Bassin4Life55

The tourney is this weekend! Good luck man, be sure to tell us how it goes.

Great thread. I like "Fish on" or "There we go"

Thanks for the great drawing. The only reason why we were looking at 2x4's is for the weight because this boat is not going to be used for fishing all of the time so the whole deck is made to be removable. So we figured the weight of the wood would help keep the deck from bouncing too much if it was lighter. What do you think?

Congrats, Can't wait to see some pics.

The disconnect will be in the back where the PVC pipes exit. Your right, instead of PVC, tubing would work well.

Nice one bud!

It all depends, in a tourney, I'd probably use a net but if I'm just leisure fishing I almost always lip.

IF their hitting it, a PopR is awesome, The smallies can come out of the water with such gusto, you see some impressive strikes.

Lol, Photoshop is the ultimate fish story aid.

New York actually has a good variety. like anywhere, it all depends on where you fish.

If you want to learn, anything you can pick up will be beneficial but sometimes the best learning is just experience.

Big fish. The info generated about this pic really shows the resource this forum can be.

I do, but hopefully I'll get a boat eventually. We all started on the banks!

Welcome

Thanks for the pics. I am working with Doug on this project. HPBB, I was wondering if you could outline the plumbing system you used for the livewells. I have a CAD Drawing of what I would like to do but if you could help us out with the plumbing schematic that would be great. -Justin Here are my CAD Drawings.... All the wood pictured are 2x4's The deck itself is .75" plywood and is 16.75" High, 39" Long, and 56" wide. The Livewells are 20 Gallon Rubbermaid heavy Duty Totes The PVC is all 1"OD This is the Deck Without the "wings' on it. Keep in mind this deck will be removable. The lower PVC system is the overflow system, you will see the overflow pipe inside in a later image. The black around the holes in the livewell are just black rubber tubes cut lengthwise that we will epoxy in and a similar coting will be on the wood structure on the actual door to seal up, hopefully water tight, when the doors are closed. This is the deck with the "wings" The wings will be attached to the 2x4's as pictured that will sit in running "shelves already on the boat. This will allow the rear deck to run the width of the boat. All closed up. I will put handles on the livewells. They will probably just be straps. A close-up of one well, The higher PVC pipe is the fill system whereas the lower on is the overflow. A view of the overflow pipe inside. Their is a baitwell system in the boat that we want to adapt for the livewells. Their is a pump and some plumbing. What do you guys think?