Re: Aluminum v hull restoration, how-to's? Lmuss53's 171CC Sea Nymph Striper
Here's a little progress, I put the Minnkota AP 55 on and wanted the co-pilot option so I found a copilot cover and a fob on ebay. The cover didn't go to this style motor so I just screwed it on right where the trolling motor plug goes. It work fine so that's what matters. I am going to get an electronics box from radio shack and put the board and antenna in that eventually.
I'm thinking of putting that string of rope lights around the inside of the bottom piece of trim. I laid it around last night and hooked it up and even with it not up under the edge it doesn't make much light. It looks neat, but it doesn't do much. It would be OK for an interior light while docking I guess. I haven't made up my mind on that yet.
The old trolling bar from tha Starcraft, Brother Chasmo made this about 15 years ago, this is probably boat number 4 or 5 for this bar.
LOUD Horn
My old tried and true Lowrance LMS-480. Color side imaging sonar is in the future somewhere, but at $1000 and up for these units I will have to save up for that.
No fish yet, I haven't really gone. I think I will go for a systems check splash today and then we are ready.
I bought a stereo that fits is a 3 inch dash hole for this boat, but I think I will put that in the pontoon and use my phone with a small amp and speakers here.
I thought I was ready to go fishing after the first splash, I guress I forgot how long it takes to pull wires and wire up switches, and hook all this stuff up. So far everytthing is wired right, through a fuse or breaker with an actual switch and some of them do what the label says they do.
Here's a little progress, I put the Minnkota AP 55 on and wanted the co-pilot option so I found a copilot cover and a fob on ebay. The cover didn't go to this style motor so I just screwed it on right where the trolling motor plug goes. It work fine so that's what matters. I am going to get an electronics box from radio shack and put the board and antenna in that eventually.
I'm thinking of putting that string of rope lights around the inside of the bottom piece of trim. I laid it around last night and hooked it up and even with it not up under the edge it doesn't make much light. It looks neat, but it doesn't do much. It would be OK for an interior light while docking I guess. I haven't made up my mind on that yet.
The old trolling bar from tha Starcraft, Brother Chasmo made this about 15 years ago, this is probably boat number 4 or 5 for this bar.
LOUD Horn
My old tried and true Lowrance LMS-480. Color side imaging sonar is in the future somewhere, but at $1000 and up for these units I will have to save up for that.
No fish yet, I haven't really gone. I think I will go for a systems check splash today and then we are ready.
I bought a stereo that fits is a 3 inch dash hole for this boat, but I think I will put that in the pontoon and use my phone with a small amp and speakers here.
I thought I was ready to go fishing after the first splash, I guress I forgot how long it takes to pull wires and wire up switches, and hook all this stuff up. So far everytthing is wired right, through a fuse or breaker with an actual switch and some of them do what the label says they do.
