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@rcfire77 were you happy with the cleaning? I'm needing to get mine done and wondering whether to try Stan's or have it done at North Erie.

This was my first year with a slip, and I was surprised at how hard it is to get that brown crap off the bottom after a couple months sitting in the water. I had a go at it earlier this summer and had to break out the muriatic acid to get it off. Didn't take long for it to all come back. Mike...

I think it's year 6 for me, and I kind of regret getting the Ulterra. I've had it stuck down on more than one occasion and refuse to deploy now and again. While it's nice when fishing solo, especially in Sarnia with the current, the constant concern about will it deploy, will it retract makes...

Weight plus the ability to completely discharge. Lead acid, even deep cycle, don't like to be fully discharged and they will also sulfate if you leave them at a low state of charge for long. But, pricey.

I really like Glasgow but it seems like it would be years before I could get a slip there. It's an extra 15-20 minutes drive compared to PB for me, but likely save that on the shorter drive to deep water.

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I went down to NEM and met with Mike, and decided to go ahead. He also has seasonal trailer parking so if I decide I want to go to Huron or Ontario scrub the bottom it should be pretty easy. My biggest concern is charging the trolling batteries since there's...

Much appreciated!

At my wife's suggestion (!) I'm looking at getting a slip for my 18' centre console this season. Probably in Port Bruce since that's close and easy for me in north London. Never had a slip before, always launch at the ramp, so I'm looking for any advice for a newbie in terms of what to expect...

Yep. To be honest I'm not entirely sure what it gives me above and beyond the free version but I liked the app so much I thought I would buy it.

Thanks to all. I went out of Point Clark today and it was fine. I guess it was just the long weekend. Paid $90 to get a key fob for the ramp for three days, so I can come and go as I please. The cottage we are staying at is only 5 minutes down the road so it's not bad at all. The harbor has...

I guess Goderich is only 30 mins away.

There is ... but the beachers had occupied every parking spot there too, including the ones designated for boat trailers. I'll try there again tomorrow... maybe it was just because the long weekend.

We are staying at my sister's in law's cottage in Point Clark near Kincardine and I was wondering if anyone had any advice about launching out of Kincardine or anywhere else nearby. On Monday the place was an absolute madhouse and it didn't look like there was anywhere to park after launching...

Sorry, to clarify, I don't have solar panels, just a 2 bank charger running off shore power. But my point is that it charges each 12v battery separately at 12v, without needing terminals disconnected, even though they are connected in series. In fact they aren't technically connected in series...

You shouldn't need to disconnect terminals. I have a 24v system with two 12v batteries in series. The two bank charger charges each one separately. No problems with the old lead acid or the LiFePO4 lithium batteries I got last year. Probably best not to have the 24v system powered on while...

Thanks for this, I had no idea. Will definitely give it a try!

I got mine from Canbat. Two 75ah ones, came in like 2 days. It's great not having so much weight up front, and I can discharge them down pretty much all the way, unlike the one lead acid ones.

I think this is exactly what happened. He wasn't making any headway against the current but thought he was not in the way. Then sh!t got real :-)

Not sure if this is the right audience for this, but while we're on the topic of cooking.... here's something that might appeal to those who like a bit of spice in their food... I went to an event in Hamilton a couple years ago that was held in an Indo-Pakistani catering hall. One of the things...