Boat is done!
 

My buddy spent all weekend rigging my boat. It is finished......as if any boat is ever finished...LOL. I have another alloy wheel on the way so the spare matches the trailer wheels. The boat has an 80# 24 volt Ulterra iPilot.....an HB 899 si unit with two HD transducers.....one on the transducer arm...and one mounted on the transom. The sonar unit is mounted using a BalZout 6 inch black mount. If you haven't seen them they are the real deal....super tough. In case anyone wants to know the si transducer on the transom holds bottom lock at speed and the 2d portion of the sonar works fine at 34 MPH. I have teflon slick kits installed on bottom bunks and on side bunks.....to help protect the wrap on the sides. There is a triple charger installed...and an hour meter. Now it just needs to be slimed with some fish. Life is good!


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Wowzers! What a sweet rig. I know you are proud of it, I will go ahead and notify TWRA that the gill population is fixing to take a hit! LOL, I know you are pretty much C&R, but you are definitely fixing to light it up, congrats.

Andy

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Very interesting transducer mount I like it.

Nice boat I like the simple transfer color now name it Bison!!!

Great set up! Curious how shallow can you go. Looks like a Caney Fork war wagon!

Very nice, Congrats on the new boat.

Congrats! sweet looking rig!
Just in time for the fall bite too!

alpha, looks great, congratulations, whats the deck coating?

Thanks for the comments. The liner is Zolatone.



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Very nice rig indeed. What size motor you got on that bueaty and what prop??

Enjoy.

Thanks...the motor is a 40 HP four stroke. The prop is a Mercury Spitfire. I want a steel prop but just ran out of money.....will have a steel prop before next spring...maybe sooner. Buying a new house same time as buying a boat....stressful!.....LOL.


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Randy, you got a beauty there. ENJOY !!

ps: Since you will now be out on the water you can pm me all the good bank fishing spots.

Go ahead and add me to that PM list :D

Nice!

Thanks guys. Ott you already know my bank spots at Pickwick.

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Looks great alpha! Feel free to pm me when u need someone to occupy that 2nd seat

Awesome looking boat alpha, looks like it would be a beauty to fish from. good luck and safe travels out there

Thanks for all the comments guys. I have had the boat out several times. Mostly just playing around with the Ulterra and running the boat. I haven't had as much time to fish as I would like with buying new home....selling old one.....doctors apts and so on. I owned boats from 2001-2004 and fished out of them 5 days a week below Pickwick Dam. So what I'm going to say may sound odd. I have fished off the bank and out of kayaks so much the last few years it feels odd being in a boat. But I'm sure it will all come back to me.

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Just remember you can get up and walk around now when you're out on the water.

alpha, i get what your saying, its easier to be very precise when stationary. Its a big challenge to fish ultralight if your moving, it doesn't allow enough time for the jig to get down. you will master it in no time. boat control is everything. keep us updated.

How did I miss this...... Nice rig. I like the front transducer mount. What do you think of the release mechanism on the I pilots?

That is nice. I miss my old stick steer boat.

Thanks....Well I have the Ulterra. It is all electric.....push a button and it deploys...push a button and it stows. Now all that is nice but if my batteries get too low...which will not happen under normal fishing for me......but if battery goes bad on water I have to take the cover off where the motor mounts to boat and engage a lever to get it stowed back. Not something I would look forward to doing. Hopefully it won't happen. As for the iPilot itself it is an amazing tool. Spot lock works great in a current or wind....works OK on flat calm water but the bow may...or may not stay pointed in the direction you first set it to. The boat however stays within a few feet of where you want it to...just the bow may not be pointing where you want. In current or wind though it stays where you put it. Also love the auto pilot....cruise control.

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Thanks...I like the stick steer but being up front beats the crap out of you in a chop at speed. Going to put a Smooth Moves seat base on it. The boat handles great heading into a 10 MPH wind.....but the pounding will break you back. Smooth Moves seat bases aren't cheap but going to get it...unless someone knows of a cheaper seat base that will absorb the shock.


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Randy, where did you get the transducer mount? Is it custom or can they be purchased commercially. I am having issues with my Terrova and cables as I'm sure you know.

Here is the link http://www.podunkideas.com/da-ducer-apparatusreg.html

Now let me give a review. The guy makes them out of his home shop...he is a sonar guru. It is well made and easy to deploy and stow....all aluminium with stainless mounting. I loved it except that it got in the way of me getting in and out of boat from the front. As you know my boat is small. If I had a bigger boat this would not be a problem. So I took it off to facilitate me entering and exiting the boat. Plus since I have a stick steer when it was stowed it was in way of my stick. What time it was on my boat I was in heaven when using the transducer on the front while fishing. Now I just have the one transducer on the back....much better to have it right underneath you.

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Thanks

Very nice set-up and I believe you will be very happy. Nice Job Sir.

Thanks....it is a small boat but serves me well.


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