Forum | Time to come to Kentucky Lake?

Man,

I played with those settings for a long time, and its like it just does not see the card.  I went to the Lowrance site, and they have all kinds of software updates, so I went to download the update for my unit

AND OF COURSE, mine was one that shows no upgrade available.  I have the LCX-25CT, they list this unit kind of hand in hand with the LCX-25CI in most places, but when you go to the available updates, they have one for the CI, but not the CT.

Murphy's law.

I will keep playing.

I remember the days when all you needed to fish was two oars, some worms, and a cooler! No turning back now though….

I found a way to reset the whole unit on the Lowrance site, and they say that clears up a lot of issues.  I'll give that a try and see what happens.

Hi Guys,

Got the boat back.  Mechanic swears its good to go.  I talked to him about the cracked oil cap and he wants me to give it one more try before we replace it.  Worst case scenario, all its doing is spitting oil out the reservere and making a mess inside the pan, but the engine is still oiling, so I am not doing any damage.

I feel better about the whole thing, but will still be watching it like a hawk.

Now I have another issue.  Any GPS experts at OF.com?  I have a Lowrance LCX-15CT with GPS.  I plugged her in this weekend and the weirdest thing.  It finds itself, "Position Found" message appears, but none of the map data shows up.  If I Zoom out far enough, I can see the state boundries, Great Lakes,all my waypoints, etc., but zoom in and nothing shows up by my trail and my current position.  No Lakes our Land. 

I talked to a buddy who loves to play with his graph, and he could not figure it out either.

I guess as long as its keeping track of my trail, and my position thats all I really need for the weekend, but if anyone has any ideas let me know.

Jimmy Wan said:

SOUNDS GOOD STEVE, I WILL BE IN TOUCH.

DOUG, THANKS FOR THE INFO.  I WILL TALK TO HIM ABOUT THAT THIS MORNING BEFORE I PICK IT UP.  DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANY DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AVAILABLE ON THE WEB?  

THAT EXPLANATION WOULD MAKE PERFECT SENSE.  

THANKS GUYS,

I don't know that the problem is documented per engine manufactuer but has cropped up from time to time on various boating web sites… I don't know what kind of engine you have but the best I recall the cracked cap is most common on the Yamaha's from what I've seen.

A rather common problem has been a hairline crack in the reservori cap. It's almost impossible to detect but will create the condition you've described. Might want to have them replace the cap just to be on the safe side.

FINALLY DECIDED TO CALL SHOEDERS AND PETE  WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS DONE YET.  I ASKED HIM WTF WAS UP, BECAUSE TUESDAY HE TOLD ME IT WAS DONE.  APPARENTLY THE GUY WORKING ON IT TOOK SICK, SO THE WERE LEAVING THE BOAT IN THE SHOP UNTIL HE GOT BACK AND COULD TELL THEM WETHER HE WAS DONE.

THEN I GOT A MESSAGE ON THE MACHINE FROM THEM LATER THAT THE BOAT WAS ALL SET.

I AM GOING TO PICK IT UP TOMORROW.  I PLAN ON BRINGING MY VIDEO CAMERA ALONG ON THE KENTUCKY TRIP TO DOCUMENT THIS RE-OCCURING ISSUE, (THAT THEY CLAIM SIMPLY DOES NOT EXIST), AND BRING BACK SOME PROOF IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN.  I WISH THERE WAS SOME OPEN WATER UP HERE WHERE I COULD TAKE IT OUT FOR A TEST RIDE.

IN ANY CASE, I AM VERY HAPPY THAT WE WILL BE BRINGING MY BOAT!

SATURDAY NIGHT SOUNDS GOOD.  LETS JUST KIND OF PLAN ON IT.  WE ARE OPING TO GET IN A FEW GOOD HOURS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, GET OUR BEARINGS ON THE LAKE, THEN HIT IT HARD SATURDAY.  I THINK WE WILL BE READY FOR A NICE DINNER BY SAT. NIGHT.

LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!

JIM

That map doesnt have but maybe 15-20 percent of ky lake on it its 186 miles long,as for laydowns not that many as its a draw down lake and the current pulls a lot out ,what is there is mostly in the bays or out of the water currentlyalso tva does not permit the cutting of trees by property owners over 4 in in width,what occurs happens naturally.

There are places to cross over a, fairly well marked,but you would be hard pressed to find much better than big bear,lil bear and the west bank with its drops and points,asd at the same time never having to deal with most hazards or waves.

Ps its 70 f here today.And 70 here feels warmer than say in ohio or wis.

Worked on my boat yesterday and today in a T shirt.And no wont stay that way 50 f front moving in  for a day or so then slowly back up.

If you're really uncomfortable with it – continue to double oil until you're convienced the oiling system is working like it's supposed to. 'Least then you wouldn't have to worry about terminal engine problems….

Well a lil care and some normal common sence and one doesnt worry about a prop an awfull lot I did when I first came here,first thing i did was go buy a gps showing depth contour,it is however even shallower down here.As long as you fish those bays and north and dont venture out in the main lake other than traveling north on the west channel near the west bank you wont have much to worry about.

Traveling south from there is a different matter the channel snakes and turns like a whirling dervish and the markers are sort of sprinked around the turns.You will see birds standing in places, those are under water later in the year,the town of birmingham is flooded just south and in the middle.Running south from there to say around kenlake is nerve racking to say the least,in the back channel,ive been on it maybe 6 times,and a boater I was with over a week ago ran aground and hes lived here 30 years.

Fish should be prespawn mode as water temp is behind.

As for the map it was given to me by the city of Grand rapids when fishing the aba finals.

It does have brush piles as well as foundations marked on it.

Let us know how you did,expect a report.