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A couple of other things to mention as well: One is that with mid-range twins you have two rudders in the water, so at a "no wake" speed your ability to turn the boat quickly increases dramatically. To go along with the two rudders (this has probably been mentioned previously) but you have the...

Bob, I re-read what I wrote and didnt mean to make it sound like an attack on what you had to say. I think diesel is the ideal choice for anything, its just not always practical either financially or mechanically. I also personally like a full displacement trawler, but then again I have a...

I have a couple of things I would like to mention. The first is that it is almost certain that a single 60hp will not plane a larger Tolman skiff and will probably not push it past 10 knots, which a kicker motor would just about push the boat at that speed if not pushing against the current...

Also, if you compare the weight for this application of a single with kicker vs. small twins, the twins are actually lighter. For example, Yamaha 115hp 4 stroke (420lbs) and Yamaha T8 4 stroke kicker (110lbs) total of 530lbs vs. two Yamaha 60hp 4 strokes (238lbs) for a total of 476lbs. Also if...

Todd, I have run a few boats set up with small twin outboards (Cape Cruiser/C-Dory) powered with non-counter rotation twin 50hp or 60hp Yamaha's. You do not notice any adverse effects of have two motors rotating in the same direction. I would certainly reccoment using hydraulic steering to...

Colin, I was hoping you were going to chime in, I have seen pictures of your boat in the past with your e-tec. Glad to hear you have had good luck with that combination. Did you put wedges on your boat, or did you find your boat did not require them?

Andrew, here a couple pictures showing the transom modifications I did and showing that the weight/mods really dont effect static trim.

Andrew, I will find some pictures this evening when I get home and post them.

Andrew, I agree! The Scaup/snowgoose can handle a substantial amount of weight. I built my Scaup with the transom on the back rather than a motor well, and I currently have a 30hp hung, with the battery, gas tank, all my anchors in the stern compartments, and I sit (280lbs) on the back deck...

I used to be a Yamaha and E-tec dealer, and yes the 40/50/60 are all the same motors just programed differently. They are also grossly overweight, but in all honesty I believe the Scaup would handle it without any adverse effects. As far as the auto-winterization it is basically just feeding...

Well I wont have a report until tomorrow. Unfortunately I was not able to get out yesterday due to work. My old man was able to hunt Padilla yesterday and I believe they shot a couple of Brant between the 3 hunters, but it sounde like a fairly slow day. Looks like high tide is around 9a.m...

Are you hunting Brant on Padilla Bay or Samish Bay? I will be up on Padilla Saturday and Sunday. We have always hunted Padilla, just curious if you have had better luck at one bay or the other. Hope you guys do well this weekend! Sean

Hey Lou, do you just drape visqueen over the boat and let it float in the water to make it blend? Do you drape it into the cockpit? I know you have mentioned this before, but I was hoping you could share a little more with how you do this? I have not seen method used out here, but it sounds...

Scott, I have installed and run literally hundreds of outboard jets over the years, and I have always strongly reccomended not running a jet on anything less than 40hp. The problem (as you probably already know) you loose about 30% of your power with an outboard jet, sometimes even more...

Over the holidays I was thinking I would try and make it over to the East Side and do some hunting. I have always hunted the Puget Sound area, and never really traveled outside of it to hunt. Do you have any suggestions as to where I might try? I was thinking somewhere on the Columbia River...

Very cool photos Kirk! Looks like a wonderful time

Its good to see some traditional hunting boats and some classic Filson hunting gear in action!

The area is beautiful, well except for the refinery. As i'm sure you know it is right on the Canadian boarder, but it is just north of the San Juan Islands which if you have the boat for it is extremely beautiful area to cruise. Just south of Blaine is Bellingham which is a descent sized city...

Fishtown dates back to around the 1930's, although much of the history of it is really unknown prior to the late 1950's which is when some of the current duck shack owners started coming around. I do know that the original occupants lived in the cabins and fished for a living, or worked for the...

Rick, it was a restoration. I still have more work to do. But then again, who is ever really done tinkering with a project! I attached a few more pics below.