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Russ
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"Bonehead" closeup
Since mcfez showed how cool he's got his tin boat set up I got the ladder out this morning and played photographer. I know you've already seen
Bonehead but I'm gonna bore ya some more
front
Side~ I don't like the trailer so I did some mods. New bunks with plastic runners, remove the fenders to accommodate larger/wider tire (not a good
idea because it raised the boat too much and made launching/P/U more difficult from the beach) but went back to the small tires for here. Big tires
for the road.
rear~ Next mod is moving the bunks back 5" because the tongue weight is too much for Bubba.
Couldn't get the pic in here. check the bottom of post
seat~ This pedestal seat works well with this boat because it puts me futher forward and the battry & gas tank on the opposite side partially off
set the fat guy in the seat.
The purple foam protects the extra rods and stops the noise they made banging on the boat. The anchor rope grabber/cleat is really great. Holds tight
and the anchor doesn't rattle any more.
[img]http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee23/Russinbaja/Little%20Red%20Boat/DSC_5724.jpg[/img
Rear
[Edited on 10-30-2010 by Russ]
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mcfez
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I like the split in the bench....great idea. Form.....now I just learned something..Thanks.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Thanks, fun to watch the projects... nice set up...
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Russ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mcfez
I like the split in the bench....great idea. Form.....now I just learned something..Thanks. |
Hinged lids makes for a ton of storage. I don't stumble around on my gear... as much.
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Russ, you've got a mighty fine fishing boat!
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Russ:
For Launching on the Beach I installed a Receiver on the front of my pick up and then had a 4 Ft unit whioch I carried in the Bed of the Truck. That
way I could just push my boat down the street and push it in as I had fourwheel drive... Use to go in and out in front of the hotel Oasis.
Worked real well for me.
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Russ
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Russ:
For Launching on the Beach I installed a Receiver on the front of my pick up and then had a 4 Ft unit whioch I carried in the Bed of the Truck. That
way I could just push my boat down the street and push it in as I had fourwheel drive... Use to go in and out in front of the hotel Oasis.
Worked real well for me.
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I had one on the Exploder when I had the panga worked great!
Now I use Bubba and had this 10' extension made but it was to long for the weak suspension. It's being modified. 4' shorter and I'm moving the boat
back on the trailer to lighten the tongue weight.
"The impossible takes a little longer."
Quota from my 1st boss when I started banging nails. He didn't fire me
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LancairDriver
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Nice clean well thought out setup Russ.
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With launching wheels, and the trailer, you can roll the boat off in to 1 foot of water never getting your bubba near the water. I unhook the trailer
from the quad when I winch the boat back on the trailer, letting the nose raise up until the boat comes forward. I had the wheels before I bought the
trailer. You would not need the good wheels to do this.
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And a 4-blade prop!
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I see your knife tucked away on one of the photos....
I am a commercial fisherman and one thing that we use that is SO handy on boats are magnets.
So many things stick to them when you just need to keep them there in an obvious place.
Also good for holding on to a lure when you are tying the line etc.
A strong magnet would hold that knife on that seat box or anywhere else metal.
[Edited on 11-27-2010 by halcyondays]
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Russ, anyone who keeps their boat that clean is an indication of a "strange mind". I don't see blood, scales, fish parts, rusty lures, or any of the
indications of being too tired at the end of the day to clean up the mess.
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Bubba is so sweeeeeeet...like you Russ!! well thought out...love the foam bumber up front and what a great idea about the magnets!!! learn something
every day here all right....fish on amigo.
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tin boat
I thought I would bring this up again
I got to admit I am some what fascinated about your guys
tin boats,
now just to say, I have had many boats in my life time
so lets here it
i think Russ's boat is great, but i would like to here some more on how you have yours set up
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Bob and Susan
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yea that's dis-cust-ing...yuk...too clean
look at that rope...all neat in a tube...geezz russ
and the tools in a little pouch..horrible
hey...how heavy is the engine to lift...that boat must really move
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Russ
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It's an old post Nov. 2010
The Honda 15 gets it going right at 20mph.
It hasn't changed much though. Oars, new anchor & keeper and some stickers.
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B and S, that engine weighs 104 lbs, according to Honda. A load.
I'm surprised you havent figured out a way to go with some fatter, softer tires, Russ. Something like small ATV tires. But I assume that you have a
very short run over rather hard packed sand at your house and it's not an issue.
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WOW! my 25hp mariner "only" weighs 95#'s.
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Russ
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You're right hook. I did look for a beach tire but having a hard time matching them up with the hubs & wheels on the trailer. These small tires
& wheels are working OK. They're small enough to get the bunks in the water. With the larger tires & wheels I bought to trailer the boat out
of here to the hwy the bunks wouldn't get wet.
Woody, I'll take the extra 10lbs for the Honda
The DuroBoat is really nice but not as sea worthy as the Gregor or Bay Runner Baja additions. IMHO I'll still take it out 20 miles though but head in
at the 1st sign of wind.
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20 miles! i'd need a buddy boat if i went that far!!!
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