Priority1

I have one more available now and probably will not have anymore until this Fall. I'll be gone fishing. LOL

On ‎5‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 1:39 PM, Lured Inn said:

I'm kind of interested in one. Can it be used as a normal computer at home? Can navionics be ran on it? Forgive me I am not computer savvy.

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Yes sir it is a laptop computer and can be used as such. It is of course built TOUGH like the name implies. It holds up to the abuse our military and others give them. The units I'm selling are in VG used condition with upgrades. I have Navionics Web App installed on these also. Navionics Sofware is available also.  I attached a screen shot of the Navionics Web app.

23 hours ago, Jake980 said:

Hello,

I'm interested in one of these systems if available.  My email is xxyellowbird (at) hotmail (dot) com.

Thanks,

Jake

Jake TYVM for your purchase. I'll ship your Toughbook tomorrow.

I keep mine rigged and ready to go. They run slightly aft of mid-ship. I need to get below 1 mph at times and with bags I can still maintain good boat control so critical in walleye fishing.

I'm delivering another Toughbook Chartplotter Fri. I still have one left and another one coming.

GJ Captain.

The older machines are worth re-powering. I think the newer engines are more compatible with the fuel that is available today. The older machines are definitely beefier than the new ones. I checked into getting a re-power kit but the $$ scared me away. Even with the kit there is no guarantee that some additional fitting will not be required. I just bought the surplus engine and went for it. I may rebuild my 48" two stage snowblower this Fall if I feel up to it.

We re-powered a 1979 Bolens Large Frame HT23 Tractor with a B&S Vanguard 23HP Engine. A lot of issues to deal with including Driveshaft, Key switch, Engine height and mounts, Wiring, Exhaust, PTO, and a few other minor issues. The machine also got new PTO bearings and belts. This machine has a two speed Hydro and Hydraulics. The machine is very heavy but lost about 100#s with the engine swap. The tractor required an engine with two drive shafts. The machine is running fine. It needs 10hrs of break-in and I'll give it two of them later today. as I mow my lawn for the first time. We also rebuilt the gearbox on the mower deck. A good friend Joe A helped me a lot with this project. Joe owns 3 Large Frame Bolens Tractors with original engines still intact. This is how you keep a couple of old guys off the streets and out of trouble.

Priority1 will now be PRIORITY1. I hope to do a shakedown in a couple of weeks.

Nice work Capt. I hope to see you out there in a couple of weeks. Mid May will be my earliest shakedown.

These Toughbooks also work well with Topo programs. It's what our military uses.

Pam, Heal fast.

Get a good set of bags. You will like them far better than the trolling plate. The bags let you maintain good boat control, stabilize the boat, and slow you down. Rig the bags so they run mid-ship and they will be out of the way.

The trolling pates will definitely slow you down and they do so by directing the props thrust to the sides and not the back. Steering on an IO depends on prop thrust so steering and boat control suffer with plates. Been there.

Nice rig. I have the 86 version of that boat.

A warm to the site. Yes the Earie Dearies still work. I have used them on the Saginaw Bay. They can be trolled also but most cast with them using the countdown method, or drift with them.

Keith, Thanks again for the purchase and your endorsement. 

VN rig.

Chad, TY for the Easter wishes. I hope you and your three ladies had a nice one.

Some real hogs.

Personally I think it's just a bit early to consider slipping a boat in MI. I'd wait at least a week or two and even then some of the precautionary measures mentioned above may have to be done. Owning a boat is expensive enough without risking damage due to freezing. 

Ed, Nice ice out fish.

Dan, A warm  to GLF site. 

I did sell on of these at the swap meet in Holland. A charter captain is also interested in one. I have a couple more of these left. If you are interested now's the time to act. I'm starting to get my fishing gear in order. My focus will switch to fishing REEL soon.

Larry,

Thanks to you and your capable crew for putting this event on. Things were well organized as I knew they would be. Meeting up with old friends and making some new ones is the best reason to attend. The weather slowed us down on the trip over but it was well worth the effort. We had smooth sailing going home. 

Frank

Pics are what keeps us going until launch day. Fishon

15 hours ago, jerryn said:

we were in the water for about 5 minutes and hooked it, i handed the rod over to my guest, told him it felt like a good one, of all the times to be a nice guy !!

Jerry, Good guys most always pass the rod. It was more than likely your expertise that made this happen. You were probably on the net and who knows what would have happened if the roles were reversed. In the end the net man seals the deal. No doubt about that.