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    Boaters' World Closing / DE & MD Boaters....

    rt 13 Seahawk in Pocomoke other then that you will have to move over towards Ocean City and Indian River to find any stores......If you need more details you can PM me
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    Targeting Billfish in Tournaments

    Blues and Sails good reply hooked up.....as far as Sails.....you won't see too many north of OBX......the water just doesn't support it. My suggestion is to start small and work your way up. The White Marlin Open is the first full week of August...$1000 entry then calcuttas.......good place to...
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    Targeting Billfish in Tournaments

    Billfish I agree with Hookup1......I fish out of Ocean City, MD..... the self pro-claimed "white marlin capital" .....and have been involved in several of the white marlin opens. The most important part is finding the water and the bait to hold the marlin. Years ago a short 60-65 mile run to...
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    Tow Vehicle for Larger Boats

    towing some questions......how far are you towing? flat or steep grade on your path. Anything you can give us on what, where and what kind of conditions will help us help u......
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    Noticeable lack of chatter on new boat purchases this year!

    economy I sure hope you are right......all I'm hearing from the economists are we have another wave hitting us in mid to late 09 and going into 1st qtr 2010....they are telling us to that this wave might be larger then the one we had in 08. This one is next wave of those low-interest loans that...
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    Fishing in O.C. Maryland

    fishing yea, okletsfish, I hit the water the 27th. managed one keeper rock just off beach line and did grab half dozen good sized seabass off a couple of wrecks...few of us fools still going out....
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    Fishing in O.C. Maryland

    OC fishing Several on this forum regularly fish out of OC .... a few of us still are.... as the old saying goes ... Rock-ON. Plus you will see quite a few grady's in the area. And yes, us locals will talk to u and help... There were 6 grady's out this weekend as I was, bottom bouncing eels...
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    Cell Ranger

    anyone have any experience with this product? I have read some interesting articles......might be the cheap and simple solution for us "smaller" boaters. Here is the link if you haven't heard about the product before. Boat test (.com) ran test and really gave them glowing reviews...
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    About to replace GPS.. C-Map, Navionics or Garmin ??

    GPS Rory, I assume your bouncing around the Chesapeake Bay with that location listed....Before one says one unit is better then another...let me ask how soon do you need the unit? Example, the Annapolis boat show in the water is soon if I remember right and if you can wait til...
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    Trailer Troubles -- Backing Up

    towing originally it was an F150 4x4....I finally retired it this year and moved to the F250 4x4...
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    Trailer Troubles -- Backing Up

    trailer issues Hotajax.....boy does this sound familiar, had a similar issue. I do use the round Ford plug so a different type of connector. I've had to "bounce the empty trailer down the ramp more then once... load rite trailer. I called the dealership, the manufacturer, even asked questions...
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    Chase26 with a permanent head?

    Head on 263/273 In know for a fact the 273 has one......with pump outs.
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    Enclosures for A 26 Ft Chase, Any Suggestions?

    Curtains for CC had them made......not sure of your location but on the delmarva peninsula you can find several good places and loads cheaper then you pay for anything factory made. I currently have a 5 piece....3 around the t-top and 2 wings that can adjust from the toe rail in as close as the...
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    275 on a trailer

    triple axle? Tashmoo.....triple aixle for a 275....I basically have the same hull but in a center console the 273....I have it on a tandem axle trailer. I load and unload every trip out...Its a loadrite trailer. My question to you is why the tri-axle? seems like a bit of over kill.....fyi, I...
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    Bimini 306

    hydra vs grady wen.....I can compare my 273 with a 245 from hydra sport if that helps. They both ride the almost the same with the extra length of the 273 being a big addition over the 245. What I found alarming was I actually fell thru one of the floor lockers on the 245. It wasn't my boat and...
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    Anyword on 366?

    Grady has brought out the new chesapeake and while the 336 has been out for year now, has anyone heard anything on a 366? I enjoy the freedom the center console brings to the fishing experience and after owning several cuddy's just don't see another one in my future. I was really looking for a...
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    Anchor line strength

    anchoring / length take a few moments and check out some of the old posts you should find some good ones on just this topic. You will get some really info from them...but in a nut shell you need at 3x the depth you plan on anchoring in as far as line goes. I would say 1/2" line is better, but I...
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    Engine problem

    alarm on 225's how about water......with us all dealing with e10, make sure you check/replace your seperators and inspect your fuel filters in the motor. I had that issue last year and actually had spare set of filters and wrench with me on the boat....swap them out and I was good to go. Also...
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    T-top problem

    t-top breaking PalmettoGrady......I had that issue with on old Mako I owned, 20ft semi-deep V with an after market (home made) t-top. The shop that did the work on the t-top did a great job, but they were off just a little bit with the legs and thus it didn't set solidly on all for legs. This...
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    1st Canyon Run of 2008

    no bites Kenlahr...I feel your pain.....it was great flat running all weekend, but very few fish to show for the gas used. Sharking was way off even, so I ended up bottom bouncing in the winter quarters up to the bass grounds areas. At least the water has started going in the right...