DawsonH

A bit of misinformation here, a deep V john will not be as stable at rest as a square nose or a semi v. It will let you fish rougher water without getting wet. For 2k you can find a few good deals, but there will be many pieces of garbage with gold paint on them. Be careful, and test drive everything. Don't take anything without a title to motor and hull, and have everything checked by a qualified person before any money changes hands. If it looks like crap walk away, because it is.

That boat wasn't garage kept until the owner decided to sell it. There is no telling how the speedo cover cracked but that indicates neglect or rough treatment all by itself.

Try to find a spot where the rocks transition to mud, the catfish will work these areas for food, and you should put yours there for them to find. Chicken liver is great for eating sized channel cats or bullheads. Use a sharp knife to cut it into 1" strips. A #2 bait holder hook is fine for eating sized catfish. If you are targeting larger fish then you can use larger hooks and larger baits, preferably cut pieces of whatever it is legal to use in the body of water you are fishing. In some places bullheads are legal bait, and you may try those if you catch them.

I had one on a 16' aluminum lowe. I thought about listing it as outboard #2

As long as your boat is not to big for it buy that motor. I had the exact model and loved it. Follow advice about variable speed control, do not go for 5 speed for any reason.

This is a center console, batteries under console. Not much room at all after 3x battery.

Looks like when the time comes ill go with the threexportable option, I also have a cranking battery in the boat at a diff location, plus there is not a lot of space under the console for an on board. Thanks for the help.

What are my options for charging a 36 volt system overnight? The only one I know about right now is on board chargers, I was wandering what my other options would be? I know many of you before have spoke of smart chargers and the on board chargers I have looked at do not seem to fit this bill. So, what is the best option here? What is the most economical?

The manufactures website suggests that you can switch back and forth at will. If you can find someone that will just sell you the unit it will not be as expensive for you to install it yourself, should not be much to it really.

Are you sure its the pitch and not something wrong with the hub?

What is the max horsepower rating for your boat? Is it possible that it is absorbing water anywhere? Is the motor already bolted in the top hole?

What about through a log jam that rubs your boat, or over a shoal that is so shallow you have to get out and push?

Yeah, I catch them on cut bait pieces about the size of your hand. It was just two fish, but yes I was tired after the last one. One on the boat ramp is the smaller of the two by a couple inches or so, but it put up much more fight than the other one, I thought I would never land that fish.

If it was a g3 or an express it would, but it is an alumnacraft.

its rated up to 130, has a 115 this is on a 20 foot aluminum center console.

Motor has sat for 7 months. Owner has had carbs rebuilt, and new fuel pump. Wrong stabilizer used in gas. (Not marine version of stabil, just the red one). Owner is fine with test drive and me taking to mechanic to have looked over. What do I need to watch out far, or with this scenario if mechanic clears it am I good?

back in january of this year I caught a 6 1/2 pound bass on a 2" crappie minnow. Surprised the crap out of me when it started stripping drag.

Im not sure, but Im getting the idea he is not considering anything other than a get home prop. Maybe I'm wrong?

I would not use one because I would not want to have to go home just because of trouble. If you have that comp prop for a spare it means without consideration that you will be going home if you have trouble. Saving a day on the water should be considered a worth while investment.

Seafoam conquers all!

Everyone is right about you not having many options since you did not get it in writing. Since they seem to be willing to work with you to a point you need to carry that as far as it will go, they may be willing to try to save some face on there reputation. Do like the others have said and go in with a cool head about it, and give them the chance to do the right thing. You are not likely to win a legal battle, and you will come out worse off having to pay the legal expenses involved. Just my .02.

You are not going to have any problems at all. The boat and motor combo you are speaking of will be light enough that all you can push it off the trailer into the water once you have the bottom of the boat touching it. You could even go bigger on the motor, you won't be sorry for that if you can afford it. If you fish with a partner you could probably lift the boat and all off the trailer. Go for it!

x2 for what jack said. Just a suggestion if you do not do this: Put some kid of cover on it when you are going down the road, a small rock thrown from your back tire could cause seal failure imo.

I think I am going to go with your suggestion about finding a good used lower unit or a good used motor. I don't think I can feel confident running 15-20 miles up a river in this thing. I really appreciate you taking the time to help me with this.