Fellas
was gonna wait till the season ended , but... way to curious ,
as some of ya know . Ive recently purchased a 19 Welded Cope , love it , but.....
after putting some serious hours on it , it just doesnt seem right to me , somthing is off ,
after speaking to some VERY experienced Sporty/Commy guys , ive been told to make sure my boat is not fishing " Hot" excessive Voltage present , especially within 20 feet of the boat , its been a tough year at times for me out west , could be im having a tough year , it happens lol... but , i really want to rule this out,
ive fished for sox here in Van , outta 2 friends aluminum boats , one a new 24 Weldcraft , fully loaded with serious electronics , heavily equiped with zincs , and another Nice newer 22 Hewescraft ,
same gear , same place , same riggers , braid lines yada yada yada , all my tackle ,dummies , flashers squirts etc.
yet , completely different feels , seems like the sox were scared to get to close to the Weldcraft , and when we did hook up , we always horse them to the boat before they know what hit them , they went ballistic at the boat ?
to hot perhaps ?? the 24 weldcraft has a huge Verado 350 on the back , as well as a 9.9 kicker , long story short , the power steering pump would kill the battery in short order , then wed have to start the main to recharge for 20 min ? bites were non existent during that time it seemed ? perhaps just coincidence ... we went 2 for 10 that am , yeah yeah , we suck.... again , just seems the fish went bezerko at the boat , ive been doin sox my whole life , i know the drill....
so , thoughts on guys with experience , im an electrician , is there somthing i can do to rule this out ,
take it to someone ? volt test between the positive post and the boat itself ?? i troll with a new merc 115 seapro , possible voltage leak on troll ?? my zincs look solid , welded right to the hull , all the battery terminations all look isolated from the hull ? will have a much closer look this off season...
love my glass boat , dont have to worry about this stuff , fishy as can be ...
want to make sure mine , and my buddies boats are fishing to full potential , no HOT issues , thx to Matt for explaining what the commies look out for on there rigs...
thx in advance
felix