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    Anyone regret going from aluminum hull to glass hull?

    If your primary fishing is big water, then the ansewer is no, no, and no. Grew up with aluminum and my first was aluminum, have had three glass boats and won’t consider anything else. It’s been yarcraft, skeeter, and another Yar-Craft! The next will be a Yar, Ranger, or Nitro; there’s no turning...
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    Ranger 620VS

    The merc smart-craft gauge systems that I've had on my last two merc powered boats are fantastic. They give you everything from faults, fuel flow in GPH, engine temp, trim, troll control, oil temp or capacity (4 or 2 stroke), digital rpm, gallons used, and when tied to your GPS through the NEMA...
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    Ranger 620VS

    SDMF is about spot on. I really hated the rear horse shoe storage but outside of that, the 6 series rangers do a lot of things very well and the new FS series only made the hull and interiors that much better. I spent some time in a 621FS last season and we ran some pretty rough water and it...
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    I'm addicted to Power Pro

    PP for me too, it's on every single rod I own. I used to have two rods spooled with mono, after getting use to the PP, I couldn't fish with the mono and switch them over also. Been using it exclusively for almost a decade! Yes on the buy it in bulk 1500yd rolls, palomar knot works best, yes on...
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    Boat battery recommendation?

    Bar none, these are some of the best batteries you can buy. https://www.vmaxtanks.com/Power-Boats_c_35.html I used to run into some voltage issues after a day running three graphs, the radio, the live well and other misc stuff. After trying two of the largest group 31s from two different...
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    Zero Turn Recommendation

    Hate to say it, but your in the minority here which is usually the case from someone that doesn't need or hasn't used a commercial mower. and FYI, you have almost double into that deere than what I had into my 152Z. I'm about a 1/3 more for my 472Z. You also bought the top of the line...
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    Zero Turn Recommendation

    I think this is more based on that a commercial operator is going to have zero patience for any down time. Down time is money to those guys, they can't be running around for an hour or two because of a something simple like a broken deck spring, or some other non-sense. For most of us...
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    Zero Turn Recommendation

    Food for thought, but a commercial unit is just getting broke in at a couple hundred hours where as a a residential unit maybe half or more used up by that time. Also, nothing wrong with woods, just missed that one, lol. I priced new units and by purchasing the Gravley PT 472 as a 2-year old...
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    Zero Turn Recommendation

    I was in your shoes about 10-years ago. I didn't want to break the bank but wanted to get a zero turn for our 6 acres of mowing. A good friend of mine at the time worked as a dept manager for a local rental company. I was pretty much all set to buy a new Toro Time-cutter thinking new with a...
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    Prop Question

    How’s that new 186 outfitted? I run it’s brother bass cat calico with a 9.9 pro kicker and 200 optimax and it’ll tick between 59 and 60 mph with the jack Plate up and a custom bent 21p DAH tempest plus. The 186 is a heck of a high performance hull if set up right!
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    String Trimmers

    I have / have had both gas 2 & 4 stroke trimmers along with a cordless electric. They all have their place. I use the electric at the lake where I only have 10 minutes or so of trimming to do. I have a 56V Ego that I bought from home depot a few years ago when they were closing them out. Not a...
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    ? Jet ski accident strawberry lake ?

    Absolute tragic accident. I'm a bit with KTM 450, there's a ton of variables that none of us know, so who am I to sit here and cast blame or call it criminal as some one this board have indicated from the seat infront of my keyboard? I not sure anyone her really knows all the facts of what...
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    Traveling with Boat tarp on?

    My guess would be the strap popped loose while driving down the road, the tire ran over the strap and tore it off. how close am I?? As far as a Upholstery place to make tarps, I can attest to Custom Canvas out of Bismarck. Monte made one for me and then another for a buddy of mine after he seen...
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    spun hub?

    If it's a standard old analog tach, then I'd say there could be a good chance the tach reading is off. There may be an adjustment dial on the back of the tach that will switch between 4/6/8 cylinder engines. If your's has that dial/adjuster, take and turn it back and forth a dozen times or so...
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    Traveling with Boat tarp on?

    In general, it's tarp off for me with windshield cover and rocktamers on. This is of course unless it's rainy and wet out or if I'm driving down the gravel, then the it's tarp on as I don't want the inside of the boat a mess, it just take too much time to clean and with electronics and such...
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    Sweet Jebus

    It also has a 2 stage water pump, five fuel pumps and weighs about 300lbs more than a Verado 400R. No thank you, seems like they made a V-8 4 stroke HPDI, you know, something that's more complicated than the space shuttle. I can only hope they have some hidden eraser size fuel filters buried...
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    Yar-Craft 186 tfx or Nitro Zv18 With Verado Pro 200

    I've run along side bigger boats in rough water a few times and although the boat is more than capable, the boys in the 20 and 21 footers were certainly more comfortable. some day, lol.
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    Yar-Craft 186 tfx or Nitro Zv18 With Verado Pro 200

    I've got the Yar-Craft with a 200 V6 Opti on a Jackplate, 9.9 Pro Kicker on a panther static plate and all of my batteries (trolling and starting) at the rear of the boat. At rest, it does sit nose high / stern low. Not to the point that you have to worry about anything, more just know that when...
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    Golf Cart - Street Legal

    Yeh, the whole street legal thing in campgrounds is kind of rediculous. They came to ours a while back and wrote up a bunch of people for there golf carts. So instead, now some use side x sides. I don’t know about you guys, but I’d much rather have a bunch of golf carts running around the camp...
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    What Questions to ask?

    Hours and service interval and items that have been done. Has any work work, (repair, paint, body, etc) been done to the boat. The rest you have to rely on your own inspection. If buying a used boat, insist on an on water test run if your serious. I bought a used boat that wasn’t even a year out...

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