Looking for assistance with Mercury Tracker 40 hp outboard

justwaitafrekinminute.DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:

>
> A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
> a seat;) You want fishing room, you need something like this:
> http://yaimkool.com/
> You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
> something, overlord can stand up in;)
>
> Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
> paint on some noseart;)


You want to promote boat sales, you ought to be showing a boat properly
and neatly painted in decent colors, and without paint peeling off of it.
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<justwaitafrekinminute DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Jun 30, 8:39 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing <em... DeleteThis @swsportsremove.org>
wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrcep... DeleteThis @ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >colisa wrote:
> >> We have recently become the owners of a Bass Tracker Pro Team 17 with
> >> a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
>
> >> I need help finding the engine serial number.
>
> >> I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
> >> trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
>
> >>http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findi...
>
> >> can anybody here help me?
>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Colisa
>
> >That's a 3 cylinder, 966cc, motor, not 4. With the Tracker graphics on
> >the cowling, it's probably the same year as the boat - give or take one
> >year. I don't think a lot has changed since it was built.
>
> >I used to own the same boat - a little newer - and had the 40hp ELPTO
> >motor. Keep the carbs clean and it will run like a champ.
>
> >I wish I never sold it. I've been looking for a new aluminum bass boat
> >for a while now. I can't decide on the brand or the motor I want. I
> >do miss freshwater fishing.
>
> Tracker Team 175 is a great entry boat for just kicking around small
> lakes and even medium lakes. Oddly, it's not tippy at all - you think
> it would be, but it's not.
>
> Another that I like a lot is the Tracker Panfish
>
> http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/?boat=2831
>
> My dealer has taken on the Starcraft series of boats and I like those
> a lot - fairly cheap too considering - slightly more rigged and out
> the door than Tracker - like maybe $100 or so.
>
> And to tell the truth, I really liked the Princecraft Yukon I sold Don
> - that was a sweet little boat - plenty of interior room, it was set
> up to fish from, very stable and pretty quick for it's size. Very easy
> to load.
>
> That's one boat I wish I hadn't sold - especially to a Canadian. :>)
>
> NOTE TO WHINERS:
>
> That last was a friendly dig at Don - I have no quarrel with Don, do
> not intend to have one and will refuse to have one - I like him - he
> treats my former boat right.
>
> For a Canadian. :>)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
a seat;) You want fishing room, you need something like this:
http://yaimkool.com/
You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
something, overlord can stand up in;)

Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
paint on some noseart;)

--------------------------------------------------------

One thing you can bet on, my aluminum Yukon will outlast a wood boat.
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Don White wrote:
> <justwaitafrekinminute.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jun 30, 8:39 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing <em....RemoveThis@swsportsremove.org>
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrcep....RemoveThis@ggggmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> colisa wrote:
>>>> We have recently become the owners of a Bass Tracker Pro Team 17 with
>>>> a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
>>>> I need help finding the engine serial number.
>>>> I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
>>>> trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
>>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findi...
>>>> can anybody here help me?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Colisa
>>> That's a 3 cylinder, 966cc, motor, not 4. With the Tracker graphics on
>>> the cowling, it's probably the same year as the boat - give or take one
>>> year. I don't think a lot has changed since it was built.
>>> I used to own the same boat - a little newer - and had the 40hp ELPTO
>>> motor. Keep the carbs clean and it will run like a champ.
>>> I wish I never sold it. I've been looking for a new aluminum bass boat
>>> for a while now. I can't decide on the brand or the motor I want. I
>>> do miss freshwater fishing.
>> Tracker Team 175 is a great entry boat for just kicking around small
>> lakes and even medium lakes. Oddly, it's not tippy at all - you think
>> it would be, but it's not.
>>
>> Another that I like a lot is the Tracker Panfish
>>
>> http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/?boat=2831
>>
>> My dealer has taken on the Starcraft series of boats and I like those
>> a lot - fairly cheap too considering - slightly more rigged and out
>> the door than Tracker - like maybe $100 or so.
>>
>> And to tell the truth, I really liked the Princecraft Yukon I sold Don
>> - that was a sweet little boat - plenty of interior room, it was set
>> up to fish from, very stable and pretty quick for it's size. Very easy
>> to load.
>>
>> That's one boat I wish I hadn't sold - especially to a Canadian. :>)
>>
>> NOTE TO WHINERS:
>>
>> That last was a friendly dig at Don - I have no quarrel with Don, do
>> not intend to have one and will refuse to have one - I like him - he
>> treats my former boat right.
>>
>> For a Canadian. :>)- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
> a seat;) You want fishing room, you need something like this:
> http://yaimkool.com/
> You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
> something, overlord can stand up in;)
>
> Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
> paint on some noseart;)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> One thing you can bet on, my aluminum Yukon will outlast a wood boat.
>
>


Another thing one can bet on: as long as it is in your possession, your
boat won't look like it was painted by a drunk on LSD.
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"HK" <payer33859.DeleteThis@mypacks.net> wrote in message
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> Don White wrote:
>> <justwaitafrekinminute.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1f6a8cf0-b309-4fbb-afe9-8fb8780a7e2f@27g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>> On Jun 30, 8:39 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing <em....DeleteThis@swsportsremove.org>
>> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrcep....DeleteThis@ggggmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> colisa wrote:
>>>>> We have recently become the owners of a Bass Tracker Pro Team 17 with
>>>>> a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
>>>>> I need help finding the engine serial number.
>>>>> I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
>>>>> trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
>>>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findi...
>>>>> can anybody here help me?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Colisa
>>>> That's a 3 cylinder, 966cc, motor, not 4. With the Tracker graphics on
>>>> the cowling, it's probably the same year as the boat - give or take one
>>>> year. I don't think a lot has changed since it was built.
>>>> I used to own the same boat - a little newer - and had the 40hp ELPTO
>>>> motor. Keep the carbs clean and it will run like a champ.
>>>> I wish I never sold it. I've been looking for a new aluminum bass boat
>>>> for a while now. I can't decide on the brand or the motor I want. I
>>>> do miss freshwater fishing.
>>> Tracker Team 175 is a great entry boat for just kicking around small
>>> lakes and even medium lakes. Oddly, it's not tippy at all - you think
>>> it would be, but it's not.
>>>
>>> Another that I like a lot is the Tracker Panfish
>>>
>>> http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/?boat=2831
>>>
>>> My dealer has taken on the Starcraft series of boats and I like those
>>> a lot - fairly cheap too considering - slightly more rigged and out
>>> the door than Tracker - like maybe $100 or so.
>>>
>>> And to tell the truth, I really liked the Princecraft Yukon I sold Don
>>> - that was a sweet little boat - plenty of interior room, it was set
>>> up to fish from, very stable and pretty quick for it's size. Very easy
>>> to load.
>>>
>>> That's one boat I wish I hadn't sold - especially to a Canadian. :>)
>>>
>>> NOTE TO WHINERS:
>>>
>>> That last was a friendly dig at Don - I have no quarrel with Don, do
>>> not intend to have one and will refuse to have one - I like him - he
>>> treats my former boat right.
>>>
>>> For a Canadian. :>)- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>> A fifteen footer, only five feet wide, with a vee bottom and a half of
>> a seat;) You want fishing room, you need something like this:
>> http://yaimkool.com/
>> You know, something a 6 foot something, 2hundred and er. um,
>> something, overlord can stand up in;)
>>
>> Aluminum, who ever heard of a boat made of Aluminum.. Might as well
>> paint on some noseart;)
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> One thing you can bet on, my aluminum Yukon will outlast a wood boat.
>
>
> Another thing one can bet on: as long as it is in your possession, your
> boat won't look like it was painted by a drunk on LSD.


As long as I don't go scraping it up...I may never need to paint it. A
little TLC will go a long ways.
Coming from this province I appreciate wood boats, but I just don't want to
have to maintain one.
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On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:31:57 -0700 (PDT), LoogyPicker.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:

>He even claims to have gotten a
>fireboat welcome upon his return to NYC!

Nitpick. There is no such thing as a fireboat, only the usual harbor
tugs which have big nozzles [called monitors] on the rear masts.

Casady
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"Richard Casady" <richardcasady.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:31:57 -0700 (PDT), LoogyPicker.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>He even claims to have gotten a
>>fireboat welcome upon his return to NYC!
>
> Nitpick. There is no such thing as a fireboat, only the usual harbor
> tugs which have big nozzles [called monitors] on the rear masts.
>
> Casady

There are dedicated and designed fireboats.
http://www.sffiremuseum.org/fireboats.html
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:28:46 -0400, DK <intrceptor RemoveThis @ggggmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
>>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:18:50 -0400, DK <intrceptor RemoveThis @ggggmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> colisa wrote:
>>>>> We have recently become the owners of a Bass Tracker Pro Team 17 with
>>>>> a Mercury Marine Tracker 40 HP 4 cyl outboard...
>>>>>
>>>>> I need help finding the engine serial number.
>>>>>
>>>>> I took pictures and put it in a blog, figuring it would be easier than
>>>>> trying to explain that dohickey or whachamacallit:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://colisasworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/land-lubber-needs-help-findin...oat.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> can anybody here help me?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Colisa
>>>> That's a 3 cylinder, 966cc, motor, not 4. With the Tracker graphics on
>>>> the cowling, it's probably the same year as the boat - give or take one
>>>> year. I don't think a lot has changed since it was built.
>>>>
>>>> I used to own the same boat - a little newer - and had the 40hp ELPTO
>>>> motor. Keep the carbs clean and it will run like a champ.
>>>>
>>>> I wish I never sold it. I've been looking for a new aluminum bass boat
>>>> for a while now. I can't decide on the brand or the motor I want. I
>>>> do miss freshwater fishing.
>>> Tracker Team 175 is a great entry boat for just kicking around small
>>> lakes and even medium lakes. Oddly, it's not tippy at all - you think
>>> it would be, but it's not.
>>>
>>> Another that I like a lot is the Tracker Panfish
>>>
>> I had mine 4 miles offshore fishing on the reef on a few calm days
>> before I bought the bigger boat.
>
> You're a braver man than I am. :>)

I always had PFD's, a VHF (even though the cell phone always worked in
that area), and even an EPIRB. I've only felt seasick once in my life
and it was in that low boat in 1' seas.
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