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Splashed the 72 Seafari - what I learned...
Finally spashed the Seafari.
I was apprehensive, but came out pleased. Never rode a SeaCraft before. Gps says I got 15 mi on a 6 gal tank. Ran it in the bay doing laps 'til I burned thru the fuel. Topped out @ 33mph by GPS @ 4400 rpms. Motor is an 83 Merc 115 I-6. Felt effortless, but I think I should be able to turn more rpms right? I thought I would get 5500 rpm or better but with the hammer down all I got was the 4400. Rode well, if squirrely at times, in the wind chop - front end seemed to slide a bit running 33mph into the chop. Took a little water to the face and cap flew off but not bad considering the wind chop. Trim tabs are definitely moving up on the shopping list. Load was pretty light and I really don't know how much gas was in the tank but the ancient gas performed as well as the fresh for the 10 mi I ran on it... Scuppers definitely let in a lot of water, certainly more than I expected. So that will need to be addressed, and the vortex system will also have to be employed. Steering (Rideglide) did not turn to port completely and kind of freaked me out at first as I had no control in the ramp basin. Changed the position of the pinion bolt (that's when I noticed the failings of the through hull scuppers)and went for it. Trailer towed well, but needs some work. T-100 pulled it up a pretty steep ramp which I was concerned about. Fishing partner was impressed by its rise to plane and described it as "nimble" for a 20' Oh yeah, he thought it rode nice... Took it outside for a few runs into the choppy swell and it rode much better @ 25 knots than at 18-20 knots. Overall I was pleased. Need to address the scuppers, steering and the balance of the originalrestoration list, but at least I'm confident it floats and runs. Definitely needs a bow roller/pulpit. The anchoring setup is useless. Also if any one has some old Marinium cleats they aren't going to use I'd love to hear from you-lets make a deal... Any feedback on the rpms? Propping, rigging? --McGill |
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Well done Gillie!
Check the throttle cable first as they strech over time. If the carbs are fully open, then thats good. Then hit the usual suspects. Should turn 5500 or better. GFS |
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Gillie - congratulations on a good shakedown run! What size prop are you running? Your max speed is comparable to what I got with my old V-4 115 running a 13 3/4 x 15 pitch prop @ 55-5600 rpm. Your rpm numbers are way off - I can't believe you'd get that kind of speed if you were really overpropped that badly, so I'd get that tach checked. The very first new tach I bought was off by about 500 rpm and led me to choose wrong prop. I think your gear ratio is also 2:1, so you should be running about same size prop. I averaged 2.8 mpg with my old 115 V-4 on the Bahama trips, most of it with very heavy load. It dropped to about 2 mpg when the power trim died!
Good observation on the better ride at 25 vs 20 mph! I didn't learn that till I made a 20 mile run in Abaco Sound from Green Turtle to Man-O-War Cay, straight into a 20 kt wind and 2' square waves! Check the Boating test article on the Seafari in the literature section, and you'll notice the running angle is flatter at 25 than at 20, which I believe explains the softer ride. The deadrise of that center panel is much higher a couple of feet aft of the bow than it is amidships, which is why I think trim and weight distribution is so important in the 20' hull! I concluded the ride would be even better if I could keep the boat running flat, but slow down and not hit 'em so hard! The trim tabs I installed for trip the following year were the best money I ever spent on that boat! They allowed me to plane at 12-15 mph and ride very comfortably SITTING DOWN in a 2-3' chop! The key to easy anchoring is to keep the anchor chocked on deck or in a bow pulpit and use a big oval deck pipe to feed line into anchor locker. I was trying to conserve deck space and mounted deck pipe a little too far forward, so if I let out a lot of line, when retrieving I have to periodically reach down thru the deck pipe and shove the pile of line aft to keep it from blocking the opening. Would have been better if I had centered deck pipe over the anchor locker. Here's my anchor setup. Second shot shows how deck pipe is too far forward. Denny http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...6-25-08007.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...6-25-08005.jpg |
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Thanks guys,
Denny, I'll read that Sseafari review again, Thanks for bringing it up. Not sure of the prop, aluminum and likely a standard merc wheel - I'll have to get a prop spanner to get it off and have a look. Re. anchor, I had a similar set-up on my 23' IMP and I was comfortable with that. I guess I'll get an anchor chock from BOW or somebody. get the roller later, well after the trim tabs. My current set-up came with a stanchion mount for the Al anchor but I found it annoying as much as anything. Another thing - the shifter had some loose current giving me little shocks - any ideas where to look for that problem? Thanks. -- Gillie |
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Hermco, Thanks.
My understanding is that there are thee wires running from the toggle style trim switch -- 2 to a wire retainer and the 3rd brn/white to the trailer button then to the wire retainer before continuing to the key switch. Are you suggesting the problem lies in those first 2 contacts or in the brown and white wire that becomes a red wire on the way to the key switch. Any additional info would be great. Thanks - Gill |
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Reccommended rpm range for that I-6 115 hp merc is 4750-5250 what pitch prop are you running?
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Mc G, I have a stainless bow roller and 2 cleats. PM me and let me know if your interested. I can send pix after the weekend.
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I used to race an inline 6 XS1500 150 and we turned 8000 rpms, and I've seen more than one turning close to 9K. But you absolutely do not want to run between 6200 and 6700 rpms as the harmonics will cause your motor to auto-destruct. FTR, I heartily recommend either running 92 octane gas, or retarding the timing to 21 degree max advance. |
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They actually stayed together at that rpm? I'm no expert but if they did I'd say they're pretty much in-destructable. Makes me feel confident about the one I have on my starcraft. I've only run it for a year and it's never missed a beat 5100 rpm's at wot, smooth running motor.
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Congrats Gillie on your voyage!!!!,
About you wanting to install an anchor roller..... I like my windline anchor roller set up I have on my Seafari..I just pop my head out of the hatch and undo anchor chain that I wrap around the 10" cleat and it drops effortlessly. The 10" cleat is a little overkill(4 #10 thru bolted with aluminum backing plate) but it also gives me plenty of space to have bow line attached at the same time that anchor chain is wrapped around cleat..and a good tie off point if I ever need to be pulled in by Sea Tow .Also the anchor line stows in original forward anchor locker via the hawse pipe that I installed just behind the 10" cleat. I am way too big and a little overweight :o to walk up (stumble up!!)to the bow, especially in rough seas, so this works best for me. In the future if boat doesn't sell...I can remove hawse pipe/ and cleat and install a free fall anchor windlass..here is a pic of my set up..I am sure you have already seen it!!!! Good luck and post some pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... -Fred http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/100_1141.jpg http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/j...e/100_1149.jpg |
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:cool: congrads on the ride!!! It was funny reading your post cause i felt like i was reading something i would've written, cause it is everything i deal with. I end up leaving plugs in my deck scupper holes while I am using the boat. seeing the scuppers are at waterline if i stand in the back of boat while hauling lobster traps i fill the rear with water, cause it flows freely into boat. So i keep the plugs in until i wash down boat or if it is on my moring (only cause of rain). I've also got a problem with sinking my boat!! lol sounds pretty messed up but where i moore my boat i deal with tides, so when i'm on the ground at low tide the boat sits very tilted because of the deep v hull. Sometimes it looks as if it will tip over. So what happens is water comes in the splashwell scuppers (because of the angle is so severe) and goes into my splashwell and then the water goes into my so called water tight hatch and into my bildge which runs my bildge pump after a couple of tides. It dosn't let in alot because the so called water tight hatch holds most out, but after a few tides there's enough to run the bildge pump. This only happens for about 10-15 minutes each tide, which wasn't a problem when i use the boat every other day or even every weekend because the battery gets charged back up. But i left the boat for three weeks and the battery died from the pump running so much. So got a day off of work and went to go fishing and found water right over my transom and my boat completely flooded!!!! :( so not knowing how long it was like this, cause i wasn't down to the boat for three weeks i was very releaved to learn that the boat doesn't sink completly full of water!!!! the bad part was the battery underwater (thankfully it was dead, so nothing fried) and all my tackle and other stuff was soaked. Oh and my porta-potty (which wasn't empty) was upside down floating in my cabin which was a little smelly!!! But the good thing was that the boat didn't sink!!!! Which kept my engine above the water!!!!!! Thank God!!!!! So seeing the water was above the transom it was pretty hard to bale out the boat so i spun the boat around and with help of one friend i pulled the transom as far up as i could on the shore which made the water line about a half an inch below the transom so i could start bailing!!!! I was very lucky because usually boats flip over from the rushing tide once they fill with water. Over the years I have seen a handful of boats in this creek completely upside down, from filling with water and flipping over. SO to fix this problem i got plugs for the splashwell scupper holes aswell as my deck scuppers. so now at the changing rising tide the water can't go freely into the spashwell. I don't leave the plugs in the deck scuppers on moring cause it dosn't create a problem, only a little water comes in and then the boat floats and comes out (this water dosn't get into the bildge, its only a little water directly about the floor scupper hole and then goes right out when boat starts to float.) Oh the reason the water gets this high up on the transom is not just because of the deep v it also sits with the bow of the boat up higher because of the angle of the creek bottom. so it takes a little while for the water to get high enough for the boat to lift up in the rear. sounds like a big deal but i have been in this creek since a kid and live right next to it so i usually us the boat daily and always keep an eye on it. So thats my little story so hopefully it won't happen to you now that you know about it!!! LOLOL but everything else you wrote is true with my boat the speed, the better ride a a little higher speed, the pain in the butt anchor set up (which i deffinatley want to change to fdheld34's set up!!!) But for the most part I love my Seafari!!! She gets lots of use in Cape Cod Bay and takes a beating!!!! She's been out in some pretty nasty weather and takes it well!!!! So good luck with yours and HAVE FUN!!!! |
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Thanks Fa. Frank, My book reads the same. Either way it appears I'm running a little low. I am not certain of my prop... It is very painted at the housing... looks like 13 3/4 R 21 MWC but I'll have to either strip it or remove it and check the inside of the hub.
I found a stainless prop 13 3/4 x 15 P664 6SC-315 - II- C Michigan on line Any idea what it is and whether its a fit for the Seafari or not? Finest kind, Thanks for the feed back. I'm guessing you get pretty severe tide swings in the back of the Bay. Looks beautiful up there. Great looking boat by the way. I imagine being cut for 20" twins water is even more apt to get in when its listing in the creek. Dig your top also. I'm looking for a convertible top like that. Did you have that made? I wonder if I could get dimensions from you? Fred Thanks for the anchor roller pics. Stupid question but how does the anchor ride up there. Does it use chocks or what? I hate rattlin' unless its a snake lettin' me know where not to step. |
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Gilie..no bouncing of anchor at all....
....the anchor flukes set downward with the crown up and the shank fits on top and between the stainless part of the anchor roller. It does not bounce etc due to the tightening of the anchor flukes against the underside tip of the anchor roller when I tighten anchor chain around the cleat..if that makes any sense. Plus, I set my windline roller(used oversize windline roller) so the anchor would never come into contact with bow of boat when raised and the anchor shank would never come into contact with the deck when secured. Also, instead of using a cleat to secure the anchor chain to pull anchor flukes against the roller end ...you could use an anchor chain tightener/tensioner. I am up in Long Island, NY (with my adopted newborn baby son)...will send some pics with anchor mounted when I get home. -Fred |
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Fred, Congratulations! That's awesome. The world needs more people like you and your boy has finally got a break! Hang on to the Seafari if you can and in a couple of years your boy will be noting to his pals "my Dad's boat is better than you Dad's boat!" Enjoy! -- Gillie
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My anchor setup is similar, my anchor roller is hinge and extends the anchor beyond the bow. I have a Powerwinch windlass that operates the anchor from the helm, maybe overkill but my boat is a Sceptre and I do not want to "crawl" on the bow. I have test operated it "dry" but will be testing it in the water the next couple of days, my friend has the same setup and it works great. Once I test it I will post some pics.
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Thanks Gillie..this child has been such a blessing to my wife and I and hopefully I can swing keeping the Seafari...Third job won't kill me....would do anything for the little guy!!Gillie when you get a chance post some more pics of your Seafari!!!!I am going to take mine out when I get home and settled...and do some performance checks as well..I too only have a GPS and a tach(that still needs to be hooked up!!). You had a good idea about running on 6 gallons to get your numbers and I will utilize that as well.
et23----definately post pics of your set up with the windlass/ might do that down the road on a smaller scale..hopefully it won't entail me switching to a self launching roller for a free fall windlass...my windline was not cheap!! -Fred |
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Hey Guys,
Some congradulations are in order here. McGill, I still have my foot in my mouth about your 70's crisis teachings. I was unaware but I wanted to chime in here. How does the saying go? Once you go SeaCraft, you'll never go back...I don't know, something like that but good show gettin' her in. Operating the SeaCraft is like an addiction for me so I assume that you'll be itching to get her out again. I too would like to see some pics. Fred, congradulations again! That is so great to hear that your baby is coming home and the SeaCraft is still in the driveway. The seafari is a good, safe family boat. It will come in handy on those family vacations. Guys, I was thinking about adding a bow roller to the seafari. I think one would be handy because i've always tied a bowline on a bite in order to get my bow into the wind. That's a pain cause I usually have to tie it 2 or 3 times to get it right. I have a danforth anchor on the bow. Would that sit in the roller ok or do they only work well with bruce and kingston anchors? Brandon |
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Obviously still needs a lot of attention but here's a few pics of my therapy
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Hey that's lookin sweet McGill. I like the black window frames, they look sharp. How did you get the teak door looking so good? I've put hundreds of coats of oil on and even took everything out a couple of years ago and sanded, cleaned and oiled but it never came out that well.
Brandon BTW nice on the pipe insulation on the windshield frame. I might steal that idea. |
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Gillie...looking very nice!!!
Your custom seat storage project came out excellent (you need to go into production/seriously)..and I love your battery switch wiring job.. Couple questions for you 1)Are you running dual batteries. (looks like switch is off/on...but you have isolator)...where do you store your second battery (in your custom helm storage center) ...I cant seem to find the room for a second battery..I only have the stock(I think its stock... molded in fiberglass battery tray in starboard transom storage area...port side has a fixed compartment///does not have a baitwell type storage like yours and others so battery will not fit?? 2) Also...where did you get the boat cover..I was thinking of going to Walmart but I am unsure of size? Thanks, Fred |
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Hi Fred,
Thanks for kind words. The seat boxes aren't quite done but they're working for now. The picture of the battery is the "house" battery on a tapered pedestal in the port stern locker. I removed the aerator and use a plug for now. The lower board gets a couple of ss hinges and a vertical board that will semi encapsulate the battery holding it in place as well as providing a little separated storage for fenders, spare parts and fluids, etc. The battery switch is a Blue Sea Systems product called Add-a-battery. It is an automatic charging relay with a starting isolator. When switch is "on" the batteries both get charged as needed while running, but only provide power to their circuit. Circuit A is for "starting" only, and circuit B for "house". If one has failed, you may "combine" the batteries for emergency starting or what ever. My dedicated "starting" battery is in the same place as yours. The cover came from Costco. $86. Saw them for $76 last week. Size in this brand was "E" 20 to 22' to 104" wide. You need that cause of the bow rail. Its pretty stout. not a perfect fit but for $90 I'm content. I've bought a couple of $60 covers from walmart for my wood boat but they are no comparison to this. I'll get a closeup of the fabric and the box... -- Gillie |
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Gillie,
Thanks for the excellent info...I am going to cut the port transom storage container out to gain access for another battery and will utilize a similar setup (all in due time!!).The Blue Seas System--add a battery ---looks alot more substantial that the isolators that NAPA sells and the way you have them wired makes good sense. Figured the Walmart covers were not of the best quality...thanks for that cover info as well. -Fred |
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Congrats Gilly, looking good and great job on the seats. I also have been quite happy with the add-a-battery set-up.
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Hey Super Seafari,
Thanks for those side view & ladder pics. The Teak door is really not as good as it looks. The door frame and seat tops and backs are new and mahogany(teak beats the shi!+ out of saw blades, weighs a ton and is incredibly expensive). Teak oil is for sailors who have a lot of time to kill. I like to fish. Joey (I fish the keys) has a great finish process. Sand to wood, 2-3 coats of epoxy and then however many coats of quality polyurethane you can motivate yourself to do. Right now I have 2 coats of epoxy on woodwork and I'll probably use 3-4 coats of poly. I think Joey uses 3 coats of epoxy and 6-10 coats of clear Awlgrip. Do a search for Joey in the last year or so. His stuff looks like it belongs in the Smithonian... The pipe insulation is awesome. Stole that from my fishing partners BW Revenge. Helps with the cold weather grip, and the bruising when your out in small craft advisories. I know that's probably not an issue in your boat...I have yet to find out what my wee boat will take...but if it can't be an endles summer, I'm looking forward to the winter. -Gillie |
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Thanks Gillie, I'll search for those posts. I always keep some teak oil on the boat for when the fish aren't hittin. The rod racks and galley supports are pretty weathered from being uncovered as there was no rear enclosure for quite a few seasons. They still turn out greyish coat after coat.
I was thinking that the pipe insulation was your tarp saver and thats what I was going to steal the idea for but thats a good idea using it for a forehead saver as well. The seafari gets stored in a shed at the local marina but I tarp the rest of the boats and windshields are hard on tarps. Great idea! Must be nice to be able to boat all year round. We have to store our boats for the winter and go snowmobiling. Brandon BTW Those seats of yours...sweet! |
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Hey Brandon, You make a good point, the pipe foam really does increase the useful life of the tarps. Those windshield corners are really sharp especially on poly w/bungee pressure. The cold only makes tarps more brittle... Take it easy. And watch for low branches on those snowmobiles. Take it easy - Gillie
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lolol just started laughing when i looked at the pipe insulation!!! what a great idea!! reason i was laughing i was recalling a trip out this summer and having to go back to the beach with a bloody forehead!!!! man I smacked it good!! HAHAHA so thanks for the idea!!! I can put my helmet away!!!!
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Protection of covers & tarps is a good idea for their endurance on those sharp corners ... what also works well is swimming pool noodles... great to wrap on bimini piping too so it protects your boat when in the 'down' position. We have found many great uses for the Noodles... and especially cheap when you find them on trash piles. ;)
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Gillie - NICE job on the seats, windhield and wiring! On the batteries, I wanted to keep my baitwell intact, but I discovered that you can dig out the foam between the 2 stringers under stbd seat and that leaves enough room for a big battery box, plus a large anchor and 100' of line! http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...support007.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...batterybox.jpg
Made the boat a little heavy on stbd side till I added the galley seat with the 6 gal water jug. Also used the lightest battery I could find (An Optima, at about 37 lbs) for the outboard position near the chine, but have a big group 27 in the box. This probably only works for 72 and older models which have 4 fg stringers. (I've seen a 73 model where the two stringers on each side were replaced by one big box stringer; looks like Potter tried to reduce cost by just using the inside portion of inner stringer and outboard section of the outer stringer. Would reduce stiffness, but the boats were so overbuilt to start with that I guess it's not an issue!) I found these BIG 5" dia. pool noodles at Walmart which do a great job of padding the windshield to protect the cover! http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...support002.jpg I like your cover and the way the straps attach - looks a little stouter than the one I got at Walmart for a little over $100 w/tax. I started with the $50 one because I wasn't sure about the fit. Fit was great but the strong UV here got to it in about a year, so I upgraded to next quality level. It only has 5 straps on each side and I found I need an extra one amidships to keep it tight enough to drain water. The "ridgepole" is key to making a cover work, so here's what I came up with after years of experimentation. I just run one bow line up to the center of rail, then back to light fixture on windshield and then back to steering yoke on motor, with a couple of supports under the line to give it enough height. The cover is purposely shifted to port because stbd side is shaded by house in the morning, and I wanted more protection to port from the afternoon sun. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...support003.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...support008.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...support006.jpg http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...support004.jpg By the way Brandon, I love that big Seafari of yours! After trying to maintain the teak on my boat for over 30 years, I found that it's actually easier to just varnish it instead of oiling it. It's a bit more work up front, but will last several years, especially if you keep it covered when not using the boat, although the in your climate the UV effects may be insignificant. The oil seems to oxidize and turn dark in about 6 months, and then it's a pain use the cleaner (which also destroys the soft part of the grain!) and reoil. I used Honey Teak on the door, but it's a pretty dark urethane and you have to measure/mix small amounts of 3 different chemicals. I used Epifanes High Gloss on everything else. It's a lot easier and PowerBoat Reports testing showed it was the longest lasting varnish. Just thin the first few coats per directions and build it up to about 7-8 coats. Then every 2-3 years,you can just scuff it with a red 3M pad, give it another coat or two and it'll look great. If you like spraying hazardous chemicals, Joey's method of using epoxy and the clear Awlgrip looks terrific and may be even more durable! Denny |
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Hey Denny,
Thanks again... About the space between the stingers - is there a hole at the bottom of the inside stringer that drains into the bilge (like on the keelson)? I considered your battery location but my tilt/trim pump is mounted on the transom in that location and its really big... I'd like to get it off of the transom but for now it's going to stay put. A 2nd battery was in starboard locker next to the other but but when I got the new deep cycle AGM, I thought about weight distribution. I suppose that's why I chose to use the bait-well for storage and 2nd battery. Also, I wasn't planning to use the bait-well for bait. I wanted the weight of the bait-well a little more fore. Currently it sits in front of the splash-well. I'm not really happy with that either, as it makes accessing the motor a pain if one has to do any off-shore prop changing or some other idiocy. I notice you had put a new stainless thru-transom fitting on the bait-well. Does that serve you as a drain or is it your pump intake? I currently have a transom mount bait pump and it made me think why not use that hole for a pump and just plumb it up thru the floor to the bait tank, enabling me to move the bait tank even more forward, like somewhere over the gas tank. Any thoughts on that? Thanks. -- Gillie |
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Hi Gillie - Yea, there's a drain hole in the inner stringer. You might want to consider putting a WATERTIGHT hatch in the splash well to gain access to a lot of space in the bilge. I mounted my trim tab pump on inside of inner stringer, and fuel Racor filter is mounted on side of bait well. You can also access more space between outside of baitwell and hull . . . it's a dead end cavity where stuff rolls off back of side shelf thru a 1" gap between shelf and side of seat. I found several "lost" scupper plugs in there!
I agree with you on the weight distribution issue. I used to just keep an ice chest or tool box on port side to keep it balanced until I installed the galley seat. The SS thru hull is the overflow for the baitwell; the original inlet/outlet was covered up by the flotation tank on the bracket. I don't have a pump! I kept the original Moesly concept which circulates water pretty well as long as you're moving. The 3/8 pvc tube in following pic is cut off at 45 degrees at the bottom. When I want to use the bait well, I just pull the plug from the overflow and shove the pvc tube down about an inch so it extends below bottom of hull. Puts out a pretty good stream of water when you're on plane. http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...at/H20pkup.jpg Next pic shows the water transfer tube up thru the bracket and into bait well. I also have a 12' length of 1/2" vinyl tubing that will fit over the water pickup. It makes a great deck washdown hose when I'm on plane! http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/H2Osuply.jpg For large amounts of live bait I'd need something like you have, but this rig is real simple and works fine for shrimp and small amounts of bait. |
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Hey Denny, thanks for the teak tips. I also looked up the posts from Joey as Gillie suggested and now I have something to think about. The teak oil was cool, it gave me something to do but it looks like it's a thing of the past. Gillie said I'd have more time for fishing...sounds good.lol
Hey Gillie, those low branches are murder! Maybe I can borrow Finestkinds helmet now that he's going with the pipe insulation. Brandon The pool noodles are a good idea too. |
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