What have you done for your boat lately?
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Glued the handle for the long net. Over 6’ long including net hoop. Will trim to suit later.
We all talk about getting organized....but apparently you're actually doing it!View attachment 71703Trying to get organized first
rotato
Steelhead
I don’t know about that. It’s all still outside still, but I managed to leaf blow the dust out of the shop today.
cheers
Somewhat finished the net, but the hoop is a bit willowy. Might need to wrap it with fiberglass or make a new one with more ash and less cedar.
Now to string the net on it and test it to see what length is best.
Now to string the net on it and test it to see what length is best.
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I see absolutely no reason why you would need to trim the handle
Well, I did want it long for use in the canoe, but 8’ is a little much. We shall see, thoughI see absolutely no reason why you would need to trim the handle
What have I done for my boat lately? Grossly overestimated how long of a net I should make.
For reference, I’m 6’7”.
For reference, I’m 6’7”.
Market it as the "Bridger" or "Cruise Ship" model.
The good news is you have plenty to work with when deciding how much to cut it down.Wished somebody would buy it.
M
My previous comment still stands “I see no reason to trim this down”
BriGuy
Life of the Party
The piece you cut off could become a very nice matching fish bonker.
Had to do some digging around into my electrical on my boat this afternoon.
This morning after launching discovered I had no power to anything at the console. No lights, sonar, horn etc. The main and the auto bilge pump run directly off the battery so was able to fish no problem, but not having sonar bugged the hell out of me.
Dug into it when I got home. Main power leaves the battery then through a 20 Amp breaker/main power switch. Took the switch apart and with a little help from @ffb, was able to test the breaker was good. No other in line breakers or fuses until power gets split to all the various accessories. Hard to believe every single one of those blew a fuse.
Kept digging in the console and finally found where the main power came up from the stern and went into a giant bundle of smaller wires. Traced it maybe six inches and came to a plastic box thing where there was some sort of connection. Opened the box and found it was basically used to drop down in wire size. The heavy gage main power wire was bolted to a post, and a smaller gage wire was bolted to the same post and came out the other side of the plastic box. The nut that held the smaller wire on had worked loose and the wire was able to pivot around. Must have moved enough to kill all the power.
I'm no mechanic, and I'm lost with electrical stuff in general, so it was damn nice to be able to work through a problem and solve it without having to dump money at it!
Boats....can't live with em, can't live without em
This morning after launching discovered I had no power to anything at the console. No lights, sonar, horn etc. The main and the auto bilge pump run directly off the battery so was able to fish no problem, but not having sonar bugged the hell out of me.
Dug into it when I got home. Main power leaves the battery then through a 20 Amp breaker/main power switch. Took the switch apart and with a little help from @ffb, was able to test the breaker was good. No other in line breakers or fuses until power gets split to all the various accessories. Hard to believe every single one of those blew a fuse.
Kept digging in the console and finally found where the main power came up from the stern and went into a giant bundle of smaller wires. Traced it maybe six inches and came to a plastic box thing where there was some sort of connection. Opened the box and found it was basically used to drop down in wire size. The heavy gage main power wire was bolted to a post, and a smaller gage wire was bolted to the same post and came out the other side of the plastic box. The nut that held the smaller wire on had worked loose and the wire was able to pivot around. Must have moved enough to kill all the power.
I'm no mechanic, and I'm lost with electrical stuff in general, so it was damn nice to be able to work through a problem and solve it without having to dump money at it!
Boats....can't live with em, can't live without em
Boat electrical is usually easy. Check fuses and breakers first. Then check connections whether they be screws, nuts, or plugs. You'll generally find your problem being one of those two things.
Is that thing rated for highway speeds?
Negative. That's why I didn't put trailer lights on the boat.
Well, about a week ago I mentioned to @Nick Clayton that after replacing my bilge pump, the only thing left on this hull that was on it when I bought it was my fish finder. A few days later I'm running back to the boat launch and I hit a tree limb. Luckily I missed it with the prop but it wiped out the transducer which is now sleeping with the fishes. A new transducer for this old model was still $100. I dug around on the FB Marketplace, CL, and Offerup and fortuitously came across a killer deal on this newer(used) model for $160, complete with color screen, side imaging, maps, and GPS. No way was I going to put a big fancy sonar on this old gal, but I'll be damned if this isn't a killer upgrade.
