T8 Issues -- questions below

[j_h_nimrod]

Might be a coil breaking down and losing spark and once it cools down the winding comes back together and has spark. See it all the time with small engines or maybe a vent problem.

My first thought.

[Wacenturion]

Glad you figured it out.  Went through a similar bout with my T8 a couple years ago.  Not thermostat related, but still irritating.  Now it purrs like a kitten.

[buckhorn2]

So I guess its okay if I tell you they are biting we had 6 big kinge and a lot of silvers. A buddy called he had 1200 tuna yesterday and his brother 800 straight out 60 miles commercial with bait. But said it was real sloppy .