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I also found my problem, I had a rock up in the nozzle causing it to pull left. Removed it and everything was good to go. thanks for the help.

Thanks for the replies.

Any tips/drawbacks running and fishing this part of the Meramec?

I had my 60/40 2015 Merc out yesterday and at full throttle had excessive torque pulling to the left. I also have stick steering but with engine off it is very easy to turn right or left. Anyone else come across a problem like this. Excessive is an under statement, it's a chore to keep the boat...

Been a while since I posted but I'm finally have my new 1648 Tracker with 40 horse Merc jet ready to go. Went to Sands Ford last week and it preformed well, 32 mph was top speed with it steady at 28 mph. Caught several small largemouths and smallies. River was fairly low and hit gravel one time...

It's a new Merc short shaft. I haven't got the motor yet but the only way I see to do it is mount the motor to the plate as one unit, align the front of the foot to the bottom of the boat and mark holes. Then take the motor and front plate off, mount the back plate and remount motor and front...

I am mounting a Vance jack plate on with 4" set back and 4" up and down adjustment on a new 1648 Tracker Grizzle. Initially I will mount the foot even with the bottom of the boat. My question is should I mount the plate with 2" movement up and down or maybe 3" up and 1'' down. I understand I...

Has anyone rigged, or know anyone who has, a Bass Tracker PF16 with a 60/40 Mercury jet with a jack plate. I think the bottom is 48" and know that is not ideal but I like the stick steering and the layout. Thanks in advance.

Considering buying a new WeldBilt 16/52 semi "v" with a tunnel hull and a 60/40 Mercury with 15" mid section. How high should the transom be to fit the front of the shoe in the tunnel correctly? Also I'm getting stick steering and plan to fish from the seat between the controls so my question is...

Thanks for the reply. I don't think I made my post clear enough. I meant to say when floating down the river and you come upon a fast curving shoot do you fire up and run it or just use the trolling motor and float thru?

Looking for some expert advice. How do you guys fish/run thru fast water. I used to have a little 14' jon 36" wide and I used my foot controlled trolling with my prop just in the water deep enough to steer. I'm getting a bigger jet boat (16/52) and I doubt the trolling motor will get thru...

This is probably not the correct place for this but I'm from St.Louis and I know there are some locals here. I have compression problems on my 1996 50 hp 4 stroke Merc with a jet. I have the head off but I need to find a place locally that will do a valve job and machine work. Any help will be...

I just bottomed out yesterday. I had my father with me and thought we were toast but I had a 4' 2" x 3" piece of wood to pry with. I almost didn't make it off the shoal, worked my butt off. The water was too deep on one side and too far away on the other to use a come-along (didn't have one...

SH, that's some of the biggest smallies I've seen. Here in Missouri if you can catch them in the 3-4 lbs range you're either a very good fisherman or lucky but to catch 'em like that is something else. I guess that's what makes catching the bigger ones here so exciting, they're just so few of...

Thanks S&M for the info. With you and your video's help I think I might be able to make most of that run and hopefully catch some fall smallies.

Nice run/video. What date was that trip on? I see it was downloaded on the 14th but the USGS shows the river came up pretty high on that day. That's the kind of fishing trip I would like to make. Is RiverRound near AH and down from Moselle? Thanks.

I have a 50/30 four stroke Merc and I turn ~5500 rpms at ~30 mph with gps. It's on a 16' Bass Tracker so I'm probably heavier than you but my guess is you're normal for a stock 50/30.

5600 rpms with it trimmed just right or 5400 with it tucked a little.

Finally got her going, bad stator. Spoke with guys at OPC Marine and was told you cannot always count on all cylinders firing at idle with my set up, 1 ignition coil firing two cylinders, because one side of the coil sometimes goes to ground instead of firing plug, crazy but he was right. I was...

I installed a new fuel pump and the readings are on the low side. The vacuum is about 8" of mercury, spec is ~10, and the output pressure is around 2 psi with spec being 3-6. Also the manual for the gauge says psi should hold for a couple of minutes after shutting motor down but mine goes down...