1st BOAT!
 

Thanks guys for all the info but I pulled the gun on a
2003 Cape Horn 16'-17" 90hp Johnson

All I need Now is somebody to give me they honey hole :) jk jk

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very nice!

sweet looking setup man congrats

Congrats on new rig. You gonna love. Good Luck sliming it!

welcome to the addiction!
nice boat!

nice clean lookin rig! enjoy!

Hell yea! Nice boat!

Nice looking boat


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Very nice!! Looks to be in great shape.

Good Looking boat man congrats!

thanks I will me taking it her to CP this Wed. to get some practice in.

Let us know what the water looks like in the bay.

Will Do, gota make a run to Academy for a GPS, any brand that are decent?

Nice and clean, good luck with it.

You did well on the boat, congratulations


GPS for boat or a handheld? Any handheld will do just fine for what 95% of people use. Even the $100 ones will do way more than most people ever use. The brands are kinda like a Ford vs Chevy/Canon vs Nikon debate, I have always had a Garmin and are partial to those because I am used to them. A Garmin eTrex is about as simple as they come and will probably do more than you will ever need and are cheap. The software that comes with them allows you to use Google Earth for your aerial images as well as topo maps.

X2 on the Garmin eTrex

Good for you, man. Enjoy every second of it. Very clean looking rig.

Nice Cape! Congrats! On the GPS, I like the Lowrance HDS5. I'm very happy with it so far. Good luck on Wed.

which Garmin eTrex do yall recommend? And do you think CP would be a good place to launch for a beginner?

I have the summit HC but it is an older one... I'm sure there are newer ones

CP is a good launch for beginners

Get you a VB map and look it over...not a hard place to figure out

Have an eTrex legend and a summit both are easy to run

luv dose lil cape horneys

good hull

good luck

heres my cp honey hole for ya/./...what we called the north shore..outtta quintanna..take a right..head towards shark bayou..fish that north bank all the way to blue point...we always do well ther when tides and wind s are right..some times they are close in..sometinmes they are quite a ways off the bank..there is a shell oyster reef near the bank..about 1/3 of the way towards blue pt..right after a small inlet in the bank..always caught there..a 7.2 lb trout was caught there which won the star 2 yrs ago..we used to troll up and down and do pretty well


good luck
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Thanks for the tips but plans change Bring the boat to Don's boating landing so I can change out the Boat Trailer Bunk Carpet..should be a quick project

Put some Gulf Wax on the carpet after you change it out, it will slicken them up real good.

Just got back from CP fished right outside the launch by the rocks only one spec, and alot of BIG crockers, also a lot of undersized drum and reds..I really need to get a GPS

So I had the boat in the water today and notice the boat outboard was smoking pretty bad all day, Can my automatic oil mixer be bad?

Nice boat buddy.


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it cud be or ur spark plugs may need to be replaced. or check ur carb.

Does anyone know what type of oil does the lower unit use? I was told 1qt but i need to know what kind thanks

moibil it has the one with squeexe bottle u gotta buy the tube with hose which does not sell together....

i changed my bottom unit oil and check to see if there no white type of oil which can tell u that u got a leak and its not seal up good tha water does get in it somehow but if u dont see any white type of color then ur aiigh. i used the bottle that u can put on a tube and plug it in the hole and squeexe the bottle to fill it back up.

what weight oil do I buy?

Go to a boat dealer or Academy or Wal Mart and get some lower unit oil. I believe it is 90 weight

Thanks

If I were you I would look up how to disconnect the oil pump and mix your gas and oil in the tank. People always told me I should do that and I planned to, then I burned up my motor when it went out one night on my way back to the prien launch...Not a good feeling

Is they any way I can check the oil pump too see if it's mixing right?

just pulled the plug and the spark plug was wet with oil...any clue?

spark plug threads are wet with oil, the spark plugs where not on all that tight can that be the cause of the oil?

Not sure how much smoke your talking about or how familiar you are with the older 2 strokes, but they will smoke quite abit compared to the newer DFI 2 strokes and 4 strokes.. Better to smoke to much than none at all. Smoke means it's getting lubed. Check your plugs, if its running ok and not fouling plugs there shouldn't be a problem. Also, if you not bringing you RPMs up to or near WOT it may be loading up.. which means there's excess fuel in the cylinders. Good luck and enjoy!!

Yes that would be normal, especially if they were not torqued properly.

haoward if i was u i wud buy new plugs and know tha u put it on urself and its not loose then u wud know that u got new spark plugs and not have to worry abt it later on down the road. as for the oil mix pump just check and see if its not leaking thru any hose or pump itself not going out....

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thats a bunch guys this is my 1st outboard so I am pretty new at all this, but I will change the spark plugs out, just got done changing the lower unit oil out checked out good.

Looks like normal 2 stroke plugs. Don't see anything that jumps out as abnormal

good good once u get it all fixed up and check out everything on ur motor to be checked out even grease up ur steering rod and the mount where ur motor raise up and down then check ur oil pump to see wha it cud be. hope ur next fishing trip comes out better. and a little advice to ya if u feel comfortable tha ur motor can handle a good ride around the bay chase the birds and u will get on some white trout and specks. good luck and hope u do well... let us know how u do out there if u get to go back to v.bay

yep

nice boat! you'll love it...I have a 2002 cape horn 17 offshore..enjoy it !

Don't forget to check the spark plug "gap" on the new plugs. New plugs may not be set correctly for you engine.