Recent content by dougw181

You can buy the Andersen SB50 Connectors at any Forklift Dealer or Golf Cart Dealer. There is only one model so you don't need to worry about a male or female. When one connector is flipped over they interlock with other. The only thing you have to worry about is getting two different color...

I fish a local electric motor only lake in my 14' Valco with a 55# 12v motor and I can push 3.1 mph with myself and a buddy. I will go through a group 27 battery in 1-2 hours on high speed. If I back off and go to speed 3 or 4 I can get 4-5 hours out of the battery at 1.6-1.9 mph. I have...

I worked for U-Haul for 3 years as a Yard Man, Hitch Tech and Small Engine Mechanic and we never greased our hitch balls. The main reason was probably because we used the hitch connection for the ground circuit. Some of our RV customers would grease their hitch balls and we would have to...

I make a seasoning mixture of 2 parts garlic powder and kosher salt to 1 part onion powder and black pepper. Take 80/20 ground beef and season liberally then mix, season again and remix. Form patties and lightly season both sides. Toss on a hot fire and cook about 5 minutes and then flip...

Joe, I have a 14' Valco like yours and I picked up a 4'x1"x.125" piece of aluminum flat stock at Lowe's and made new supports so I could add someBerkley wall mount rod holders to my boat. I cut it into 4-12" pieces and bent them like the originals. If you do this just make sure that when you...

Hi everybody, just joined after checking everything out for awhile now. I have learned a bunch about customizing boats here. I have a 14' Valco with a 7.5 Honda that I have had about a year now. I am getting ready to modify it for the fishing that we do. We like to Striper fish on the...