03-03-2007, 02:34 AM
My set up is similar to yours but I modified some stuff .
I have 2 humminbirds , one Wide 3-D is mounted near the outboard (9.9 Merc , due to engine size restrictions on some Michigan lakes ) with the transducer mounted near the bow using J.B. Weld to secure it .
The second is a Wide One 3-D that I hardwired directly into my trolling moter , the screen is mounted to the throttle controll box and the transducer is mounted to the directional moter casing , also on the controll box is a bow light .
I fish a lot of rivers that have bolders and submerged logs , the debth warning (bow mounted )has save my Merc from several near misses . The trolling moter allowes me to sit in the bow and hold a position without ancoring and see the steelhead and salmon while fishing .
The seats are aluminume as you would find in any boat from the 50's , I cut storage bins into them for Shimano tackle containers and my battery to fit into and then coved the holes with 10 gauge alum. plate with marine plywood as seat covers , hinges and lock hasps keep everything safe .
Velcro straps are used as rod holders and a short piece of P.V.C. pipe holds the net in place .
I use a wooden handle to secure the anchor rope to the deck . The anchor rope has a twist lock hasp on it to change from a regular anchor to a drift anchor when needed .
A compass is mounted near the stern for those foggy days , and maps of the rivers I fish are drawn in marker then polyeurathane coated on my deck , a light sprinkiling of sand makes the deck slip resistant .
Like you , there aren't many of my boats around but , man it does the job just the way I want it too !
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I have 2 humminbirds , one Wide 3-D is mounted near the outboard (9.9 Merc , due to engine size restrictions on some Michigan lakes ) with the transducer mounted near the bow using J.B. Weld to secure it .
The second is a Wide One 3-D that I hardwired directly into my trolling moter , the screen is mounted to the throttle controll box and the transducer is mounted to the directional moter casing , also on the controll box is a bow light .
I fish a lot of rivers that have bolders and submerged logs , the debth warning (bow mounted )has save my Merc from several near misses . The trolling moter allowes me to sit in the bow and hold a position without ancoring and see the steelhead and salmon while fishing .
The seats are aluminume as you would find in any boat from the 50's , I cut storage bins into them for Shimano tackle containers and my battery to fit into and then coved the holes with 10 gauge alum. plate with marine plywood as seat covers , hinges and lock hasps keep everything safe .
Velcro straps are used as rod holders and a short piece of P.V.C. pipe holds the net in place .
I use a wooden handle to secure the anchor rope to the deck . The anchor rope has a twist lock hasp on it to change from a regular anchor to a drift anchor when needed .
A compass is mounted near the stern for those foggy days , and maps of the rivers I fish are drawn in marker then polyeurathane coated on my deck , a light sprinkiling of sand makes the deck slip resistant .
Like you , there aren't many of my boats around but , man it does the job just the way I want it too !
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