chrismarion
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2006
- Messages
- 115
I am in the process of creating my list of items I will be purchasing to rebuild my boat with. Most ideas I have come up with over the fishing seasons and some I got from new boats. I just would like some opinions since I am sure some of you have used, have, or discarded for certain reasons. For infromational purposes, boat use is primarily salt water. Here is a link to view pictures I have drawn of what I want it to look like when I am done. I am not an expert designer or artist. Forgive me for it being dirty. It is currently stored at my grandfathers house and the cover tore letting in rain water. I love cleaning it again.
http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/JChrisMarion/My Boat/
*These are the things that I am wondering about most often, if they are a good idea or not.*
Lighting Interior: I decided that I would like to be able to try night fishing more around bridges and inlets. I thought about having small LED lights to light up the deck. Like round block style or small rope style to accent the interior either white or maybe red. I figure LED will last longer with Salt and low power consumption.
Exterior Nav Lights: I currently have your traditional bi-color Nav light mounted on the bow, which gets in my way when I am moving around landing a fish. Catch with toe, maybe fall, you've probably done this yourself to. I thought about the hull mounted lights on each side, but was wondering pro's/con's compared to the standard Nav Light.
Baitwell: I am going to put in a new baitwell also, plumbing to the tank is covered. For waste water extraction I currently have a pump to pull out water also and push out the back at the transom. Was thinking to change this to maybe the side of the boat. I would like gravity extraction, but I wont be high enough off the water for flats fishing. Unless someone has another good idea.
Center Console: I am going to get a smaller center console. Just a basic one, I dont like the room I lost when I put this one in. Granted I will still have my inhull tank in the same basic location under the console, but I will have to move my batteries to the rear with a smaller console. Will I still have good weight distribution? Currently running three batteries. I will have a trolling motor up front.
Deck: Per my drawings you can see the difference of the way it is now versus how I want to raise the front deck flush and a flush rear deck. With a sunk-in floor. I also want to add in a walk around style deck to it on the sides like the newer flats boats.
http://s20.photobucket.com/albums/b207/JChrisMarion/My Boat/
*These are the things that I am wondering about most often, if they are a good idea or not.*
Lighting Interior: I decided that I would like to be able to try night fishing more around bridges and inlets. I thought about having small LED lights to light up the deck. Like round block style or small rope style to accent the interior either white or maybe red. I figure LED will last longer with Salt and low power consumption.
Exterior Nav Lights: I currently have your traditional bi-color Nav light mounted on the bow, which gets in my way when I am moving around landing a fish. Catch with toe, maybe fall, you've probably done this yourself to. I thought about the hull mounted lights on each side, but was wondering pro's/con's compared to the standard Nav Light.
Baitwell: I am going to put in a new baitwell also, plumbing to the tank is covered. For waste water extraction I currently have a pump to pull out water also and push out the back at the transom. Was thinking to change this to maybe the side of the boat. I would like gravity extraction, but I wont be high enough off the water for flats fishing. Unless someone has another good idea.
Center Console: I am going to get a smaller center console. Just a basic one, I dont like the room I lost when I put this one in. Granted I will still have my inhull tank in the same basic location under the console, but I will have to move my batteries to the rear with a smaller console. Will I still have good weight distribution? Currently running three batteries. I will have a trolling motor up front.
Deck: Per my drawings you can see the difference of the way it is now versus how I want to raise the front deck flush and a flush rear deck. With a sunk-in floor. I also want to add in a walk around style deck to it on the sides like the newer flats boats.
