trophy 1802

[raymor]

Re: trophy 1802

hey raymor...thanks for the tips..it looks like they used pieces of half inch pvc to get under all the stringers..so far mine are still clear..i wonder if u could use a long plastic dowl or something to snake it through..i agree its a bit hard getting the boat up with anyone elese in it...it does not help that the large folks sit next to the motor...i was thinking about getting a set of smart tabs..we were out this sunday pulling around a tube with kids..it seemed the speed at witch it just gets on plane was good..but then it would go to fast and i'd have to back off..and then it would come off plane..i know its a fishing boat but i'm also condidering adding other u bolts (dont know the proper name) to the transom higher and fruther out to attach a skier/tube the stock ones are too low and narrow..also need a swim platform and am/fm radio..i'm wondering where to mount the speakers though..i'll keep everyone updadted..my motor is almost broken in...so far i'm quite happy...oh except for the trailer...the boat is a pain to launch..i have to back up and nail the breaks which i really dont like then i have to push and curse to get it the rest of the way..oh and i'd like a gps/depth finder...that should do it!! we caught some crabs on sunday..not the ones that are fun while your catching them!!
rob
rob

Hi Rob, You mentioned it was hard to get the boat off the trailer. When they launched my boat for me they told me to just get in the boat and when they back the boat down in the water they had me lower the engine and start it up. I did not put the engine down all the way as it was low tide, but just threw it in reverse and backed right off the trailer. Don't know if I can drive it back on, but it came off real easy so guess that is the way to do it with a bunkbed trailer. I also drilled a hole in the front stringer to clear the water out of that section that has a clogged drain and no more water problems. I will use the hole to clear that rear drainage clog this winter when I put it away for the winter.