Went out last Wed & Thurs to test out some new installations on the boat. About a mile from the house we throw off the bearing buddy and grease flying all around. So we stop at BassPro and pick up a new one. Get to the lake and launch goes as expected with the new mast raising system. And since we were primarily fishing (casting) no way were my sails going up. They stayed in the cabin. No hooks getting into them.
It seems that every line, rope, sheet, and halyard is coated with an attractant that snags anything with a barb. So we resort to trolling. What we wanted to test was the new rudder system built from scratch. Everything worked beyond expectations except I forgot how I was supposed to route the downhaul. I had to push it down to get it started. Rerouted and now goes down as intended. But this is a bigger than normal rudder and it hangs down farther - So back to bass fishing and trolling.
The two part, swing up rudder "does not" work when you are backing up to retrieve a snagged lure. And with our lake level at 47% every rock just below the surface is not marked (more on that in my next post).
The first and second shots are launching; third and fourth the new rudder; and the last - where we spent the night.
It seems that every line, rope, sheet, and halyard is coated with an attractant that snags anything with a barb. So we resort to trolling. What we wanted to test was the new rudder system built from scratch. Everything worked beyond expectations except I forgot how I was supposed to route the downhaul. I had to push it down to get it started. Rerouted and now goes down as intended. But this is a bigger than normal rudder and it hangs down farther - So back to bass fishing and trolling.
The two part, swing up rudder "does not" work when you are backing up to retrieve a snagged lure. And with our lake level at 47% every rock just below the surface is not marked (more on that in my next post).
The first and second shots are launching; third and fourth the new rudder; and the last - where we spent the night.
