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Location: Hugo, MN | I'm happy with my boat for the most part, but the longer I have had it, the more little nice to have things keep popping up.
For starters I need a forth seat, 2001 style grey interior. If I can't find a matching seat, I'm thinking about a captain's chair for me.
Then there's the poor passengers in my boat when it's late November and the wind is blowing, waves crashing, making life miserable for my guest. I'm thinking there's got to be a way to get a second console for this boat.
Also, I've got a Mercury 115 2-stroke that has been very good to me over the last eight years. My only complaint is that it doesn't troll down great. I'd like to troll down to around 2 mph if possible. I'm thinking it's time to try a different prop, maybe something that will give me both top end speed and lower trolling speeds.
I really don't want to have to get a kicker, since I'm not a serious troller. I really only do it a few times a year exclusively. Just hoping somebody else has played with different props on their rig and could share the results. | |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Just buy the seat from Lund, that way the colors match,
Try using a drift Sock to slow you down, fairly cheap and easy to use
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| Lund did not offer a second console for the Pike 17 back then. Narrow gunnels, and the front livewell hatch was in the way. However, a fellow I know did send me some pics of how he used a later port side console, and cut a pie shape into the center side of it to allow the livewell to open. He filled the opening with aluminum sheet, and riveted it to the console, and then covered it with carpet. Looked almost like it was made for the boat. | |
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Location: Hugo, MN | Shep, that's what I was wondering on the console. I am thinking the livewell cover may have to get shortened, which wouldn't be a big deal to me, since I don't fish with live bait, and I have a rear well also. I wonder sometimes why I don't just make them tackle storage. | |
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Location: Birch Run | Put a trolling plate on your outboard, easy to put on. Happy troller makes the best one with hinges on half of the plate that will fold up in case you forget to pull it up. Paint orange stripes on the back of the plate to make it easy to see if its up when your done using it. Plates are better for your motor, because it keeps your rpm's up while trolling to keep your 2 stroke from loading up. I have a 17ft lund with 115johnson on it, without the plate down my boat will only get down to 2.7 with the plate down 1.2. | |
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upgrading my Mr. Pike 17