2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

What do you use the tablet for?

Since my Hook-2 doesn't have maps much less GPS - I run the I-Boating app on the tablet. Gives me 1' contour maps of the lake with GPS tracking. I can even record my trips and set waypoints. Here's the 'track record' from 31 July this past year - when I caught the bass in my profile pic.

Ahhh yes that makes total sense. I assumed the lowrance had gps.

8 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Ahhh yes that makes total sense. I assumed the lowrance had gps.

The 4x does, but I have the base 4 model which doesn't.

Love your set up. I’m always looking for ideas on new mods On my canoe I  currently just finished my battery box and am working on a different stabilization system. These pictures aren’t the best I’ll try to get some better ones later 

4 minutes ago, Ratherbefishing75 said:

Love your set up. I’m always looking for ideas on new mods On my canoe I  currently just finished my battery box and am working on a different stabilization system. These pictures aren’t the best I’ll try to get some better ones later 

I've been doing more mods this past winter. Still have a few to do, then I'm going to do a vid on everything I've done to it.

I can’t wait to see your video  I’ll send some better pictures of what I’ve done 

Well got some better pictures and did a couple mods today as well 

Got the trailer walkway installed today. Just a couple more things left before it's done...but one of those is a big time consumer...so may be a while before the vid is shot.

 

2"x3"x1/4" Angle through-bolted to the frame.

Yes...more coming this winter.

 

First up - electronics upgrade

 

Original setup - Hook 2-4 with my tablet in a clamp mount above it...camera mount behind. Transducer was on the trolling motor.

 

New setup - Garmin Striker 7CV on a RAM mount with a Scotty transducer arm.

 

Paddle is being moved to the Port side with the bump-board moving inboard a little bit.

 

That 'support' under the work-table is not to support the table...it's to stiffen the hull. Still have to get the one under the front seat. 3/8" thick aluminum plate, 2"x4" primed and painted, angle brackets on top to hold it in place.

NIce work and ideas.  Was there a metal tube running the length of the canoe wedged in by the original seats, to give the hull some rigidity?  I have a Pelican polyethylene canoe like that, something similar:  https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/pelican-touring-canoe?a=196589

No - the original plastic seats almost filled the space between the gunwale and keel giving it more rigidity. Removing those created the flex points. I'm just replacing that curved form of the original seats with the 'pillars'...since I use the area under the seats as tackle-bag storage under the mid and rear, and battery space under the front.

That is the Cadillac of canoes now! 

38 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

That is the Cadillac of canoes now! 

And I'm still not done - gonna turn it into a Bentley.

Minor work today - earlier pic shows the 'walkway' on the trailer. That one runs from the post to the keel-roller. Today installed the second section that runs from the keel-roller back to the junction of the sections that hold the bunks.

 

Later I'll cut some 1/4" roofing rubber and glue it to the top of both runs to give me a non-skid surface.

Have you ever installed a bilge pump in your canoe  I just did and it’s working great  have it hard wired to the trolling motor battery on auto and a battery maintainer on it  this I did mostly for when I’m not on the water and it rains out I won’t have that much to bail out .  In mounted it under the rear seat donuts out of the way  and ran the discharge hose out over the side  so far I’ve had a couple rainy days and she hasn’t filled up with water yet. I’ll insert some pics when I can 

No, no auto-bilge. Canoe is stored in the garage, so out of the rain except when I have on the water.

 

I do have a manual pump that I use at the end of the day if needed, but that's been rare.

 

I just have one more thing to do, then I'll be posting a vid going over everything I've done to it the last three years.

I don’t have a garage to store it in so I do why I must do lol 

Finally - mods for this year are complete. Vid to be shot that will be an overview of everything I've done over the past three winters to turn it from a recreational canoe into a fishing machine.

Tease.  What'd you do?

Beginning of this thread shows a lot of what I've done...vid will be a quick overview of everything.

I read that a while ago.  I meant what you just finished   Love seeing upgrades.  Have had a fleet of different canoes, love fishing out of them.

 

10 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

I meant what you just finished  

This year was just the finishing touches

 

1: Changed out the Hook 2-4 for a Striker 7cv, transducer mounted on a Scotty arm off the mid seat. (pics on this page)

2: Look under the front seat - I added pillars to under the fore and mid seats to make the hull a little more rigid so it doesn't flex as much when I stand to cast.

3: I also cut and glued down some 1/8" roofing rubber to the 'deck' - add my rubber soled boat sandals and now it's a slip-free surface from bow to under the rear seat.

4: Second walkway on trailer was added behind the keel-roller that's just behind the fore walkway. Both fore and aft walkways were also given the rubber treatment. (fore walkway shown on this page)

Awesome.  Can't wait to see the complete list of mods.  Customizing stuff is super rewarding.

 

I love seeing all of your Mods I wish I could see more canoe owners posting there stuff it gives me ideas on mine lol 

1 minute ago, Ratherbefishing75 said:

I love seeing all of your Mods I wish I could see more canoe owners posting there stuff it gives me ideas on mine lol

Within the week, I'll be shooting a vid going over everything I've done. Once it's edited and uploaded, I'll post the link.