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  1. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    https://salmontroutsteelheader.com/blogs/articles/trolling-in-4wd-vs-2wd-george-krumm
  2. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    What if my 9.9 has an alternator for charging? I have quite a bit of #2 Copper wire that I could run from my rear battery to my battery in front for the trolling motor to keep it charged up.
  3. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    That's what I've been reading. The kicker you set just under the speed you want to troll, and then use the bow trolling motor to steer. I'm thinking with that method I could get by with a 12 volt 55# thrust trolling motor.
  4. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    I'm seeing posts of ones using their kicker motor (I have a 9.9) for forward momentum, and then the trolling motor is up at the bow and is mainly used for steering and doesn't need as much thrust.
  5. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    I'm asking specific to us aluminum StarCraft owners but most the typical fishing forums boat owners have newer aluminum boats that weigh much more than are old StarCrafts. No matter how I crunch the numbers, my 18' Holiday fully loaded with 75hp 2-Stroke, 9.9 4-stroke, fuel, batteries, ice...
  6. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    How's that been working out for you? I'd really like one with anchor mode/spot lock, but going to 24v kicks you up to $2000. My thinking is I'd run my 9.9 kicker to assist propulsion, and the trolling motor for steering.
  7. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    I kept feeling like I needed 80lb for my 18' Holiday with a 75hp Suzuki 2-Stroke, & a 9.9 4-Stroke, but I'd really like to get by with the largest 12v available.
  8. Berdink

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor?

    What Thrust Size Trolling Motor are you running with your 16 foot or larger aluminum StarCraft?
  9. Berdink

    Seeing 360 Flasher on Fishfinder

    Just bumping this up again with an update. I was able to get my helix to see my 360 flasher by setting my helix on the lowest khz setting and using heavier lead to get my gear closer to my boat while trolling, but it's a lot fainter than it shows up on my Garmin Striker with its lower frequency...
  10. Berdink

    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I must have not sealed the holes that I made for the sacrificial nodes because I took in probably two or three gallons of water being out front 7am to 430pm. I'm going dumb about 5 gallons of water inside and see if I can see where the leak is.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    Checked the paint this morning. Other than being shiny, great match. I'm very happy with how the paint rolled on. My wife doesn't like the color, but I like how it's so nostalgic - the popular colors for that generation.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I just wanted to get the corrosion on the bottom cleaned up, treated, and painted sooner than later. I hope to paint the sides this summer.
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    '67 Holiday 18' - Make it Usable

    I thought I had pics in here where I sanded, scrapped, and cleaned up the bottom and then primer. I hit a light spray coat with etching for the bare spots and then Sherwin Williams oil based primer. Today I painted the bottom with the Sherwin Williams color match mix, and I'm real happy with the...
  14. Berdink

    Painting Aluminum boat

    I had Sherwin Williams match my boat color with their oil-base enamel. It goes on a little thinner than Rustoleum, but I feel better about using it at the temperatures we'll be having here for the next week. I didn't want to put it off too long, because I want to get out fishing.
  15. Berdink

    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    Don't forget to change the air in your truck tires every so often, it goes stale. 😜
  16. Berdink

    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

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  17. Berdink

    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    Yeah, no, not flipping it over. It sat shutdown for 3 or 4 months. I bought new ones. The pics are the old ones I took out and won't be reusing. The pics show how the fins are bent over more on one side of the circle than the side 180 degrees opposite. I'm thinking for my future care to not...
  18. Berdink

    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    Yeah, I try to start them up and run them until they get warm every few months. I just happened to have let them sit for three or four months. But, then again, the fins being bent that bad means the impellers should have been replaced sooner. They were losing their flexibility.
  19. Berdink

    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    I went back and checked, I replaced the impellers March of 2022. That's almost 3 years ago. So I probably should have replaced them last year.
  20. Berdink

    Rotate Impeller on Occasion

    Yeah, I'm just thinking that it staying in the same position for 3 or 4 months caused some of the fins to be bent over more than the others.
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