She's finally home!! Rickk's 230

[John Jones]

The reds would be fine if your eyes were well adjusted to the dark.  I'm afraid they might not be enough otherwise.  Someone turning on a flashlight for just a second will kill these old eyes for 30 minutes.

Side note.  Fishing last year at night with a friend.  He had one of the LED cap mounted lights.  He would say something and I would turn his way to talk to him and every single time he had that light on looking you right in the face.     I finally just gave up and turned the spreader lights on.

[John Jones]

Montreal Today-
Sunny. Becoming cloudy near noon. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High plus 1.

Palmetto -
75° F | 59° F
24° C | 15° C

Have a nice day  

[RickK]

Montreal Today-
Sunny. Becoming cloudy near noon. Wind northeast 20 km/h. High plus 1.

Palmetto -
75° F | 59° F
24° C | 15° C

Have a nice day  

You been talking to my neighbor?  He called yesterday to tell me the same thing - geez, friends          
At least I see some sun this morning - been overcast the last 2 days and not too cold (high 30s & low 40s).  AND I DON'T HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE (if I don't want to)!!

[John Jones]

I was in Edmunton, Alberta last January.  The town is set up nice.  Most everything is indoors and protected walkways to cross the streets on the second floor of all buildings.  Didn't even need a jacket to walk from the hotel to find something to eat.

[RickK]

Looks good Rick,You will have alot of fun with it.My center scupper wouldnt drain because engine covered hole,so put in 2 more scuppers. Just finished crab pot puller,ready to go. Have fun!!!!

Haven't heard much from you recently FH!!  Where ya been?
It seems that my motor does cover about 1/8 of the center scupper (bottom 1/8) but she seems to drain fine - has 2 other scuppers on the back corners.  I was initially concerned about the back end of the boat being open, but after riding in her and watching what happens when I come off plane, there is no concern anymore.  One thing I think I would like to do is put a piece of starboard, or something that won't look bad, across the opening to create a splashwell.  Maybe put some track along the sides and bottom, somehow.  This will accomplish several things: act as a splashwell, keep the noise down from the motor and keep the dog from falling off the end of the boat (which will keep my wife happy, which has a rippling effect, ya know) .  
So what did you make the crab pot puller out of?  A windlass or something bigger, like on the alaskan crabbing show?

[RickK]

I was in Edmunton, Alberta last January.  The town is set up nice.  Most everything is indoors and protected walkways to cross the streets on the second floor of all buildings.  Didn't even need a jacket to walk from the hotel to find something to eat.

Downtown Minneapolis is like that too.

[John Jones]

I hope I never see it.  

[RickK]

I was sitting in the hotel (staying warm) and wondering the best way to control the courtesy lights like we were talking about - 1) turning on either red or white in the aft(forward facing) and 2) also being able to turn on/off forward (rear facing) lights of the same color.  I could do 2) easily with 2 switches but only wanted one there.  I came up with this:


Look ok?  Anyone know of an easier way - I don't have room for another switch on the switch panel at the helm.  (I wish the photo gallery would get fixed)

[Fishhead]

Hi Rick,My 230 actually came with a factory splash board but I never use it.Its probably only maybe 12 in. high.I made a crossbar you might be interested in made up of 2 stainless bimini top ends on a 1 in. stainless rail with quick pins.Goes across just infront of engine and holds a center rod holder.Use it for shotgun rod tuna and keeps from falling out back.Easy to install in seconds, no screws to mess with.Having trouble uploading photo,Im sure some guys might like pic, really solves center rod holder problem,not having full transom to mount one in.I made my pot puller from 2 in. galv. fence post,bent at muffler shop and welded plate to bolt windless to. Speed up gearing with larger pully for rope and added idler pully to center rope from block.Pulls 80 ft. minute with traps wighing 40 lbs.

[RickK]

Hi Rick,My 230 actually came with a factory splash board but I never use it.Its probably only maybe 12 in. high.I made a crossbar you might be interested in made up of 2 stainless bimini top ends on a 1 in. stainless rail with quick pins.Goes across just infront of engine and holds a center rod holder.Use it for shotgun rod tuna and keeps from falling out back.Easy to install in seconds, no screws to mess with.Having trouble uploading photo,Im sure some guys might like pic, really solves center rod holder problem,not having full transom to mount one in.I made my pot puller from 2 in. galv. fence post,bent at muffler shop and welded plate to bolt windless to. Speed up gearing with larger pully for rope and added idler pully to center rope from block.Pulls 80 ft. minute with traps wighing 40 lbs.

So, they only had a 12" splash, hmm - I guess mine will be custom.  Unfortunatley, it'll impede getting in and out of the boat from the rear but once on the water, shouldn't be a big problem.  I'd like to see what you're talking about too.
There is an alternative for posting pix - open a free acct here.  You upload the pix there and then chose the one you want to post here, on the 3rd row below the pic you'll see a "IMG Code" line - click on the line below that and copy. Now, paste that line into your post.  It will look something like this except with [ ] in it - {IMG}http://....{/IMG}.  Now your pix will show up in your post.  One day we'll get our beloved site back in shape and you'll be able to do everything you used to, right here again.

[RickK]

I found these

LED bulbs - from Australia.  Are not water proof but look like they'll do the job, if they fit within the cap of a perko. Roughly $40 AUD (??)  
Also found on eBay for a much cheaper price

Here is a US version but is described as the "Rolex" of LED Lights - so expect to dig deep for this

Here is another that is available for about $60US, close by

Ok, I'm "burned out" searching for these - the results are all becoming repeats.

[JimCt]

Lot of $ for lights.  Why are LED's still so expensive?

[RickK]

Lot of $ for lights.  Why are LED's still so expensive?

The 360 light is the expensive one - and coast guard listing raises the price (or at least gives them the "right" to increase it).  If I'm camping on the boat, I don't need a huge drain on my battery since I have to leave it on all night - so "ya gotta pay" I guess.  The $10 one on eBay is reasonable I think.  I need to check my connector before I try to bid on one.  The Bimini guy is working on the boat now, so when I get back in town Saturday, I'll be able to tell if my 48" light will be high enough to be above the bimini or if I have to buy the 60" model.

[John Jones]

For that much money I'll stay with the old technology, or make my own.

[RickK]

For that much money I'll stay with the old technology, or make my own.

For $10, unless you're bored, it's hard to justify the time/expense of making it yourself.