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Visited few tackle shops in Istambul turkey and get some items.

I use the mustad for heavy lb test braids and lower lb I use Gerber .

More items arrived today: 5 port hub for future when i want to get the front unit. also I got the jumper for keeping it on board for emergency.

6- 360 6" RAM mount just delivered.

I have purchased some items using Prime Day discounts. They are what I was thinking it is necessary to have as a new boat owner. -The first one is the leash. -2nd the MotorMate -3rd the Anchor fits the size of the boat with the rope for the lakes that I am going to fish. -4rth 80lb Terrova and Helix 7 and the soft cover. -5th High speed inhaul transducer and Y cable. So can connect 2d and mega imaging at the same time to helix 7.

What brand keel guard is good? and what length I need to get for 18,5' Aluminum boat?

Happy fathers day, Thats what I got:

Is anyone use boat and recommend any of that two option? one of them connect to trailer and the other one hold the engine by itself. I have some fathers day gift card and I think it is r=the best thing I can get with it.

@stk44 Surprisingly it is no video to clearly explain the difference between models, But as you can see in this pictures you can see the three botton with "link" logo and there is a cable to connect to my hummingbird 7 g4n. I am waiting for my helix to be deliver today and see if this cables can connect them to each other, because as you said they might have different design and it has Link capabilities already. So is this the GPS you talking about? so I already have the Link capability? Sorry I am new and clueless.

@stk44 @DaubsNU1 So this one is ok even if it is not link? I am thinking to return this and get ultera link. As you see in the picture, this trrova is not link am i right? I would but a big helix for bow later and hook it up, thats for later.

The trolling motor is here, It is big and heavy. Now i have two question: 1- trolling motor have built in transducer, also fish finder comes with transducer, So now we just ignore TM transducer and go only with stern transducer from fish finder? 2- i forgot the second question LOL BAD NEWS, We ordered terrova link but the one they sent is not link.

@stk44 yes we bought it if you can say but we can’t get the boat to test till all items I am upgrading are installed and bring it out in water. The boat stays with them for now till everything done with it. Also I got gold 5 year mercury warranty on top of the three years warranty on it. Also I got the insurance for the boat and gear as well. So I think the answer is yes we got the red new boat.

We already committed. Except for the engine upgrade, which was impossible because it was very expensive, I went ahead and made other upgrades. We got: 1. One cranking dual-purpose lithium battery 2. Two trolling motor lithium batteries 3. One 7” Humminbird Helix 7 Mega SI/DI Gen4N 4. Minn Kota 80 lb, 60” shaft, 24V, i-Pilot Link (to integrate with the Humminbird) I paid for all of these upgrades out of pocket, and they will give me the original parts after they remove them from the boat.

Who is your dealer? cant find the stuff you guys posting😅

So what I understand we need both charger, one for charging batteries when you get back home and another one dc to dc for charging batteries with engine when it is running?

So what I understand we need both charger, one for charging batteries when you get back home and another one dc to dc for charging batteries with engine when it is running?

I got two pack for trolling and house, but they dual purpose for c a king is group 31 and 145ah I like the 145ah, but the group 31 require changing the tray in the boat. So I found this company have group 27 dual purpose. I hav nt s to n bad review so far https://a.co/d/0fcq9ush

Guys I saw so much good feedback about this barrios, Are you suggesting them or anything in price range?

@Nitro 882 What size boat do you have? If you’re paying for a new engine, make sure you get the maximum horsepower it’s rated for. I just learned that from Ajay and some of the other guys. It’s better to have it at the top end — it might be a couple thousand more, but it’s worth it.

@A-Jay Beautiful catch and more beautiful rod holder you got on that T track. I can't believe ho may rods it is holding? Do you know the brand? Now I am in the market for all those accessories .

Plus, I found the same boat in a center console version with a Suzuki 140, an 80 lb trolling motor, and 9” and 12” fish finders. The engine has only 70 hours on it. The price is $24,000 before tax, but it’s about 3,000 miles away from us. Do you think it’s something worth considering?

@A-Jay Thank you so much for the old tiers up. Yesterday, they mentioned that they would change the tires but not the wheels. However, we’ve run into a small issue: since the boat is out of production, we apparently no longer have hull warranty coverage. This hull originally had a lifetime warranty, but APEX Marine is now refusing to honor it (this is what the dealer told us today). At the same time, I’ve seen online that APEX Marine still honors the warranty. I think the best approach is for us to contact APEX Marine directly and clarify the situation. The salesperson doesn’t seem to know much about this specific boat.

https://www.polarkraft.com/model/details/Outlander-186-SC

Hi everyone, I visited the boat center today and took some pictures of the locations for the battery, bilge pump, and other components. I also spoke with the salesman about upgrading the trolling motor from 50 lb to 80 lb. He said they can do it, but I’ll need to pay the price difference. He is going to contact APEX Marine to get the details on the hull warranty as well as the Mercury warranty. Tomorrow I’m going back to speak with the service manager about the upgrades. I also remembered, after talking to @J._Bricker , that I’m going to upgrade the batteries to two 12V batteries for starting and house power, and one 24V lithium battery for the trolling motor in the middle. By the way, this boat comes with a custom cover, so we won’t need to purchase one in the future. Please let me know if I’m missing anything.

Yes, we're going to have a test drive and two hours on a water drive with their captain before getting it.