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reelapeelin
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See those two rod-holders mounted on front of the splashwell?...those are the handiest bastards on the boat...not shown, but they hold at the ready spinning rods ready to throw and a bait-dip net (2nd photo) for retrievin' live-bait from the bait-tank...easily over-looked, but sorely missed...
reelapeelin
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That "Old Geezer" (ain't me) just moved back home to SC after "enoughs enough" followin' Katrina...he been livin in N' Orleans and fishin the low country of Louisiana for last twenty years and caught more fish than me n' you put together...my pleasure to have him aboard...
...and every now and then they do all go off at same time...turns into Chinese Fire Drill QUICK!!...
tsubaki
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Bumper locations?
Can't ever seem to have the best location for a bumper to be tied to without adding an extra cleat or stringing rope from one end to the other?
I'll bet you have the perfect locations for the rodholders though, well combine them!!
1" PVC with a 3/4" (or less) hole drilled into it, cut to the depth of your rodholder.
Can't ever seem to have the best location for a bumper to be tied to without adding an extra cleat or stringing rope from one end to the other?
I'll bet you have the perfect locations for the rodholders though, well combine them!!
1" PVC with a 3/4" (or less) hole drilled into it, cut to the depth of your rodholder.
RWilson2526
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I love it too!!
P.S. Tsub - time to take some ajax and a scrub brush to that bumper DAWG!! LOL just ribbin ya! Mine don't look much better.
P.S. Tsub - time to take some ajax and a scrub brush to that bumper DAWG!! LOL just ribbin ya! Mine don't look much better.
randlemanboater
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That is a good idea, I've seen similar items forsale somewhere......I have brass clips on my bumper lines and have put small stainless "D's" where I need em. (Sorry, no pics)
Send that bumper to Lumberslinger so he can detail it for ya.
Send that bumper to Lumberslinger so he can detail it for ya.
tsubaki
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Rope Storage
Something I'm sure some of ya'll are already doing, I just haven't stepped back to watch what I'm doing with anchor rope.
In the past I would store anchor rope neatly coiled and tied. Even to the point to wrap Velcro straps around them to keep them neat.
While washing the ropes in a 5 gallon bucket of water, it dawned on me, just keep the ropes in an open container. You can transfer them, access them, do just about anything you want and don't have to worry about tangles, knots, etc.
What I've got is a 100', 1/2", primary anchor rope in a holder ready for deployment, then the secondary anchor rope, throw line and dock lines in the other container.
They are stackable, you can wash the ropes in the container and then store them.
Something I'm sure some of ya'll are already doing, I just haven't stepped back to watch what I'm doing with anchor rope.
In the past I would store anchor rope neatly coiled and tied. Even to the point to wrap Velcro straps around them to keep them neat.
While washing the ropes in a 5 gallon bucket of water, it dawned on me, just keep the ropes in an open container. You can transfer them, access them, do just about anything you want and don't have to worry about tangles, knots, etc.
What I've got is a 100', 1/2", primary anchor rope in a holder ready for deployment, then the secondary anchor rope, throw line and dock lines in the other container.
They are stackable, you can wash the ropes in the container and then store them.
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tsubaki
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How many times you have been at the boat ramp by your self and wished the trailer tongue was a little longer in order to drop the tailgate on the pickup or open the rear hatch on the SUV?
After building a trailer for my duck hunting boat that would allow me to open the tailgate and back down the ramp at dark doom thirty, it dawned on me, just extend the hitch (idiot).
Couple of months ago went to get the material to make an extension, well as fate normally has it they already make such an animal.
The load limit is reduced due to the extended length.
I wouldn't suggest it for road trips but it is great for the weekend outings.
After building a trailer for my duck hunting boat that would allow me to open the tailgate and back down the ramp at dark doom thirty, it dawned on me, just extend the hitch (idiot).
Couple of months ago went to get the material to make an extension, well as fate normally has it they already make such an animal.
The load limit is reduced due to the extended length.
I wouldn't suggest it for road trips but it is great for the weekend outings.
RABBITFISH
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Such great and inventive ideas! Keep this going! I found a couple I can use! Thanks...
tsubaki
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One that Daddy showed me a couple years ago, happened to have this flag on a fiberglass pole laying around the yard and he stuck it there for an example.
He said when he owned the V, the only thing he had a problem with, was aligning the boat to the trailer at the ramp cause he couldn't see the winch stand over the bow of the boat.
Well it has been just stuck in the hole since, no real need to replace it till someone steals it.
It really does wonders, letting you line up the boat and you have a good idea when it is to the winch.
He said when he owned the V, the only thing he had a problem with, was aligning the boat to the trailer at the ramp cause he couldn't see the winch stand over the bow of the boat.
Well it has been just stuck in the hole since, no real need to replace it till someone steals it.
It really does wonders, letting you line up the boat and you have a good idea when it is to the winch.
tsubaki
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Engine flush drum
Daddy did this a couple of weeks ago.
This does many things:
if you have neighbors that complain about boat noise, it will greatly muffle the engines exhaust,
it will allow you to get the engine up to correct operating temperatures for testing and adjusting,
you can easily replenish the amount of water in the drum by hooking the hose to the spigot/drain.
I'd been using a drum cut in half for years on smaller motors, I just never thought about doing this for the bigger engines.
Daddy did this a couple of weeks ago.
This does many things:
if you have neighbors that complain about boat noise, it will greatly muffle the engines exhaust,
it will allow you to get the engine up to correct operating temperatures for testing and adjusting,
you can easily replenish the amount of water in the drum by hooking the hose to the spigot/drain.
I'd been using a drum cut in half for years on smaller motors, I just never thought about doing this for the bigger engines.
Skools Out
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be very very careful with the larger motor in the barrel, if you don't keep the hose running the whole time in the barrel you will over heat your motor and loose water out other places and cause lower water to the pump as well. exhaust will heat the water and cause the over heating plus the fact the water is reused threw the motor.
Excellent posts keep it going..
Inline Ignition Spark Checker they have a 90 degree also..
As part of my on board tool bag I have one for each cylinder, Connect up and you can see if your engine is dropping a spark etc.. $ 6.00 each !
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=4424
Inline Ignition Spark Checker they have a 90 degree also..
As part of my on board tool bag I have one for each cylinder, Connect up and you can see if your engine is dropping a spark etc.. $ 6.00 each !
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=4424
tsubaki
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Giraffe
We're moving two of the boats to the other side of the yard under another shelter, I hope this will prevent my sister from backing into the tongue's whenever she visits. Yes it is silly looking.
Daddy had been placing a 5 gallon bucket over the tongue's to act as a bumper for shin protection during the possibility of an intoxicated event, the Giraffe's should act as double duty.
We're moving two of the boats to the other side of the yard under another shelter, I hope this will prevent my sister from backing into the tongue's whenever she visits. Yes it is silly looking.
Daddy had been placing a 5 gallon bucket over the tongue's to act as a bumper for shin protection during the possibility of an intoxicated event, the Giraffe's should act as double duty.
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