CurSedVoyce
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SkwerI
Treehouser
Jeff, wanna borrow my boat for a few weeks? 
woodworkingboy
TreeHouser
Jeff, wanna borrow my boat for a few weeks?
Remember in Tom Sawyer, when Tom got that other kid to paint the fence for him, by saying how much fun he was having
vharrison
Island Girl
Those power pole things are neat! The boat is looking great Jeff!
OTGBOSTON
punk in drublic
Jeff, I was thinking about your boat while watching a fishing show last weekend. They were fishing muskie in the GL somewhere and they were using a ski boat because it had a shallower draft, and higher sidewalls...and of course, they had a power pole.
something to think about for the next project
something to think about for the next project
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fishhuntcutwood
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Wow, which show was that? I'd like to see that.
OTGBOSTON
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I'm not sure, there are so many shows on sun morning I just flip back and forth....I do know for sure that it was on after 9am...
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Hobby Climber
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Nice boat Jeff!
Have you thought about a drift anchor for the windy days?
Let me know if ever you want some company out on the water this year, I'd be more than happy to help slime up that boat with fish!!!
Bob
Have you thought about a drift anchor for the windy days?
Let me know if ever you want some company out on the water this year, I'd be more than happy to help slime up that boat with fish!!!
Bob
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
Jeff, wanna borrow my boat for a few weeks?
Right after he "borrows" my truck... :lol
Gary
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fishhuntcutwood
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Nice boat Jeff!
Have you thought about a drift anchor for the windy days?
Let me know if ever you want some company out on the water this year, I'd be more than happy to help slime up that boat with fish!!!
Bob
I've got three socks for different winds and drift speeds. I use them all the time.
And yeah, but it'll be sometime in May before I even get out. I've got absolutely no desire to fish for crappie or walleye.
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fishhuntcutwood
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I'm taking the whole freaking week off from work to get caught up on boat stuff! Bass season opens next weekend. I'm not a bass guy, but it's fishing. Muskie doesn't open until June....
Got the Power Pole hung today. Mounted the bracket on Saturday. Had to take it to work and hang the motor on the overhead hoist, as the bracket mounts between the motor and transom. I found two bent bolts, which was kinda odd, but hell, it happens. So now it's got grade 8 bolts and hardware on there. Nothin gonna bend now! I did manage to crush the aft transducer cable though rehanging then engine! I specifically meant not to, and ended up doing it anyway when the motor shifted and I didn't check the cable before I torqued it. I've got one on order....$75 out the door.
But the PP is hung, I still have to mount the pump, accumulator, relay, remote unit and switch as well as put in an additional battery to run it all. Sounds like alot, but that'll all be tomorrow afternoon, and pretty easy. Then comes VHF radio and the odds and ends to get it ready.
Got the Power Pole hung today. Mounted the bracket on Saturday. Had to take it to work and hang the motor on the overhead hoist, as the bracket mounts between the motor and transom. I found two bent bolts, which was kinda odd, but hell, it happens. So now it's got grade 8 bolts and hardware on there. Nothin gonna bend now! I did manage to crush the aft transducer cable though rehanging then engine! I specifically meant not to, and ended up doing it anyway when the motor shifted and I didn't check the cable before I torqued it. I've got one on order....$75 out the door.
But the PP is hung, I still have to mount the pump, accumulator, relay, remote unit and switch as well as put in an additional battery to run it all. Sounds like alot, but that'll all be tomorrow afternoon, and pretty easy. Then comes VHF radio and the odds and ends to get it ready.
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SkwerI
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Sweet!
Burnham
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Let's not bother calculating the price per pound those bass and muskie are gonna be worth, eh?
Looks good, Jeff. Have fun!
Looks good, Jeff. Have fun!
GASoline71
'cause chicks dig scars
Farkin' A Jeff... I need to get out there and visit... 
Gary
Gary
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fishhuntcutwood
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Any time G Man.
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OK, all done! Well done for the most part. I've still got the nickel/dime stuff to finish up, but the Power Pole is fully installed and operational.
As it comes from the factory, it's just straight to the battery, and the switch is "up" or "down." There's no "off." With the remote, any time you activate the switch, it'll operate, and the range is like 50'. As such, a buddy of mine had his remote in his pocket on the way home and accidently hit "down" and his PP deployed on the highway at 75 mph, and wore the stake down to a nub! So I installed a switch ahead of the up/down switch so I could kill power to the whole ensemble and not have to worry about it. Installation went pretty straightforward. Pump, up/down relay, remote relay, Wave Pak, wiring to the switches and then the hydraulic tubing. Took me a couple of days, but in reality could've been done in an afternoon if I wasn't so anal about stuff and took the short cuts I could've taken.
And as it turns out, the brand of switch that they use is the same brand that came factory on my boat, so I just pulled out the aerator and washdown switches that I never use, and slid the PP switch in there for a factory look.
I'll get some more pics as I have it out on the water, like I plan to this afternoon....
As it comes from the factory, it's just straight to the battery, and the switch is "up" or "down." There's no "off." With the remote, any time you activate the switch, it'll operate, and the range is like 50'. As such, a buddy of mine had his remote in his pocket on the way home and accidently hit "down" and his PP deployed on the highway at 75 mph, and wore the stake down to a nub! So I installed a switch ahead of the up/down switch so I could kill power to the whole ensemble and not have to worry about it. Installation went pretty straightforward. Pump, up/down relay, remote relay, Wave Pak, wiring to the switches and then the hydraulic tubing. Took me a couple of days, but in reality could've been done in an afternoon if I wasn't so anal about stuff and took the short cuts I could've taken.
And as it turns out, the brand of switch that they use is the same brand that came factory on my boat, so I just pulled out the aerator and washdown switches that I never use, and slid the PP switch in there for a factory look.
I'll get some more pics as I have it out on the water, like I plan to this afternoon....
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rumination
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Pardon my ignorance, but what does that pole do Jeff?
lumberjack
Young man on the go
Holds the boat in place by sticking in/on the bottom.
rumination
Migratory Hippie Arbolist
Oh, like a temporary anchor in shallow water.
lumberjack
Young man on the go
It's also more exact and faster than an anchor on a rope.
MasterBlaster
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I never knew there was such a critter. Cool.
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fishhuntcutwood
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A Power Pole is to an anchor what a trolling motor is to a paddle.
lumberjack
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Faster and more exact? 
