things we are doing to our boats for this years fishing season

[dragonfly]

know this may all ready be known by you guys but while at the sportsman show I picked up a some scotty rocket launchers to replace my quick draws and when I got them home I noticed that they had a new (to me)quick release which I love. now you don't have to pull up and twist to the right spot to pull out. now it's just push button and pull straight out, no mater what position they are in. which will be convenient when having to remove them all for theft reason when travailing or storing. just one of those things that makes life a little easier.
and all my other scotty products fit the new quick release. dfly

 

[Kokanee-Toni]

Started on my boat and trailer.

I worked on my trailer while Steve worked on the floor of my boat. There was more stringer rot than first thought.

 

[dragonfly]

toni thats sucks but at least now you can build the floor the way you want it with better materials and you can add storage, esey access to the fuel tank, plumb for a kicker run conduit under the floor to the back so you don't have to run wires under the side rails,make a nice bilge sump, come up from the floor for rod storage be able to plate for petestal seats, frame for a crab davit etc. etc. and then you will have what you want. dfly

 

[kokanee_slayer]

Toni, that’s a bummer. This is reminiscent of some remodeling projects; I’ve done on older homes. As you dig deeper and peel the layers back, you find all sorts of nice surprises. At least, when completed you’ll have a good, solid rig which can be configured to fit your desires.

 

[Kokanee-Toni]

Seats on boxes

My son put the seats on the boxes then came and told me the boatless seats were ready. tooexcited

 

[kokanee_slayer]

Very Nice Toni !!!

 

[autorick]

I noticed my gear case on the yamaha 9.9 kicker was leaking, so I tore it apart and replaced the seals, gaskets and water pump. Took it out last weekend and no leaks! I also installed a eletrical filter thing, from Humminbird, to go in front of the new 788 di and installed a boat charger for the batteries. Now I can just plug in the boat and the charger will top off and maintain the batteries.

 

[SuperD]

A couple weeks back I raised my main motor 2" to the last holes on my bracket. And Friday was my first chance to get out and test it. My cavitation plate is now running at the surface as prescribed for optimum performance. The boat handles like a race car now and is much more responsive. However, I think the new position is going to require me to do some re-propping to get the max speed where I want it.

 

[plugs]

Been a busy couple weeks. I took my drift boat last season and bought 2 Riviera downriggers that were way to big for my drift boat and mounted them. I decided they had to go for the new season. So this last couple weeks I've ordered 2 pedistals for the 2 new scotty 1061's I just got. so I could use them. I put a new floor in my drift boat. It had none being a older Clackacraft drifter. Yesterday it was a trip to Steven's Marine to buy a brand new 9.9 XXL shaft 4 stroke. Hung the old 7 1/2 Johnston in the garage. Soon as the risers come for the Scotty downriggers and get em mounted I'll be ready. Hopefully before next weekend as Saturday is my birthday and intend on fishing Merwin Lake for the day.

 

[kokanee_slayer]

Replaced my manual down-riggers with electric Scotties and added a second battery. I was having a few issues so I added and Automatic Charging Relay (ACR). They are spendy little rascals but well worth the money.

 

[Steelheadin360]

laid some new gel coat on the livingston, added seats. and mounted my downriggers!

 

[dragonfly]

looks good steelheadin especially doing in this weather. now thats dedication. dfly

 

[Steelheadin360]

Thanks Dfly. Got a nice break in the weather yesterday. ive been waiting to spray it for about 2 weeks now. got the messy part done with and put it in the warm garage to bake up. not the prettiest job but it looks alot better then the yellowing white chalky color that it was before. Today was a little chilly but i wanted to get the riggers on. Hitting the lake tomorrow!

 

[kokanee_slayer]

Steelheadin360, I love Livingstons as they are one of the most stable boats out there. Had a smaller one for years and loved it.thumbsup

 

[Steelheadin360]

Its an awesome little boat! Way easier then draggin the jetsled to the lake and burning a bunch of gas!

 

[dragonfly]

OK I am doing some minor overhaul work to my electrical to get ready for my 2 scannons I am modifying. I will be adding 2 group 27's to the starboard side cleaning up the wiring and adding another transducer for the digitroll 10's and will be permanently mounting and wiring the 2106's to the forward gunnel's first I had to figure out the slope of the gunnel's which is 8 degrees then I got a piece of 1'' thick black uhmw and cut to 6''x 8''and and milled an 8 degree angle and drilled the 4 holes and made backing plates out of 1-1/4 x 1/4'' SS flat bar and mounted the scotty mounting plates, ball retrievers, and the scotty 6'' risers to clear the rails heres pictures of the project so far. gfly

 

[dragonfly]

I have added a lot of electrical components to her over the years and needed to update the wiring so the first thing I need are hi amp rated bus bars with multiple connections but I could not find any that would work or I could modify so I found a 2'' x 8'' x 3/8'' copper bar drew out what I needed

split it took it over to the mill squared it up layed out the holes drilled and tapped them

the 1st one is 3/8'' for the main power lead that will be 4ga cable the next 4 are 1/4'' for the 4 downriggers the last 12 are # 10 machine screws for every thing else. there are 2 bars one for positive the other one for negative.(I know I could stack my terminals but this way each accessory has it's owne terminal and will be labeled so I know what is what) here are a few things to get started

1 gage wire for the main cables ( I am adding 2 group 27 batts to the starboard side), 4 ga to run to the bus bars ,10 ga and 14 ga sealed fuse holders for ato type fuses depending on the load, dielectric grease. wire labeler plus all the wire and cable ends. this is as far as I got today I will show the wiring lay out when I get it drawn along with the SS batt tray, bus bar compartment and the wiring. dfly

 

[Scrminbanshee]

Well with some advice i installed both the scotty 1106 and the i pilot. While my pockets may be lighter i think it will be worth it... well lets hope.

 

[dragonfly]

scriminbanshee where did you end up mounting your downriggers and did you make something or did scotty have something ? maybe post some pictures, thanx for sharing. dfly

 

[dragonfly]

got started on my black uhmw bus bar housing and mounted my bus bars need to mount it to figure out where I want the exit and cut in a hole for that

got some 14ga SS and plasma cut it out and cut in the 1 5/8'' x 1/4'' slots for the tie down strap and bent it out and drilled and counter sunk for screws

and made a liner and here is the strap I will be using

this will be my wiring lay out

both sets of batts will be separated and the kicker will be on the main side of the selector so it will start on a or b batts or both so it will charge what ever batt selection I choose when running. everything I will be adding (the 4 down riggers, tr-1, panther tilt, wash down etc. ) will be connected to the bus bars and the only thing that will be connected to the batt will be the bilge pump so if i am docked and the batts are shut off it will still run if there should ever be a leak. that's it for now I will be repositioning the tr-1 and the main start batt to make room for my buss panel. dfly