Luke Berkey
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Finally got the boat almost ready. Got the new motor painted and installed a 5/4" ipee block to raise it a little closer to where it should be. I'm sure I could squeeze a little more speed out of it by fine tuning the height but it will work fine for this year. It goes fast enough, fully loaded, that I feel like I should slow down in tighter turns. Also added some mohag grass rails. Just need to grass them now. Lastly I took an old Avery layout mat and turned it in to a cockpit cover. It's the black thing rolled up at the back of the cockpit. I zip tied some netting to it to attach grass to.
I got this boat last year but only hunted out of it 2 or 3 times before I lost all confidence in the motor. I still have a lot to figure out as far as where to put everything and the easiest way to set and retrieve decoys. I hunted our coastal opener in it yesterday. I really enjoy hunting out of it. Just need to get it grassed up so the black ducks stop flaring when they see it.
This a pic of the boat drying out after yesterdays hunt. No ducks but no problems so I'll consider that a success for now. Luke
I got this boat last year but only hunted out of it 2 or 3 times before I lost all confidence in the motor. I still have a lot to figure out as far as where to put everything and the easiest way to set and retrieve decoys. I hunted our coastal opener in it yesterday. I really enjoy hunting out of it. Just need to get it grassed up so the black ducks stop flaring when they see it.
This a pic of the boat drying out after yesterdays hunt. No ducks but no problems so I'll consider that a success for now. Luke