Wanaflatsfish

Super clean....should go quickly....priced right. I have the same skiff with a two smoker 115. What kind of numbers are you seeing with the F115? MPH ? WOT? Hole Shot? What blade? dc

That's bending a rod 9-5 dc

Here is the splashwell idea for cutting off the hinges...the wing nuts go on the bolts.... dc

couple hundred maybe with that much noise dc

This is the one I had looked for as well and could not find (above), what I did was get the same one but without the 2nd lock attachments...it had a hinge, I removed the hinge and then created a way to just lift it off a bolt... Will get pics eventually dc

Here are some good videos... and info on wiring.... There is also a good book called the 12 V guide to wiring or something like that.... dc

I just took off the hinges and put together a small brace to hold it in place. This way it uses the original locks and then lifts up. You don't take off very often so no big deal. I'll take some pics. dc

Before I put a 5K lb boat on my chest I would be sure to have some 8x8 fence posts cut into 2 foot sections and stacked on each side, along with the jack stands.... I carry a large 2x10 and several 8x8's in the truck for on the road repair. dc

Nice.... i've heard the trips a pretty large up that way. dc

what is your current prop? On my 22 2005 f150 patty i ran an OFX 17 or 18 (can't remember), it was ported....and I can tell you my hole shot was very good, even with wells loaded and JP on 4.. DC

Where were you fishing? DC

With a small family, I"d look for a good used 1806 pathfinder....or a 2000V. They are going to draft equal to a MA18 or RF18. Lots of room and storage for family stuff.... You won't get skinny like the "T"..but, it will allow you to combine a bit of family and shallow water.... DC

So what do you do from 1101 to 659pm Can I come crash at yo crib ? It's a hike to come over at 0330 to be on the water at 0600 for 5 hours of fishing..or, maybe that's the plan....but, I don't run the Chokoloskee creeks in the dark.....too many mean and nasty's you can't see that can jump out and grab yo lower unit. I've seen too many large trees in places they weren't last week in the canals of Chokoloskee..... dc

COTO and I fished flamingo yesterday.....ran East into the bights.... We found about a dozen snook up on the shorelines - mixed bag of small to up to 24-25 " very healthy. Water was pretty muddy...with the morning temperature at 87-88. By 11 a.m. the temperature was up near 93.... We explored some of the keys out front and then farther east t but there was NO life anywhere... I guess it's just to hot !!!! Maybe time to wait till September, fix up the skiff and get ready to fish hard in late September / early October. Any thoughts? DC