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I have a 250 Yamaha 4 stroke. Just wondering if anybody is using Chevron Techron Protection Plus Marine Fuel Additive instead of Ring Free. If so what kind results are you getting...

Left for a 2 day trip with my girlfriend Patty armed with all the latest internet info. Well long story short we should have headed north instead of south and west instead northwest. We missed a couple of good snaps at the yellowfin by mere miles. We did manage 2 nice yellowfin off the Lower...

Headed out of the Marina Coral with Mike Najar, Javier Lopez and Ray Canela and an excellent load of sardines with a few mini macks thrown in the mix. Headed towards the 295 with intentions of fishing south of the Double 220’s. After hitting a couple of dry paddies and also missing a blind...

Here are some pics of 2 different style boat cover setups that I had made here in Ensenada Mexico. Full cover with marine grade material will cost you around $950. Pilot house and bait tank/ice chest cover around $500.

Team It’s 4 Reels was represented by me, Roger Cortez, Richard Catozza and Pedro Moreno. The tournament circuit started out in San Felipe moved on to Bahia de los Angeles and next to San Quintin. The final stop was Ensenada which was a one day tourney for the largest fish. The top winners for...

After filling up at the local Pemex station ($2.15 a gallon) I arrived at the Marina Coral and met up with Forrest Lyman (“Tecateando”) for a day of chasing albacore with the fleet at the 238. I was late arriving and just before dropping the boat in the water we discovered that we would have...

Joining me on this trip was Moe Alcala, rod wrapper extraordinaire from Big Fish Tackle and John Benache. Plan for day 1 was to head offshore in search of paddies and tuna and for day 2 we were going to search for those elusive yellows that have been hit and miss from day to day at Todos Santos...

Headed offshore with Forrest “Tecateando” out of Marina Coral. After spending an hour making about 20 mini macks we decided offshore was where we wanted to go. Headed to Ensenada bait and spoke to the new owner Armando and was told that they were commited to keeping a consistent supply of live...

After reading all the reports of yellowfin on the 209 we had to give it shot ourselves. Along for the ride were Mike, Ray Cid and my uncle Jerry De La Paz. We left the Dana Point launch ramp at 5:45am just before the party boats were about to load up with bait. Plan was to fish the 209 and...

As reported by the fleet there are lots of fish within 10 miles of Dana. Day 1-Friday we picked 1 Dorado off a kelp with lots of show and no go. Spot was 4 miles west of the 267. 14 mile bank was void of life. Me with the only fish of the day: Day 2 today (Saturday) headed south and it...

Fished Thursday July 31st and Friday August 1st with Roger Cortez and his buddy Manny off Ensenada. Stayed local on Thursday catching a variety of fish off Punta Banda. Mike at Ensenada bait only had pinhead anchovies so we used fresh frozen squid, plastics and trolled rapalas for our fish...

I have a 2005 2320SL and I have been having problems with the windshield adjusters. Either the knob breaks or the screws break off at the base. Also the wipers need replacing. Looking for a source for these 2 products. Any help would be appreciated.

I am having issues with clogging of the Hi Volume Fuel Filter. I have a 2005 2320 SL with 250 Yami 4 stroke and the boat is in the shop for the second time in less than 2 yrs for the Hi Volume Pump problem. I bought the boat new so I wouldn't have to deal with this type of a problem. The...

With all the work that’s been done on the It’s 4 Reels! I was anxious to get out and try all the new toys that Reliable Marine installed. Since the local fishing has been inconsistent and the east end of San Clemente Island was supposed to be closed we decided to head south. Along for the ride...

I recently purchased a Raymarine ST8002 SG1 autopilot as well as the SmartController remote. I have a RM C80 and Furuno FCV 585 fish finder. All my settings are set to Fahrenheit with the exception of the SmartController which does not seem to have that setting available. There are 3 options...

Here are some pics of the new and improved It’s 4 Reels! Control center with new Raymarine Autopilot: Furuno FCV585 and ICOM 504: Custom Bench seat with microwave: Re-upholstered bench seat in the tower: Custom bracket for the ICOM Command Mic III and Autopilot Remote...

Cylinder for single and dual outboards up to 300HP or (600HP combined for counter-rotating duals) 21-3/4" wide. Needs seal kit and has some scratches on the piston. $100 OBO. Louie, 626-226-7908

Linear Feedback Unit for Outboard engines, 12-inch, Autopilot feedback unit communicates engine (rudder) angle to autopilot for precise steering. Works with all Raymarine SmartPilot autopilot systems. $160. Louie, 626-226-7908

Short report-Fished Tortuga Island for 22 yellowtail, 8 to 25 lbs., 5 cabrilla 7 to 10 lbs, 1 barred pargo 8 lbs, 1 grouper that went 40lbs and all the humboldt squid you could want to catch. Detailed Report-On the trip were Frank “Pancho” Ochoa, Ruben “The Kid” Carmona and our guide and...

Looking for info on what to watch for and difficulty of replacing the seals on my Sea Star Hydraulic Steering Cylinder. I have a Yamaha 250 4 stroke. Also should I install the autopilot before replacing the seals or seals before autopilot.