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Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14647946 03/10/20
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I have seen so many leaky crestliners in tournaments that it's crazy. Trackers too. Wouldn't own either one on a bet. Lund and Ranger have been by far my favorite boats. Both in quality and how things are thought out and put in the boat. So far the Skeeter is OK. Time will tell. Camp is where you make it.

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14648019 03/10/20
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter
SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert	Gotta make sure there's room for extra 'passengers', too. Youngest daughter wanted to take her dog on Saturday. We actually had a largemouth launch itself out of the livewell when the kid was looking at it; made for a little entertainment with the dog! Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: General Boat Discussion ltppowell #14648032 03/10/20
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa johnw OP Campfire Ranger
OP johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa	Originally Posted by ltppowell John, the first thing to concede is that you don't "need" a boat. If you did, the type of boat would be obvious. You "want" a boat. Bingo... And the dumb questions have only begun. You guys might find out how truly ignorant I really am "Chances Will Be Taken"

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14648036 03/10/20
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	Originally Posted by johnw Originally Posted by ltppowell John, the first thing to concede is that you don't "need" a boat. If you did, the type of boat would be obvious. You "want" a boat. Bingo... And the dumb questions have only begun. You guys might find out how truly ignorant I really am Ya gotta start somewhere. You can never have too much storage. Some is a lot drier than others. and a Fish 'n Ski, is not good at either one. Camp is where you make it.

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14648078 03/10/20
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter
SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert	You need it for, uh, fishing and stuff Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

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Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14648099 03/10/20
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	This thread needs more pics! lol Camp is where you make it.

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14648138 03/10/20
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,207 Likes: 5 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,207 Likes: 5 south texas-Corpus Christi	fishing machine. new top on it. i help Brian with a lot of the work. when he first got it, first trip out in it. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: General Boat Discussion SockPuppet #14648532 03/10/20
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa johnw OP Campfire Ranger
OP johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa	Originally Posted by SockPuppet Gotta make sure there's room for extra 'passengers', too. Youngest daughter wanted to take her dog on Saturday. We actually had a largemouth launch itself out of the livewell when the kid was looking at it; made for a little entertainment with the dog! Beagles rule!!! "Chances Will Be Taken"

Re: General Boat Discussion SockPuppet #14648552 03/10/20
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa johnw OP Campfire Ranger
OP johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa	Originally Posted by SockPuppet You need it for, uh, fishing and stuff Beagles, babes, and boats... Seems like you're doing OK... "Chances Will Be Taken"

Re: General Boat Discussion Mike70560 #14648574 03/10/20
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa johnw OP Campfire Ranger
OP johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa	Originally Posted by Mike70560 I bought this 22' Tournament Edition Grady White with the trailer for $1500. It is in very good shape except the transom is rotten. IIRC the previous owner said it would cost around $7000 to repair it. I can do it myself for a fraction of the cost. It is common to see rotten transoms in older boats. In general newer boats use a composite material instead of wood. Mike, Can you give the short version description of what that transom needs done? I've done a bit of minor fiberglass repair work, but building a transom sounds like a big project, to me. And how old is the boat, and why did the transom go bad,if you know? Lack of care? Hard use and abuse? ??? I know everything can fail, and eventually will. I don't read about a lot of failures with Grady White. Do these boats have their own grave yard? "Chances Will Be Taken"

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Re: General Boat Discussion Mike70560 #14648583 03/10/20
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,585 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,585 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA	Originally Posted by Mike70560 Originally Posted by SockPuppet Originally Posted by Hogwild7 I had a boat with a wood filled transom that got soft on me. Took it to a local dealer for repair. The wood was the core between 2 sheets of aluminum. I feared it would be expensive. They cut it open removed the wood filled the transom with square aluminum tube and welded it all back. Only charged me 175 dollars. I realize labor is cheap here because I live in a poor area of the country. But boats with flaws can be repaired for much less than buying new. Crazy, during my research on transoms when I was looking at that Crestliner I saw replacement quotes in the ~$4K range. I bought this 22' Tournament Edition Grady White with the trailer for $1500. It is in very good shape except the transom is rotten. IIRC the previous owner said it would cost around $7000 to repair it. I can do it myself for a fraction of the cost. It is common to see rotten transoms in older boats. In general newer boats use a composite material instead of wood. I already have a 225hp OptiMax, I need to put about $1000 in the trailer, $3000 upgrading the boat, and about $2500 in electronic I will be under $10,000 for a very nice Grady White. I just need to finish changing a cylinder on my airboat engine, move my houseboat from the hunting lease to my summertime location, re-prop my bateaux for a little better performance, rebuild the outdrive on the super go devil, find the key my 3 year grandson took out of my bass boat ignition.... too many damn boats. Are you going to pop the cap off to redo the transom?

Re: General Boat Discussion War_Eagle #14648584 03/10/20
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa johnw OP Campfire Ranger
OP johnw Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2002 Posts: 15,605 Likes: 1 Turkey River Iowa	Originally Posted by War_Eagle After some "he-ing and she-ing" we found out that we had a baby on the way. I freaked out and went into financial crunch mode and shed a lot of "unnecessary" debt...which also meant the SeaChaser went down the road as a means to get rid of the note. I didn't last long before I NEEDED another boat though. I decided to buy cheap and ended up with this jalopy...still not sure what it was...but I got it titled as something and went fishing. We used this boat to rat around Mobile Bay, the Mississippi Sound and all over Dauphin Island. We end up on the beach a lot just so the wife and daughter can play in the water when it gets hot. Caught this guy on a piece of squid while fishing for white trout in the MS sound. This dude was right on the beach and I caught him in my cast net (accidentally) while trying to net mullet...Sheepshead and a cast net makes for a tangled mess! Pod of cow nose rays swimming past while we were chilling on the beach. War Eagle... or somebody Please identify the fish in your pics. What about the one with the gal standing? long dark fish with lateral stripe? "Chances Will Be Taken"

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14648813 03/10/20
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,808 Delcambre, LA M Mike70560 Campfire Regular
Mike70560 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,808 Delcambre, LA	The vertical striped fish is a sheepshead The next several are what we call speckled trout aka spotted seatrout The last big fish is a lemon fish aka cobia aka ling

Re: General Boat Discussion PaulBarnard #14649193 03/10/20
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,808 Delcambre, LA M Mike70560 Campfire Regular
Mike70560 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,808 Delcambre, LA	Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Are you going to pop the cap off to redo the transom? Not planning to pull the cap, that is the professional way to do it. I will either cut the fiberglass on top of the transom and use a chainsaw (yes chainsaw) to reach in and remove the rotten wood, make certain it is dry, and fill it with resin and matting, basically ending up with a solid fiberglass transom. I will cap it off with an aluminum plate for additional strength. The better way to do it is to remove most of the exterior of the transom, completely clean everything, start laying fiberglass, matting, wood, as needed. It is a lot of work but would look good if done properly. Years back we ran fiberglass airboats so I learned at an early age how to perform fiberglass work, but this is a big job. JohnW This is a common problem for a lot of older boats. Water will leak in through the bolt holes for mounting the engine and rot the wood in transom. In general Grady Whites are good boats. This one is a new hull design, I think it was built around 1995. This guy makes it look easy

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14649419 03/10/20
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter
SockPuppet Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 10,068 High Desert	Originally Posted by johnw Originally Posted by SockPuppet You need it for, uh, fishing and stuff Beagles, babes, and boats... Seems like you're doing OK... Haha, while the mutant beagle is ours, the babe is not mine (stole that pic off the interwebs). I don't think the wife would approve if I caught one of those and brought it home. Unless she was a hard worker, maybe... Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14649535 03/10/20
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 50,169 Likes: 1 SE Texas ltppowell Campfire Kahuna
ltppowell Campfire Kahuna Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 50,169 Likes: 1 SE Texas	I'm sure there are some professional fishermen in your area. Look at what they use and why. I'm not talking about tournament fishermen...those guys are just emulating the sponsored guys. Look at what the guides and commercial fishermen are using. There is a reason they are using it. The only thing worse than a liberal is a liberal that thinks they're a conservative.

Re: General Boat Discussion Mike70560 #14649701 03/10/20
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,585 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,585 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA	Originally Posted by Mike70560 Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Are you going to pop the cap off to redo the transom? Not planning to pull the cap, that is the professional way to do it. I will either cut the fiberglass on top of the transom and use a chainsaw (yes chainsaw) to reach in and remove the rotten wood, make certain it is dry, and fill it with resin and matting, basically ending up with a solid fiberglass transom. I will cap it off with an aluminum plate for additional strength. The better way to do it is to remove most of the exterior of the transom, completely clean everything, start laying fiberglass, matting, wood, as needed. It is a lot of work but would look good if done properly. Years back we ran fiberglass airboats so I learned at an early age how to perform fiberglass work, but this is a big job. JohnW This is a common problem for a lot of older boats. Water will leak in through the bolt holes for mounting the engine and rot the wood in transom. In general Grady Whites are good boats. This one is a new hull design, I think it was built around 1995. This guy makes it look easy That was a common problem with Grady's. Do you have any idea what condition the deck and stringers are in? If they are good, when you are done you will have one sweet boat for a fraction of the cost of a new one. I really enjoy my dual console. The wife does too, and that matters.

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14649808 03/10/20
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,808 Delcambre, LA M Mike70560 Campfire Regular
Mike70560 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,808 Delcambre, LA	There are no soft spots on the deck. I am trying not to think about the stringers.....: I had a partner in a 27’ Boston Whaler that we sold last year. We sold the boat and trailer but each kept an engine. The Whaler was a big boat 10’ beam and 34 ft from pulpit to back of the motors. My partner and me to some degree lost interest in fishing offshore. The Grady will be good for specks, redfish, crabbing at Marsh Island, and an occasional trip offshore maybe and not too far out. Miss the Sea Dog

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14650433 03/10/20
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,417 South Florida Capt_Craig Campfire Regular
Capt_Craig Campfire Regular Joined: May 2012 Posts: 1,417 South Florida	Originally Posted by johnw Originally Posted by War_Eagle After some "he-ing and she-ing" we found out that we had a baby on the way. I freaked out and went into financial crunch mode and shed a lot of "unnecessary" debt...which also meant the SeaChaser went down the road as a means to get rid of the note. I didn't last long before I NEEDED another boat though. I decided to buy cheap and ended up with this jalopy...still not sure what it was...but I got it titled as something and went fishing. We used this boat to rat around Mobile Bay, the Mississippi Sound and all over Dauphin Island. We end up on the beach a lot just so the wife and daughter can play in the water when it gets hot. Caught this guy on a piece of squid while fishing for white trout in the MS sound. This dude was right on the beach and I caught him in my cast net (accidentally) while trying to net mullet...Sheepshead and a cast net makes for a tangled mess! Pod of cow nose rays swimming past while we were chilling on the beach. War Eagle... or somebody Please identify the fish in your pics. What about the one with the gal standing? long dark fish with lateral stripe? Pics in order... Boat at the beach Looks like a young Loggerhead or Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (need to see the shell and head a little better) Sheepshead Cow nosed rays Spotted sea trout Boat at the beach Two spotted sea trout (gators) Spanish mackerel Another spotted sea trout (gator) Last but not least, Cobia... What do I win...😉😂 Last edited by Capt_Craig; 03/10/20.

Re: General Boat Discussion johnw #14650462 03/10/20
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,207 Likes: 5 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,207 Likes: 5 south texas-Corpus Christi	Last edited by stxhunter; 03/10/20. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

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