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re: Windlass on an offshore boat
Posted by CP3 on 5/28/24 at 8:01 pm
[quote]I see lots of replies about trolling motors …. The boat in question is 32’[/quote]
Had a Rhodan on a 33ft CC. It worked pretty well. They make some very large trolling motors these days ...
re: Windlass on an offshore boat
Posted by CP3 on 5/28/24 at 7:51 pm
I would never get a windless unless MAYBE I lived in Florida.
I don’t think I ever even carried an anchor on our contender :lol:
But if you’re a big sand bar kinda guy then go for it. That being said if you’d only be using it a handful of times a year, I would just go with old school anchor an...
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/22/24 at 2:49 pm
I’m normally pretty cheap (compared to a marine shop) on labor since it’s all people I know and I just do it on the side. Would probably be a lot more expensive if an actual marine shop was doing the work. Not that they rip people off or anything, just no real overhead for me and it’s more of a hob...
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/22/24 at 1:18 pm
[quote]also, shearwater's vendor was surprisingly very helpful when I needed new plates for the console. just fwiw.[/quote]
Preciate it, but I have a CNC and cut all my panels myself. Can even get fancy with reverse engraving/backlighting too now lol....
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/22/24 at 1:17 pm
[quote]LSUtigerturner[/quote]
Not sure how they get rid of the diamond deck pattern, I’m not really a fiberglass guy. but man I hate that stuff.
This one just has regular floor with spray on nonskid thank god...
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/21/24 at 4:38 pm
this is another reason I just completely removed the console on this one :lol:...
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/21/24 at 9:13 am
Yeah I feel like even with the weld mount stuff it can still be hit or miss sometimes. I’ve never had great luck using adhesive zip tie mounts, so I try to avoid using them if at all possible. Even if you get a good bond, sometimes it just flakes off whatever surface it’s adhered too. Almost have to...
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/21/24 at 8:26 am
I try to avoid using adhesive to hang zip tie mounts. Prefer to use 316SS screws.
But in the cases I do have to use adhesive, Weldmount adhesive/hangers is my go to. Just sometimes hard to find the adhesive in stock. Prep is fairly typical, remove any loose surface paint/contaminants and rough up...
re: Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/20/24 at 9:59 pm
Yep. Already pulled forward floor as well, just no pictures. It’s a poly tank and it’s still in good shape so that will stay. Just need to pump out the fuel that’s been sitting in it for the past few years.
Replacing fuel lines while it’s all taken apart. Hard not to just do them regardless of co...
Shearwater 25LTZ rebuild thread
Posted by CP3 on 5/20/24 at 12:34 pm
Recently started a complete rebuild on a buddy’s 25ft Shearwater. Figured I’d share the rebuild progress since people seemed to enjoy my contender rebuild thread. Will try to update as I make progress.
Boat used to be charter boat and then sat for a few years, so it needs a good bit of work to b...
re: Tuna trips out of venice
Posted by CP3 on 5/17/24 at 10:31 am
Nick is awesome too! ...
re: Tuna trips out of venice
Posted by CP3 on 5/17/24 at 10:27 am
Do it
Intensity
Relentless
Mexican Gulf
Fish Venice/Eddie Burger
Paradise
Those are just a few. Majority of charters down there will put you on fish if they’re biting
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re: Towing a boat with 1/2 ton truck.
Posted by CP3 on 5/7/24 at 9:34 am
I towed a 31ft contender from Kenner to Venice with an F150 and survived.
Would not recommend though lol. Going up bridge was scary, going down bridge was even scarier :lol:...
re: Yamaha Outboard Service
Posted by CP3 on 5/5/24 at 10:03 pm
[quote]Port side motor all of a sudden started to idle high- 2100 rpm[/quote]
Pop cowling and see if any hoses or plugs came undone. I’ve heard of this happening when hose pulls off throttle body or sensor gets unplugged
[quote]Starboard motor trim all of a sudden isn’t working[/quote]
Did ...
re: Anyone on here ever refreshed their gel coat?
Posted by CP3 on 5/5/24 at 5:38 pm
We had our boat sanded and painted with Awlgrip. Maybe not as “tough” as gelcoat, but it was 1000000 times easier to keep clean. And looked brand new with just a quick spray down. ...
re: Electric Reels
Posted by CP3 on 5/3/24 at 2:20 pm
[quote]The 1500 Banax and 1200 Tanacom will struggle with a pissed off sword.[/quote]
Can confirm...
re: Electric Reels
Posted by CP3 on 5/2/24 at 11:26 am
We just use the banax with rod combo from frigate sales for most stuff. Grouper, snapper, tiles..works great and they’re local and pretty easy to deal with if it needs to get worked on.
Fun fact they’re also great for black fin lol. We regularly put a diamond jig on it with blinky light at night ...
re: Shark bite while fishing. Video
Posted by CP3 on 4/22/24 at 11:25 am
[quote]Idk why you got so many downvotes.[/quote]
Don’t know, don’t care. Only good shark is a dead one, and anyone that comes up on my line is getting shanked or shot....
re: Venice Tuna Trip Question
Posted by CP3 on 4/22/24 at 11:23 am
Pretty standard for them to do all the work getting fish on and then handing rod to customer to catch. You have to realize that a large percentage of their customers are idiots and will just create a cluster frick if they let them set lines, etc.
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re: Shark bite while fishing. Video
Posted by CP3 on 4/20/24 at 5:02 pm
I normally just give sharks a few stabs with the Dexter before cutting their face off the hook...
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