Crawdad?

[Nickk]

Can you put a floor in those? Or make them so you can stand high enough to pitch?

 

[Bubba]

I wouldn't want to honestly...They aren't very wide. I've got a 1236 jonboat and a crawdad is more tippy than my jonboat. They've be fine to stand up in the bottom of them, but I don't think i'd try to build any kind of deck.

 

[Jim]

Can you put a floor in those? Or make them so you can stand high enough to pitch?

Yes you can.....Well wait...Is it the old style one with the metal bars or a new plasticy one?

 

[Jim]

Check out this beauty!

https://tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1470&hilit=crawdad

 

[Nickk]

Old style, I like the yak but I want to be able to stand and fish. Maybe I'll just hold out for a 14' jon.

 

[Jim]

Old style, I like the yak but I want to be able to stand and fish. Maybe I'll just hold out for a 14' jon.

I fished off the back of a crawdad and we both stood. As long as moves are coordinated and you don't have some fidgety person on board...your good.

 

[Nickk]

Okay, so I may be able to go get this little boat on Sunday, boat and trailer. I found a used trolling motor, batteries are insanely expensive, how much do I need to spend on trolling motor batteries? Can I charge them with my old Battery Tender Smart Charger?

 

[Jim]

Okay, so I may be able to go get this little boat on Sunday, boat and trailer. I found a used trolling motor, batteries are insanely expensive, how much do I need to spend on trolling motor batteries? Can I charge them with my old Battery Tender Smart Charger?

80 bucks for marine batteries at Walmart...What kind of charger and what is its output? (amps?)

 

[Nickk]

I need to be looking at deep cycle right?

1.25 amps

like this
https://www.derbycycles.com/cgi-bin/eShop/index.cgi?pid=2600

 

[Quackrstackr]

Charging a deep cycle trolling battery is going to be hard on that charger.

I'm not saying that it can't be done.. but I wouldn't advise it for regular use. It will take forever to recharge a deep cycle trolling battery with a charger that small, as well.

 

[Nickk]

Charging a deep cycle trolling battery is going to be hard on that charger.

I'm not saying that it can't be done.. but I wouldn't advise it for regular use. It will take forever to recharge a deep cycle trolling battery with a charger that small, as well.

can I use a regular car battery charger?

 

[Jim]

I agree, If you run down that battery to nothing (full day use) it will take forever.

 

[Quackrstackr]

Charging a deep cycle trolling battery is going to be hard on that charger.

I'm not saying that it can't be done.. but I wouldn't advise it for regular use. It will take forever to recharge a deep cycle trolling battery with a charger that small, as well.

can I use a regular car battery charger?

Yes. One with the deep cycle setting would be even better.