Got to Charleston Friday afternoon and found new electronics that’d been delivered overnight from BOE. The Airmar 'ducer was coming from Airmar directly, and it wasn’t there yet. Wasn’t sure if I should drill a 2.5" hole in the bottom of the boat yet or not. Called Airmar and then UPS to get tracking info, etc. Everyone was very helpful, and pretty soon the UPS lady handed a 'ducer and a navionics chart chip up to me in the boat where I was installing the Lowrance HDS on the helm.
From then, I jumped down and put the tilted element thru hull ducer in like I was a nascar pit crew member. Finished tightening the nut on the 5200 fast cure at 8:30PM. Then, I put some teak and rod holders back on the boat and put in the new VHF as well. Made some rigs after that, and it was somehow 3AM by that point (stopped to eat supper, etc. during all that of course).
Hit the road at 4:15, and saw a former CF.com celebrity fueling his bote up on the way to the ramp, and I looked at my buddy and said, “That dude right there will be passing us when we get about 10 miles offshore.” Got out the inlet around 5AM, and it was nice and calm. Sure enough, the former CF.com celebrity kingfisherman tournament ditch rocket captain passed us when we were about 10 miles offshore…
Got to the first spot and put our limit of football B liners in the boat. Didn’t catch anything more at that spot except a few triggers and one chicken snapper. Pulled off the footballs and went to another spot in search of more chickens. Spot was a desert. Nothing on the sonar but some trash, and we dropped on it a few times just to be sure. Nothing.
Left there heading offshore, and we noticed a few storm cells coming together forming up a line just offshore of the ledge. Stopped the boat to discuss, and we decided to play it safe and come inshore. Seemed like every area we went to on the way in already had a tournament drift fisherman within sight, so we kept working inshore until I finally just anchored on some stuff near
Before you trade props, why don’t you just raise your engine up one bolt hole and see if that will work better for you. Kind of a pain but might give you the best of both worlds. Hole shot and top end spped.
Before you trade props, why don’t you just raise your engine up one bolt hole and see if that will work better for you. Kind of a pain but might give you the best of both worlds. Hole shot and top end spped.
Rog
“Double Trouble”
2001 Sea Fox 230
2001 Merc 200
This is good advice.
However, the engine is already in the #3 hole now. I raised it up one hole at 1:30AM Saturday morning.
WOT with 3 guys, fish, ice, 1/3 tank of gas trimmed WAAAAAAAAAAY up is 4700RPM’s. In the #2 hole last weekend, WOT with the same load was 4500RPM’s. I have one more hole I can go up without redrilling the transom… I doubt it will give me 900 more RPM’s like my motor needs to be turning with a medium load, but who knows.
This boat’s transom was redone, and I haven’t thought to actually measure it until now. The cavitation plate and keel are pretty close now, so it isn’t a standard 25 or a 20 inch transom unless the holes were drilled incorrectly.
I need to check the throttle linkage and decarbon the engine before I get too carried away with props. The engine holds whatever RPM’s offshore once on plane, so I don’t think engine performance is an issue. The throttle linkage could be. Only have time to do so much at the time…
Tigress?? Just not sticking. You are Phin, first boat was Ms Phin, this needs to be Phin 2, Two Phins, Mako Phin. Something! Where did the name come from maybe that will help a bit.
You got all these new electronics and you did not even take a picture? We expect more from you!
If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you’ve got an electrical problem.
Good point Skinnee, I had forgotten about his tattoo. Still could have gone with Phin’s Deere, Bottom Picker, Cow Tipper, Toothless, Hey Yall, Tobacco Spit, Book Drool, or Community Service.
If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you’ve got an electrical problem.
Cracker, I had some little cheeser’s the day before, but the bote hasn’t been in the pizza place parking lot to my knowledge.
What say you all about the name “Cotton Picker?”
Get it?
Name history:
Phin was my Great Grandmother’s maiden name, and her son is who taught me to fish…
And that is where “Miss Phin” came from. I changed my name on this forum to “Phin” because too many perv’s were PM’ing me thinking Miss Phin meant I was a chick who liked to fish. “Mrs. Phin” would obviously not be named after the same person… but would be after my intended since I am known in certain circles as “Phin.” Mrs. Phin or Miss Phin 2 could therefore work.
No name has been put on the boat yet, so it is not bad luck to change at this point, right? I don’t feel that persuaded to abandon “Tigress” yet; I am listening to a bunch of cock and cougar fans… talking about WOT in certain holes…
good day on the bottom… we tried fishing out of hilton head but the current was running so fast we couldnt get to the bottom with 22oz… how was the current up there…
good day on the bottom… we tried fishing out of hilton head but the current was running so fast we couldnt get to the bottom with 22oz… how was the current up there…
26 cape horn 200 yamahas
Current wasn’t much until mid-afternoon. Never used over 8oz except on big baits.
True story- I was once fishing with Edisto-fisher, and he asked if I pulled for Clempsun. I said, “Yes. Of course I do.” He responded with, “Well, that’s a Clempsun anchor up there that needs pullin…”
Then, I put some teak and rod holders back on the boat and put in the new VHF as well. Made some rigs after that, and it was somehow 3AM by that point (stopped to eat supper, etc. during all that of course).
lol At least we know he knows how to park a tractor if he “gradumatated from klimpsun”!! 
