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This gives me 3 on each corner and 2 upright holders on the seat back for a total of 8. I can also slide my ram balls back and have two more to make 10! I do not think I will need that!
Friday, April 29, 2016
Additional Rod Holders
I added a couple more Driftmasters to the back of the boat. I moved the narrow mounts to the rails and picked up two more "3 point" mounts for the corners. The rail mounted ones have a little give but they will hold. I love the 3 point mounts, they are solid as a rock!
Kayak Trailer Revisited
Remember this? ..... (CLICK HERE FOR PART ONE)
I finally ordered the steel I needed to extend the tongue on the locking kayak trailer. I ordered an 8 foot 3 X 2 X 3/16 wall A500 Rectangle Steel Tube from Metals Depot. I also picked up a inch and 7/8 coupler and the stuff to extend the wiring.
There are only two bolts holing it onto the trailer so taking the short tongue off was easy. Once off I measured and drilled the holes in the long beam.
Then I drilled and attached the coupler.
Once I had that on I welded a loop onto the bottom with the safety chain in place.
After I got it all mocked up, I removed, dismantled and painted the beam.
After a couple days I installed it all onto the trailer.
Lowered the kayak to see how its going to sit. I think it will be just fine.
Next I will need to build or buy a cradle to hold the kayak in place and level. I am thinking a u shape in the rear and a v in the front like you would see for a boat. I may use two slanted rollers in the rear instead of a cradle so it can be put on and off without rubbing the top of the trailer. I really do not need it until October for my Bear Island trip. I can use my other one until this one is done so I can take my time.
PART 3
I finally ordered the steel I needed to extend the tongue on the locking kayak trailer. I ordered an 8 foot 3 X 2 X 3/16 wall A500 Rectangle Steel Tube from Metals Depot. I also picked up a inch and 7/8 coupler and the stuff to extend the wiring.
There are only two bolts holing it onto the trailer so taking the short tongue off was easy. Once off I measured and drilled the holes in the long beam.
Then I drilled and attached the coupler.
Once I had that on I welded a loop onto the bottom with the safety chain in place.
After I got it all mocked up, I removed, dismantled and painted the beam.
After a couple days I installed it all onto the trailer.
Lowered the kayak to see how its going to sit. I think it will be just fine.
Next I will need to build or buy a cradle to hold the kayak in place and level. I am thinking a u shape in the rear and a v in the front like you would see for a boat. I may use two slanted rollers in the rear instead of a cradle so it can be put on and off without rubbing the top of the trailer. I really do not need it until October for my Bear Island trip. I can use my other one until this one is done so I can take my time.
PART 3
Sunday, April 24, 2016
LAKE 2016 Spring Camp & Paddle
Ok, I am ashamed I did not get any pictures of this event! It was cools most of the time , since I only brought shorts, and windy. I did enjoy cooking for a few that stopped by my camp site. My camp partner Jim was a joy and I enjoyed the salty visits from our neighbor Jerry. I did not catch any fish but had an awesome time non the less.
here is the only photo from the trip.
The group gathered for the Saturday group meal.
Congrats to Owl winning the polar Bear Cooler..
here is the only photo from the trip.
The group gathered for the Saturday group meal.
Congrats to Owl winning the polar Bear Cooler..
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Burton Mill 4.19.2016
Headed up to Burton Mill on Lanier with my kayak in tow Tuesday. The LAKE group needed some fish for the fish fry this coming weekend, so few of us met up at Burton Mill Park. We put in around 7am and fished most of the day.
Group member Jim located some slabs back in a cove so I joined in. I only caught two and Jim cleaned up with about 5 Crappie and a catfish. The other members, that I was aware of, fished the cove east of the ramp and played them as well.
I think as a group effort we took in about 24-28 Crappie. That should give us a decent start to a fish fry own Saturday!
Here are some photos from the day. CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE
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| Loaded up and ready to go! |
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| The area I fished. |
Group member Jim located some slabs back in a cove so I joined in. I only caught two and Jim cleaned up with about 5 Crappie and a catfish. The other members, that I was aware of, fished the cove east of the ramp and played them as well.
I think as a group effort we took in about 24-28 Crappie. That should give us a decent start to a fish fry own Saturday!
Here are some photos from the day. CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL SIZE
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| Greg (yak dog) cleaned up! |
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| Jim (Packman) with his catch! |
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| Tom (txc35) with a nice haul. |
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| kdog came along in his Jon Boat. |
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| My meager contribution. |
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| Owl's Driftwood LOL |
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Lake Kerr NC G3 Thoughts
I am a little late with this post as I debated posting at all due to lack of photos.
March 18th, I took the boat up to my friends place Lake Kerr for some fishing and more break in time. I got up there, early afternoon, on a Friday and Stayed until Monday AM.
Friday was such a nice day we decided to get the lines wet for a few hours before dark. The lake was like glass and the boat did great. I am still undecided on the anchor feature of the Minn Kotta. It doesn't seem to want to settle down. Maybe I was just being impatient! Once we settled on a spot I just shut everything down and put pout the regular anchor.
I think the anchor I got is a bit heavy and the chain may even be overkill. I may have two lighten the load with a smaller version. However, I will say once it was out the boat didn't budge!
We did not catch any fish worth mentioning. About dark....
Got back to the ramp after dark but the boat handled well, lights worked great and my friend loved the boat.
Saturday I put in at a different spot to go look for Stripers. It was overcast, cold, windy and the water was very rough.
I backed the boat in the water while my friend and his son backed the boat from the trailer. A combination of the weight of the huge 90 HP motor and the low area of the transom put the top of the stern a bit close to the water line for comfort. Lake waves came in and over with ease, putting gallons of water in the hull. Once I got in the boat and we got underway we hit the bilge and I thought it would never stop pumping water! I think G3 should have narrowed the low area for the motor rather than have it go almost to the sides of the transom. They would have still had plenty of room for the motor and that would have deflected a lot of water coming in from the rough water situation. I felt like it could ride a little higher in the water too. The ride height could be normal as I have not owned this type of boat before. And to be fair, the 2 trolling motor batteries along with the cranking battery do not help matters much LOL.
The only other thing I noticed, later in the day, while traveling on plane across the rough water, the boat felt like it wanted to lean left. My friend stood next to me on my right and his son sat on the seat built onto the console. If anything we had more weight on the right side of the boat. This could be the way I had the boat tried? I am still getting use to the sweet spot. Or it could have just been the rough water. I have not had the boat back out yet to make sure it's nothing permanent. I don't think it is.
We caught no fish that day either.
It was so crappy out on Sunday we decided to build camp fires and Crappie fish from the bank, at his dock. It was actually pretty fun. A couple nice catfish, a decent bass, a Jack, and a few yellow perch managed to get on our hooks! No Crappie.
Still love the boat despite the comments above. It handles the rough water fairly well. Although I would prefer keeping the people to 2 there was ample room for all three of us on the boat. I probably would not want to do a lot off cast fishing though. The boat accelerates well and is pretty peppy! Hold on when you hit the throttle!. I filled up the boat when I got it and it still has a third tank..... two trips to my lake and these two days! Not bad.
I hope to get out on the G3 at least once more before my Spring Camp & Paddle with the local kayak group. I always look forward to those!
Tight Lines!
March 18th, I took the boat up to my friends place Lake Kerr for some fishing and more break in time. I got up there, early afternoon, on a Friday and Stayed until Monday AM.
Friday was such a nice day we decided to get the lines wet for a few hours before dark. The lake was like glass and the boat did great. I am still undecided on the anchor feature of the Minn Kotta. It doesn't seem to want to settle down. Maybe I was just being impatient! Once we settled on a spot I just shut everything down and put pout the regular anchor.
I think the anchor I got is a bit heavy and the chain may even be overkill. I may have two lighten the load with a smaller version. However, I will say once it was out the boat didn't budge!
We did not catch any fish worth mentioning. About dark....
Got back to the ramp after dark but the boat handled well, lights worked great and my friend loved the boat.
I backed the boat in the water while my friend and his son backed the boat from the trailer. A combination of the weight of the huge 90 HP motor and the low area of the transom put the top of the stern a bit close to the water line for comfort. Lake waves came in and over with ease, putting gallons of water in the hull. Once I got in the boat and we got underway we hit the bilge and I thought it would never stop pumping water! I think G3 should have narrowed the low area for the motor rather than have it go almost to the sides of the transom. They would have still had plenty of room for the motor and that would have deflected a lot of water coming in from the rough water situation. I felt like it could ride a little higher in the water too. The ride height could be normal as I have not owned this type of boat before. And to be fair, the 2 trolling motor batteries along with the cranking battery do not help matters much LOL.
The only other thing I noticed, later in the day, while traveling on plane across the rough water, the boat felt like it wanted to lean left. My friend stood next to me on my right and his son sat on the seat built onto the console. If anything we had more weight on the right side of the boat. This could be the way I had the boat tried? I am still getting use to the sweet spot. Or it could have just been the rough water. I have not had the boat back out yet to make sure it's nothing permanent. I don't think it is.
We caught no fish that day either.
It was so crappy out on Sunday we decided to build camp fires and Crappie fish from the bank, at his dock. It was actually pretty fun. A couple nice catfish, a decent bass, a Jack, and a few yellow perch managed to get on our hooks! No Crappie.
Still love the boat despite the comments above. It handles the rough water fairly well. Although I would prefer keeping the people to 2 there was ample room for all three of us on the boat. I probably would not want to do a lot off cast fishing though. The boat accelerates well and is pretty peppy! Hold on when you hit the throttle!. I filled up the boat when I got it and it still has a third tank..... two trips to my lake and these two days! Not bad.
I hope to get out on the G3 at least once more before my Spring Camp & Paddle with the local kayak group. I always look forward to those!
Tight Lines!
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Chasing Crappie at Little Hall Park (3.16.2016)
I met up with my buddy Jim from the L.A.K.E. group to see if we could slime the new boat with some Crappie!
We started out at Hammond's for some minnows then up to Little Hall Park on Lanier to put in. We searched all over but never found the Crappie. We did manage to catch a couple Black Bass (Spots) so it was not a total loss.
We started out at Hammond's for some minnows then up to Little Hall Park on Lanier to put in. We searched all over but never found the Crappie. We did manage to catch a couple Black Bass (Spots) so it was not a total loss.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Marine Grade
For those of you who may have been concerned about the "car grade" gas line, I ordered, received, and installed the correct line this morning. All is well.
I also cut the "car grade" line and placed it on the corners of the rear lid. I noted some vibration on the water that drove me nuts. If this doesn't hold up I have a few other ideas.
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| MPI-350-0380 USCG Type A from Wholesale Marine.com |
I also cut the "car grade" line and placed it on the corners of the rear lid. I noted some vibration on the water that drove me nuts. If this doesn't hold up I have a few other ideas.
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