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Just wondering since more then a few of us own a Tracker boat, has anyone else had issues with their winches?
I stripped out my 2nd hand cranked winch in two years this past weekend.
Now looking into a duel sprocket @ $65
its not like my 170 TX weights a ton.
I never crank the eyelet into the rubber block, but yes up to it.
And just to be clear.......I luv my Tracker :)
is this normal and expected or a unknowingly abused Slowride? :scratchhead :deadhorse
no problem YET
I changed out my bunks, from soft 2X4's to composite decking. makes loading the boat much easier to load.
On the other hand, you have to be sure that you DO NOT undo the bow strap until you have the trailer backed to the water.
Now I don't have to worry about those pesky fungi growing out of the carpet, nor having the bunk boards break.
Speckanator is just waiting for me to report a JADA moment on my approach to a easier loading/unloading. :Rofl :dono
Yup found out about the standard wood bunks myself a year or two back at woody.......launched boat........... and bunks floated off with it :Doh:
Its true that duck tape fixes all..........at least got the boat back on the trailer :)
replaced with cypress, no issues expected anytime soon.
while talking tracker........I love her but got the go ahead from the Mrs to start looking into my next and last dream machine for this time next year.....War Eagle Predator 861................. Gezzz I love that Lady :)
Congrats on looking for a new boat stu. You be take the little lady for a nice dinner.those kind wife's are hard to find.i ask mine what she wanted for her birthday and she said some more rod holders so I told her I would get some and even threw in a new fishfinder lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrapSlabStu
Or pulling UP the ramp after you've loaded = JADA:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by flycaster
We're lucky guys...stu....and....racer! The grits queen let's me get anything (just about) I want when it comes to fishing.:biggrin She loves her man and I love her...when I tell her that she says..."why wouldn't ya!" :Rofl
Some wives are hard to find better than....I have had a couple that liked to fish, but didn't want to touch any kind of bait, haited to fish artificials, and refused to unhook the fish she caught....enjoyed all the time I was able to spend with them, just sayin', they turned out to be ex's....
"OFF TOPIC" but I need to know......can't find 22 magnum ammo anywhere? doomsday preppers hoarding? :yikes Military control? nonono whas up? :dono
only need enough to load my gun....my son shot up all I had!:banghead
Just let me know how many you need & I'll bring em to Dora on the 15th. I've been grabbin them & hoarding a few every chance I get. They are hard to find & more expensive than they should be but I got ya covered.:ThumbsUp Are you wantin the lead head, copper coated head or the plastic tipped?Quote:
Originally Posted by Speckanator
6 for the gun and 6 for the belt...doesn't matter what kind..just need magnum, got plenty of long rifle...ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by specktacklure
sorry stu..I thought I was starting a new thread =JADA again!
10-4, will see ya at Dora with ammo in hand:biggrin
No worries Mike. ....................... after you net them.........do you pop a cap into them just to be sure? :Rofl
Thanks Danbo. Too sweet! I love their boats.
Stu, I like the War Eagle 861 also.... another that I like is the G3 Talon DLX..
Stu, my boat is coming up on 8 years old and I'm just now looking at replacing winch, it's starting to show some bad ware.
Stu I replaced mine with a Walmart winch that was good for 2500 pounds had it for 8 years now. I don't talk much but I read alot Sto do you remember when I told you about my boat talked to the wifey and she told me that I really never by myself anything, so she told me to go and by a new Ranger she went with me to look at a new 2013 z520 series but I love my 89 I did not want to part with it. We was doing all of the paper work and things and she saw that I was sad and she asked what was wrong and I told her that I was going to miss my 89 Ranger so I just had them to recarpet it and some more stuff maybe next year. Now the more I think about it I get sick because she was on board with me for a new boat.
Man if my wife was onboard for a new Ranger, I would sink my old boat myself.:crazy:
While you're looking at War Eagle's, check out the 961. I haven't been the same since.....
I have a 2004 17' tracker and love it. Had some problems with it recently and took it to a shop in Jupiter[good guys] they called and said carbs needed to be rebuilt. when I picked it up he said the gas line had reacted to the ethanol and had broken down on the inside of the line. I had tried cleaned to clean the line prior and saw what looked to be brown sugar chunks. That's what had clogged everything. they replaced the line with one now that's not effected by ethanol but i'm still going to ethanol free.
Noticed yesterday that the handle for my winch was loose, took a turn and a half to tighten back up, later while launching noticed the grip on handle was woobly, got to thinking someone may have changed crank handles at ramp(have came in late a few times). So will replace crank handle and worry about cork going down.--catch a bunch.--shu