Looking at a penn

[phil2]

Got some more work done this weekend. Had my friend over and rewired the main panel and shuffled electronics around to fit the 10 in bird.the carb for the kicker is getting cleaned i can't wait!!

[Todd in NY]

Looking good! What model Humminbird did you get, 1159 or Helix 10?

[phil2]

I got the 1199 thinking of taking out the lowrance and putting in a 997c there. Might set that up on a shoot threw hull. I just don't know where to put it with a inboard.

[Todd in NY]

I have the 959ci HD GPS combo and it's a great unit. If you already own a 997c, a thru hull ducer won't give you side imaging capabilities (not that you need it AND the 1199). You should be able to find a good deal on a 959 without DI or SI, and it will have a built-in GPS antenna like your 1199. I've never installed or used a thru hull ducer, so I can't help you with that. I'm sure there are plenty of members on LOU that can help you with a thru hull setup.

 

On a side note, the 959 XD combo comes with a 50/200 ducer for deep water trolling. I run a Lowrance HDS8 with a 50/200 ducer along with my 959 with the 83/200 ducer. I like being able to troll with all three ducer frequencies running at the same time. I run the 959 on an 83/200 split screen and the HDS8 on a 50/GPS split screen.

Edited April 16, 2018 by Todd in NY

[phil2]

She is alive!! The 454 rocks!

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[jimski2]

Seven year old gasoline could be a problem.


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[phil2]

3 hours ago, jimski2 said:

Seven year old gasoline could be a problem.


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They are pretty empty I added 10 gallons of 91 and gauge still reads empty. 

[rolmops]

Do the gauges work?

[phil2]

Not 100% sure he said he drained the tanks before he stored it. Its sitting nose up on the trailer so I don't think there is enough in there to read. Hoping anyways

Edited April 22, 2018 by phil2

[phil2]

Got the kicker running like at top. Ran like crap at first until I took out the e choke and made sure it was plugged in all the way. Ran great after that. Let it run in gear for a half hr or so. Going to put 50 gallons in it next week and run it. 

[phil2]

Got her in finally thus weekend and all put back together after the drive out. Went for a small ride sat afternoon ran great kept it at 3000 rpm for a  while temp and oil pressure were perfect! Got to fish sun for a couple hrs. But ready for the summer hopefully!!!

[Todd in NY]

Congrats on getting the boat launched. Sounds like everything went according to plan.

[phil2]

It did! Definitely a different handling ride to the ranger but ill get it. All I know it's enjoyable to fish out of I'm not tripping on things! And the auto pilot is the king for sure!!

[Todd in NY]

Not tripping over things is real nice! I have room for my tackle boxes, a 70qt cooler and a 150qt cooler on my 22ft boat and I'm not tripping over anything. Autopilot will have to wait until next year.

[phil2]

Well first season under my belt had a great season. Had some gremlins but got fixed. Ran half the season on 7 cilinders that I had no clue about valve stuck and cap was curoded. But other then that having the autopilot stuck in zig zag for a day and a half. The boat fishes Amasing!! I cant wait to next season! 

[spoonfed-1]

2 hours ago, phil2 said:

Well first season under my belt had a great season. Had some gremlins but got fixed. Ran half the season on 7 cilinders that I had no clue about valve stuck and cap was curoded. But other then that having the autopilot stuck in zig zag for a day and a half. The boat fishes Amasing!! I cant wait to next season!