V boats - rough water handling

[jamesbalog]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

No feathers ruffled here my friend. Actually I completely agree with with you and your post. Yea lake Erie seems like she could get pretty rough!

Lake Erie is a nasty little sucker. She turns from a nice two foot chop to bringing some nasty stuff in a matter of minutes. Can be a bad time if you aren't paying attention. She's only 50-55 feet deep and the deepest points from the western end of the central basin and to the west you're lucky to see 35'

Great fishin though

[macojoe]

bgreene
Four pumps in the Sea Ox boat ? Wow - reminds me of the tug boats on 4th of July - spraying all those water cannon !!
Do you use those pumps to fire water at other boaters ?

I have 2, 1100 auto's in rear with a 700 that was there when i bought the boat, i also have a auto 500 up front that was there when i bought the boat.
The 700 and 500 are switched on and off at the dash so when i want them on i can. The 1100's are auto, one higher then the other, both connected direct to a different battery. This way when at mooring one can come on till battery dies then the water can come up a little higher and turn on the 2nd pump till that battery dies. Hopefully that would buy time till let say day light when itcan be seen and helped!

[phatdaddy]

i also have a light wired into the auto bilge system so when the pump kicks on, a light on the dash comes on. found a split livewell hose one day when everytime i took off, i noticed that light would come on for a second or two.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by macojoe

I have 2, 1100 auto's in rear with a 700 that was there when i bought the boat, i also have a auto 500 up front that was there when i bought the boat.
The 700 and 500 are switched on and off at the dash so when i want them on i can. The 1100's are auto, one higher then the other, both connected direct to a different battery. This way when at mooring one can come on till battery dies then the water can come up a little higher and turn on the 2nd pump till that battery dies. Hopefully that would buy time till let say day light when itcan be seen and helped!

Smart - sounds like you have it covered.

Mine gets moored next to the house with a " day tarp" covering it to keep the sun off and the rain out. Babied, that's how my V21 sits when not in use, on the trailer. At least one good thing about trailering.