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Grouper
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Geez!!!! Your gonna need sunglasses and sunscreen!!!!! 
V/R
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Sailfish
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3/16in plate on the inside and a bracket for a hull Anode on the Port side and Plate for a X-Ducer on the STB side.
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Pensacola, Fl
Custom 23ft Mako Pilothouse w/ twin DF-140 Suzuki's
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1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Cigar Minnow
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| thats gonna be one sweet flounder rig. I have a 16 foot alumacraft tunnel hull i bought about 4 years ago with a rotten trailer under it. I found a great deal on a new trailer and had to buy it but it was for an 18 foot boat and was just too long for my little river boat. i used it one season and rebuilt another smaller galvinized trailer that i had allready but by the time igot thru buying all the new parts i needed i had spent enough to buy a new trailer ... oh well ... i was allready comitted by the time i realized it i guess it was about the 3rd trip to the trailer parts store. N-E- way i could make you great deal on this trailer i've been hangin on to it thinking i would mabe one day get a boat i could use on it. just went thru the big "D" and could use the money if you are interested. you can reach me at 850- 393- 7788
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Grouper
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Man , that is going to be one good looking boat!!!!!! 
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Sailfish
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Yes it is.....Now ...If I just had a few parts that were ordered.
Expecting them tomorrow Scott.
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1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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I managed to get a few things done this weekend.
More trailer work.
New Axle w/ Posi-Lube spindles, New Diamond plate alum fenders, new leaf springs and Galvanized hubs.
There is still more to do.
Got all 9 LED lights mounted on the trailer today.
Here is a little bracket that I made to tuck the Red Side marker out of harms way.
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Pensacola, Fl
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162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Grouper
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If I ever buy a fixer up jon boat im sending it your way!! You just tell me who to cut the check to!! That rig is gonna be three shades of sweet!!!
GO NOLES!!!FSU Ducks Unlimited
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Grouper
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Huntinman (9/20/2009)
If I ever buy a fixer up jon boat im sending it your way!! You just tell me who to cut the check to!! That rig is gonna be three shades of sweet!!!That ain't no joke. When you get it finished its gonna be one hell of a rig. What I like to call a turn key operation, when you get ready to go fishing, you just hook to the boat and go instead of spending half a day making sure that everything is in order and proper working condition. Keep the pics coming, I like to see the progress. P.S. The Posi-Lube spindles are the cats meow, thats what is on my trailer and they can't be beat. I'm with you on the Bearing Buddies, they suck. 
"SHARP GIGS AND TIGHT RIGS"
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Cigar Minnow
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| thats perfect hope is does well
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X-Shark (9/21/2009)
when you get ready to go fishing, you just hook to the boat and go instead of spending half a day making sure that everything is in order and proper working condition. That's the way boats or any equipment is supposed to be.....But it takes Work and Money to get them that way and keep them that way. Storing them out of the weather helps a LOT. These showed up the other day. 400watt HPS [52,000 Lumes] :mrgreen:   Those should really make a difference!!! I am very interested in seeing what type bracket you are going to fab up to hold them. I am running 4 150 watt HPS's now but I am thinking about changing the way I have them mounted one day when I have some free time.
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Off the top of my head right now, they will have a 3in wide, 1/4in thick alum band, bent to go all the way around them and the seam welded.
That's as far as I have gotten in my brain so far.
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Pensacola, Fl
Custom 23ft Mako Pilothouse w/ twin DF-140 Suzuki's
162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Eventually.
There is just Soooooooooo....much to do to this thing.
The trailer is almost finished.
I installed these bunk slicks. This will keep from having wet carpet in contact with the hull and should load and unload very easy. [I'm all about setting up a trailer to make life easy.
Pix's don't come out good at night due to Flash with trying to take pix's of lights.
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Pensacola, Fl
Custom 23ft Mako Pilothouse w/ twin DF-140 Suzuki's
162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Mingo
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VERY NICE RIG! Too much $ FOR A FLOUNDER
Frayed Knot
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Single and Retired: Living life like you want too 
Flounderin Like Huntin and Fishin
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Well as per usual...I can't leave it alone and put a saw to the boat today.
Boat manufactures are notorious for being cheap. After all they do have bean counters working for them.
This means that when it comes to installing rigging tubes, they either do not exist or are under size.
I want the deck flush with the Sheer. For those that don't know.....The "Sheer" is where the Bump Rail is.
Now..I also want wide Covering Boards that are at the same level as the Sheer.
This will all be done in 1/8in alum Diamond plate and then covered with Hydro-Turf Boat Decking.
The rigging tubes will hold 2- 4ga cables for the Trolling Motor. Batteries in the console. The other is for the Nav lights. The existing wires you see in the pix's will be removed.
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162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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| Might want to consider what type of plug in for trolling motor as the ones I've found will only take 6ga wire. that's what i'm running from rear of boat to bow on 36volts it's only pulling 33-35 amps on high
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Trolling Motors and other secondary boat equipment are usually figured with a 10% Voltage Drop.
10% of 12 volts is a bunch in the scheme of things and thus I use the 3% as Primary stuff is figured on.
This equates to 2 things in the end. Larger cable on the runs and better performance.
I have a dual power post that will be mounted in the front to make the connections.
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162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Ruby Red Lip
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| That sir will work. you'll just step down from your buss to 6ga.or 8ga depending on what type of plug you have. looks good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Thinking of not even using a plug. Never have really liked them.
Just another place for corrosion to start.
Thinking of hard wiring to the Power post and bring the wires thru the deck in a Blue Seas Cable Clam.
Here's a pix of Blue Seas Cable Clams.
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162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Ruby Red Lip
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| that looks like someone who knows a thing or two about a thing or two. you did the best thing you could do there by just going ahead and building that transom like that. nice welding job, looks really good.
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Ruby Red Lip
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| You might want to find out if a minnakota trolling motors draws current when left plugged in ? if so sure that you could wire in a disconnect. just something to think about if hard wiring.
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I ALWAYS wire a Circuit Breaker [CB] and a OFF/ON switch next to the batteries.
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Pensacola, Fl
Custom 23ft Mako Pilothouse w/ twin DF-140 Suzuki's
162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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Cigar Minnow
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| that is a great boat i would have baught it my self
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I cut some more holes in the boat today. With those stupid "Stab In" lights that are always a PITA, I'm not putting up with that crap, so Shark Eyes are going in.
Riv-Nuts installed to accept a machine screw.
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Pensacola, Fl
Custom 23ft Mako Pilothouse w/ twin DF-140 Suzuki's
162 Scout w/ C-90 Yamaha
1860 SeaArk w/ DF-70 Suzuki
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