jay42782

finally have some poles on deck! taking it out for the first time tomorrow morning

#1 ended up being a faulty tilt trim motor(ran direct jumper wire with clean power to it) #2 had my hydrawave and humminbird wired into the tilt trim switch at the bow using the red and blue (rookie mistake) (temporary until complete overhaul of carpet....etc this winter) #3 no idea on the horn its a new boat and works when it wants to thank you guys for helping out.greatly appreciated

messed with it for a few hours tonight.cleaning,checking connections etc..... eliminated the whole harness with a jumper to my Humminbird and hydrawave.both worked great isolated i will be back at it again tomorrow thanks guys for your help its much appreciated

ok I will continue to check the grounds

100%...well as clean as I could get them with a wire brush and sand paper first thing I did when installing the new batteries I am stumped on this one

just picked up a 1998 skeeter 17.5 all weld with a 40 hp yamaha and having a heck of a time figuring out this electric issue Yesterday went through everything getting it ready for the first fish trip and everything was in working order Upon doing one last once over I realized my on board charger only had the red light on wich usually has both green and red.Also was very dim So i went to the tilt trim switches both bow and shifter.As I push up or down it moves but very slow like its drawing very little power next went to the horn....same thing super low screeching honk And then finally my Humminbird 859.Will turn on then right back off Both batteries are fully charged checked with a fluke meter several times I checked every fuse the boat has on it there all good I even went as far as eliminating everything electrical and reconnected it one at a time.Same as before.Each device would perform poorly The batteries both cranking and trolling are brand new one month old and have been used in my other boat and worked just fine any thoughts on what to check before i pull my hair out?? PS:The starter cranks the motor normal but that's it

just bought this 1998 17.5 skeeter today

second coat of well mixed D2T did the trick

well its been over 24 hours and my devcon 30 minute epoxy clear coat is still tacky kinda nervous

this is kinda tuff to search for.so many books come up but I figured someone here would know.I have found patterns I like on the internet but would be nice to have a book at hand while painting so if you just started in painting hardbaits what would be your book of choice at your side?

Very Nice!!

Thanks for the kind words! yes first bait paint and first time airbrushing was the base coat pictured above.I think I am going to enjoy this just as much as in the boat!! I bought the Iwata a couple months ago and I would open the box then close it! until last night..no practice shoots of any kind.Loaded paint and went with it !!

thanks Bruce 424! just went down to Bass Pro and picked some up! added some over reduced orange to the belly and clear coated with Devcon 2 ton 30 minute

So having never touched an airbrush in my life I decided to work up the nerve to put some paint in my new Iwata HP-CS and give it a go! put in some pearl white reduced and starting spraying the bait.never even practiced with paper just starting shooting for the first time on the bait found quickly that i should have used opaque white to start so i then shot over the pearl with that moved on to some yellow,then lime green,moss green and finally reduced black over the lufa (scale pattern) finished with some light black sponge dabs of black on middle portion of the body still might add some red around the gills not sure yet is there anywhere locally you can find stick on eyes? i would love to get this clear coated and see how it looks! I must say I am hooked on lure painting!

thanks! will do BASSPATROL247

thanks bud.I watched his stuff earlier and just now found the one where he states the thickness.took me awhile but sounds like guys are using between .20 and .30

so I am taking the plunge at painting some hard baits for personal use.I have spent a few hours trying to get info on best brand,thickness,place to purchase etc.... not having a lot of luck both local stores and internet just left hobby lobby with some stencil blank sheets but there not clear and seem thin to me? any info would be much appreciated.will be doing mostly small crankbait stencils for now thanks in advance

thank you everyone would helped me get through the wiring on my boat!been super busy last few days with work and getting boat/gear ready. anytime i do a project like this i tend to go a little over kill but thought since i am already in this far might as well go all out.every connection was either heat shrinked or soldered and rubber grommets where ever wire came into contact with an aluminum edge.i also replaced the floor as the wood was rotted.ended up going with foam.i will attach a few photos.again thank you for your help!

i had planned on running one battery but may rethink this as my outboard that came with this boat is a mid 70's evinrude.not that i don't trust it but you never know. i will have to look but pretty sure my humminbird had a fuse and hydrowave did not...don't quote me on that i should have been more specific on fuses.seems like most guys are buying the prewired 6 switch panels and running everything to it.was not sure if i should go that route or not have not determined battery location/locations yet.boat is only 12'and from factory where the seats mount is basically a box with the sides being open so may put them there. i would say worst case with two batteries the longest run would be 10' another thing on grounding seems like a read multiple times was to make sure the outboard is grounded? not sure if this only applies to an electric star unit or what

wow! great info guys and thank you for the help!

thanks john i appreciate your help

7'6 H Vendetta.bought one yesterday locally on sale for 44.00 bucks

Ok so its been awhile since I have wired a boat without any wires to start with.All of my recent boats have been factory wired boats with the addition/upgrade of electronics.most of my searches have come up with cranking/trolling setups Current rig: 12' bass tracker tadpole with a pull start outboard (no cranking power needed) and no wiring whatsoever. Equipment going in boat: Minn Kota Terrova 54'' 12v with I-Link, Humminbird 859 DI, Hydrowave What kind of switches,fuses,panels,battery,grounding...etc do you recommend? This is a temporary setup until my next boat is purchased Thanks in advance!

youtube-search (MakeLure - Poppers and Soft Plastic Dust)start video at 6:08.not sure if this will help you or not

great job buddy.I am shopping for a airbrush setup right now to get into custom painting.I wish i had the patience for hand painting AGAIN....great job sir you did a wonderful job