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  1. Billy H

    Help identifying this hull

    Agree with stand up. Flat bottom not great in rough water.
  2. Billy H

    Help with trailer and winch setup

    If you look at the rub marks above the eye it seems at one time it was set up to be above the eye.
  3. Billy H

    Fiberglass patch issue

    Pretty obvious he’s made up his mind to just glass over it. Interested to see how it proceeds as well.
  4. Billy H

    Fiberglass patch issue

    That keel needs to be mechanically fastened with rivets. It appears the flange has some serious corrosion. Get all glass off and expose what’s really there then come back and post a picture of what you have.
  5. Billy H

    Fiberglass patch issue

    Ouch that’s ugly, and it’s gonna get uglier. You need to remove all the goop and see how far forward that keel is rotted away and take it from there. There is not quick patching that.
  6. Billy H

    Boat ramp traffic way down and fewer boats on the water?

    Boat traffic had a big uptick here during the pandemic, fancy decked out kayaks as well. It hasn’t really dropped off to pre pandemic numbers. Weekends are a zoo. I beat the crowds by going early mornings mid week. Maybe two or three others at ramps at that time. By the time I go to leave folks...
  7. Billy H

    Boat ramp traffic way down and fewer boats on the water?

    Wow that’s a sad sight. How long since you have had rain? I just saw on the news where around Conroe Texas got flooding rains. Hopefully you got some of that.
  8. Billy H

    My next boat project...An old 1959 Starcraft Constellation

    Thanks, the reason I asked is the lake right where I live is electric only. I’ve been using conventional trolling motors for more than 20 years there. I’ve seen the E-propulsion motors at a marina on display. Very pricey. If I didn’t have other gas powered boats I might consider going that...
  9. Billy H

    My next boat project...An old 1959 Starcraft Constellation

    Please tell more about these motors you build and what you use to power them.
  10. Billy H

    Do I really "need" a casting deck?

    You do not NEED a casting deck. I used a 14 foot Jon for years with nothing but a seat on a short swivel mounted to the rear bench. I caught many hundreds of fish from it sitting on that seat. I just got done setting up a 1542 alumacraft the exact same way. These is something to said about...
  11. Billy H

    StarCraft/Starfire 190LE

    Seems like you have it set in your mind about the 60. You don’t want to be second guessing all the time after you purchase it. Ask yourself if you’re really going to be happy with it. Hard to tell from the pictures but it appears the trailer might be a bit undersized?
  12. Billy H

    Post Eclipse Season Start

    Looks like the Susquehanna
  13. Billy H

    Experienced opions on my setup

    Agree with the above. Even a small 5 HP motor would get you out of trouble. Lots of them have the gas tank attached right to the motor. Years ago I had a 5HP mercury kicker on a 14’ sylvan classic fisherman. Pushed that boat around just fine.
  14. Billy H

    Thread type

    Take your pump to a quality plumbing supply house ( not a big box store) and see if they can set you up with something that will work.
  15. Billy H

    Getting ready to outfit new Crestliner Storm 1700 with Elco motor and ??? electronics

    You’ll be fine . Just have to be extremely careful you don’t accidentally have it set on a high setting when the motor is turned and then turn it on. It’ll throw you right out of the boat. I’ve seen that happen more than once.
  16. Billy H

    New Lowrance Eagle

    Really not the point here is it? When a reviewer puts up bad info on a product and that review sways someone to make a purchase I think we all lose.
  17. Billy H

    New Lowrance Eagle

    I just read that article and have to wonder if the writer is connected with Lowrance. There are a couple glaring misrepresentations of the Garmin units in the article. In my eyes that makes the article kind of worthless. I’m not saying Lowrance is an inferior product because it’s not, it’s a...
  18. Billy H

    New Lowrance Eagle

    If you go Garmin get the GT 56 transducer if you can swing it.
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