New member...New boat (to us anyway!)

[Coz]

Hi Destroyer! Thanks!

I will see about firing up the scanner and getting the manual loaded.

[SkunkBoat]

Looks familiar I think I saw it posted here before?

[Coz]

Hi Skunkboat!

I have no idea if it was shown here by the previous owner or not. Maybe? I'll look around and see if I can find it though.

I just bought it a week ago from someone in St. Rose, Louisiana.

[Striper80]

Welcome aboard. You can also check out atlantic towers. They have a tower in a box kit. There's also another site that has arches a little cheaper.http://www.fishonsports.com/fiar.html I have no experience with either one. Enjoy your new ride.

[ssiredfish]

Cool rig man. I could tell where that boat was from before I even looked at your location!! Had Louisana written all over it. Best of luck convertin it back to what you will use it for and welcome to the site.

Necessity is the mother of all invention right!!!! Its previous owner was certainly a go-getter, haha

[Coz]

He's got it now...

[RidgeRunner]

Welcome to the site. For the uninitiated nothern brothers that looks like a 4x4 mast post to me. LOL! Thumbs up on the ingenuity. The way it is rigged to the anchor pulpit looks functional too. That V-20 has a shrimp boat for a momma, Ray Hunt was the daddy...

[garbubba]

Nice boat Coz. Over near Biloxi myself.

I recognize it for what it is. I suspect that boat has spent time in Plaquemines or St. Bernard Parish! Can't run the mouth of the river at all in the spring without radar or some mas cajones!

You should look around for a used arch that you can make fit, unless you know someone that welds. Marine Supply in Gulfport has tons of boat parts from scrapped boats.

Isn't the stern wet on that thing? Never been in an I/O, but my 200 Merc & I swamp the stern deck of my V. I'd think that tail would do the same.

By the way, let those guys laugh at the tail, I trawled opening day in Biloxi, 75 pounds in a morning, but I wish I had your tail!

[Coz]

Hi Garbubba!

Yeah, it has spent its life in Destrehan and St. Rose. So that is basically St. Bernard West!

I have not settled on an arch yet, still looking around. I have replaced some wiring and gotten a few of the small things repaired so far.

The stern does stay dry. I'll take some pictures when it is in the water and let you see how she sits and where the water line is. Now I did have more water in the bilge than a couple of wet skiers could account for this weekend. I will keep a closer eye on where it came from. I think it was just from the wash-down pump being played with, but I do want to verify that. Can't have extra water coming in without knowing how it got there.

As far as trawling goes, I am patiently waiting for opening day here. Louisiana should be setting the dates this week. They meet today to discuss it.

[garbubba]

Posted before I read St. Rose, I have a buddy lives there might take exception to that St. Bernard comment, but he's originally from Washington Parish so we got that on him.

That's great the decks dry, that motor weight being forward is better than me standing in the bow!

Check the hoses for the self bailing scuppers, they'll leak in a bunch of water easy. The seal around the fuel tank can be a source too if you have wet skiers running around.

You'll find this boat sit's a bit bow down so the bilge water is not in the stern unless you are running or parked with the trailer tongue in the air. I plow a bit before getting on plane sometimes & flip on the bilge switch until it's dry. On the trailer I keep it jacked as high as I can.

I think I'd solve the radar mount problem by selling the radar, although they sure can come in handy every now & again.