Yes I am! Sometimes I do want a bigger boat, but being able to put it away in my garage is key for me (that has saved a lot of nature/weather damage over the last several years). It's definitely not the best boat for the bay, but on calmer days you can definitely get out there. I've taken my boat to the Inner Harbor, St. Michaels, Hart Miller Island etc. I sometimes fantasize about seeing if I can make it out to Smith Island (edited: from Point Lookout, of course)

I've got 15 of them. Thinking about grabbing 5 more for this upcoming season. It's always great crabbing that area and can't wait to get back out there more this year

Yeah it's a great area! Wish I lived a bit closer! But it's worth the trip and can't wait to get back out there this year

Disclaimer I am not an HVAC technician :) From other videos I have seen it looks like the horizontally installed ones are turned over including the inside so the burner would be vertical (top to bottom) on the left or right side. However I believe they all work the same and have the same parts, just mounted differently. I would also suggest before turning off the unit to check the sight glass on the bottom (or in your case the side that doesn't have the burners, but houses the control board) to see if there are any blinking codes. These can help diagnose the issue. If the light is blinking a code take note of what the pattern is because once you shut off the power to the unit it clears the code. On the inside of the cover panel should be a label which indicates what condition the code represents. I'm in MD so I know the cold has arrived! Good luck! Last but not least, the best source of info I have found on diagnosing furnace issues is a KZbin channel called "Word of Advice TV". He has a number of videos of troubleshooting and fixing various issues that are informative and easy to follow. Hope you're able to get it fixed yourself!

@@drachenz Thanks for the information. Helpful. I have watched Word of Advice channel quite a bit before (He helped me solve a AC problem a few years ago). I did ask about this issue yesterday, but have not heard back from him since yesterday. He's now in Hawaii and quite a bit different hours from the East Coast. Thanks very much again for your detailed reply. Appreciated. Phil Jersey Shore area...

Nope, but it does the same thing. Used it several times so far and I'm quite happy with it!

The bay is definitely challenging for these smaller boats even on a good day

Thanks for dropping by! Yeah that is the general area my grandfather used to take me when I was a kid! Now that the season has begun, I'm hoping to get back out there before too long and maybe get another crabbing video posted!

Thanks! I'm really happy with it! Now that the snow is finally melting and warmer days ahead I am looking forward to getting back out on it and posting some more vids. Hope you're able to get yours soon!

@@drachenz I keep hoping to find maybe a 17-18'.... possibly 6 or 7 years old in good shape. I sure like your videos...I can sense your excitement even when the boat is still in the garage! I know that feeling!

Thanks for watching! I don't recall the exact travel time it took but it was around an hour. I was mostly keeping it around ~22-23 since a 16.5' aluminum can't handle the chop like bigger boats. Also it's no wake zone from Ft McHenry all the way to the harbor which is a pretty decent distance. At least there's a lot to look at! Biggest advice from a smaller boat owner is to watch the wind and wave forecasts since even when it looks like a nice day there can easily be 2-3 ft waves on the bay.

Thanks for watching! I want to say I used around half a tank or so... maybe a little less. (7-8 gallons). I know I had plenty left when we got back. I don't think I went flat out at any point on this trip, which will definitely go through some fuel.

It took an hour at least... I wasn't paying too close attention to the time, plus we didn't go directly there in either direction. Also to note, it's no wake zone starting at Ft. McHenry which drastically slows things down. I was doing around 25mph... I can go over 40 but 25 was about the limits of our comfort in the Bay chop. A bigger boat would've definitely helped! :) Either way it was a fun trip! Thanks for watching!

Trimming up is not really a thing to do in Lund, they are deep V and not speed boats, keeping your bow down might drag but it's safer. It's funny to watch people trim up so much thinking there is no end to gains. Taking your bow out of the water in bigger waves can lead to some serious jack knifing back and force. I done it in a 16' Lund on lake of the woods when wind came up suddenly. Steering wanted to tear my arm off ramming the bow into a wave. Lost my cool, stupid, went fast nearly lost control.

@@heatmoon trimming up for some better speed, efficiency and a potentially smoother ride isn’t an issue in my Lund, an 18’ Impact XS. Nor in my friends 16’ Rebel, or my other friends 17’ Impact. Or in any previous deep hull aluminum in my past. If you look carefully at the time frame I quoted ( 8:36 ) the water was flat and smooth. At no point was I advocating max trim up in big waves.

Yes, there is no 17.5’ aluminum boat on the market that does really well in rough water. 18.5’ is the size, and Lund’s IPS2 hull is a game changer in rough water.

My 1775 Impact XS handles rough chop surprisingly well (Georgian Bay in Ontario). It’s 17’10” long and ~96” beam. The 18’ Impact is maybe 10-12” longer, similar beam. I suspect the difference would barely be noticeable.

LOL... true!

Oh yea you definitely can't go too fast in the chop or over boat wakes or you'll break your back... :)

i do some of my boating on Lake Ontario, I have 1175 adventure, so far so good but but it can get harsh and wet if you dont adjust your speed or course.

@@robertduklus6555 Nice boat! Yeah you're completely right, you have to adjust to the conditions. We have definitely gotten rocked pretty hard at times.

Sure was... who knows when the next perfect weekend on the Bay will be... but all I know is it's time for us to get crabbing!

My boat came with the rear flip up jump seats. In this video they're flipped down which exposes a seat post for fishing, access to the rear battery compartment and some storage. Flipped up there are 2 more seats for passengers. I'm not sure if it can be added after or not.

Hmm... no I don't recall ever seeing water in either of the rod lockers. I do recall seeing someone else online at mentioned that before though... www.in-depthoutdoors.com/community/forums/topic/new-2020-lund-1650-rebel-xl-sport-water-accumulating-in-portside-rod-locker/ I'll have to double check next time I go out since that seems to be 2 cases. (Not sure when that will be now that weather has really turned here.) Really hope it's nothing major for you! I have definitely taken some pretty big splashes so it's possible I didn't notice since lots of things have gotten wet on some of my trips.

Congrats on the new boat! Glad you liked the video. I took it out today on the Potomac River and had super calm flat water... so i did some speed runs! I was able to max it out at 43.8mph (according to GPS). I normally cruise around 33mph so I don't run out of fuel too quickly! (Depends on how rough the water is too.) I might post some video from today in the next few days. Enjoy your new boat. Super happy with my 1650 Rebel.

@@drachenz Thanks for the reply I also had another question. Do you know what your idle speed is? Reason for the question is because I do a lot of trolling and getting down slow enough would be nice!

@@JoeShowFishing at idle its usually speed of wind or the current