What do you guys use for lighting at night while netting fish? We have been using a handheld spot light and a flashlight on the net handle, but I am considering adding some underwater lights to the transom. Does anyone have experience doing this? How well has it worked? Virtually all of the...
I have a Lund Tyee Magnum Gran Sport 1950 that I do a lot of salmon fishing in. Mostly on Lake Michigan, but a little on superior as well. Trolling around the lake is nice and relaxing, but someone has to steer those 12+ hours each day. (first world problem if there ever was one lol) It's also...
I am perplexed. Last year I bought a raymarine dragonfly 6 with the navionics gold maps because it seemed to be the best value in its price range ($550). Now this year I see that they have introduced the a68 which has all the same options as the dragonfly (screen size, chirp sonar and...
OK so here's the story. I bought a repairable boat this spring. I did a good job of repairing the damaged transom and outfitting the boat for my needs. When I bought the boat it did not have a motor so I found a 1999 mercury optimax 150 that had a new factory powerhead installed by a mercury...
Hey everyone. I am fishing out on Lake Michigan and my big motor just chewed up the alternator/air compressor belt. It's a simple four rib flat serpentine style belt, but none of the local marine repair shops have one on hand. Is there any chance that it would cross reference with a belt that I...
If this has been covered already I apologize. If not then it might become a "how to." My situation, in a nutshell, is that I purchased a boat that had damage to the rear end. It did not have a main engine when I bought it, but it did have a mercury 4 stroke kicker. (I have since bought an...
I have a mercury optimax 150 that I am putting on a Lund Tyee. The boat had a mercury motor on it previously so it has been a fairly simple instalation so far. My problem now is figuring out where the oil lines hook up. There is what appears to be an oil line that comes off the right side...
I was creating a rather lengthy post full of wisdom and and insight on my Android phone when suddenly my father called me. When I hung up the call with him, all my hard work had disappeared. I believe that there is an auto save feature, but I cannot find it. Your help is greatly appreciated. Thanks
Re: My New Boat!
Can one of you fine iboaters tell me what this is? It has no identifying marking on it except for the name.
I also have some good news about the boat. All of the console electrical (ie: switches, bilge, livewell, lights etc...) is fully operational!
As far as electronics...
Hey guys, I am in a situation where I could use your advice. I bought a 1996 lund tyee 1950 magnum gransport with some transom damage and no motor. I am in the process of fixing the transom and I bought a 1999 mercury optimax 150 to power the old girl. The opti had a brand new factory powerhead...
Re: My New Boat!
I know you have all been eagerly awaiting an update on my progress (with pictures). Here it is!
This pic shows that there is foam poured in right up to the bottom of the transom. This means that the only place that I have to worry about building a dam to keep the nida from...
Hey everyone. I thought I would post up a few pics of my first boat. This is the first boat boat that I have actually owned myself, but I am a fairly avid boater having access to boats at almost any time I would like.
The boat is a 1996 Lund Tyee Magnum 1950 gran sport. I purchased it from a...
Hopefully this is a fairly easy question. I have a 1996 lund 1950 gran sport that I recently purchased without a motor. What length of shaft should I be looking for? I found a nice donor boat with a 150 merc, but it's a bass boat so I assume that it will be too short for the deep hulled tyee...
Hello everyone. I am new to the forum and I have a question for you all. I am not new to boating, but up to this point I have not had any say over what kind of boat I used. What I mean by that is I have not owned my own boat. Between my brother, grandpa, and mother-in-law I have had plenty of...
