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We call them redbugs around here. They are bad around tall grass and terrible in the woods. I had a friend that got them so bad he had to go to the hospital. got them logging in the swamp. They were in the spanish moss hanging in the trees.

Octagon soap really works. I guess they still make it. When I was young we played in the woods all the time. Got red bugs a lot. My dad had something called Yadgers linament, smelled bad, burnt terrible but worked great. Pretty sure you cant find it anymore.

Yep, Blue is correct. I have a 1977 with saddle tanks. Bought it in 06 and unscrewed the bottom tabs, unhooked the sender wire and fuel line and vent hose. pulled them out. Theres a inspection cover it the top.

Happy Birthday Scook! Hope ya have a great day!

Phat, never heard of Line backer. I'll check it out. I've heard of Boeshield but never seen or tried it. A friend gave me a can of Fluid film and it was good stuff for stopping rust. Don't know where he got it. For 20 years I was a swamp logger and did work on skidders and all our equipment. I...

I always wanted to try Flitz, watched a commercial on it years ago. Looks like good stuff. I work as a caster mechanic in a steel mill and between the water and extreme heat everything rusts like crazy. We use Cosmoline to coat new machined parts when they come in. Its good stuff, waxy and...

Thanks Blue, it is really nice up here. Its so peaceful and quiet here. The air is so crisp and clean. If you've never been up here you really need to take a trip up here.We saw some of the destruction from Helene first hand yesterday. There's lots of businesses still closed but this community...

Good Morning fellas! Hope everybody is doing well! My family is staying in Spruce pine up in western North Carolina this week. It was a seven hour ride to get up here, Whew! The road is so curvy up to the cabin it about makes you dizzy driving. It's really pretty up here. They're still...

Steplift I know how you feel. There's a lot of nice looking boats on the market now but none compare to the V20. I love the flared bow! I rode on my friends 86 V20 years ago and I was hooked. Went looking and found one nearby. Guy wanted 5000.00 for it. It had a fresh rebuilt 170, new outdrive...

Not sure about that second solenoid, maybe to the trim? If the motor checks out ok I would definitely buy the Pertronics module and Flamethrower coil. It made a world of difference on my 170 4 cylinder Mercruiser. No more points and starts faster, runs alot better.

I've got a few short sleeve tee shirts, two long sleeve tees, couple of hoodies, all XL, and a few worn out hats. Would love to have some more of all. I still wear them and get comments all the time. There's a few v20s around me, everybody here are familiar with these boats. MJ hooked me up...

I bought a SEI lower unit, haven't had any trouble with it so far. Its easy to replace, you can save yourself a lot of money by doing it yourself. Unit was under a thousand dollars, only took a couple of hours to replace. Just use all new gaskets and o rings. If you are replacing the upper and...

Welcome Deepdrop2! I've had a 1977 V20 170 I/O since 06. When I bought it, it had sat outside uncovered for at least five years. Guy I got it from in Virginia Beach, Va. said the motor had been rebuilt 5 years ago by Jasper engines and he never got it started. He cranked it and I immediately...

White perch are in the Chowan river now, heard it last night. I only got a day off work, cant get time to go. Got a week long shutdown coming up on the 24th. always happens like that.

The one I saw was looked close to my V, looked good. Was an I/O like mine. Transom was shot.