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How much? Is there a time/place that I could come take a look. I live up in walnut shade. dave

Thanks again for the starting instructions! Upon further review the motor is a 71' 25 hp model. I cleaned out the gas line/tank, put in new gas. Pulled the plugs and put in a little oil to lube the cylinders. After quite a few cranks and quite a bit of smoke (I assume because of the oil), it started up. Ran it for a little bit and it didn't seem to get hot. So hopefully will get it tagged and out on the lake next weekend. dave

Hey Fellas, Thanks so much for your help on this. CC, the article you sent me is great. I plan to work on it this weekend, and depending on any parts that I may need will hopefully have it up and running soon. dave

bump Still looking for a canoe trailer or something I can convert. Shirley somebody has an old boat trailer they need to get out of their yard dave

I have an old fiberglass v bottom boat with a 20hp evinrude motor. Haven't used it in several years, and decided it's time to get it back on the water. I have changed the lower unit oil and charged a starter battery to use with it. Plan to put in some new gas/oil. It ran well the last time i used it, but was wanting some tips on things i should do to optimize it more easily starting again. Also I bought a "flusher" earmuff looking thing to try and get it started without driving down to the lake. I've never used one before and don't know where to connect it? Can anybody help me out? Will try to attach a pic of the motor. dave

Would something like a 2 liter soda bottle or milk jug work? You could keep it empty and light until you got to the river, then fill it when you got there? I currently use an old window weight also. dave

Fished on Taney for a couple of hours below the landing late yesterday afternoon. Water was flowing heavy. Did pretty well after switching to a gold spinner. Caught probably 20 fish total, nothing real big, but not a lot of the small stockers, all rainbows. Had a question, I took a mess home for dinner tonight. 3 of the 4 I cleaned had white colored meat, the other was very orange/pink. Any idea why that would be?

That may be a little nicer trailer then I was looking for. Do you have any photos of it, or do you live near Branson where I could take a look at it? I would be a little concerned about how to attach the canoe uprights, might have to bolt instead of weld to the galvanized frame.

Haven't used my waders much in the past 2-3 years and broke them out last fall to find out they leaked. I tried to find the leak (thanks to the great advice i found in the forum), and it looks like the inner lining has flaked off all along where they were creased when rolled up. I am now guessing that it is pretty bad practice leaving them folded or rolled up. Anyhow I am now looking to purchase some new breathable waders and looked at some Orvis Clearwaters today at BP. Does anybody know if I would be better off getting these then the cheaper WhiteRiver bibs, or does anybody have advice on a good bang for the buck as far as a price vs warranty goes? FYI, my current waders are Hodgeman Wadelites. dave

I am in the market for a canoe trailer or a cheap trailer that could be used as the base for buildling a canoe trailer. Would want it to hold 4-6 boats. Anybody out there have one that they need to get rid of? dave