Does anyone have plans or know what it takes to build retractable wheels for a fish house? I am building a new fish house this year and want to install the retractable wheels. I would glady pay for a set of blueprints or design. I need to get this done as soon as i can before the cold weather gets here. I will be traveling roughly 400 miles a couple times each winter this fish house, so it should have springs to absorb the bumps. I would really appreciate any information that i could get.
Wanderer, thanks for your reply. I do intend for it to be 24 volt, with a thrust of 70-80. Spot lock is a must (my wife is looking forward to
not being the anchor person any more). With my old boat we did quite a lot of pulling shad raps and hot n tots, using the trolling motor. Unlikely
that we will fish in whitecaps, did plenty of that when I was younger. I also need a wireless remote, not going back to a foot pedal. We do a fair amount of bobber fishing.
I don't think I will bother with a depth finder on the trolling motor. I am leaning toward moving my Garmin depth finder from my old boat to the
new one, just because I am so used to it and it works well for me. I am 70 years old and kinda set in my ways...
Dang, new content and now answers.
First, congrats on the new boat!
My recommendation is to get the most thrust you can in 24V, assuming a boat that size isn’t running 36V. 80 might be tops? I’m partial to MinnKota.
How do you plan to use the trolling motor is an important question too.
All weather or just nice weather?
Casting a lot or bait dragging?
Bobber or panfish fishing?
Spot lock? Networked with depth finders? What brand of depth finders?
We have bought a new boat, which we will be picking up this spring. It is an Alumacraft Competitor 165 sport with a 90 horse Yamaha
motor. I will be buying and installing a trolling motor, wondering if I can get some recommendations on what pound thrust I will
want for this boat? Also, I will be selling my old boat, is there a good way to determine the value on an older boat ( mid-80's with a 75 horse 2-stroke
Mariner motor) I will appreciate any help with these questions.
I went ahead and watched some of the MLF coverage. Wheeler didn’t make the cut but the bigger story was the Poche/Avera fallout.
Kinda funny listening to both sides of the story and putting together the scenario, reading between the lines.
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Does anyone have plans or know what it takes to build retractable wheels for a fish house? I am building a new fish house this year and want to install the retractable wheels. I would glady pay for a set of blueprints or design. I need to get this done as soon as i can before the cold weather gets here. I will be traveling roughly 400 miles a couple times each winter this fish house, so it should have springs to absorb the bumps. I would really appreciate any information that i could get.
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