ReelSlim
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Do you mean for bottom painting?
And so it begins....
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Do you mean for bottom painting?
Buckethead905
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Yes
ReelSlim
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Honestly it was all on the builder. It is a designed hull and not his first build so he has some history to go on. He has been bang on with the pod height and size for mounting the outboards so I’m thinking he will be very close. The fuel tank is a bit bigger than I had original thought but don’t usually run totally full. I will have to see how it performs best. It’s supposed to have good sea keeping qualities and runs pretty even with little to no tabs as well. Unfortunately it’s all talk at this point...
Buckethead905
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Wicked, I figured with his quality of work he would be pretty close.
Honestly it was all on the builder. It is a designed hull and not his first build so he has some history to go on. He has been bang on with the pod height and size for mounting the outboards so I’m thinking he will be very close. The fuel tank is a bit bigger than I had original thought but don’t usually run totally full. I will have to see how it performs best. It’s supposed to have good sea keeping qualities and runs pretty even with little to no tabs as well. Unfortunately it’s all talk at this point...
In regards to your kicker throttle.. have you looked at the itroll product? http://www.itroll.us/itroll.buy.html
The gentleman that builds/designs them, Joel, is a great guy and I can't speak highly enough of the itroll. It's a complete game changer for precision throttle control. I haven't had a single fisherman on my boat that could go back to using a conventional remote after using it.
ReelSlim
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Wicked, I figured with his quality of work he would be pretty close.
In regards to your kicker throttle.. have you looked at the itroll product? http://www.itroll.us/itroll.buy.html
The gentleman that builds/designs them, Joel, is a great guy and I can't speak highly enough of the itroll. It's a complete game changer for precision throttle control. I haven't had a single fisherman on my boat that could go back to using a conventional remote after using it.
I haven’t looked into them but I’ll check out the link. The 150’s have an idle control feature that allows 50rpm steps but 99% of the trolling will be on the kicker. Thanks for the info!
walleyes
Crew Member
Ahh yes,, now it’s apparent in a couple of the other pics,, sorry missed it RS.
Yes it’s hard to make a decision sometimes on the extras as to where’s best to fit them in. What’s important is it works for you and it sounds like you’ve thought it all through. I appreciate a boat set up for fishing as top priority I can totally relate to that.
walleyes
Crew Member
Wicked, I figured with his quality of work he would be pretty close.
In regards to your kicker throttle.. have you looked at the itroll product? http://www.itroll.us/itroll.buy.html
The gentleman that builds/designs them, Joel, is a great guy and I can't speak highly enough of the itroll. It's a complete game changer for precision throttle control. I haven't had a single fisherman on my boat that could go back to using a conventional remote after using it.
I ran the Troll Master 2 on my last boat and it was incredible, fairly reasonably priced, easy to install and a game changer. That boat was a fairly light 20’ with a 9.9 kicker so fine adjustments were needed at low rpm. A boat of your size and weight may be a different story and you will probly be running at higher rpm anyways.
ReelSlim
Crew Member
Good to know walleyes. I will keep it in mind after I log a few hours on the boat and see what needs tweaking or what the budget allows.
ChilliSpoons
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There’s a budget???
Rain City
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ReelSlim
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Hey Rob....the VHF was something that was included in the build so I’m guilty of not asking too much about it. It’s a Uniden that I haven’t even had a chance to research but it looks middle of the road with the DSC and GPS connectability. It too may be upgraded depending on what the final decision on the electronics is. And in all honesty if I’m going to take this for an occasional tuna trip a second vhf and antanae will be going in.
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ReelSlim
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jeffywestcoast
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Well done this thread is epic ! Can’t wait to see some blood on the deck!
Mike park
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Hey!!!!! Of course there WAS a budget...
Thanks for posting all the photos and taking us along for the build you got yourself one beautiful boat
ReelSlim
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Well as some of you know that have been following this thread the days of waiting for update pictures of the build are over...a happy and sad idea for me! I did however make the decision on what I'm doing for electronics. I looked at prices on the Island when I was there and on-line. I just ordered 2 Lowrance HDS 9 Carbons that I'm planning on mounting on the electronics shelf above the helm...pointing slightly down. After sitting on the boat a bit and seeing what real estate I had left after gauges etc went in I think it's going to work out best. I got a good deal on the 2 units and will post up when the install happens and when I decide on the Radar dome and transducer.
I did however make the decision on what I'm doing for electronics. I looked at prices on the Island when I was there and on-line. I just ordered 2 Lowrance HDS 9 Carbons that I'm planning on mounting on the electronics shelf above the helm...pointing slightly down. After sitting on the boat a bit and seeing what real estate I had left after gauges etc went in I think it's going to work out best. I got a good deal on the 2 units and will post up when the install happens and when I decide on the Radar dome and transducer.
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Aces
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My 2 cents worth....get that Lowrance Auto pilot!Well as some of you know that have been following this thread the days of waiting for update pictures of the build are over...a happy and sad idea for me!
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