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A few mods to the porty questions....

MJBaldwin

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I plan on doing some mods to the porty I bought last year (Eskimo Quickflip 2) some of them include putting in like rope light style (found on e b a y for cheap) wondering what size gauge wire I should use for all that. Along with that for a battery. Does anyone know the difference between the batteries AH's? Seems like the lower they are the cheaper they are but what does it actually mean?

Second would be I would like to do some Reflectix on the side. I have seem different things about this my house is about 56 inches wide but see that most people go with the 48" wide product would the few extra inches matter any? I plan on doing it on the top and the back of the porty. Also wondering how well does this stuff fold down with the other canvas that’s the fish house is made out of. Is it pretty firm I have now bought it yet but I have seen that places like mens store or the old fleet has it.

Also I have bought some of the hyfax runner for this series of fish houses and I started to look at the instructions a bit and it says that you’re supposed to put them in boiling water to make the shape of the sled? Then I went a watched a video which was an installation of an Otter House and they just put them on and bent them and screwed them down. Let me know if you have installed these on this kind of a sled.

I know this is a lot of information that I am seeking but I would very much appreciate all the help you guys can provide. I will post pictures when I get to this point but want to get everything ordered and then get out there and get this thing ready to do some serious ice fishing this winter!!!!

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Tiny wire, 18 to 22 gauge will be fine.

The higher the Ah's the longer the battery will last if you are using the same amp draw.

My house is also around 56" wide, and I have a strip of 48" centered. Works great, and don't sweat the missing edges.

It folds pretty nice, but will add some bulk to the canvas, and it will fill up the tub more than if you didn't have it in there. Duct tape the cut areas (holes for velcro straps) so it doesn't tear.

No input on the hyfax, my sled had it mounted already.

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I have the reflectix on my voyeager. It folds down real nice. I bought the roll and the roll of tape and cut it to fit the top. been up for at least two years and looks like new still. A little trick I learned with my hyfax was to use a heat gut when trying to get them to bend. works great. Wearing a glove helps.

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Would tin tape work? Its used on Ductwork and what not. I know it will will hold at that but not sure about this stuff.... And not sure if the duct tape would be more rugged and withstand more abuse that this would be getting..

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Last year I put reflectix in my Quickflip 2. I just cut slots in the reflectix where the straps for the poles are. I then taped the areas I cut with duct tape. So far the staps and slots are holding up fine.

I also bought the 24" wide reflectix and taped that together to get to the width of the house. One roll was plenty to do the entire roof.

Dave

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McGurk,

Lets talk Batteries what would the standard ah's be on a vexilar battery seems like there is a large price jump from 8 to 9 ah's.... Just wondering about how long those last. I do not have a vexilar but I know that one battery could last a good weekend of fishing. Would lights be the same thing? I plan on running 3 rope lights.... Obviously wouldnt be all day...

Anyone else knows feel free to let me know

Thanks Guys

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Well I'll say this- I would feel a whole lot better spending the same money on 3) 7 Ah batts than 2) 9 Ah batts. Just sayin. I rarely go without a backup, so I just get the smaller ones. I feel better running a 7 down to nothing with another to boot, than risking a day with a single 9. Results may vary so much with different LED strips and flasher use and the batteries themselves that it is hard to give firm numbers on results.

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McGurk,

Lets talk Batteries what would the standard ah's be on a vexilar battery seems like there is a large price jump from 8 to 9 ah's.... Just wondering about how long those last. I do not have a vexilar but I know that one battery could last a good weekend of fishing. Would lights be the same thing? I plan on running 3 rope lights.... Obviously wouldnt be all day...

Anyone else knows feel free to let me know

Thanks Guys

I purchased a 12V 12ah battery that I use in the kids Power Wheels during the Summer and for my LED lights in the Winter. The 12ah battery is a larger battery, so it wouldn't fit in a Vex case, but the thing lasts forever.

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