Friday, April 2, 2021

plastic Boats

I managed to purchase a couple of plastic boats. A pelican Bass Raider 10E and a Sun Dolphin Jon Boat. The Pelican Bass Raider has a two pontton design and is equipped with fore and aft motor mounts. Two adjustable swivelling seats and lots of molded in hold alls. The boat is designed to fish and you can all day in comfort. easy to cartop and secure, just make sure not to leave it on top on a rainy day as it will fill with water and test your car roof.
i mounted a Coleman 2.6hp outboard to the boat waiting for time on the water. The 12foot Sun Dolphin Jon Boat is a Monohull with long deep strakes on it's hull both for better tracking and stiffness. Topside its floor has a herringbone design. The space between the hull and cap provides floatation. at the rear are two drainplugs, one to drain the cavity under the deck and the bigger one drains the deck. there are molded in slots which act as rodholders, there are also oarlocks molded in. it's width makes it an easy cartop fitting securely on standard crossbars. there's a bow eye for you to tie on a restraint to keep the boat from leaving you when braking. At the rear,you can take off the drain plug and run a line through that hole. again, it's another boat waiting for the water...
Cartopping is still the best way to get on the water in the Philippines and hopefully, it catches on with the ever expanding angler base here.

Old Town Saranac 146 DLX

The deluxe version of the Saranac line. there's a couple of rodholders in a thwart aft of the Rear seat and an accessory rail forward of the front seat. Looks really good in blue. Canoes are among the easiest to cartop and are very capable in flatwater and current.
Hopefully i can get this rig wet soon.

Hobie Floatcat Update

The Hobie Floatcat 75 got a makeover....
an elevated kayak seat and transom motor mount. What to do next....

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Lifetime Teton Pro

The 11+ foot version of the Teton Angler. Has some weight to it. Seat is very comfortable, definitely a plus with long hours on the water. It has a keel roller which aids in solo transport.

Suzuki 2.5hp 4 stroke

A nice little cartop pusher. Built in tank with 4 stroke economy to boot. weighs similar to a 2 stroke. Should be fun...

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Hobie Float Cat 75

The Hobie is a catamaran style boat with 6foot plastic pontoons.
Designed to be powered by oars or kicking fins. The one i got has a transom for a trolling motor. The whole rig is surprisingly light. Should be easy to cartop and launch.
Looks good for current and wind free waters. Hopefully, travel restrictions are lifted so we can wet this baby.

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Old Town Saranac 160

A new canoe just arrived. A 16 footer! Should be an interesting ride
 i'll set it up to fish.

Made a mount for a trolling motor Still deciding if i'll clamp it on or drill mounting holes on the gunwale. Battery box mounts at the bow. Should help keep the front end down.