Fiberglass hull, so I’m under the impression that the in hull only effects how deep of water it’s capable of being used in, not necessarily the clarity or the ability to mark fish. I mainly fish Erie in depths less than 130’ so I’m not worried about losing depth capabilities really
So in the spring I’ll be rigging up my boat with Garmin echomaps at the dash. I’m wondering if anyone has experience with in hull transducers. As of right now I plan on using an airmar b117(same as b60 but not angled) but the idea of not cutting a hole in the bottom intrigues me. The in hull I’m looking at is either a P74 or p79. I believe all these transducers are the same element. Any thoughts or insight is appreciated
I’ve found it best just to see what your local market(like marketplace, Craigslist, etc) is like and price from that based on similar models and options. BUC value is what some dealers use as well(costs money but seems accurate, had a dealer tell me the value of mine from their subscription).
Switching to different electronics in my boat so selling these ones. They’ve worked great for me since purchasing them 3 seasons ago. No issues with the units. I no longer have the sun covers for them though. They will come with the original boxes and most of the original paperwork. One has a navionics+ chip and one transducer is included(rv100 transom mount). They were removed from the boat today. Any questions feel free to ask away. They are located in south Dayton ny but I can ship on buyers dime
Thinking about going a little bigger and more enclosed for the family is the reason for sale. Boat is a sailfish 218cc with a Yamaha 150txrc (two stroke, v6, carb, standard rotation, 25” shaft). Hours are unknown but believed to be less than 1,000. I keep the boat docked in Dunkirk and it has served me well over the last 4 seasons. Has a nice deep v (variable deadrise stepped) hull, basically if you look at the transom the bottom is 24 degrees, middle is 23, and outside is 22 I believe. The transom and stringers are composite so no wood there to worry about. Has a 100 gallon fuel tank. For the asking price I can include the rod holders pictured. For some extra money I can include some rods and other gear too. Open to offers and negotiation. Boat will be detailed prior to sale but will be fished until then. Trades considered for express or walkaround style boats, outboards preferred. Currently the washdown doesn’t work, t top has a bend and cracks down one side but I’ve fished it like that since I owned it(previous owner backed into garage), and the canvas t top ripped earlier this season. Not opposed to repairing any of these issues prior to sale
runs about 34mph full fishing load
36 light load half fuel
We did a compression test last year when we blew a lower unit just to check cannot remember the exact numbers offhand but everything seemed well within spec on engines. There isn’t a cable it’s digital controls. The tachs are on our mercury vessel view screen so I’m not sure why that would be inaccurate either
So we have a fairly custom 31’ aluminum express boat with twin 2012 Mercury verado 300s. We rigged the boat with those motors about 4 years/600 hours ago now but this whole time the port engine has always had a lower WOT(5850rpm vs 6150rpm on starboard). One is standard rotation one is counter. They do have 2150 or so hours on them. I’m just curious what would be causing the one motor to have a lower WOT?? We just went through and did fuel filters, plugs, coils, and oil changes so I’d think we’d have a little jump start on trouble shooting if we looked at this now rather than in the future. We have a vesselview screen with no active codes, that is where we are viewing the rpm data, and the controls are fly by wire/digital.
What is everyone doing to protect graphite reels from uv damage? Reels like Penn rival/warfare, okuma Magda’s and convectors. I’ve tried a couple things with no luck. Considering just trying to throw some clear coat on them
We used the smart troll system for these findings using
shallow diving lure
50’ of 15# leader
18# leadcore
20# backer line
2.5mph down speed
3oz snap weight
before we always hooked our snap weights to our backer line right where the leadcore connection was and found it would take us about 37’ down
when we hooked the same setup with the snap weight at the leader/leadcore connection we would be about 43’ down.
if we hooked the snap weight at the second color of lead(on the leadcore itself) it would be about 50’ down
numbers are close to what I remember but may be slightly off
3 new old stock rod holders. They are all DOT line brand but taken out of packaging as the packaging was basically destroyed. My father in law purchased these about 15 years ago for his boat but never installed so they sat in the barn in package. They come with the mounting screws. Two are aluminum and one is stainless. The two aluminum ones are basically tite loks or copy’s of them if not. Willing to ship or pickup in south Dayton ny, price is obo.
Selling 3 used okuma line counter reels. Fully operational and used on my walleye boat for 4 seasons lightly. Currently spooled with 9 colors of 27# leadcore with 25# mono backer. Price is obo and includes shipping or pickup near south Dayton ny