What Williwaw said. But not just voltage, amperage as well. I had symptoms similar to yours a couple of years back. I took voltage readings everywhere I could and kept getting the required 12+ vdc. I then discovered I had corrosion on the stove main lead at the battery switch. That was...
If you're happy with the make of your main motor, I'd stick with them. It looks nicer to have the main and kicker of the same make, and there's some advantage maintenance-wise having both the same.
I wouldn't go smaller than a 9.9. If you find you can't troll slow enough, change props...
Just returned from a week of fishing in and around Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island, with my regular fishing partner, Traci. We did okay; got our possession limit of chinook and two halibut. Our chinook ran from 9-19 pounds, and the halis were 32 and 41 pounds.
There weren't a lot of big...
True dat. I've only been out a few times this year, but the kings do come easily. Good to hear you're catching a lot of big fish out of Neah, Roger, that means they're headed past Westport soon.
I'm headed up to Nootka this Saturday for a week. Hopefully we'll come home with enough meat for...
Well, geez, if we're showing off fish porn, here's some:
Son with high teener:
Son's girlfriend with a 19 pounder:
And finally, proof that even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in awhile; in this case, a 22 pound nut.
Finally made it out to Westport for some vittles. Nothing real big, but they'll be delicious all the same. Saved some salmon bellies for Nootka halibut later this summer. :)