etindoll
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Looks great it will be very nice when you finish.
jasper60103 said:How does she troll?
benjineer said:jasper60103 said:How does she troll?
Finally got to use it in that capacity. Trolls down to about 2.5mph GPS. Any slower, and I can't keep it running. Caught a few speckled trout out of it last trip. Only one was caught trolling, but I have some learning to do. I covered about 25 miles and burned very little gas. That makes me want to rethink having a permanent tank that size.
The boat will run in some pretty shallow water, but not 4". I hit a sand flat going about 20, and I think I've messed up the prop hub. After that, the motor would speed up every now and then and it felt like I wasn't getting traction. I'd like to think I didn't cause it all myself. The prop had a couple of good dings and the skeg was bent a little when I got it. I guess I have an excuse to buy a stainless one now.
benjineer said:Yeah, it is nice. I hate being cold. It got down to about 25 here last night, but lows are around 40 for the rest of the week. I cut the plate with a jigsaw and folded it on a pressbrake where I work. It bounces a little with the weight of the trolling motor. I think maybe a carpeted piece of 3/4" ply might work better for some shock resistance. The brackets holding the plate up are .060 and have some flex the way I'm using them. I've thought about just adding something to support the head of the motor when it's stowed.
benjineer said:I considered putting mine on top of the gunnels, but it would have looked unfinished that way. My sawing job was not the smoothest either. If it were aluminum or wood wrapped in carpet, I think it would look fine on top. I've seen a few done like that. If I were to pull mine off and go back with carpeted wood, I think I'd keep it inside the gunnels. I just like the look better. So far, I'm not completely satisfied with the below deck storage and the bow in general. I may find myself redoing it all this summer.
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