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Hanr3
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Great progress.
Lost of holes to patch, wow!
Lost of holes to patch, wow!
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Looking good! Keep the pics coming!
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stomper said:
BigDan said:
Funny you guys should mention that livewell. It was a major pain to deal with but now that it's done I'm glad I did it. I found it here. https://greatlakesskipper.com/lund-...ly-marine-boat-livewell-baitwell-tank-2005571 There's 2 left get them while they're hot. A word of advice... When I ordered it, it is considered an oversize package An oversize package that weighs maybe 20 pounds. If that... anyway they were going to gouge me $148.00 in shipping. I told them that's almost the same price as the tank!!! I told them never mind. That was on a Saturday. I called again on Monday and asked the weekday staff if they could do better on the shipping. They came back with $53.00. I'll take it.
But when I got it I discovered it didn't fit. I measured the boat twice!!! I just didn't take into account that the boat is a DEEP V... Duuuuuhhhhhh "V"??? I'm an idiot... Anyway after everything Great Lake Skipper had done to help me I wasn't about send it back. Plus I loved it... It just didn't fit. So... I chopped it and welded it back together. I showed that one on this thread - https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=40820 Read up... I learned a ton doing that mod.
The fittings came from Flow Rite. They have a really cool livewell builder at https://flow-rite.com/marine/livewell-builder The fittings were worth every penny. Went together like a breeze...
Let me know what you guys think.
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That's a lot of red wire.
I'd buy rolls of wire in several different colors
I'd buy rolls of wire in several different colors
Well... Today was stressful... I learned some very vital life lessons when it comes to 12 volts. I would post pictures but the smoke that came out of the switch panel was gone before I could get my camera out plus I was busy trying to put out the fire. I connected my battery and flipped the master switch. That's when things started smoking and melting and cracking a popping. In the end I burned the insulation off the main lead from the battery to the panel and melted the terminals out of the switch. So I spent the day trouble shooting what wire I got crossed the shorted the whole system. Then it was repair and replace everything I burned up. Long day... I'm going to go have some beers now.
Hanr3
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Ops, never let the smoke out. Once its out, you can't put it back in...
Hanr3 said:
OMG... I thought I was the only one that knew about the magic smoke!!! Yeah once it out you can't get it back in that's for sure... And no electric component will would without the magic smoke. I was going to tell it that way but wasn't sure anyone would get it. LOL... And boy did I let out a lot of magic smoke...
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