First time on the water and what I found out.

I ain't no steering wheel boat driver. I wallered than thing around everywhere trying to line up with the trailer. After about my third attempt I noticed the truck shaking and it was Carol sitting inside laughing. I hope this improves with time. If not, I should sell tickets for comedy hour at the boat ramp.

The boat runs fast enough for us, and is so quiet at idle, you can't even hear it run. You can carry on a conversation at WOT without screaming. Of course if I can't put us on any fish, we may be screaming at each other anyway.

The boat has a horn. I'm gonna love the horn. I'm gonna honk the horn at whoever is fishing in my spots. I'm gonna honk when people get too close. I'm gonna honk if someone is going down the lake making a tidal wave.

Another nice feature is finding out I can make a revenge wave back just as big as the waves the bass fishers make if the honking doesn't do any good.

I got home and checked the fit for the console sonar. I need some suggestions on the bow sonar since there is storage right in the center. I also need suggestions on transducer mounting. I would like to do this without punching holes, and figure I may can work something out from the motor mounting bolts. I'm looking forward to getting it ready for fishing, but want to do it right the first time.

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Sweet ride dude! What's all this talk about not being able to find any fish? I have seen your cooler shots.

Suprized Carol is letting you drive her new boat. :biggrin If ya need some pointers on loading it on the trailer just bring it up here and we can break it in with Catfish slime.:Rofl

See you got ms.carol a meatgetter editions excel !!!nice boat yall will enjoy it for sure .congratulations on the new boat! !!!!!! PS. DO NOT (REPEAT) DO NOT BRAKE IT IN WITH NO CATFISH SLIME!!!!!!!!! IF SO YOU WILL STAY A MEMBER OF THE LOSER CLUB!!!!!LOL.

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Suprized Carol is letting you drive her new boat. :biggrin If ya need some pointers on loading it on the trailer just bring it up here and we can break it in with Catfish slime.:Rofl

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See you got ms.carol a meatgetter editions excel !!!nice boat yall will enjoy it for sure .congratulations on the new boat! !!!!!! PS. DO NOT (REPEAT) DO NOT BRAKE IT IN WITH NO CATFISH SLIME!!!!!!!!! IF SO YOU WILL STAY A MEMBER OF THE LOSER CLUB!!!!!LOL.

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I actually had some catfish kinda hemmed up. Took a man and his son before I went to pick up the boat. Before we ran today Carol said do you want to throw in some poles. I said we don't have a trolling motor or any electronics, but we could probably go get back on the catfish. She said "NO":Rofl

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IF SO YOU WILL STAY A MEMBER OF THE LOSER CLUB!!!!!LOL.

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And this is a bad thing?

Smart woman! !!!!!

cat fish slime is a good Crappie attract .just look at the crappie nimron catchs

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cat fish slime is a good Crappie attract .just look at the crappie nimron catchs

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I assume your a Catfish fan from your screen name. They are biting well over here.

Randall, Nice boat,and That slide groove around top of boat is a good place to put a ram mount, and no holes doing it.

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Originally Posted by steve48

Randall, Nice boat,and That slide groove around top of boat is a good place to put a ram mount, and no holes doing it.

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I intend to try and use the rail for as many things as I can. I really want the bow sonar more toward the middle. I know sooner or later, I'm gonna need to break out the drill. It will break my heart.:biggrin

I had the same problem when I got my wheel boat.

Then I got these and put them on the back:

Cabela's Post Guide-Ons : Cabela's

NOT ENOUGH

So I got these and put them in the middle:

Cabela's Deluxe Roller Guide-Ons : Cabela's

And now their stupid "Custom" trailer is actually functional.

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I had the same problem when I got my wheel boat.

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Dude, guides 10 feet tall would not have helped me yesterday. I needed guides that started out about 30 feet wide and tapered down to trailer size. I sure wish I would have been more attentive when I watched other people load their bigger boats.

Then you are too deep in the water with your trailer.

One 'trick' (and I know less about this than I do fishing, but trying to help a fellow LOSER).......is to start out backing the Trailer into the water about 1/2 as far as you think it should go. What size motor (did I miss that?) If the ramp is steep enough, you can MUSCLE your way up the trailer with the motor. Added benefit, you get to step out of the boat onto dry land and latch it. If your partner is backing it down, teach him/her to do that first. Then to look in mirror and if you try to muscle it up, and don't make it all the way, he/she can watch you and INCH it back another smidge. Then try again. Then figure out where the best spot is. But yeah, you gots to be lined up straight first.

I can't tell you the days I've made folks wait and they get mad at an old goat that doesn't know how to do it. The guide ons help a lot.

Tip two. Get a CHEAP pair of those croc type shoes, rubber. Or maybe you have 'water shoes'. Put them on before you get all the way to the ramp. Then if you need to get out in some amount of water to winch the boat the rest of the way, you can without drowning those Sperry Boat shoes that are so cool.

That's best I got.

Good luck.

Nice rig Randall , congrats!!

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Nice rig Randall , congrats!!

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Thanks. I know we will enjoy it.

Randall just back in enough where the top of your fenders are out of the water, it work on a walleye boat.

Thanks for the tips.

Just let Carol load it up!! :Rofl Just kidding.

very nice boat!

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Just let Carol load it up!! :Rofl Just kidding.

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Might have to change sides on steering console as she drives a mail truck. :twocents :biggrin

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Might have to change sides on steering console as she drives a mail truck. :twocents :biggrin

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She made me buy a right hand drive boat.:Rofl I think she would rather sit in the truck and laugh.

Congrats on the new boat! It looks great. It also looks like it has a versa-track rail. If so you can add anything you want without drilling holes...

BTW I had loading problems too, at first, when I moved from tiller to steering wheel. I was putting the trailer in too deep. Once you work that out, it gets a whole lot easier!