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    Killing time in northeast ga

    Very nice!
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    Longtail run up the river like a Jet?

    I have very limited experience with Jets, Long Tails and Hyperdrive but from what I do have if you are going to be in different types of water with weeds, mud and gravel / sand / shoals the hyperdrive is a good fit for all of the above. A longtail will do it if the operator is capable but they...
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    Placement of graphs in tiller boat

    I am going to build something akin to a console where the units will be supported while underway with the ability to adjust them to a more usable position when I am graphing at 2-3 MPH. The things are very heavy and I am going to have two of them at least and possibly the third on the same...
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    Minn Kota rant

    They did not avoid pissing off their customer base though....they pissed them off by telling them it would be 12 - 18 months wait for a new trolling motor. In the process they missed out on increased profitability based on foundational free market economy principals. The impact of those losses...
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    Minn Kota rant

    This is why Minn Kota's decision to ignore market conditions based on short term windfalls at the expense of long term corporate health will prove to be detrimental going forward. Minn Kota is not alone in this, in fact it is part and parcel of why the world's economy is subject to boom and...
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    Minn Kota rant

    "Price gouging" is the foundation of a free market. Many a publicly traded company has attempted to ignore the laws of economics and eventually it does damage to some extent. Johnson Outdoors is not immune to these laws. Their investors are fat and sassy currently because like most American...
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    Minn Kota rant

    I messed around about a year ago and hooked up my 2020 Mercury 60 HP battery backward. Stupid mistake but it happened. Blew a diode in the ignition circuit. This motor had exactly 5 hours on it at the time. The part was around $80 and was.....wait for it......on back order and had been for...
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    Minn Kota rant

    The issues he is describing sounds like software issues and the software is proprietary.....I am, as we speak, in the process of trying to hack a power drive's gps to make it communicate with Garmin graphs and to build a live scope transducer mount which will point toward a coordinate much the...
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    Minn Kota rant

    Minn Kota is going to keep on until they lose the entirety of their customer base. I have a new Terrova and luckily it has worked flawlessly for a year now BUT I know a BUNCH of people who have had BAD issues with minn kota products across the spectrum of products they sell. I have wanted an...
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    Placement of graphs in tiller boat

    I almost got started on fabricating something for my new Garmins this weekend then life struck and I got nearly nothing but an idea of what I am going to do. When I am operating the outboard I am seated on the starboard side of the rear "bench" (more akin to pods with a box between them) and...
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    Boat cover

    I have fought with boat covers for dang near 50 years and every one of them is worthless LOL. I have started using cheap sheets, sewing them on a cheap sewing machine and waterproofing them with a mixture or mineral spirits and silicone caulk. There are a bunch of you tube videos for how to do...
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    Looking for aluminum sheeting

    I can not stand any of the sea dek type material normally but the floor of my boat gets so hot that my dog hesitates to load up in the summer. It is, in my experience, slightly cooler than vinyl. I prefer nothing at all on the floor and deck but vinyl is a close second choice but it gets as...
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    Placement of graphs in tiller boat

    There isn't a lip on the seat but I could do what you are suggesting.....it would work! I had thought about utilizing some drawer slides and spring loaded pins but what you are describing is way simpler and more effective...thanks! I notice you graph is on the right side of the boat. Can you...
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    White vs Yellow or Amber Head Lights in Fog

    Fog is an entirely different monster....I NEVER use my light bars in fog. I tried it once on the Columbia River and became as disoriented as I have ever been in a boat....very scary. Impossible to see anything and zero sense of motion even though the boat was booming along with the current. I...
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    White vs Yellow or Amber Head Lights in Fog

    I operate an outboard boat early mornings when it is as dark as it gets at night to duck hunt. I have two 20,000 Lumen LED light bars on the front of my boat and they are great for finding blinds and the like after making a run but they are worthless for navigating. Any light at all ruins...
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    Expected trolling speed with Minn Kota

    It ought to do fine. I have a 24 Volt Terrova 80 on the bow of my 1860 Jon Boat and when loaded for fishing with one other person in it has at least 1000 pounds in it and my trolling motor will keep my boat running 3 miles an hour for 10 hours or more on two size 27 batteries....cheapo...
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    Placement of graphs in tiller boat

    I have just bought 3 Garmin 10 inch graphs to replace my Lowrance units on my jon boat. It is a tiller. The Lowrance unit at the transom now is mounted on the starboard side of the rear bench where I sit while operating the outboard and it is really tough to watch while driving the boat. I...
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    Looking for aluminum sheeting

    I hadn't though about the last suggestion but I do have a friend who owns a sheet metal fabrication shop LOL. I bet he knows where to get what I need for a "decent" price. Ima give him a call....about time to invite him dove shooting anyway!
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    Looking for aluminum sheeting

    Thank you! I have heard of Raka but figured it was like most epoxies and around $125 a gallon. It is currently around $60 for 3 quarts of resin and a quart of hardener. A gallon of polyester resin is around $45 but the difference in the end results and durability is well worth the $15...
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    UPDATE: This could be coming to your state soon

    The hydrilla problem at Clarks Hill is a testament to what to do about that particular invasive species....it had just about taken over the entire lake....and then someone had the bright idea not to drop the lake 20-30 feet in the winter and lo and behold it stopped being a problem. There is...
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