new motor yeaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!

[djkimmel]

I either didn't know or forgot there are new owners?!? Wonder if that is recent or a number a years ago? I think I stayed there 2 years ago...? Or maybe it was 3?? I just remember they were nice. (and I didn't have to pay... plus, I think I left my food in their frig... darnit! Hope they found it by now?!?).

[Firefighter Jeff]

  The new ownership took place in the last year or two.  The previous owners were an elderly couple... very sweet.  Tcook and I stayed there one night and while checking in the elderly gentleman asked if I knew who was in one of the pictures on their counter.  I said, yes I'm familiar with Mark Zona.     The following night we decided to stay again and was checking in with the elderly woman.  She says, Do you know who that is in this pic............................................... 

[djkimmel]

Awwww.... that's the sweet old couple I remember. Did not know they sold. Hope the new people are as nice in case I ever get to stay there again? It is close to one of my favorite breakfast restaurants, and a good lunch sub place too!

Wonder how many days you would have had to stay there before they stopped asking 'do you know who that is in the picture....?' Wonder if they found my sandwich!?! It was going to be a real stinker within a few days!! Different kind of 'DO YOU KNOW WHO STAYED IN THIS ROOM?!?'    question for that one!!

[VinceR]

New owners were super nice. Definitely the Star Gate. There are actually signs tell you NOT to block the walkway in front of the rooms, but the owners told us to back the boats up as close as we needed to to plug them in.

[djkimmel]

I like business people who think of the customer first, flexible in their accommodations to customers.

[Firefighter Jeff]

New owners were super nice. Definitely the Star Gate. There are actually signs tell you NOT to block the walkway in front of the rooms, but the owners told us to back the boats up as close as we needed to to plug them in.

  If I recall correctly with the previous owners they actually had signs that said don't back boat's up.  I think they had a few guys hit the support posts.  But they said we could also.

  Was Wilson's the breakfast place Dan

[djkimmel]

I think that is it?? Right by the Little Sturgeon River.

[Firefighter Jeff]

   Yep, great place to eat !!!   

[TheFishinPollock]

Ok a small update on the install,  probably changing the  motor over to a pro xs 115 considering everything I have read and talked to merc and various well known marinas about the comparison between the 125 opti and a 115 pro xs hp outputs.   Best part is the proxs is cheaper by over a grand!@!!!

[BIGSHOW]

What was the deciding factor? I would think the 115 may be a more common motor so maybe less problems? I was thinking about that when they offer the 175 or 150 on some boats and most go with the 150.

[TheFishinPollock]

More or less the big deciding factor is the grand or so less for the 115.   The 10% +/- shaft output hp variance , with the 125 being   minus 125 actual hp  and the 115 pro xs being a + almost full 10 percent in hp also helped too.  Meaning the 115 is actually a point or 2 over the actual drive shaft output horsepower of the 125.  So a grand or more for  virtualy the same amount of hp  seemed liek a waste of money.  Could use that grand for  a smartcraft gauge set up  or towards the new controler and cables.

There are some options in the pro XS line that really do outweigh the normal opti series.   It's liek comparing the normal vette motor to the overpowered vette motor in terms of  upgraded parts.

[Firefighter Jeff]

  Well, good for you Matt.  Now get that thing mounted and post some pics !!!!! 

[djkimmel]

Might want to change your screen name...? Maybe 'The Polish Streak'?!?

[TheFishinPollock]

It goes in Wednesday , as long as the roads are dried up and it's not snowing or raining Jeff. Then around 2 weeks to get it back.


No way dan!   That just sounds like an underware issue 

[djkimmel]

Okay... it was just a suggestion...