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Post by freezerfiller on May 11, 2024 14:59:41 GMT -6
I've been wrestling with whether to change boats or upgrade my electronics. I finally got the OK from Mrs. Freezer to get new electronics  The trolling motor showed up today and it is really big (110 lbs). The UPS guy had a rough time getting it up the driveway. I went with the Minn Kota riptide quest instinct 72". Going to take some time to get a good mount fabricated up, but It's going to be really cool to have a longer shaft to handle those snapper seas and stay on the structure. It's 24v/36v 90#/115# so I'll stick with my current 24v setup until the batteries need replacing. |
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Post by manbearpigking on May 13, 2024 14:17:48 GMT -6
Nice, I've been wanting one to keep me on the pilings for Sheepshead. Last time I went out I anchored and had my outboard about 1 foot from the piling--I had so much anxiety my anchor would slip I couldn't enjoy myself.
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Post by freezerfiller on May 27, 2024 13:28:01 GMT -6
No updates yet. I spent much of the weekend getting the new vhf and fishfinder and tm cables fished where they needed to go. Waiting on my custom bracket for the TM before I can report back. Also had to order an extension cable for my transducer as it was 18" short.
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Post by freezerfiller on May 29, 2024 20:20:07 GMT -6
New bracket is done and it looks good. I'll have to weld a support on and get the NMEA 2000 cables run, and I should be ready to fish! I will need to cut my bow rail for the way this one deploys, but it will be worth it when it is all done.
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Post by freezerfiller on Jun 12, 2024 18:53:13 GMT -6
Everything got wired up and and the shakedown run was a disaster. It started with the TM and it worked fine, but was less power than the old one that would do 5 mph vs the new one that only does 3.5 mph. The auto deploy was nice and the spot lock was much more accurate although conditions were near ideal. Then I proceeded to somehow turn the brightness on the fishfinder down to zero, and once it's there, you have zero chance to get it back in the bright sun. After several cussing sessions, I put it back on the trailer and took it home. Once it got dark I was able to change the settings to where I could see the screen again. I would suggest a manual brightness button for just such occurrences.
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Post by gnrphil on Jun 17, 2024 7:11:37 GMT -6
Well that sucks. I wiped some water droplets of my simrad screen with a rag once, bad idea, it went completely black. Only fix was to do a factory reset as we were leaving for the Bahamas in 30 mins .
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