Recent content by dawgfish66

Thank you!! When the motors were brand new, I would hover between 6 and 6.2 at blast off with two people and an empty livewell. Now that they are two years old, we are 5.8 to 6mph.... I tried 2 Kipawa props on the rear and they were the same or a little slower than the stock props.

Thank you!!!

Ok folks....my boat has been finished for almost two years now and overall I'm still pretty happy with it!! Looking at repainting the deck this off season...the Tuff Coat was OK, but the rubber particles come out easily. Any suggestions on another type of paint?? Or....do you guys think...

Yep, those square drill bits are expensive!! I bolted a piece of 1/4 plastic inside one of my battery compartments....drilled holes in the metal behind the plastic where the bolts were for the charger.....and then bolted the charger to the plastic. Keeps the charger from touching the aluminum...

Build your own... I built mine out of .100 sheet aluminum and took it to a local welder. It took him 20 minutes and charged me 40 bucks.

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Done...done...done!!!

Boat is DONE!!! Going to the lake tomorrow.

I bought a hopper sprayer from Harbor Freight.

I have been very lazy on updating here, but the boat is pretty much done. Final assembly Saturday and on the water Sunday afternoon. These are some random pictures that I took....like I said, I got lazy.

Just checking in.....I'm still alive and the boat is still in pieces. I got all the leaves cleaned out of it and moved it inside tonight. Time to get motivated....

This is what we all use. Works great and easy to operate. https://www.basspro.com/Livewell-Aerator-Timer/product/37908/

A buddy of mine had access to a bunch of closed cell packing that just happened to be the right size with very little cutting. It's not perfect, but it was free. If I would have had to buy it, I would have probably used the closed cell insulation that everyone else uses that you can get at...

I totally agree Ben.... I try to work a little on it every night. It's a slow process, but its starting to look more like a boat.

More work done tonight.... Got some of my holes drilled for my rods. I'm going to come in with another row of holes later after I finish the rear deck/livewell area. I used golf club tubes for the inserts. I also cut the hole for my switch panel and the wiring in the side panel.