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| Cave is correct... all of my rods (for now) are 7'6"...
And I do a lot of trolling (both eyes and skis), which was my reasoning behind buying a tiller... so I would like to keep the captain's chair to save my behind.
Steve... I understand what you are saying, but I fish up there standing on the gunwales now... Just looking to make a bit more room is all. The lakes and rivers I am fishing are all pretty small... not many 2' waves out there... just the occasional rogue wave from a slow moving pleasure boat. If it gets too rough, I stand in the bottom or share the aft deck with whoever is fishing with me. I am pretty comfortable with being that high, but would like a little better footing is all. I was even thinking about something removable to cover the splash tray, with a cutout around the motor. After installing some trim tabs, I get zero prop wash and its rare that I see a wave big enough to let water in the drainholes... plus I could make some brackets for the platform that could easily be fastened down quickly with wingnuts if necessary. This would give me an extra place to stand about a foot wide, without having to modify much else. THoughts?
Also Steve, where did you install your starboard saddle tank? Is that your primary fuel tank, or just for the kicker? I was trying to think of ways to convert my tank to a permanent (ie. non-removable, with gas cap) one. That would also help the slight portside list of the boat...
Thanks for all of the input! | |
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