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Went to Carrabelle last week & since we were new to the waters (skinny stuff & it says ROCKS on the chart!!) so it took two tries to find them. It wasn't like they were just laying there easy to get, but we got more than enough for our clan. Best part, we had changed locations because St. Joe...

Took the V20 out with my son-in-law & granddaughter today for opening day of shrimp season here in Mississippi. We drag a 15 foot otter trawl & just pull it up by hand. Nice day! Things went great & we got about 75 pounds of nice shrimp & were back at the house by noon!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boaters-Resale-Shop-of-Tx-13031101-12-WELLCRAFT-LOCKER-COVER-20-W-X-24-L-/370779580482?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=item56542f6842&vxp=mtr Doug

Had a great day out on the boat today, ran 25 miles out (&back!) but when I slowed at the launch she was missing, not like i've heard before. It was irregular, not one cylinder I'm pretty sure, no smoke. Put it up & brought it home, when I flushed it it was still missing, not bad, but missing...

Another v20 in my area, this one looks like it's all there, trailer looks a bit rough. http://gulfport.craigslist.org/boa/4123415924.html & this one IS a looper, right? Doug

I know some of you looper fanatics will love this one. http://gulfport.craigslist.org/boa/4118787909.html

The extended snapper season has been a bust for me. Just watching a tropical storm with the same name as my wife of 25 years. No jokes, I've already bit my tongue twice! Anybody been out? Hoping the weather will settle for the last few days of the season. Doug

Took my wife, daughter & grand daughter offshore the other day, smooth water, things going great, gust as I slow at the Islands, the engine looses power & gets real rough. Acted like a power pack going out, I thought. Under closer examination I see the bulb is sucked down - Damn!, just...

I must be getting old, but I need an easier way up & down from the bow of my cuddy. But what is the best way? The previous owner made a pretty smart rig, a box that fits in the cuddy well, then flips over to become a step. He used steel fasteners though so I banished from the boat. It's...

Could have sworn I read a thread here a while ago about where to get new capacity stickers. Searched & can't find it, any ideas? Just noticed mine is just a shiny square, so I'm looking.

http://gulfport.craigslist.org/boa/3650837313.html This one is just down the road from me so I went & looked & talked to the owner. Good stuff The deck seemed solid he said the motor runs The trailer is newer & nice - tandem aluminum - he said for a 25' boat it fits the v20 fine. It was a...

Well I finally got off my butt & dug into why my outboard (94 merc 200 offshore) wasn't charging. Took the hood off & found that it had been hot right above the regulators, the bottom regulator was COOKED & melted,(looks like it may have even been on fire) The top looks damaged too, I'll test...

Looking for a fishing report from the north gulf of mexico. Since the oil spill shut us down last year all reports are that the fishing was to be great. I've only heard one report locally and it was good, but I'd love more info.

I'm on the search for an engine & found a 2002 Merc 125. I love that it only weighs 350lbs. It should push it OK don't you think? They came with 140's before they changed where they measure horsepower, that should make the 125 a bit more powerful than the original engine. What do y'all...

I'm still searching for a motor for my '87 cuddy. Want a carb yammie, but since I have merc controls I'd settle for a 150 merc. I've seen a few deals with a pair of counter rotating props & it got me thinking. If you had only one engine, why would it matter which way the prop spins? It would...

I went to pick up my boat with the still broke merc200 on it & may have sold my truck to the boat guy! I saw a Suzuki 140 there & was interested, I like that it's light & small. Anybody have one? Doug

Took the boat to the shop last week, shift cable had frozen & broken. Turns out the shift shaft had frozen & the motor was so rusted up the mechanic said he could not get it apart to fix. Motor is a '95 Merc 200 offshore, a gas hog but has served me well. The mechanic said he could put a Merc...

I had a thread here a while back but it's time to start again. I've been chasing down an intermittant problem with my '96 Mecury 200 offshore (2.5L) for a while now & with some help from y'all figured it was the switch box. I bought two new after market boxes & plan to replace them shortly...

I have a mercury question for you. I have an '96 200hp mercury offshore. It has an erratic problem. I'm offshore Monday, boat started great, ran great, all that. Sat at the beach a couple hours & when we left if started fine, took off great & then lost power, max rpm's about 2000, after a...

Been away from the board for a while, been kind of busy down here in south mississippi. :'( I have a new house now, the old one is better called debris & I'm starting to get things straight,but here's the boat story. As I always do for storms I took my old truck, car, utility trailer & lawn...