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woodsac | Fri Jun-11-04 03:41 PM |
Member since Jul 17th 2002
859 posts
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#21250, "Here's My Boat"
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O.K. I stayed up late last night, got up early this morning, and worked all day. Here's what I've come up with so far. Right now I am not using the livewell bar, I only got to fish 2 tournies this year so I think I can do without until I'm ready the next time.
I mounted the Lowrance X67c with a Ram 1" rail adapter and Ram swivel mount. The wiring is routed under the entire bottom of the boat to prevent any overlapping of wire. The rod rack holds 6 rods, and my net on top of the left pontoon. I angled each rod holder slightly away from the center to make room for my trolling motor. The trolling bracket is just a 2x4 with some really strong L brackets held in place with 3/8 bolts and lock nuts.
The rear deck and the rod rack are held in place with hose clamps. The transducer is kinda iffy right now. It's mounted to a piece of pvc behind the seat. I know this boat won't sit as low in the water as my old one so the pvc might not be long enough to get the tranducer in the water. x( I'm gonna get it wet tomorrow and see how everything works. If anyone want close ups of anything let me know. I'll take a few shots tomorrow when it's in the water.
Thank you to everyone for all the help and suggestions!!!!!!!!!
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/2464.jpg
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/2465.jpg
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RE: Here's My Boat,
Lake,
Jun 11th 2004, #1
RE: Here's My Boat,
BASSCAT,
Jun 11th 2004, #2
RE: Here's My Boat,
basserdave,
Jun 13th 2004, #3
RE: Here's My Boat,
woodsac,
Jun 13th 2004, #4
RE: Here's My Boat,
IFISH,
Jun 14th 2004, #5
RE: Here's My Boat,
nemorino,
Jul 20th 2004, #6
RE: Here's My Boat,
woodsac,
Jul 21st 2004, #7
RE: Here's My Boat,
rippenlips,
Jul 26th 2004, #8
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woodsac | Sun Jun-13-04 12:46 PM |
Member since Jul 17th 2002
859 posts
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#21258, "RE: Here's My Boat"
In response to Reply # 3
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Boat + Pavement= :-( x( ;(
Took it out yesterday to a small pond. The transducer didn't sit in the water, but I made a spare bracket the night before that was longer. Once everything was on the boat, the transducer was about 3" under water. Dave, right now I'm using my old bracket, and it allows the transducer to move around on the pvc, unlike the one pictured.
When I tried rowing the boat constantly went to the right? I noticed that my right pontoon was about 3-4" further back then the left. I don't know if that's what caused it or not. Today I'm gonna make sure the oars are lined up exactly the same.
I didn't like how close the foot rests were together. Makes it real hard to get my fins in and out of the water. Also my legs rubbed up against the bars all day. So, I turned the bars so the bend is facing up and wrapped the bars in pipe insulation. That should solve both problems.
Overall I was very pleased, but the wind was blowing about 30 mph so it was hard to really get a feel for it. Fishing was slow. About 20 fish, but only 8 were 12-15" the rest were small.
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IFISH | Mon Jun-14-04 06:35 AM |
Member since Jan 24th 2002
1116 posts
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#21262, "RE: Here's My Boat"
In response to Reply # 4
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IFISH say's,
Yo' Woodsac, Look's like you got a nice lil set-up there bro. If you're pontoon was back 3"-4" than the other one, then yeah, that's why the boat went to the right. You want to try and line up the ends of the pontoons so they're as even with eachother as possible. Also, When you do put your livewell deck on there, and Misc gear, you'll want to re-position the pontoons for the anticipation of " water in the well " which could be anywhere from 50lbs - 100 lbs of weight. If it's a heavy weight, push the pontoons toward the back of the boat so It can better support the weight of gear, and it won't dip back when you row and create serious drag. I found out the hard way first day out when I got mine, and it was on a Skanky weather delta day. Hope I helped bro.
IFISH
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nemorino | Tue Jul-20-04 11:32 PM |
Member since Nov 04th 2003
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#21946, "RE: Here's My Boat"
In response to Reply # 0
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hey woodsac, what did you use to make the rear deck? plywood? also, what do you think about mounting the transducer onto the pontoon like in the fatcat pictures that have been posted? ________________
Sonny
2004 - 6 Bass 2 Trout $219.20 in Gear
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woodsac | Wed Jul-21-04 06:19 AM |
Member since Jul 17th 2002
859 posts
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#21947, "RE: Here's My Boat"
In response to Reply # 6
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Ya, the rear deck is plywood. I don't see a problem mounting the transducer that way. Just make sure that it's easily removeable. Remember, when you 'park' your boat, it's a lot heavier then tube. You don't want all that weight resting on the transducer.
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