Captainclark Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 This is my 96. Being re-painted this week. I'll post new photo's once she's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidmotion Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 EXCELLENT! lets have more photos please. looks like a super nice boat! what engine does it have on the back? floats nice! do you have the same shallow performance i do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketoyo Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Sweet ride! What color are you having her painted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poleposition Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Man, That is the flatest floating 19T I've seen...did you have ballast/lotsa gear in the bow? Either way, I think the 19Ts will always be cl***ic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidmotion Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 i'm very curious about your engine...if that is a four-stroke...we probably have a lot to talk about...i'm not considering a re-power just yet, but probably in a year or two... here is mine floating for comparison...about the same, i guess..... that red looks cool....would look neat behind my red x. is that the color you went back with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Very nice! Will the boat run with the motor up that high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I'm painting her ice blue. Coming back with snow white top side. I am honestly shocked at how skinny she will run. She will run with the motor that high for short periods of time and will plane out with it half way up. I have been VERY pleased with her performance. I am able to fish as shallow as the new 16s and am able to cross the bay in 30 knot winds. my vacation home is a few miles from the mainland and it gets super bumpy on a east or west blow. I'll get a little wet, but have never felt unsafe. As far as how she sits in the water. I have always felt she siste a little heavey in the stern. I do have a trolling motor battery forward. As far as the power goes, It is a 07 Yamaha 115 four stroke. the weight was a little more but I was able to 86 the oil tank that went with my 2 stroke. Not a major difference in weight over all. I did have to raise my polling platform 5 inches. Quite frankly it is an improvement. The platform is so huge that stability is not a problen and I now have better visibility. I currently have taken the trolling motor and backrest off. Makes for better fishing, just a little more work in the polling department. I have also had a custom Frigid Rigid built flush with the foredeck with non-skid on top. It's a HUGE box, but I stay away from the mainland for several days at a time and good ice is a premium. It also makes a very stable casting platform for my anglers. I can have two anglers elevated for sight casting at one time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Here she is behind my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketoyo Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Great color choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidmotion Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 yep, the ice blue is very nice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've been thinking about replacing the rub rail with a stainless insert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish on jimbo Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 nice boat man!! i see you said you removed the backrest, are you interested in selling it? please let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poleposition Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I am surprised these boats did not sell better...good ride, BIG shallow fishing platform, medium HP need/economy. Sure it isn't the fastest, but it is good enough given it's capabilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidmotion Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 yeah, i hear ya.....as happy as i am with mine, i can't figure out why they stopped making this model..... or some version of it...i've been pleasantly surprised with the shallow performance.....when i decided to buy this boat, i had accepted that it wouldn't float or run so shallow at almost 20ft. boy, was i wrong.... the actual hewes market is probably not looking for super super shallow performance where every inch matters....i know back in pensacola, i would never need a boat to float this shallow! but texas has some serious shallow ground....it's amazing how such huge bays can be so shallow....for miles!! i think all of east matagorda is 1.2ft.......at least to the sonar on mine! i tell ya, compated to the tailfisher i was gonna buy, this thing has waaaaaay more room...three can fish off of mine super easy....i can hold four also, if they are good friends. i wonder how many of these boats they actually made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poleposition Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I want more detailed pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 I'll get some more pics today. Funny thing about this boat is, I bought it from a guy who won it in a raffle. He was using it for b*** fishing apparently, It had a seat up on the bow.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Bad news, Painter was preparing to prime and found delamination on the bottom of the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Who is doing the work for you Clark? I am going to paint mine this winter. Give me a call. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestFoto Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Bad news,Painter was preparing to prime and found delamination on the bottom of the boat. That does not sound good sorry to hear that. So is it repairable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Yes. A few hundred bucks more.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishybusiness Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 Ice blue is very nice, you might want to look into to Matterhorn white, it is very white, and covers much better. Take a look at my boat for a color idea, I did the same in Ice blue/ Matterhorn white. I was going to go with the snow but was given a couple of good reasons to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainclark Posted June 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 She's done!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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