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Will's Starcraft Part 2: Freshwater to Saltwater!
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<blockquote data-quote="skyline223" data-source="post: 382680" data-attributes="member: 14863"><p>Thanks so much!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks! You would think it would be, but for some reason this old boat is just really stable. When I first decked it out as a bass boat I was always so shocked at how stable is was walking around on it. That is one of the reasons why I decided to take the plunge and build it as a saltwater boat! I'll say this, when you are used to standing and moving around in a kayak, this boat is like running around on a cruise ship!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks for the kind words! The deck is just standard 1/2" marine plywood, sanded to 320 grit, sealed with spar varnish, marine silicone on the edges, coated the top in Leak Stopper Rubber-Flexx, and then topped it all off in semi-gloss Rust-Oleum.</p><p></p><p>So yesterday I got my Minn-Kota Riptide 55 SP with Copilot. This thing is awesome!!! After getting it moutned up I took the boat out to the local lake for a test drive. Everything functioned great!! Having a remote for the power pole and trolling motor is a dream. Fishing banks is such a breeze. I can stand on the front deck, drive to the spot I want to fish, and then anchor all just by using the handheld remotes. Pretty slick!</p><p></p><p>Plus I can drive the boat around from the dock to get a photo! 8) </p><p><a href="https://imageshack.com/i/ipP2PkMsj" target="_blank"><img src="https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/P2PkMs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skyline223, post: 382680, member: 14863"] Thanks so much!!! Thanks! You would think it would be, but for some reason this old boat is just really stable. When I first decked it out as a bass boat I was always so shocked at how stable is was walking around on it. That is one of the reasons why I decided to take the plunge and build it as a saltwater boat! I'll say this, when you are used to standing and moving around in a kayak, this boat is like running around on a cruise ship! Thanks for the kind words! The deck is just standard 1/2" marine plywood, sanded to 320 grit, sealed with spar varnish, marine silicone on the edges, coated the top in Leak Stopper Rubber-Flexx, and then topped it all off in semi-gloss Rust-Oleum. So yesterday I got my Minn-Kota Riptide 55 SP with Copilot. This thing is awesome!!! After getting it moutned up I took the boat out to the local lake for a test drive. Everything functioned great!! Having a remote for the power pole and trolling motor is a dream. Fishing banks is such a breeze. I can stand on the front deck, drive to the spot I want to fish, and then anchor all just by using the handheld remotes. Pretty slick! Plus I can drive the boat around from the dock to get a photo! 8) [url=https://imageshack.com/i/ipP2PkMsj][img]https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/673/P2PkMs.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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