Recent content by SouthLake

My starboard wiper motor went out and I started looking into how to replace it. The motor is an AFI 1000 which apparently is pretty common because I found threads on all kinds of forums that talk about replacing the motor and difficulty in doing so. So, I ordered a new wiper motor from Ranger...

A little :roll: But Now that I know what the issues are I have a year to get them addressed. And I think the real problem is nobody ever tried to pull a group of boats like this in here before. Most boaters that come in in a group are here for fishing tournaments. There are several bass...

Thanks Bill... I'll work on this for next year. The leadership at the state park and some of the local planners for Lake Fest are very supportive. But, as you can guess, there's a bureaucracy to work through so it'll take more time that I had for this year. Jeff

We have 10 boats signed up for our Trailerable Trawler gathering in July on Grand Lake St Marys in west central Ohio. Unfortunately, we have to cancel this event. I started pulling this together in late January and while that seemed like more than enough time for an event in July, I didn’t...

We're continuing to get interest in our Midwest Gathering. We got a new boat added today. it's a Devlin Surf Scoter 22. You can see a photo on the boats tab on MontezumaBay.com. So for any folks on the site who would be interested in attending but think our get-together is limited to...

Just a quick update on our plans for the 2016 Midwest Trailerable Trawler Gathering. I'm working with both the city of Celina and the State park to finalize our dock space with shore power. The current plan is to use the Celina docks but the shortcoming there is a lack of shower facilities...

Hi Bill... Gray water is not restricted. There is a pump out station on the lake for the black water holding tank. Also, if you get a chance, send me a photo of your boat for the website. Thanks,

You'll be fine then. And if it did turn out to be a problem we'll put your trailer on my Silverado and launch and retrieve that way. But I think you find the water deeper there then it looks from the videos.

Hi Bill, I've launched my C-Dory 25 and my Ranger Tug 25 with no problem of getting the trailer deep enough for the boat to float off. Right now the lake is low for the winter pool but you shouldn't have any trouble with launching.

Our hosting service fixed the problem that caused some of the signup forms to get dropped and the website, www.montezumabay.com is operational again. So, if you filled out a form before and DID NOT get a confirmation email from me, please go to the site and enter the form again. If I sent you...

Found out late last week that the service that hosts the website I set up for this event had some issues that caused some forms folks entered to be dropped. If you went to the site, www.montezumabay.com and filled out the form indicating your interest in the 2016 Midwest Trailerable Trawler...

Just my 2 cents. I've had fully integrated (chart plotter, radar, sounder, autopilot, VHF radio) from Raymarine, Furono, and currently Garmin (on my Ranger Tug). For me the user interface and features of the Garmin are outstanding. If I were in the market to get new electronics I'd go Garmin...

Thanks Colby, I'll do that. Bill, I've got you down for staying on your boat. In case anyone tried to sign up on our website today and didn't get a confirmation message back, give it another try in a day or so. Our hosting service has encountered some issues they're trying to resolve...

I think that's a great idea. I don't know how to set that up.

We wanted to post an update on the planning for a Mid-West gathering of Trailerable Trawlers. We’ve posted notices on 3 sites: The Tugnuts for Ranger Tug and Cutwater Owners; the C-Brats for C-Dory Owners; and the Yahoo Group for Rosborough RF-246 Owners. So far, we have the Owners of 2...