Pacemaker Boats

Oh Boy .....did we all let this site go to the dogs ! What happened to everyone ? Did they all defect to the other site or just get tired of being here ? I can't beleive everyones boat has been runnin ...

Hello there Shawn, I would love to hear about the near boat sinking. I'll have plenty of time in the next couple of weeks, they are replacing my left knee totally so I won't be doing much boating this ...

Thank you , Terry, this will make things a lot easier for everyone that has some type of electrical question, which is just about everyone ! It's nice to be back reading the site again, it has certain ...

Thanks for the help guys, no chance that the black stuff was paint, the only paint removed was from the keel way up in front right where it makes the bow curve to the straight part under the boat,and ...

sounds like another fishing season is gone in to the books.. Hoping next year's season is bigger and better for all..LEO and hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving Day !!

Hello everyone, well first Mike , I will definitely tear down the trans to find out what let go and post for others, I have to know what went wrong just for my own peace of mind.I seem to agree with T ...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL, I SINCERELY MEAN IT, AND WISH THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS WOULD GET A SEVERE CASE OF JABBER JAW AND JUMP ON THE SITE A LITTLE AND TALK, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ABOUT BOAT PROBLE ...

Thanks everyone for the info on the trans. The boat is on the hard now and I must admit I did an absolutely beautiful job of destroying the entire starboard drive train, from the flex plate all the wa ...

Hi Guys, been away for a little while, no sense explaining , same old story, involving DRs. and stuff. Now got back to the island to see
what could be done with the boat. Port side drive train seems ...

You're right Terry that front flange is exactly what I was talking about for switching trans. from one side to the other and it is embossed right on the plate including an arrow to indicate which dire ...

Terry, my trannys are 71C and 1:1 ratio with no reduction gears. I found out on the old boat that when your set up like we are , you just about have to stay with that configuration. About 10 yrs.ago o ...

Thanks a lot, fellas. Terry, I think both trannies are the same , there is just a front plate that you turn to run it in the opposite direction.
It sounds more like some type of bearing is bad, it go ...

I grounded my boat HARD on Sunday night and so far at least the trans is one thing I either have to rebuild or replace. Once I pull the boat I'll see what else needs to be done on the underwater metal ...

Thanks for all the sympathy , fellas, I really needed it today ! The Admiral has forgiven me for yesterdays mishap and also for not returning to Phila. tonite for tomorrows DR. appointment. I just cou ...

Have any of you guys noticed that when you have logged off from a session and you know for sure it logged out because the log changes at the top and you come back a day or so later to find out that y ...

Hey John...I fished yesterday in the afternoon with my neighbor and nothing but slammer blues all thruout L E Inlet. At the slack tide everything slowed down, but there were some big stripers caught , ...

OK Terry, it all makes perfect sense to me now, doing everything manually rather than with open ended lifts and being able to do it at any tide makes a world of difference. If I should ever be in a pp ...

Well , it looks like thurs. nites cold front and iced up windshields put an end to the lagoon fishing. I haven't seen anything alive in that water since the cold front, so now I guess any fishing will ...

John..no wonder the guy would give you 2 for 1....I've been tossing them back for years, thinking they were junk fish , but they are really a form of cod , really called "ling cod",and they are trully ...

Nice to see there are at least 2 people alive and well and TRYING get some fishing in before the ice comes. I'm not ready to give up yet , I've been tied up lately with the usual medical things only n ...

Just a quick line, I had to stay in Philly over the weekend and naturally it's just beautiful outside, of course I don't know what's going on 60 miles to the East, but I'll find out soon enough. I got ...

I had to run up to Phila.again on Wed. & Thurs. (DRS> again) but I'm hoping to get back on Fri. in time to get ready for some weekend action.
Hopefully the weather will co-operate. I'll let yo ...

Very informative, Mike, and what a family history to look back on. BTW, nice to see you back.

I went down to my dock in the rain the other night, to see what was running up and down the lagoon. I managed to pick up 1 blue,released, and 3 nice weakies and haven't caught a thing since. The only ...

Just got back to NJ today(thurs.)John, been tied up with my favorite people again(DRS>) and the wind has been rotten so it's work around the house for a few days I guess. I went to do a little fish ...

John, I figure that even though I think I have run the tanks dry, by using an electric fuel pump to remove the residual gal or so that is left, I don't like running the tank dry thru the carb . I know ...

That sounds like a winning idea , John. We'll work on that and see if we can make it happen....Leo

John, as you know I have 5 tanks on the pace and 1 on the striper. the striper has a poly type tank and I have been leaving it full except for last year, when I emptyed it and put in startron and e z ...

we've been trying to get together of and on for two years now and the Gods keep conspiring against us..LOL I can guarantee you this, the first chance we get next season , we will fish together, some ...

Didn't have any luck on saturday and didn't bother at all on Sunday.
I bought a chum log and if things are settled down on Mon. or Tues. I'm going to anchor over by the old fish factory with the smal ...

Agree with you John, even though it breaks my heart to do it, I hate unfair regulations, that's why I joined RFA and tell as many people as I can about it. They are one of the best organizations aroun ...

Have a DRS. appointment first thing in the morning(of course, what else is new) and after that I'm heading back down to NJ. The weather forcast keeps changing and now it looks like Fri. and Sat. might ...

You had my undivided attention right to the very end !!! I needed a good laugh. Leo

Here's hoping that a bunch of fish come in to make up for the worst fluke season I've ever had !!!
I'm assuming that most of us got wiped out last weekend so the fluke season for all practical purpo ...

John...that is a heart breaking story. Sometimes in older people, they are so wrapped up in their partners that once one is gone they get totally lost and just can't or don't want to cope with day to ...

I think he let you WIN !!! John , he sounds like a real good guy and I like that vacuum idea for the timing. I was always a little nervous about doing that power timing thing anyway. This is much easi ...

John, I was out with my buddy and our significant others, trying to pick some fluke. I got 1, my admiral got 3, my buddy 2 and his admiral 0-...we are both up for court marshal. I've been on vacation ...

John, the way I did it on my last boat was to put a hose into the line and force the water thru, thus pushing out any air pocket. The only problem with this is you lose all of your anti-freeze, but it ...

John, I agree with you , I don't know how the hell you do it all, but I'll bet with the wedding out of the way you're resting a lot easier. Yeah, that trip was a bit of an adventure and I hope to not ...

Shawn, glad everything went well with the family. I told you that old boat wouldn't let you down. I agree with Terry and John, don't mess with the carb., when it's out of wack it usually shows up at ...

Hey John, glad to hear the wedding went off without a hitch and everyonead a good time. I agree about taking the work when it's there,there are alot of people wishing they had done so instead of passi ...

That sounds like a nice couple of trips, nice going John !! I took them all out on Sat. about 11AM,(5:30..Ha.!!) Figured I'd make a run to the LE REEF and see if they could nail a few fluke. Within 30 ...

Jack, I don't have the GPS numbers for where I'm going to try to go . But I can tell you the areas that I'm going too. You're actually better off than me coming out of Great Egg Inlet, you're closer t ...

Nice trip ,John, where were you ? Up in barnegat or down by me in the Mullica.
I think I'm going to have a problem getting my Grandaughters (12 & 14) up for a 5:30 AM fishing trip. Do you know w ...

Hey Terry & John..nice discussion going on there... Well , I might as well throw my two cents in, for whatever it's worth. I can tell you how I did everything with Overdue and some of the other bo ...

Thanks guys, we will see what happens when she gets here on Friday. It's been 2 months since I've been with her, so I am a little excited about seeing her and the kids again. It looks like the weather ...

The plugs did the trick on the pace and she's running fine. Just in time for my daughters family to come up for a week from Fla. They want to go tuna fishing , so next week I think I''ll take a run ou ...

Thanks guys, it's real nice to look out the window and see the boat instead of empty space ! I'm not real happy about the way she's running though. Seems kind of sluggish, I'm going to pull the plugs ...

It's time you got something for your money ! that's what they are there for, you don't have to plan on using them but they're there just in case, so good luck and let us know how you make out.
BTW, S ...

Come on Shawn, that ole boat will treat you well,with a few exceptions just to keep you on your toes ! I agree with you about the belts ,especially if you are still running with the ones that came wit ...