MailManMike
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So. I wanted to get into fishing from a BOAT instead of the bank. Bought a 1996 17ft Lowe aluminum, with a 1996 50hp Johnson. Shown that the motor run before hand. Hull looked good to adequate. Has flooring, front and rear fishing deck, all carpeted. 40lb Minn-Kota troller on the front. Remote steering and shift. Cant find the model number of the boat.
I got what I thought a good deal on a 50lb Minn-Kota Maxumm troller while on vacation. Brought it home, mounted it. Then decided that the 6 or 8 AWG power wires for it were not adequate, and according to the owners manual, I was correct. That manual calls for 4 AWG. I went to school to be an electrician decades ago and am familiar with the necessity of having the correct conductors. So I decided to replace them. Crap.
I ripped out all of the carpeting and drilled the rivets out of the sheet metal floor so I could pull that out and replace the wireing for the troller, and replace all the mickey mouse wireing for everything else the PO had put in. Butt splices, wire nuts everywhere. Even had THHN conductor used. Thats building wire.
Thats when I found these cracked ribs (will attempt pics). I'm waiting on an estimate to get these repaired. My questions would be:
1: What is the proper way to repair these cracks?
2: What is an adequate way to repair?
3: What, aside from slamming thru water to hard, would cause these?
4: What would have happened if I HADN'T bought that trolling motor, didn't need to change the wires and therefore never found these cracks?
Boat is used for light fishing in rivers and lakes. Roughest water is the wakes from clowns in power boats that have to move at WOT and have no respect for anyone else.
Next projects, once the ribs are fixed if the can be, replace carpeting of course, rebuild carbs, trailer work etc. I want it to at least fairly dependable and safe.
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I got what I thought a good deal on a 50lb Minn-Kota Maxumm troller while on vacation. Brought it home, mounted it. Then decided that the 6 or 8 AWG power wires for it were not adequate, and according to the owners manual, I was correct. That manual calls for 4 AWG. I went to school to be an electrician decades ago and am familiar with the necessity of having the correct conductors. So I decided to replace them. Crap.
I ripped out all of the carpeting and drilled the rivets out of the sheet metal floor so I could pull that out and replace the wireing for the troller, and replace all the mickey mouse wireing for everything else the PO had put in. Butt splices, wire nuts everywhere. Even had THHN conductor used. Thats building wire.
Thats when I found these cracked ribs (will attempt pics). I'm waiting on an estimate to get these repaired. My questions would be:
1: What is the proper way to repair these cracks?
2: What is an adequate way to repair?
3: What, aside from slamming thru water to hard, would cause these?
4: What would have happened if I HADN'T bought that trolling motor, didn't need to change the wires and therefore never found these cracks?
Boat is used for light fishing in rivers and lakes. Roughest water is the wakes from clowns in power boats that have to move at WOT and have no respect for anyone else.
Next projects, once the ribs are fixed if the can be, replace carpeting of course, rebuild carbs, trailer work etc. I want it to at least fairly dependable and safe.
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