all the way down, then up, then back down letting it sit for a few in each position. When I get it home I'll do it again and park it all the way down.

I would say you'll be fine. I bought a pretty significant quantity of Berkeley power worms about fifteen years ago. I still have some and they still look, smell, and fish like they did new. I kept them in the bags. I wasn't careful with them. Just tried to keep them from getting too hot. Outside of that nothing though.

My initial thought is that I don't like this. I don't like anything that reminds me of Walmart. This does. I don't have anything against BPS though. I've spent plenty of money with them. Cabelas doesn't have to sell. If they do its a business decision and its all about money. Nothing else. It's big business. I do hate to see companies that started as a dream absorbed by another's dream but it is what is. Having said that everybody should keep in mind that BPS didn't start huge. It was a business that was grown from relatively little. This is one of the few places on earth that this is even possible. That's not all bad as I see it. I prefer buying at smaller establishments simply because around me they are more involved locally and additionally they carry what works locally. May be more expensive but its a pretty minimal difference really. I also like the smaller Internet sellers cause even though its not local, it seems more personal. BPS has never told me whats hot at the next tournament spot. That counts for something in my opinion.

Pretty cool. Be interesting to see if and how it grows from there. It would be hard to argue that its not easier on the fish and also better for the image of tournament fishing. I would love if there was a way to make it work in all tournaments. I've always thought my livewells would work well for storage.

A tube is one of my confidence baits. Always t rigged for me. I'll throw them on rocks and steep banks primarily. Not saying they don't work elsewhere though. We had a local manufacturer and those seemed to work the best. They held up terribly. Maybe 1 or two fish to a tube but I've not found a tube that caught more fish.

There are de fogging agents that can be bought and a lot of home remedies, if you will. Toothpaste, baby shampoo, soap, etc. I've not heard of cat crap but that doesn't mean it doesn't work like a charm. Whatever you use, make sure it's not going to destroy your glasses. Manufacturers use some coatings that are sensitive to a lot of chemicals and could be screwed by something abrasive as well. I don't know if you're wearing a $10 pair or a $300 pair. If it's the latter I would definitely consult the manufacturer. You're probably not going to prevent it 100% but you can probably lessen the fogging. Biggest thing is to adjust where you're pushing as little hot humid air on to the glasses as possible.

Ok. Thanks. I'll probably do some other stuff as well while its out. Hate to have it down that far and not at least replace the more heavily worn stuff.

I've heard that about the case deal. I try to keep an eye on it. Thought about doing the upgrade. How bad a job is it to drop it?

I can't say much. I've not done the alternator thing specifically but I've learned the hard way on several things. I'll not forget when I learned why you don't upsize a fuse if you don't know why it blew to begin with. Learning that way can be expensive but on the plus side you don't ever forget the lesson. My truck is the same setup. I love the 4:10s everywhere but the interstate. It's been a solid truck though. It's spent it's whole life towing something. Transmission just gave up earlier this year at 180k. I figure I'll drive it till the wheels fall off and then put them back on and drive it some more. I love not having a truck payment.

My tow vehicle isn't anything real special. 02 chevy 2500HD. Not a loaded truck but honestly about as new a vehicle as I want to own. I can still work on it myself for the most part. It has a couple bells and whistles but most of them don't ring or whistle like they used to. Also not real efficient. Best its seen is 15mpg. That was in Bama. Around home its 12 with a good tailwind. I've never checked it towing the boat. I don't even want to know. I love it though. I've heard many good things about the escape as far as towing. I bet that C10 is a sweet ride. Saw an older chevy with a giant cruiser behind it the other day on the interstate. I love seeing older trucks still getting the job done. I see some of this new stuff at the lake and I'm like what the he** do these people do for a living?

Mine is part of the ignition switch. I'm not sure that I care for it but maybe that's just cause I'm used to a seperate one. I suppose it would be easy enough to add a remote one. I miss having a truck that I can take the battery off of once its started. Came in handy when I was 16 and 17. Could have a shot battery, no money, and still make the weekend rounds so long as someone where you were going had a good battery. I also miss having something I can roll start.

That's is in all honesty one of the coolest things I have ever seen. Thanks for posting.

Seems to be that way. Sorry, way typing my last post and didn't see this one until I posted it. Good to have some confirmation on what I'm seeing. Thanks!

Yep that's the one. Mine does exactly what you describe. When I bought a new ignition switch I think I came across the lanyards separate fairly cheap. If I can remember where I'll shoot you a link to them. I dug out the old ignition switch a minute ago. I think I figured it out. Seems like the way it works is that it physically turns the key to the off position. As far as I can tell with a meter there's no electrical effect when you pull the lanyard other than the one caused by the key being snapped into the off position. I think that's its designed, surprisingly. I guess it works. Also explains why you can start without the lanyard. Thanks for your help. Sorry I didn't take the time to dig a little deeper before I bothered everybody.

This has been bothering me for a period of time. I have an late 90s 225 Johnson. The ignition and kill switch are one unit. If the engine is running and I pull the lanyard it dies. Makes sense since its a kill switch and all. However, if I pull the lanyard and try to start it, it does, and then it runs. That I don't understand. Everything kill switch wise I've dealt with in the past, not outboards, works by grounding out a circuit or opening up a circuit. Either way, it kills the engine and if the lanyard isn't in place the engine won't start or run. I'm told that this is proper operation for this system. Is that correct? If so, how does this system work?

Like others have said, could have not been all the way down. Could also be a faulty coupler. You said it went bang and in a 5mph turn, so I'm guessing it was a pretty sharp turn. It sounds like maybe something got in a hard bind while turning and let go, or I guess it could have been loose the whole time and the turn gave it the little change in direction it needed to pop off. Did the chain itself break or was it the hooks? It's crazy to me that the chains broke at that speed. Crazy stuff happens though. Glad it didn't go any worse than it did for you.

Thanks for the info Chris. I'm thinking this could be money well spent. A lot of times I load the night before a trip or tournament and its sitting outside with a whole lot of my money sitting in those compartments. It's unfortunate that it's even a concern. Good point from Way2slow as well. Most thieves are gonna run with the alarm but some won't. Gotta know how you're gonna respond before it happens.

That's kind of a tough call. I guess if I can't play by the rules in a given sandbox I'll find a different sandbox to play in Just out of curiosity, what is the reasoning behind this law?

How did you go about reaching out to Lowe? Email? I would definitely try to actually talk to someone. I totally understand your frustration with the trailer manufacturer. You shouldn't have to be dealing with this at all. However, based on what you've said I would be focusing the majority of my attention on the dealer. They were provided a replacement axle and for all you know were actually compensated by the manufacturer to replace it. Regardless it shouldn't be your problem. It should be between the dealer and the trailer company to fight it out. The dealer should spend the 50 bucks it's actually going to cost them to finish making it right. I'd imagine it's not going to put a very big dent in their margin from the sale.

How long are you talking? Let me say that I'm basically a rookie with outboards so make sure you take anything I say with a grain of salt. I've never timed it, but I think mine is a bigger delay in the lake than on the hose. The muff connection generally has a lot of leaks but on the muffs you don't have the same exhaust back pressure so you probably have higher RPMs and engine revs translate to higher pump revs. Don't use that stream as a measure of pump condition. If you have a lot of experience maybe you can but outside of that all its telling you is that you're moving cooling water or you're not. Only way to really know it's condition is to physically inspect the impeller and housing.

Also I have to say that mine is a totally different engine. I'm not sure that my advice even applies to yours.

Make sure the carbs are synced correctly. Then double check it. There should be a low speed screw of some sort. If you're looking down the carb throat the head of the screw should be facing you. Make sure they're all set at the recommended number of turns out. Mine did something similar. Courtesy of advice received here I did those things and mine lined out. Plenty of other possibilities but just thought I'd throw those two out.

It takes mine several seconds. Long enough that it felt like a long time at first. Maybe 5 seconds or a bit longer.

Changing it is pretty cheap insurance. How often probably depends on a lot of variables. Given that it's used but new to you I would definitely change it this year.

That's the only thing I could come up with. Makes sense. Thanks!