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Rayman96

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  1. Tung oil will outlast linseed by a long shot. Don't be afraid to give it more than one coat. To clean I would use mineral spirits.

    Teak is naturally a dark wood and I would not tamper with it. If you want lighter wood accents, you could replace with mahogany.

  2. Jim;

    ...I'm still using my 80s electric big jons, down to 2 long arms for some time now.

    ...If yours lower too fast, you could attach the handle and lower manually.

    ...I haven't had to update mine so far.

    ...Fishing on Erie, most days my riggers see no action at all.

    ...With family now located close to lake O, and an excuse to travel, a need for heavier gear may be on the horizon.

    ...Certainly have been eyeballing those brutes!:):):)

  3. ....I thought about a laptop as well. Even one of those small netbooks for less than $400.

    ....I came to the same conclusion! At work, we had industrial workbooks and they were not always reliable. The company had resources to keep multiple units in service. And these babies were not cheap!!!!!!!

  4. ....This a very useful application to have.

    ....I've seen this somewhere before and will add it when I can, as the other version did not require excel, if memory serves me correctly. :rolleyes:

    ....This helps especially when you only have one reel of a certain make and size! ;)

  5. A lot of PC software is the same way. You can use it on one machine only. In a few years all forms of transportation will have GPSs. Someone is going to come up with a way to geek around their Software. Technology is great, I don't have to be on the cutting edge. I'm basically a dinosaur, plopped into this new millennium. I didn't own a computer 10 years ago.:)

    I knew the units I posted are out of date. The price is right on these new, old stock units.

    BROTHER !!!

    I didn't own a computer until 03. Small world!

  6. These are what I'm now considering after weighing all the useful data in this thread.:)

    Garmin 172C GPS Chart plotter.

    Garmin 340C Sonar fishfinder.

    I can get both of these for the same price as the combo. Any info on these stand alone units would be welcome. With two units I can set it a forget it, because I'm not always @ the helm. I'm working a deal though a friend of a friend. I put them both on a limit of walleye in 08.:D

    Frank;

    ....The two units you have chosen are both listed as discontinued by Garmin.

    https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=168

    ....I'm still shopping, but still leaning towards the bird! So many choices and so little cash!

    ....I'll keep the old Garmin as a backup unit. It came with the boat and has adequate mapping. Which by the way, is useless in the newer machines!!!! \\%&$#@%&$//

  7. HA! Maybe I should start reading directions and get out of the "ah, i can figure this out myself" attitude more often!

    slow troll......fast troll....:confused:

    less action......more action....:confused:...........so much confusion!!!

    I just want a fish at the end of my line!...........:lol::lol:

  8. I had a older Hummingbird Sonar on a 16.5 ft boat. It always performed flawlessly. I head a lot of guys talking about the newer birds. If you get one give us a report.:)

    Technology changes so quickly these days and that makes purchase decisions so difficult.

    Almost made a purchase last spring but just didn't pull the trigger on the deal. Every unit at fishing shows runs flawlessly on demo mode!

    If a deal presents itself, I'll have a new unit by the end of next month. Unfortunately I'll have to wait for soft water to do a full report.

    Garmin 535

    http://www.marine-electronics-reviews.com/garmin-545s.html

    http://www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/262523-i-am-looking-garmin-540s-who-has-one-likes-theirs.html

    Lowrance HD 5

    http://www.walleyecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=151081

    http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SiteSearchView?dispName=ELECTRONICS&jspStoreDir=wm51&catalogId=10001&Ntt=Combo+Fishfinder%2fGPS&N=377+710+1429&langId=-1&page=CategoryDisplayLevel1&omniTag=Category%3aCombo+Fishfinder%2fGPS&storeId=10001

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