George Hartzell

Here is what I would do if it was my lower unit. Since it has oil of an unknown type and age, I would drain it as completely as possible. I would refill it with kerosene and let it sit for a couple of hours. If I had the lower unit of to replace the impellor I would shake the lower unit to help remove the buildup of thick goo on the inards of the unit. Then I would drain the kerosene and let the unit dry overnite. The next day a I would refill the unit with a good quality lower unit lubricant. If one of the plugs is magnitized or has a magnet mounted on it, it should go in the bottom hole. I would check the oil that was drained out of the unit, and the kerosene that I flushed it out with using a magnet to see if there are chunks of metal that would indicate the unit should be torn down and parts visually examined or replaced. Just my opinion. I realize opinions are like noses. Everybody has one. Some are cuter than others and some just get in the way.

Storm Shad Wildeye Heddon Sonic Heddon Sonar I like an oldtime lure once in a while. The Sonic and the Sonar still catch them, especially in low visibility situations.

Nice old possum belly George and in great condition! One in that condition can fetch quite a price with collectors or on Ebay. I remember when you were really stylin if you had one but you had to have a pretty wide boat in order to fully deploy both "wings"! ;D My Grandfather had one of those old giant Kennedy metal hip roof tackle boxes full of old Heddon and Arbogast Lures. When I saw this Umco Possum belly with its ten trays I figuered it was the only tacklebox I would ever need. Times change, improvements come along, and the plano type boxes seem to be the way to go. You plan ahead and take what you think you will need in a soft bag full of small organized boxes. More of a challenge, and easier on the back!

The top section opened.

The whole box.

What I usually take with me in the boat. Its old but it holds enough.

I have a piece of vinyl decking material that is about 5 1/2" wide and 1 1/2" thick with a nice non-slip surface. It was left over from my backyard deck project. I thought I'd cut a length of it to fit my trailer and mount it with stainless steel U-bolts. You can probably find this material at one of the big do-it-yourself stores.

I had that problem last summer. It turned out to be a blown fuse in the engine compartment of the truck. I drove a 98 Chevy Blazer. I had checked all the connections and wires on the truck and trailor and finally found the fuses under the hood. Sure enough, one of the fuses had blown.