Tyee II
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My outboard pilot is up and running! I'll have to test it on the water next spring, but the installation, bleeding, and commissioning went well. The biggest hiccup I had was having to get additional wiring up to my hardtop compartment for the HDS 9 and soon to be radar. Found some good splice solutions for the ethernet and NMEA cables in the process. Everything was really plug and play as advertised for me other than my wiring complications. -
No problem. I'm really pulling for you to get AP on your new to you rig! I went without for over 20 years on my Lund and told myself I wouldn't go without it on my new to me boat. I'm sure after fishing the new rig next year I will have to do the Lund up with AP next winter, lol...
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Just an FYI...if you buy from Hodges, it is 1170.00ish for the cable outboardpilot. It says 1300.00, but when you add to your cart the price drops. No tax and free shipping as well.
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You can get them with or without the ducer, which is good considering guys might want to use their humminbird for a locator, but need the HDS to run autopilot only, or chartplotter/radar/autopilot (like me). Or if you want a second unit like me, why buy 2 ducers? Also, too many different ducer options to say "this is your transducer...hope you like it".
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I forgot to add that another reason I went with the 9 is that it has 2 ethernet ports so after connecting my 2 displays together I still have an extra port for connecting other devices like radar without the need for an ethernet switch.
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Superhawk, I bought a 9 so I can mount it in my hardtop compartment and use it for GPS, Radar, and AP. I plan on mounting a second unit in the back of the boat to use for my depthfinder, but if I connect the 2 with etherney and NMEA 2000 cables I can use both units for all functions. The ducer will only need to connect to the rear unit to get my front unit to display sonar with the ethernet connection between the two units. My boat came with Lowrance fuel flow meters, so I already have a NMEA cable run to the back of the boat. All I need to run from the back to front is an ethernet cable, which is nice.
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Superhawk, no I have not. I looked for an older HDS 5, but when I couldn't find one I ended up buying a new HDS 9 gen 3 so I could get things done before winter hits. I've read they work fine with the outboardpilot. I plan on having 2 units on board eventually plus radar.
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Cable steer outboard pilot is 1300 bucks, so the same price before that rebate you got Little Crappie.
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LakerTaker, that's a sweet setup there! Wish I had seen those pics when I was trying to figure out my system.
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What are you saying? We are all wrong with the word Gunnel? I wish I was smart like jimski... Maybe check a dictionary before falsely correcting others' English? Oops, I think I just fell into the troll's trap... Hey Pap, ever think of making a raised track system? I'm putting one together now on an older Grady I purchased using Traxstech trolling bar lengths. You could use any brand trolling bar though and custom make the mounting plates on the bottom of the stanchions to match your gunnel size maybe. As long as the mounting surface is solid and you use good backers it should be fine. Might be a bit expensive, but you can find the bars used if you look long and hard enough (which I think you do). This way you have only couple or a few attachment points instead of drill holes every 12" on a 6 foot track. Probably depends too on your freeboard on your boat, don't want to get too high up with everything. I personally like my gear up high though. Less bending over and more freeboard isn't always a bad thing.
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Hodges marine is the cheapest place I found for new Lowrance units. They have them without transducers, or with various ducer options. The cable outboard pilot does have a rudder position sensor with it. The Simrad Drivepilot is the exact same system as the Lowrance, only it comes with a better heading sensor. That's something I could add later if necessary. I am not partial to Lowrance, by no means, but I felt it was the cheapest, most versatile route for me to go for my new to me Grady White Gulfstream. The hydraulic outboard pilot was very easy to intall, which is a big plus. I have 2 buddies with the same setup. One is on a new 22' Hewescraft and one on a 18' tracker, and they both work very well. My Lund has Humminbird and I love it and would buy Humminbird again.
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I had the same problem on my Lund Tyee II. What I did was have a machine shop make me custom mounting tracks to fit my gunnels. Mine were 3 inches wide though.
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I am in the process of installing the hydraulic Lowrance outboard pilot. If you can find an older gen 2 HDS 5 and update the firmware it should work with the Lowrance AP. Other than that the smallest compatible unit they make is the gen 3 HDS 7. The Simrad version is compatible with Lowrance AP, and vice versa, so Simrad may make something that will work as well. There is a guy on GLA website that installed the cable version of the outboard pilot. You may want to look him up and ask him some questions.
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Those look really nice. You really went the extra mile with your construction of them. I hope you get to use them soon and report back. -
My Wille double boards are even with each other front to back, so apparently there was a third school of thought. They pull perfectly for me and are easy to retrieve as well.
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For a 00 dodger I use 12 to 18". 22" for 0 size dodgers.
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Typically 22" behind the flasher.
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Find where 55-60 degree water intersects the bottom and run your baits close to the bottom. If you can find that with some structure associated with it, all the better. Run your baits on long leads. Like 60 to 80 foot for mono/flouro and lead core setups to match your depth. Slide divers work well for Browns, but don't be afraid to run a standard diver if you don't have slide divers though. Browns can be very aggressive at times, yet very weary most of the time. I have had success with many different types of baits for Browns. Cranks like Hot-n-Tots, Shadraps, Flicker shads, and even smaller J-plugs have done well. Smaller spoons like Stinger Scorpions in colors like Gold Monkeypuke, Helmut, Purple Pooh Bear, and Razberry Dolphin are some good ones. Copper and Gold blanks seem to work best for me. I've caught them trolling with casting spoons like Cleos, Krocodiles, and KO wobblers as well. Some of my biggest Browns have come on 0 size dodgers with 2" flies behind them, or fly/spin-n-glo behind running on short setbacks behing riggers running right off the bottom... just like I use fishing for Lakers. In the colder months if you find a warm water discharge into colder water, the Browns will be there. If you find them where they are actively feeding you can have a blast just anchoring and casting spoons, cranks, jigs, or blade baits to them. They fight like the crazy, and can be quite memorble on lighter spinning tackle. Good luck and hope this helps you get your first Brown!
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Sold / Closed (2) Ugly Stik SP 1101 6'6" medium Heavy rods
Tyee II replied to gunnysargent12's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
Aren't these spinning rods, not casting rods? -
for sale : usa Daiwa SG47LCX with Shimano Talora Rods NEW PRICE
Tyee II replied to markdaniel's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
Okay, thanks for the reply. Good luck with your sale! -
for sale : usa Daiwa SG47LCX with Shimano Talora Rods NEW PRICE
Tyee II replied to markdaniel's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
Would you sell just the reels, and if so will you ship? -
The out the side method as described works great if your leader is equal or shorter than your rod length. If you want to use longer leader lengths or slide divers you will have to deploy off the back of the boat. What I do in these cases is let out my leader off the back, on the same side the dipsey will be placed but inside my rigger. Then raise the rod tip up high, drop the diver to just above the water line, and do a slow pitch to the side and past my rigger before dropping the diver into the water. Thumb the spool with clicker engaged til you are a safe distance out (maybe 20-30 feet depending on diver setting), then place in holder, engage anti reverse, loosen drag and let it creep to my desired depth. This is also how I set my outside diver if I'm running 2 divers on 1 side.
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Sold / Closed Daiwa Trolling Rods for Sale
Tyee II replied to SummersOff's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
You're totally right Pap, and kudos to you for saying it. It would be easier for the seller to give as many details as possible right away instead of having to answer multiple requests for info...and the extra time it takes for all that, it could be sold already.....seems fishy to me too.