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Nicely doen on this video and the mods. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us and I hope you have a blessed weekend. That treated wood is a perk, you wont have the weeds sticking to if if you go to a place that has a bunch of weeds and what not right at the boat ramp. dale
I hope you're still using this bad ass boat!!! I had one years ago and never modified it. I plan to buy another soon and what you did is really awesome!
Don't know if this is still relevant but you could cut your poles in half. Use brass inserts and 1/4 x20 threaded studs to assemble them. We use their shalow anchors for kayak tourney fishing. The rope going up isn't neccessary... Cool idea tho.
The only problem with lake woodlands is they don’t allow gasoline motors. They used to allow you to only troll with them but now you cant even use them at all, it’s exclusively electric only.
Nice neat organized set up. Only thing that would prevent me from doing something similar is in the past I have done a jon boat very similar and hated dealing with the added weight on the front when loading the boat. I have been considering a boat along the lines of this and for my use would be more apt to not add any additional weight besides motors, trolling battery and depth finder. But very nice work!
Nice video! You need to look into the "no snag" tie method for your deep water anchor. Several videos on YT show this technique using a small tie wrap at the eye and the main knot tying to the bottom point of the anchor. If you snag on rocks you pull the rope until the tie wrap breaks, anchor flips, and you pull it back by it's point. I've saved my kayak anchor (similar to yours in design) at least a dozen times when I would have otherwise lost it in 25 ft of water.
A blazing 6.5mph - I have to take my hat off to keep from loosing it! All seriousness, I like the added weight on the back, it helps level out the boat when I’m up front, plus the lower unit helps the boat track straight through the water. Also, the gas motor greatly increases my range from the boat ramp! All the best!
I'm building a pontoon/catamaran style boat. I'll be using an anchor system similar to yours. My first thoughts were along the line of a small hose reel. Rigging some kind of stop (lever) to let the anchor down. Using the crank on the hose reel to lift it when not needed. One in the front and one in the rear. For deeper water anchoring. For shallow water anchoring I'll be using EMT tubing. First thought was to have them pivot and lay along the side of the boat when not in use. Question, why don't you use the same technique to tilt them down as you did for raising and lowering ? That is how I'll be doing mine. I wont be using those little gadgets you used. I'll just go with pullies from the hardware store. On a non-existent budget. Can't afford a boat....so, I JUST BUILT ONE.
Just finished doing this modification to my 10e. Honestly is so cool how you used the original handle holes and didn’t have to screw or drill anything into the boat. Had to make a few adjustments and make some holes bigger but in the end it came out amazing. Great work!!!
Hey MaxCast....Really like your video's...I also built a transom saver for my bass raider and i was wondering if this boat cover fits with the addition of your transom saver. Also, looks like leaving the seats in should not be a problem, right? . How is the cover holding up in the weather? I have gone through several covers and not found a durable bass raider cover. I saw a Pelican cover on Amazon but it looks like i would have to take seats out in order to fit.. Thanks for your help.
I'm thinking about getting one of these boats, and I love this Idea. I will for sure do this. But I will probably go all the way around just so I can add more stuff (because I overdo everything). Thank you for the great Idea.
