mferris

i had a similar problem a few years back..the trim was getting louder and then stopped working, when i took things apart the wires on the brushes on the trim motor were just about toasted..to make a long story short i ended up buying a new trim assembly that came with a new wire harness and relays...maybe you could check the harness out somehow and just replace that..

i usually fish from about 6-6:30 am to noon time...try to get off the water when the water skiers start buzzing around and the boat ramp get's too crowded

besides the usual idiots at the boat ramp i had a real gem today...the dock at the lake i was fishing only has room for one boat..today as i was coming in there was a boat tied to the dock and the guy was fishing from the boat!!!!!!!!!!!! i idled around alittle bit and he just kept on fishing,so i pulled in close and asked him if he was waiting for someone and he said no,he was just playing around.... i asked him to move his boat so i could take mine out and he ok but sounded ticked!!!!!!!!!!!! i don't know if some of these people are that inconsiderate or plain stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i fish 2 lakes near my home.one is 400 acres and one 480..i usually can catch alot of 12-14 inch bass and an occasional 3-6 lb'er at one lake and the other lake ,which also has pike and muskie,i catch less bass but the size is bigger,usually at least 2lbs..my problem at both lakes is i try different area but always end up going back to my old spots....i have areas i can almost always catch a few bass but nothing over 3 lbs consistently....one other note,i'm in the northeast so giant bass aren't abundant!!!!!

i don't think it's down to the fiberglass..how deep would it have to be...i just took a closer look and there is like a very small dent less than probably less than 1/16 of an inch..then about a 12 inch scratch. it's on part of the boat that is black and i don't see any white showing underneath the black

i got a nasty scratch in my boat the other day.while trying to pick out a backlash the wind blew me in close to shore and i was so ticked off with the wind and backlash i didn't pay attention to what the boat was doing and rubbed up against a cement block resulting in about a 2ft scratch..i know bass pro has a repair kit i can order..i was wondering if anyone has done any repair work on gelcoat ......thanks

does anyone have a 60hp,3 cylinder mercury 2 stroke..i have a 2004 model on my nitro and have been unhappy with it pretty much since i got it..it starts hard.. stalls while idling sometimes..also it doesn't seem to run smooth when first starting to get on plane..rpm's top out at 5100..range should be 5000-5500..just got it tuned up for the second time in 2 years and have been told by 2 dealers the 3 cylinders are tempermental..was also told by oringinal dealer it ran rough because it wasn't broken in yet.....the evinrude on my other boat put's this mercury to shame...this is the first mercury i've had and shall be the last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i prefer and usually fish alone..i can start and leave when i want and i seem to concentrate on my lures more..i too used to have a friend that went alot but his back is in bad shape and he can't stay in the boat for very long and i got used to going by myself...

i use them to mark weed edges then you can back off and fish them or i leave the buoys there and go back a couple hrs later providing there isn't alot of other boats on the lake..if you find a good spot and drift around a bit while fishing or unhooking a fish it's sometimes hard to find the same spot.

i had a 50hp evinrude that i bent it pretty bad and it didn't have any adverse effects

i was originally diagonosed with tennis elbow..then had an mri that showed a tear in a tendon..go to a new doctor on weds....i live in the northeast so fishing is still a month or so away but the way my arm is now,i don't think i can cast much. i'm afraid it's going to ruin a good part of the fishing season....maybe i'll have to start trolling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i just pulled out my motor guide manual and it says to order parts contact one of their motorguide supercenters..you should be able to find the nearest one to you from their website

i had one break on my minn kota years ago and ordered one from minn kota..can you call or contact motorguide of find a dealer closest to you and order one..

i use fish-n-log...www.taysys.com....it's not free but i like it...what kind are you using..

my nitro is a 640..alittle over 16'..so i don't know if the decals are bigger on the larger boats but mine are about 3 1/2" high and 30" long

i've got a 2003 nitro,are you talking about just the decal that say's nitro....

one area i fish is a big flat about 6ft with the weeds growing pretty much right to the shoreline.i would assume the bass are moving out to the 8-12 ft depth near the deeper weed edge..what is a hammerhandle..if it's muskie,we have those too...the fish feed pretty much all summer long on top,the splashes are so big and vicious they have to be pike or muskie...either that or i'm missing some very big bass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not to change the subject,but seeing that you guys also fish waters with pike do you know how it affects the bass when the pike are feeding heavily on the surface..do you think the bass are feeding also or do the bass avoid the pike...and do you think they share the same weed beds..

i also have the same problem..i don't use a wire leader and just take my chances...i figure the wire affect the action somewhat so i lose a few crankbaits everynow and then..plastics too but i don't mind that...although i did buy a luckycraft and may buy 1 or 2 more but i won't be using them at that particular lake..

i had to call and order the catalog last year...i called them and they told me they didn't send them out to everyone like they used to

i have a nitro 640...2 yrs old now and am very happy with it..granted i think the quality is below the rangers,skeeters etc ....like anything else you get what you pay for ...i just fish weekends on small lakes..no tournaments and it is perfect for me....only complaint is i'm not too crazy about the 60 hp mercury on it...my other boat had an evinrude and i liked it better...

a fews years back i hooked into something really big..at first i thought it was either a large bass or big pike or muskie...after about 5 minutes of following it around with the trolling motor(it kept burying itself it the weeds) i figured it must be a huge bass because a pike would have broke my line by now..after about 10 minutes i found out i snagged a huge carp by the tail...quite a battle but also quite dissapointing..

apparantly there is some confusion on what a onboard charger is. all i know is that in my minn kota manual and on the charger itself,it is called an onboard battery charger model MK220..your right it is a dual bank charger but called an onboard charger nevertheless

i didn't realize your other battery was up front.seems that the easiest thing to do would be move your trolling motor battery to the back of the boat if you have room and lengthen the power leads to the trolling motor

an onboard charger eliminates the need to plug in a portable battery charger when you get back home..an onboard can charge multiple batteries..just plug one cord into an outlet..with a portable charger you need to hook up one batery to the charger,charge that one up then hook up the other battery to charge that one...i would assume most bass boats have at least 2 batteries..i have one for the trolling motor and one to start the engine and run the rest of my electronics