Alumacraft 1648 Project - Getting Ready, Again

[gillhunter]

This is the first time I have been fishing since I retired. Got out for a couple of hours this morning. Kept enough for a meal. This is the first time that I have ever been out on a weekday that I wasn't on vacation. It was nice, only a couple of other boats on the water. I think I'm going to like this :LOL2:.
Since I don't have a company truck anymore we picked up an '05 Mariner for the wife to run around in. I towed the boat with it this morning and it did real well. It's a lot easier to back the trailer than in our extended cab F150.

 

[typed by ben]

those are some fatties there. i just finished breakfast and my mouth is already watering. hope you have some hot oil in close reach!

 

[DrNip]

Weekdays are nice to fish.

 

[gillhunter]

A beautiful fall day. Haven't really done much to the boat except use it recently. Thinking about what I want to change on it this winter. It's really fishing pretty well for our needs right now.

Got out for a while today. Nothing exciting other than 'gills for supper.

 

[typed by ben]

gillhunter » 5 minutes ago[/url]"]It's really fishing pretty well for our needs right now.

in the world of automation we have one saying: dont mess with success!

 

[gillhunter]

typed by ben » 10 Oct 2013, 16:00[/url]"]

gillhunter » 5 minutes ago[/url]"]It's really fishing pretty well for our needs right now.

in the world of automation we have one saying: dont mess with success!

Ben, Maybe I should leave it alone for now :LOL2: :LOL2: . Got out with the wife today and brought home a nice mess.

 

[gillhunter]

It was cool, foggy and overcast this morning. Caught a nice mess of 'gill and kept enough for supper.

 

[mfbear]

I can tell your from the north when you call them gills, as everyone I know from the south call them brim.

 

[Scott1298]

Gillhunter do you notice much "back spray" from your transducer when on plane where it is mounted? I got out this weekend with my "new-to-me" 9.9 and the transducer created quite a "rooster tail". (It's fine when trolling.)

Thx,

 

[Kismet]

gillhunter » 18 Oct 2013, 15:27[/url]"]It was cool, foggy and overcast this morning. Caught a nice mess of 'gill and kept enough for supper.

Hey GH, Nice.

I get a vicarious satisfaction in seeing your results. You did a meticulous job on your tin, and it pleases me that it pleases you.

Continue to thrive.

=D>

 

[gillhunter]

Scott1298 » Today, 00:08[/url]"]Gillhunter do you notice much "back spray" from your transducer when on plane where it is mounted? I got out this weekend with my "new-to-me" 9.9 and the transducer created quite a "rooster tail". (It's fine when trolling.)

Thx,

Scott, No I don't, but I did adjust the transducer several times before I was satisfied with the results. Of course it also may be I don't run the boat very fast too often :LOL2:

 

[gillhunter]

Kismet » 57 minutes ago[/url]"]

gillhunter » 18 Oct 2013, 15:27[/url]"]It was cool, foggy and overcast this morning. Caught a nice mess of 'gill and kept enough for supper.

Hey GH, Nice.

I get a vicarious satisfaction in seeing your results. You did a meticulous job on your tin, and it pleases me that it pleases you.

Continue to thrive.

=D>

Thanks Kis! At this point in my life beyond spending time with family, there are very few things more satisfying than working on and fishing out of my tin.

 

[Scott1298]

Scott, No I don't, but I did adjust the transducer several times before I was satisfied with the results. Of course it also may be I don't run the boat very fast too often :LOL2:

I think it's just the shape of my transducer (wide like a spatula) and I'm not going to worry about it as long as it keeps working. Next time I go out I want to see if it's reading at high speed (12 mph) :wink:

 

[gillhunter]

I was able to get out for a few hours Friday between days and days of rain or wind. The folks at the local bait shop are struggling this fall with so much bad weather, sales are real slow. It was very over cast, but mild. I was the only one on the lake. Still figuring out what I want do do to the boat this winter.

 

[typed by ben]

thats an enviable life right there

 

[midnight_f150]

Super nice boat you and your wife have done a great job on it.

 

[gillhunter]

Thanks! We have really enjoyed the boat and all of the knowledge on the site. Lots of really good people here.

 

[gillhunter]

The long nasty winter that it seems everyone has had to endure appears to be leaving us, at least in this area. Got the boat out, put in fresh gas and the little Honda fired up on the 2nd try.

The boat works pretty well for us. This will be it's 4th season. The only thing I did was install a Rig Rite net I found on Amazon over the opening of the front storage area to keep things from sliding out.

Been out a couple of times and it works pretty well.

Hope everyone has a great spring, lots of great builds and mods on the site right now.

 

[gillhunter]

Got out today for a couple of hours before it got hot. Kept enough for supper.

 

[Abraham]

Boat looks great Gill, hope you and the wife are having a good time on it. Not having much luck around here yet but the weather should be clearing up in a week or two