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Thanks Dude I didn't even consider foot pedals. I'm to clumsy for those things. I have the quick disconnect. It's the white plastic model. The plan is to be able to remove it so it doesn't rip my boat cover. Only things left to do is drilling the bow dash for the connector and wiring back to...

Thanks LDUBS......It was a nice weather day so the kid that still lives inside me took a half day vacation from work. I managed to get the motor and quick disconnect plate, battery case, and charger installed. I mounted the charger on the face of a bench seat. The aluminum face is only 0.085...

Yup it is. I bought it. I got a Motorguide xi3 salt water. 55 lbs 48 inch with the pinpoint gps. 12 volts. I found a sales website Trolling Motors dot net. They had free shipping and no sales tax. I ordered it on wed. morning and it was freight dropped in my driveway in 24 hours. Now...

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Looking at sw bow mounted trolling motors for a 16 ft aluminum. Is The xi3 made in the USA? I have found online that the xi5 is but nothing on the xi3. I try to buy American first....then look at everything else.

That was a long read but was very entertaining. :LOL2:

classic flatty ....... very cool.

Had it out for the first time this year......

If you use staples make sure they are stainless.

I think a 4 blade is going to make it dig in at the back. A 3 blade with 2 inches less pitch and more dia than the stock prop would turn faster and dig less. This way with the added weight in the front it won’t lift up. You will get less hole shot but good top speed.

16 ft Duranautic side console and E-tec 30, spring thru fall, in Raritan Bay. Before that it was a 13 foot Duranautic and a 15 Yamaha tiller. Pick your days and be sensible about water conditions. Wash it off (especially the trailer) and flush the motor after use. You can put some Turtle spray...

I don’t have any gages. The evinrude gages are for the 40hp and up and I have a 30. I do have a fish finder mounted on the dash. There is a switch panel for the lights, fish finder, bilge, and the livewell pump. I have 1 circuit left open if I want to add something else. I wasnt thinking about a...

Sorry for not replying lakemap.....I haven’t looked at this page in a while. It is bolted to the side and the floor. There is a gap between the front bench and the console. It’s just eight or ten inches. I keep my net there.....

I had one up until a couple of years ago. They are great boats for the size. If you look in my signature you can see I added a floor, a bow deck for a trolling motor, and had a 9.9 then a 15 on the back. The 15 was overkill and had that boat running as fast as you would ever want to go in it...

I had a 2008 Duranautic 13 foot model. I liked it so much that when it was time to step up to a larger boat I bought a 16 ft. Duranautic side console. They are all welded construction. Built by Marathon Boats in Marathon New York. They also own the Grumman line of boats and the famous...

So when you pull it does the boat fart?

I agree about the live well versus the ice chest. Of all the species I fish for, summer flounder (or fluke to us New Jersians) is the only one I eat. I put them on ice in a chest. I have friends that keep Stripers and other long fish. Most will tell you to bleed them out and throw them on ice...

It was a good trip and my sons wedding went well. We had to move quickly on our return day because of the storm that was brewing for the east. I did get to go to Cabelas for a little while. I think I like BPS better for fishing and boating gear but Cabelas has them on the hunting gear. Sonny

I think expanding foam in a water tight compartment is the ticket. It is rigid and adheres to what you put it in. You need to be cognizant of what formulation you use also. Not all are non-absorbing. Next to your hull it is the most important part of your boat. Marine grade (blue?) foam can...

Thats got classic beauty. Nice job man...