SupraTurbo
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- Nov 3, 2008
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Hello all, long time reader on this forum first time post and hate to start it with a long post and questions but might as well do it right the first time or not do it at all.
After a long search and wait, I finally picked up an 8hp Yamaha 2 stroke, short shaft outboard, 1988, model 8SG.
Runs good so far on the stand, compression checks out, water stream is nice and strong, new spark plugs and CDI ignition box.
no issues that I can tell other than the wear and tear for an old engine.
I have been doing a lot of reading on inflatables in the last 2 years and almost set on getting a Saturn SD365 with the launching wheels from Saturn as well, I know the boat is not hypalon, and there are other PVC Boats around of higher quality,..etc but I recon if I take care of it to a certain degree it should last at least 5 years which is more than I would ask out of a 1k boat.
Its going to be mainly 2 people fishing at all times, no more than 3. I am in Orlando so neither coasts are that far and will be fishing both if everything works out.
Boat will be inflated/deflated on every trip as I don't have a trailer or truck so the air floor works out perfect for this purpose.
I will be getting the K100 pump and the cheapo walmart electric after advise from fellow members.
I didn't buy the boat yet and will be few weeks before I could anyways so I have all the time to plan this through.
I have several concerns, none of them speed related as I know I will be lucky if I get 10-14 knots with 2 people and gear.
alright, now to the questions if I may,
1- those of you that fish/boat at night, what do you about navigation lights. The outboard has an alternator/generator but I don't believe its regulated and will end up burning lights if hooked up to it, do you guys use the clamp on battery powered style or any other options? Can I use the outboard alternator to power the lights and/or perhaps a fish finder?
2- how would you go about securing a chain/rope on the outboard to the boat in case it falls off for whatever reason, to rephrase, how do you secure the rope or chain from the outboard to the inflatable?
3- What do you consider a must take kit for emergency on the water repair? not USCG equipment as that's a given, but actual spare parts/tools,.e.tc?
4- on a decent day with relatively no wind/waves, would you take it for offshore fishing, not talking 40 miles out but still far enough? I know from first hand experience that weather in FL can turn any second so I will be on the watch all the time but it would be nice to target the bigger fish in deeper water.
5- for those of you that anchor, how do you go about securing the anchor rope to the boat and make it easy for retrieval?
6- the bench seats on the boat will be very uncomfortable as we go out for 8 hours at a time fishing, do you sit on the tubes, make-shift cushion? bean bags? other options?
7- I am worried about puncturing the tubes with hooks or fish spines, any under-boat covers or anything I can do to further protect the PVC or is thick enough? I see the new Saturns now have an extra layer on the bottom so that eases up my mind a bit but I had a cheapo inflatable before, and that was that, cheapo that didnt even hold pressure right that ended up in the garbage, that was over 12 years ago though and inflatables came a long way since then.
Any other tips, advise, recommendations,..etc are greatly appreciated.
Tight lines and happy boating.
After a long search and wait, I finally picked up an 8hp Yamaha 2 stroke, short shaft outboard, 1988, model 8SG.
Runs good so far on the stand, compression checks out, water stream is nice and strong, new spark plugs and CDI ignition box.
no issues that I can tell other than the wear and tear for an old engine.
I have been doing a lot of reading on inflatables in the last 2 years and almost set on getting a Saturn SD365 with the launching wheels from Saturn as well, I know the boat is not hypalon, and there are other PVC Boats around of higher quality,..etc but I recon if I take care of it to a certain degree it should last at least 5 years which is more than I would ask out of a 1k boat.
Its going to be mainly 2 people fishing at all times, no more than 3. I am in Orlando so neither coasts are that far and will be fishing both if everything works out.
Boat will be inflated/deflated on every trip as I don't have a trailer or truck so the air floor works out perfect for this purpose.
I will be getting the K100 pump and the cheapo walmart electric after advise from fellow members.
I didn't buy the boat yet and will be few weeks before I could anyways so I have all the time to plan this through.
I have several concerns, none of them speed related as I know I will be lucky if I get 10-14 knots with 2 people and gear.
alright, now to the questions if I may,
1- those of you that fish/boat at night, what do you about navigation lights. The outboard has an alternator/generator but I don't believe its regulated and will end up burning lights if hooked up to it, do you guys use the clamp on battery powered style or any other options? Can I use the outboard alternator to power the lights and/or perhaps a fish finder?
2- how would you go about securing a chain/rope on the outboard to the boat in case it falls off for whatever reason, to rephrase, how do you secure the rope or chain from the outboard to the inflatable?
3- What do you consider a must take kit for emergency on the water repair? not USCG equipment as that's a given, but actual spare parts/tools,.e.tc?
4- on a decent day with relatively no wind/waves, would you take it for offshore fishing, not talking 40 miles out but still far enough? I know from first hand experience that weather in FL can turn any second so I will be on the watch all the time but it would be nice to target the bigger fish in deeper water.
5- for those of you that anchor, how do you go about securing the anchor rope to the boat and make it easy for retrieval?
6- the bench seats on the boat will be very uncomfortable as we go out for 8 hours at a time fishing, do you sit on the tubes, make-shift cushion? bean bags? other options?
7- I am worried about puncturing the tubes with hooks or fish spines, any under-boat covers or anything I can do to further protect the PVC or is thick enough? I see the new Saturns now have an extra layer on the bottom so that eases up my mind a bit but I had a cheapo inflatable before, and that was that, cheapo that didnt even hold pressure right that ended up in the garbage, that was over 12 years ago though and inflatables came a long way since then.
Any other tips, advise, recommendations,..etc are greatly appreciated.
Tight lines and happy boating.