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It is a fairly hard trailer to load in terms of getting the boat all the way up to the front eye or not having the roller above the bow. The key is that you figure out how far to put the trailer in on each individual ramp. Steepness of each ramp requires that pick a spot on the fenders to back it into. This will wary from ramp to ramp. If the ramp is steeper you tend to get the bow down so you do not need to back it in as far. On less steep ramps it tends to take a tank to push it up to the eye so you need to back it in farther. Having owned a few boats in my life time I would say this one is the most critical on exactly how far you back the trailer into the water.

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Lowrance website has wiring diagrams in manuals. http://www.lowrance.com/upload/Lowrance … 120706.pdf

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Boat is about 6 weeks old. I took it by Bowdens this morning. Hopefully it wont be there too long. This may give me time to catch up on the non-fishing stuff. Wife might appreciate that.She has seen too much of the boat lately.

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So it does not let water out when on plane. When fishing deep in summer you need to keep the livewell temp down with ice. You cant do that if you have to refill water all the time. I know my classic will let quite a bit out the overflow.

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I would say ease into it. Be smart enough to stay away from days with the big stuff until you get some experience. There are days when no one should be out there. Also when the water cools everything gets more serious. Good foul weather gear is a absolute must. Proper boat maintenance goes a long way. Be very aware of the weather report. Many have been caught out there when there has been plenty of warning in the weather report. Be smart enough to leave before it get too bad.

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Van Dam is the Tiger woods of fishing. Hes just clear and away the best out there.

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You keep it away from saltwater. Hire a guide if you want to go. It will be cheaper in the long run. Saltwater will damage a bassboat big time. They just arent made for it. Conroe is your best bet close to Houston. There have been some monster stringers caught on the lake this year. Fayettes a great lake. It may be the easiest lake in Texas to catch numbers of quality fish.

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I installed a full opening 3/4″ lever handled ball valve between the Flowrite valve and the inlet / outlet on the back of the boat. If the Flowrite valve isnt working right for any reason I can close this valve and be absolutely certain that the livewell wont lose water through the Flowrite valve. I dont have to put my arm in the livewell to let the water out, just open the battery / pump compartment and close or open the valve. It cost me about $20 to do this. If you have the Flowrite valve with “empty” and “auto” positions you never have true recirculate. This valve is desiged to let in new water as part of the recirculation. Therefore you cant cool the water as well with ice since new hot lake water will be added. This valve lets me do that or I can keep it open and use the livewell as its designed. Best of both worlds. You can fill the livewell with this valve closed as there are separate recirculate and fill pumps.

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Lot of other things run off the cranking battery. Livewells, nav lights, etc. Were any of them on?

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You could use a 5 gallon bucket and fill it in the driveway. That way you would no exactly what your livewell holds. It would take just a few minutes.

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Thats a picture of me as a judge with Russ Lane. Nice guy. He was under alot of pressure that day. He knew he was likely one fish away from the top 10. At the end it was true. He needed another 1/4 pound for 10th and at least $7,000 more. Irt was hard to watch him struggle for the fifth fish and not be able to say anything.

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