Modern items on a BBSB

Hard wired lights? headlamp
Bilge pump? 2 tile sponges Depthfinder? 4' pole I stick over before stepping out
I am high-tech
 
My Estuary is hardwired with nav. and interior lights. I also hardwired my old sneakbox. I did this mainly because I bought a motor with electric start. I figured that if I was going to add a battery for the motor then I might as well wire the boat. The battery is a lawn and garden model. Nice and small but with enough cranking amps for the motor. No bilge pump or depthfinder................Kevin
 
Gary March has a sweet Estuary with GPS, LOL!!! It was on one of his pic loaded hunting posts. Now that's blending the old with the new.
 
Seems rather narrow minded Jim. If one wanted to use their BBSB as a layout a "depth" finder would be useful. If you haven't seen Gary's posts, he's doing something right!
 
I have a depth finder in my tender. It came with it, otherwise I probably never would have bought one. It is great! I hunt shallow waters and now I know when to throttle down the outboard.
 
If the guys that originally made them had this stuff available, it would have been installed. The old timers did everything they could to increase their odds....otherwise they would have been using birch bark canoes, bow and arrows and clubs at night to be more "traditional".
 
I suppose if your decoys were set for 8 feet and the water was 10 feet, one might come in handy or if the hunting was poor and you were marking large schools of lake perch it could be handy as well, if you were prepared!
 
Good question Frank
I have a GPS in my Estuary because I am always the first one to the launch and I have to deal with lots of fog here in the Northwest. I figure that if you are not in a hurry, things seem to go better. I also installed a 1200 gpm bilge in my estuary. Interior lights inside the hatch also. I spend numerous overnight hunts out now on the water and can't imagine not having them. I know it mixes a little tradition with the modern ways, but as I get older I like the features.
Gay March
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How is a depth finder going to increase your odds? that is laughable
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Most duck hunting stuff is laughable. I can think of several times a depth finder would have been a big help. Why would you argue against such stuff? What is your agenda?
 
Lee no agenda. What advantage or benefit would having a finder in a BBSB?
Tell me the details of the tranducer instalation
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A bit more security when traveling in unfamiliar waters? Perhaps just plain peace of mind? What difference does it make why someone would want one?
Its their boat.
 
Nautical charts are great in areas that the sand doesn't constantly move. Around here, the sand moves and only the main channels show up on nautical charts. Admittedly, it has to get shallow before most BBSB's are gonna bump bottom, but in the dark, a depth finder may very well save you some wear and tear on your lower unit and transom (particularly where you have a wooden board for a transom motor mount). Plenty of places around here where Ive used them to tell me when I'm too far to the left or right because I'm in open water with no landmarks. I don't own a BBSB (yet), but I am not sure I wouldn't put a depth finder/GPS on one. I am pretty sure I would carry my hand held GPS. Safety is more important than dying the way that someone might have died in the old days :)

While this doesn't apply to traditional displacement hull BBSB's, sometimes you want to know that you need to keep the gas on and stay on plane. Otherwise you'll be stuck or never get back on plane. A depth finder can tell you that.
 
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