Progress Report

nofearengineer · 03-14-10, 05:20 AM

Got my downriggers installed:

After I got those done, I spent a good while cussing up a storm (so that is where my parrot get his vocabulary!) working on my battery/charger wiring. Man, I love my boat, but it has flaws, one of them being the piss poor battery compartment design. They're stuck back under the transom area, with both bilge hoses sticking up in front of them, such that you can only really pull one battery out at a time. Sucks trying to attach cables, and get the hold-downs in place. But everything is now working as it should. Charger is humming right along, with 26.7V at my trolling motor receptacle.

Tomorrow, the HB and the MercMonitor are going to come to life.

Oh one more thing...I had to unscrew the plate my shifter is attached to in order to be able to bolt the rod holders into the gunwales, and when I put it back, my engine doesn't want to shift into reverse now. Honestly, I've never tried to shift it into reverse while not running, and I'm uncertain if it's even supposed to do it. It shifts into forward easily enough. I'm not sure what I could have done to cause this (maybe pulled the cable in some odd direction), but I'll unscrew it again tomorrow and see what's up. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to throw them out there.

MallenManson · 03-14-10, 10:07 AM

You're like Dr Frankenstein out there in your garage. Nice lookin boat

bcklash · 03-14-10, 10:10 AM

Looks and sounds good Bryce, but why the downriggers for bluegills.

just kiddin it does look good.

bamabassman · 03-14-10, 11:43 AM

Looks good to me bryce. And i agree with ron, gills ain't that big pal. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

03-14-10, 05:20 AM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Progress Report Got my downriggers installed: After I got those done, I spent a good while cussing up a storm (so that is where my parrot get his vocabulary!) working on my battery/charger wiring. Man, I love my boat, but it has flaws, one of them being the piss poor battery compartment design. They're stuck back under the transom area, with both bilge hoses sticking up in front of them, such that you can only really pull one battery out at a time. Sucks trying to attach cables, and get the hold-downs in place. But everything is now working as it should. Charger is humming right along, with 26.7V at my trolling motor receptacle. Tomorrow, the HB and the MercMonitor are going to come to life. Oh one more thing...I had to unscrew the plate my shifter is attached to in order to be able to bolt the rod holders into the gunwales, and when I put it back, my engine doesn't want to shift into reverse now. Honestly, I've never tried to shift it into reverse while not running, and I'm uncertain if it's even supposed to do it. It shifts into forward easily enough. I'm not sure what I could have done to cause this (maybe pulled the cable in some odd direction), but I'll unscrew it again tomorrow and see what's up. If anyone has any ideas, feel free to throw them out there. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

03-14-10, 10:07 AM	#2
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	You're like Dr Frankenstein out there in your garage. Nice lookin boat __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

03-14-10, 10:10 AM	#3
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Looks and sounds good Bryce, but why the downriggers for bluegills. just kiddin it does look good. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

03-14-10, 11:43 AM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Looks good to me bryce. And i agree with ron, gills ain't that big pal. HAHAHAHAHAHA!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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