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Destroyer was RIGHT!!...he steered me to an Ebay top seller and I went for it...happily I can tell you this is a REEL good buy...delivered to my door, shipping and all-$133...
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And this is no cheap crap...well designed and made...was concerned at first about snap-together bow, but then impressed by how well they're done...tight and secure...fittings are heavy plastic that should hold up for years...Thanks, Destroyer!!...:clap:

And here are a few update shots on how the '84 project is coming along...
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The strip on the dash centered above the wheel is velcro for mounting the iphone...w/the Navionics app up, I can dedicate the whole screen on the Lowrance to studying what's happenin' under the boat...12 volt plug-in located to power the phone so no worries about battery running down...
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And got the swim platform off the old '74 mounted the other day...
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It's comin' along...and again, thanks to all who have had a hand in "REEL Deal"...:clap:

Hey Spare...gonna try go do some trollin' for stripes tomorrow...you might as well know!!...:sun:

That top looks REEL nice.

Catchin anything on those Alabama Rigs?

Notta thing yet, but I like the action on 'em, trollin' and castin'...saw a 17 lber caught on one trollin' recently...lotta folks usin' 'em around here, I just haven't had 'em out but once yet...

Looks great!

hmmm, very tempting. I have a bimini that I never use because it is the low type that buttons onto the windshield. I am too tall for it and don't like having to look out the windshield only. I keep it with me in case I run into weather. Its in great shape, great quality and has the side windows.

But maybe I should get this one for 133?

oh crap, just realized it probably wouldn't fit with my arch :(

oh, well, great find! Great work Destroyer!

sorry for the rambling...

rkc

Reel looking good man. Tell me about your tranny mount trolling motor. What make/model, thrust? Is it regular tiller control or foot pedal? How is it compared to the bow mount you had?

It's just a little 30lb thrust Minn Kota I found on CL...it does the job, but no comparison to the bow-mounted 70-80 lb units...WHOLE LOT easier to control w/the motor on the bow than on the tranny...easier to pull instead of push....plus w/the wireless remotes on the bow mounts, you can be anywhere in the boat...here I'm at the tranny ALL the time...I just ain't got the bucks it takes to bow mount right now and this'll do the job till I can...but it's puttin' stripes in the boat, so here I go!!...:sun:

I'm sorry - was this a post about the sun shade ?

All I see is the 200hp Merc that likely pushes that V to well over 60 mph.

All these guys with hot rod V boats, leaves the rest of us with 100, 140, 150hp outboards
to putter along .......

Where's the guy who installed an inboard producing around 350 hp ?
All that rig needed was trim tabs to control the porpoising.
What did that run......... 75 mph ?

All of that looks great reel!!:clap:

Just needs a touch of blood to top it off.

Looks good reel!
RKC i had a top like yours on the v and the sea ox when i got them, it was the first thing gone!! you will love the stand up! maybe you can bolt the top on the arch? i have seen that before.

here was my cure for the seat hitting back of knees

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or i just turn the sear to face the rear and use as a leaning post, it was a little tight for a 340 pound guy, but i just got weighted today and i hope it will be better now that i am 188!

Reel, the new V is coming along great. I always look forward to your project posts. They always show alot of ingenuity.

MJ, What brand is that seat? I would love to have one of those on my Aquasport. I almost always stand when I drive and hate having the seat hit me in the back of the legs.

How many pairs of rodholders on that girl? Top is a find. Bimini constructed similar here in Lakeland runs a lot more.

There are total of 8 SS horizontal rod holders essential for live baiting we do around here..I cannot thank DMoore enough for recently sending me the ones he never used off the 21 he got several years back...some of the striper-heads down here have 20+ of these holders on there boats due to cut-baiting...

Total 6 rods in the gunwale inserts...total 11 standups including the ones on the bait-tank...plans to add 4 more stand-ups...live-baiting these lakes for stripes is a rod-heavy undertaking..we can easily have 8 lines in the water..more gets crazy sometimes...all that's probably more than you wanted to know...

Here are 6 in use and not in the picture are the two in front of the windshield...
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:love:...love this stuff!!...:love:...you gotta go w/me some time...:beer:

One other thing iphones/ipads will teach you quickly is, while on battery power and not using apps, TURN OFF the apps you've been using...as mentioned above, charts and other apps burn power and until you actually turn 'em off, the meter is spinnin'!!...

Sweet set-up for that type fishing. I have been thinking about some extra rod holders. Those spin right off and are held in place by a jam nut?
Looking good.

Yeah they got a big wing nut to lock 'em down...easy on/off...I do not recommend for conventional trolling w/big motor, but for pulling live bait around w/an electric motor, they ARE fo shizzle...we'll generally have 4 free lines (hook and bait only w/2 of those on side-planers) and 4 down lines (1 1/2 oz egg over a 4-5' leader) slowly easing around w/that elec motor...

Easy removal of those rod holders make it easy to take the girls boarding w/my V20 Ski Boat!!..LOL!!

mulv80, it is a TODD boat is cover now so i don't know the number??

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REEL , THAT DASH LOOKS GREAT. every time you guys post pics it puts ideas in my head :head:

Why you Old coot, looking mighty fine sitting on the water there.
Tall me what an Alabama Rig is, fresh or salt or both?

Those Alabama Rigs are getting all sorts of rave reviews and stuff, but we've been using slightly bigger versions here in the NE salt for years. One of the more common names is 9'er Rigs or Umbrella Rigs.

Willy, we started trollin' Umbrella rigs a few years back...I know you guys have been pullin' 'em for ever...these Alabama rigs are very castable and troll great too...

CB, I've lately been seein' a rig between the two that i think you're referring to...it's a small diameter U-rig and it's workin' pretty good to for trollin' but I don't think it's castable...rave reviews down here too on the A-rigs...sellin' 'em fast as they can put 'em on the shelf...:clap:

Reel-

What's the name of the bimini guy on ebay? I will be in the market for one this spring for the McKee. Thanks.

-Svence

We can get them either way, but mostly they're not castable because they're so big.

Boatarama online. http://www.ebay.com/sch/boatarama/m....&_trksid=p3984

I use umbrellas on my downriggers all the time.. 10lb fish style weight, (I don't care for the cannonblalls) with a 6 arm umbrella. Tubes oin the arms and a long center stinger...usually about 4' of leader on the center post with either a tube or a lure on it. Pretty deadly for most fishes... dark colors (blacks and purples mostly) for stripers...whites and yellows for blues. Greens for most anything.

:clap:...REEL Approved!!...:clap:

Thanks, Mulv...I really have a lotta fun comin' up w/stuff...form follows function is the only rule and no excess...

Thanks. His prices look pretty damn good!

-Svence