| Well I did some reading over the winter and found some interesting stuff on bait tanks. Stuff like amount of flow and circulation and such. The tank did ok but I did lose some bait so I made the modification to the tank. Will be interesting to see the results this summer. |
| I found this idea on another site and thought it would be a good idea for my boat. You can write numbers right on the plastic as you get them from the radio. Then you can plot where the fish are being caught. When all done just wipe it away! |
| I originally had these rod holders clamped to the handrail on the hardtop. But the handrail was not sturdy enough to handle the torque created by the rods. I popped the top and mounted the holders to the fibreglass with large 1/4" thick aluminum backing plates. I also added smaller plates to the handrails. Now both are strong and sturdy! |
| My crew had been asking for handholds in this spot for a long time so while the top was open I put in this pair of handholds, again with the aluminum backing plates! You can see the plates here alongside the factory washers. The large plate is 4"x4". |
| I needed to refinish the deck because the non-skid finish had been worn off and with a little fish blood spilled it became like a skating rink back there! Was an easy process and turned out real nice! |
| Added some lights to the deck. No real reason other than I thought it looked cool! There is also blue lights there but they did not show up so well in the picture. I guess if you are lucky enough to see me out there at night you can see it for yourself! |
| I also pulled the hardtop and put a new seal down. I replaced the size 10 bolts with 1/4" bolts and then undercut the seal some and put some silocone there. I have had a persistent leak where the wires from the hardtop come down through the seal and this is my attempt to fix that! I hope it works because I cannot use the space where the water drips inside the cabin. |
Winter Projects 2006
