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Yake Bait

Posted 6/28/2009 9:53 AM (#385999)
Subject: Crestliner 1750 Fishhawk modification

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2004 1750 SC Fishhawk (now called the 1700 model since last year).

This modification consists of using two vinyl rain gutter downspout tubes routed behind the carpet covered aluminum plate on the port side of the rear casting deck. Tubes were cut to length and riveted together to keep them in the same spot. There is some foam floatation behind this plate that will need to be shaved down a bit to still fit. Also you will need to cut off the bottom of the wood plate that fits on the front side of the panel to allow room for the downspout to come out of the space behind the aluminum plate.

Main reason for doing this is that 8.5' rods that are being stored above the rod locker either take too much room on the front or rear deck. The side console Fishhawk does not have any room on the starboard side for laying rods down. Rod guides and tips have a tendency to be stepped on when laying on the back deck. This modification allows me to place rod tips of two rods into the tubes and keep them off the back fishing deck while keeping the butt end comfortably off the front deck.

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