Recent content by Fishfried

Due to where it discharges, pouring water down won’t work. I can though, reverse the wires to see if that works. I was not aware that a pump impellers can run in reverse if the wires are switched. Thank you for your ideas.

Maiden voyage today. Only thing that isn’t working is the aerator pump on the transom. It turns on and spins the impeller but doesn’t push water to the livewell. There are no kinks, brand new line and pump. I have another pump just like it that works fine, it’s on the livewell for recirculating...

Maiden voyage today. Ran great. Stupid me had the fuel line on backwards the other day...GPS top speed 20mph and 17.5 upstream. The Garmin trolling motor is insanely powerful, quiet too, doesn’t make a sound. I messed with the Garmin fish finder for a minute, scrolled through the side scan and...

Motor is on. I can’t get it to fire. The priming bulb isn’t super firm. Dunno, might be the problem. It hasn’t ran in 4 months. But was completely overhauled and running in December. It’s an Evinrude, 9.9hp with 15hp carbs, 1994, 2-stroke.

Just a couple pics. I’ll get a pic tomorrow when it’s on the trailer. Maybe I can do a walk around video?

This is the compartment that goes between the old center bench seat and the rear bench seat. Access to all the livewell plumbing is on one end. The aerator line and electrical to the transom, and the tilt/trim line runs under the angle frame.

Couple views of the LED lights. There is a waterproof one in the livewell too. Should be handy for cat fishing at night.

This is a pic of the three hatches open at the back of the boat, spans the rear bench seat to the transom. Aerator pump, bilge and the gas tank will be back there. The lids are rigid so I can stand on them. Decent about of storage too.

The livewell that I repurposed for the batteries. I tried to keep it as tidy a possible. The switch panel is on the other side of the wall so wires didn’t have to run far. I’m pretty happy with it. The large hatch on the deck has a 2 bank charger in it. The only wires not in there are the...

Purchased a new YachtClub trailer, I checked all the bolts when I got home and lots of them were loose, surprised it didn’t rattle to pieces on the highway towing it home. Got the stickers on, so it’s legal. Put the CMC tilt/trim unit on last night. Besides screwing down some rod holder...

Thanks for that post, it really helped explain a couple things for me. I installed the unit last night. Only thing is I had to either lower the unit from the 3/4”-1” to 3/8” above the transom. I could have drilled new holes in the mounting plate but after measuring everything I think the...

The Total Boat Aluminum sprayed great! The first coat does not cover well. You have to do at least two, I did three coats. Thinned 20% with water. Dries fast. Seems durable, time will tell though. It goes over painted surfaces really well, I just sanded and washed the outside of the boat. I...

That’s coming along great! You’ll really like the front casting deck.

Lots of wiring done this weekend. Mounted the trolling motor, still a lot of assembly on a Garmin even after the base is bolted down.

Plumbed the livewell/baitwell. Installed the aerator pump and bilge pump. I put an LED light in the livewell, it had a rubber gasket on one side, the nut looked super fragile, was afraid to over tighten it. Guess I’ll glue it in if it leaks. Livewell has a drain, overflow, recirculating pump and...