[Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch

[KUHN, LELAND]

Rod,
 
Stan installed the transducer on the centerline of the lazarette floor so far forward that it's slightly under the cockpit floor.  Nice location because my storage crates can't slide back there and damage the transducer.  The display screen is in an ideal location to read from the helm and doesn't get in the way if you want to lean back agaist the bulkhead.  For fishing and looking aft, you might be able to install the display on the cockpit side of the transom, but rail-mounted would likely be easier.
 
In one week I'll have had my boat for four years.  Prior to buying my boat I'd thought that it would be the worst investment that I would ever make.  Now I'm convinced that it was the best.
 
Good luck!
 
Lee

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From: Ellner [mailto:ellner at pressenter.com]
Sent: Fri 2/27/2009 11:32 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Need to replace Hatch



Lee
I see you have a Humminbird fish locator.  I have bought a locator/GPS
model that has been discontinued to install on my boat.. I plan on
embedding the skimmer transducer with epoxy or silicone somewhere to
shoot through the fiberglas.  How did you do yours?
I like to fish so I am thinking of putting the screen on a rail mount on
the stern rail. When I am anchored and fishing I am sitting facing the
stern. If I am trolling I would be looking to the aft also.  Your
location looks great and I like permanent mount idea.   I will decide
the final location when I get the boat in the water.
How long have you had your boat?

Thanks
Rod
Toy Blew 1987

Leland wrote:
> Rod,
>
> Tough answer.
>
> Aside from getting two solar panels instead of one, it may have been the
> biggest questionalble expenditure.  I had Stan install two solar panels
> instead of one simply because it looked better.
>
> I didn't get a chance to try the manual lift before I got my boat.  With a
> 7:1 lift ratio, my 135 lb. motor would have only required only about 20 lbs.
> of effort to lift.  I went with the electric motor lift simply because I
> thought it was cool.
>
> I admit that I have had a lot of complimentary comments on the lift, but I'm
> not sure if it was the right decision.  The winch barely raises my bulky
> engine, and I wonder if it isn't an excessive drain on my battery.
> Sometimes I apply manual grease to the lift just because I lose patience
> with its speed.  The winch is loud enough to grab everyone's attention each
> use, which was good at first but has now become an annoyance even for an
> exhibitionist like myself.  It has been described as a coffee grinder by my
> marina mates.
>
> I would try both the manual and electric lifts first to decide which is
> better.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
>
> Ellner wrote:
>  
>> Lee
>>
>> Is that the electric motor lift in the picture? If so do you like it?
>> Our boat is in Stan's hands right now. We are anxious to drive out and
>> get it.
>>
>> Rod Ellner
>> Toy Blew
>> 1986  Rhodes 22
>>
>> Leland wrote:
>>    




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