To console or not to console
- Tackleberry
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To console or not to console
That is the question i am asking myself ATN hmmmmmmm but the more i think about it the more
i like the idea , as now i have a boat i use it more outside in the ocean than i do chasing bream and
other estuary fish .
has anyone done it and if so what are the pit falls (besides a wad of cash) it will mean moving the
battery down the back and a hole new rewire that doesn't concern me as i will do that my self and
at least this time it will be done right .
this is what i have in mind it is a 4.2M blue fin with a 40HP 4 stroke .
to put this in to this
any advice appreciated .
i like the idea , as now i have a boat i use it more outside in the ocean than i do chasing bream and
other estuary fish .
has anyone done it and if so what are the pit falls (besides a wad of cash) it will mean moving the
battery down the back and a hole new rewire that doesn't concern me as i will do that my self and
at least this time it will be done right .
this is what i have in mind it is a 4.2M blue fin with a 40HP 4 stroke .
to put this in to this
any advice appreciated .
"When the people fear the Govn't, that is Tyrany, when the Govn't fear the people, that is Liberty"
Experience is what you get when **** happens
Experience is what you get when **** happens
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Re: To console or not to console
ive had a side console and loved it ( 5m topender)
my boat now is a centre console cause the pitall off the side console is that i couldnt walk around it
you cant have the best off both worlds but i built a console boat cause fishing and camping comes first
it will be the best thing to do to your boat imo
if you can do your own wiring it wont be that expensive..i think the consoles are around 500
bm
my boat now is a centre console cause the pitall off the side console is that i couldnt walk around it
you cant have the best off both worlds but i built a console boat cause fishing and camping comes first
it will be the best thing to do to your boat imo
if you can do your own wiring it wont be that expensive..i think the consoles are around 500
bm
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind
- Tackleberry
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Re: To console or not to console
thanks BM and this is what i was thinking
"When the people fear the Govn't, that is Tyrany, when the Govn't fear the people, that is Liberty"
Experience is what you get when **** happens
Experience is what you get when **** happens
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Re: To console or not to console
I would put it as close to the motor as you can...its alot softer ride.
I put mine as close as I could but to leave enough room to fish
I put mine as close as I could but to leave enough room to fish
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind
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Re: To console or not to console
You will loose room apart from that. Its a lot beter than the tiller steer.
If you want to have best of both worlds
Aka bream and snapper
Put the console in the middle
Use the casting deck up front for bream and space in the back to bait fish.
The battery can go in the console on the bottom. Or the fuel tank can go there.
If you put the console at the back you havve more chance of spray hitting you. But as mentioned has a softer ride.
You will need to buy forward controls and steering cables and wheel.
If you want to have best of both worlds
Aka bream and snapper
Put the console in the middle
Use the casting deck up front for bream and space in the back to bait fish.
The battery can go in the console on the bottom. Or the fuel tank can go there.
If you put the console at the back you havve more chance of spray hitting you. But as mentioned has a softer ride.
You will need to buy forward controls and steering cables and wheel.
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Re: To console or not to console
For where you're fishing I would do it, my last two boats were cc's and the driving position felt more secure and had better visibility than my current tiller steer rig, especially when standing up and steering. Due to the thwart seats I'd probably mount the console forward of centre and compromise the ride a little to maximize the floor space.
- Tackleberry
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Re: To console or not to console
ok it took me most of the day but i found my old copy of fitting out for sport fishing yep i'm getting old
circa 1987
and here is a pic of the same model of Quintrex CC 5 meter i bought in 1990 but if you look in the red circle you
will see a plug they were for 2 pedestal seats they were great for soaking baits in the river and when i went
off sore they were left at home , my boat had a suzuki 85HP it got along pretty good and although at rest it
was the best boat i had had to fish out of the haines hunters that i owned over the years were a lot softer riding
and better fited out .
circa 1987
and here is a pic of the same model of Quintrex CC 5 meter i bought in 1990 but if you look in the red circle you
will see a plug they were for 2 pedestal seats they were great for soaking baits in the river and when i went
off sore they were left at home , my boat had a suzuki 85HP it got along pretty good and although at rest it
was the best boat i had had to fish out of the haines hunters that i owned over the years were a lot softer riding
and better fited out .
Last edited by Tackleberry on Sun Sep 18, 2016 11:35 pm, edited 3 times in total.
"When the people fear the Govn't, that is Tyrany, when the Govn't fear the people, that is Liberty"
Experience is what you get when **** happens
Experience is what you get when **** happens
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Re: To console or not to console
The evinrude is a ripper
We had tbe 25 hp on our boat....it was bullet proof
Bm
We had tbe 25 hp on our boat....it was bullet proof
Bm
you gotta hav a crack even if yr just pissin in the wind