TRRANGER

After making the mistake of installing the wrong type of battery AGM on an 87 Mercury 175 and having an electrical fire and a shorted out rectifier I am looking at finding out what battery is supposed to be the cranking battery for a 2009 Mercury Optimax 2 Stroke 250. Is an AGM ok or should it be a Lead Acid. It is currently a group 31 lead acid marine cranking battery by interstate, I have only recently purchased this boat so I am looking to not hurt anything.

So 5500 it is and a new set of NGK plugs. Thank You Sir

Got another Optimax Motor question for you kind Sir. Serial Number 1B-722025 or IB-722025 2009 250 Pro XS. I am trying to locate the correct max RPM for running this engine. I am hearing 5500 to as high as 6000 but am not being able to get a definite answer on the exact RPM. I am going to be putting plugs in it and have always run NGK in my Mercury Engines is this a good plug for this motor. Thanks for the help.

Thank you sir, that's been my findings as well. Appreciate all the great knowledge you give out for free.

Are they any additives that i should use Stabil Ethanol treatment

Wrench would not have a rack full of Them Black Motors

Wrench, I am aware of your distaste for the "Black" motors but you have always been truthful and knowledgeable on such matters. I have a Ranger360V with an 87 Merc 175 that i have had for over 18 years and always run Quicksilver Oil in it through the oil system on the motor and tank in the bottom of boat. I have run 91 Premium Ethanol free fuel in this boat and never had problems. I am now the Proud owner of my 2nd Ranger Boat 2009 Z520 with an Optimax 250 that has 150 hours on the motor. This boat is equipped with a remote fill for the oil tank on the right rear corner close to the splash well to fill the tank in the bottom of the boat and fuel tank fills on the left side by passenger seat. for both tanks and a switch by the driver seat for switching fuel tanks. This is where my question comes in ( sorry for the long winded story ) What oil do I need for this Mercury motor and what fuel should I be running, I am hearing so many different things, IE no 91 octane it will blow up and run hot, run this oil, run that oil I do not have a good source for trustworthy information and I TRUST you because you are willing to help people for free even though you get a lot of crap on here. Thank you Wrench RANGER.pdf

I agree, somehow I think those fish know it is KVD and just bite so they can get on TV. I threw a crankbait all over Table Rock that weekend with NO LOVE.

Good job guy, Thanks for the reports.

I have a Falcon Original FS-4-166 Medium Spinning Rod that has broken about 3 inches from the tip. Seeing as how there are multiple Falcon guys on here I am wondering of the original value and whether it is worth submitting to Falcon for a warranty $20.00 replacement. Thanks in advance for any help you guys can provide.

NICE FISH, CONGRATS

The "fix" if you want to call it one for Phase Separated fuel is to add isopropyl alcohol in large quantities. Example is if a filling station has a tank that goes in to separation they just don't pump it out and dispose of it, that would cost large dollars on a 3000 gallon tank. What happens is a company comes in with 55 gallon drums of industrial rubbing alcohol and dumps it in the tank and put a 3 inch pump hose in 1 side of the tank and the discharge in another side of the tank and starts circulating the fuel and adding alcohol till it has corrected the separation. So it says 10 percent but it could be more depending on many factors, ethanol fuel is less efficient than conventional fuel by several miles per gallon and as the ethanol content increase the efficiency decreases.

Me too, but in July n August

Vernon must be in town, This has to be his fault. I want the rain but not in 12 hours, we could spread it over a week or two.

Vernon, are you in the area?

The Spoonbill was the Dino in his story, which on a crappie rod was probably a really good time.

Thanks for the nice pictures, congrats on catching a few. I did not fair as well as you did but like you I had a great couple of days.

Just got my order, it all looks amazing, packaged to keep tails straight and ready to fish. They colors are better in person than the pictures show. Shipping was faster than I expected. Mitch you have a great team working to get your products out, I will be returning for more product in the future and highly recommend Tackle Max

Mitch, I just placed an order and am excited to see them. They look fantastic and am looking forward to using them. I like to try and support local businesses as much as possible and the look of your product makes that much easier.

Can anyone help me with a some info on water colors after this last storm, Baxter Area, Aunts Creek Mill Creek, any info is helpful? Thanks in advance.

Do we have to come to onsite registration if we registered online back in December. Where can we pick up our early entry rods.

TFO is a really good rod, I have multiple and really enjoy using them

I do believe you are speaking a truth, Hank Cherry is a master with a jerkbait. I was a marshal the 2nd time the elites came to Bull Shoals and I was sent out with him. He caught everything in Bull Shoals that swam and was able to put that jerkbait in places I never would have dreamed you could cast it, in between bushes and dock floats it was amazing to watch. He is a great guy to talk with also, explained what he was doing and how he found his fish. Spent a whole day learning and asking question was a blast, I would recommend it if you can get a chance to be a marshal.

Compared to us yes he is a kid, but as far as the new Scoper generation is concerned he is not

Hamner is no kid, he is 33 years old so compared to me yes a kid but from some of the 19 to 25 year old elites this year I would not consider him a kid. Yes he is a "Scoper Whiz" but he was catching several old school. I do believe that this payout is disgusting, it cost each angler $50k just in entry fees for the season and BASS and the sponsors that are being plugged the entire time the live coverage is happening are all making huge amounts of money. This was billed as the super bowl of bass fishing and to only pay out 300k to the winner, boat 150k truck 85k to 100k 50k entry lodging fuel equipment and he might have broke even after fishing 2 years on the elite series. BASS should be ashamed of themselves.