#890531 - 03/30/14 10:01 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: Sky-Guy]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Got my toy back from 3RM after installing some upgrades. Thought I'd update with some pics of the newfangled gizmos. First off are my new-and-improved Achewter-proof sliding swivel-brackets for my seat boxes. The SOLID construction looks like this up close and personal. As Bob Seger says, "Like a ROCK…"  And here they are installed… 
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#890535 - 03/30/14 10:06 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: eyeFISH]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Next up is my backup trailer lights… not spares just in case, but rather lights for backing the trailer down a dark ramp at o'dark early. These are an exceptionally clean, compact installation…  And this is a test drive in the darkness of my messy-a$$ garage… 
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"Let every angler who loves to fish think what it would mean to him to find the fish were gone." (Zane Grey) "If you don't kill them, they will spawn." (Carcassman) The Keen Eye MDLong Live the Kings!
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#890541 - 03/30/14 10:22 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: eyeFISH]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Next up are some custom sliding side-rigger brackets for my siderigger bow rods. Spring-locking FOLBE side mounts are bolted to the outside and a double dog-bone extension completes the MEGA reach I'll be able to achieve in my trolling spread…. a full 104 inches away from the boat. With wings spread in three ft of viz, my gear will be seen by any salmon within a 31.5 ft swath of my troll path. This is what it looks like from inside the boat… Captain's view:  Angler's view:  This is what it'll look like from the water… Passerby's view:  Waterline view at a 45 degree line angle:  Talk about REACH… 
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"Let every angler who loves to fish think what it would mean to him to find the fish were gone." (Zane Grey) "If you don't kill them, they will spawn." (Carcassman) The Keen Eye MDLong Live the Kings!
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#890547 - 03/30/14 10:58 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: eyeFISH]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Next up is my new bow-mount auto pilot. Made the decision to abandon the popular TR-1 auto-pilot system in favor of something new (to me). My Yamaha 9.9 gas kicker will still provide 95% plus of the forward thrust, but the RipTide ST will function as a directional bow-thruster to automatically fine tune my course. If salmon opportunities continue to decline, the RipTide will provide additional future versatility when I'm forced to switch to bass and walleye. 3RM built me a custom interchangeable platform to quickly and easily switch between anchor(s) and electric trolling motor mounts. Here's the CR anchor mount:  And here's the mount for the RipTide:    Gotta tip my hat to a handful of expert "Reach Rats" on Ifish running these bowmounts in the windy upper Columbia (Hanford Reach) who have worked out a lot of the bugs in rigging batteries and extending battery life. And a big thanks to Ifisher Playtime who has adapted the system to his estuary trolling program. To maximize energy efficiency, They've discovered that a beefed up aftermarket rudder makes a HUGE difference. I had 3RM fabricate a custom MEGA rudder for the RipTide's lower unit, and it looks like this...    Here's what she looks like deployed with maximum reach…  And finally a short video clip of the first "dry run" 
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"Let every angler who loves to fish think what it would mean to him to find the fish were gone." (Zane Grey) "If you don't kill them, they will spawn." (Carcassman) The Keen Eye MDLong Live the Kings!
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#890553 - 03/30/14 11:16 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: eyeFISH]
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The Beav
Registered: 02/22/09
Posts: 2741
Loc: Oregon Central Coast
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Looking AWESOME
(God, please let my son grow up to be an eye cutter....God, please let my son grow up to be an eye cutter....God, please help.....)
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#890557 - 03/30/14 11:46 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: Twitch]
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Fry
Registered: 10/04/12
Posts: 14
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Those backup lights look freaking awesome!!! And those mounts for the bow rods look sweet too!
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#890558 - 03/30/14 11:53 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
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Dah Rivah Stinkah Pink Mastah
Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 6206
Loc: zipper
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Some trucks you can't turn off the headlights
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#890601 - 03/31/14 01:52 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
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Dick Nipples
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 27838
Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
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Looking pretty fantastic, Francis!
Fish on...
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#890608 - 03/31/14 03:04 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 01/29/14
Posts: 103
Loc: oregon
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What lights did you use for backup lights? I was getting ready to wire some tractor lights in, but yours are way more compact
Looks awesome Doc
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#890610 - 03/31/14 03:17 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: eyeFISH]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/27/05
Posts: 1474
Loc: Kona, Hawaii
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Sweet ride Doc!
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#890614 - 03/31/14 03:30 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
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The Chosen One
Registered: 02/09/00
Posts: 13942
Loc: Tuleville
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Looks great, Doc! Can't wait to see how it fishes in the fall.
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#890617 - 03/31/14 03:54 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
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Spawner
Registered: 03/08/99
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Loc: Bothell, Wa
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#890769 - 04/02/14 02:29 AM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: Kev]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
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Here's my latest FOLBE application. Additional stabilizing support for the new RipTide when it gets nasty on the water or when trailering LONG distances.  
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"Let every angler who loves to fish think what it would mean to him to find the fish were gone." (Zane Grey) "If you don't kill them, they will spawn." (Carcassman) The Keen Eye MDLong Live the Kings!
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#890772 - 04/02/14 02:36 AM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: eyeFISH]
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The Tide changed
Registered: 08/31/00
Posts: 7083
Loc: Everett
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Nice, I use a classic Foolbe for my Net holder on THE Arima.
Boat looks top notch Doc, I wouldnt expect anything less!
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#890803 - 04/02/14 01:14 PM
Re: SEA TRIALS AT LAST!
[Re: Sky-Guy]
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Three Time Spawner
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 1814
Loc: Wenatchee, WA
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Did you go with the 36Volt?
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