AKRISONER Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Old Ironmaker said: If you hold your arms out to the side when you are at WOT throttle with a 135 strapped to the back of your Skeeter can you get elevation? I believe it's a glasser but it must just fly. shes not nearly as quick as devil's Lund strapped with that big ass merc, but for an 18 foot boat shes fast enough to scare me lol. Chine walk when you dont have any more juice to push through it is about as scary as it gets when boating ahahaha, This boat gets on pad nicely and scoots pretty damn well when shes up on plane. ive got it to 56mph on the GPS but that was on the right day, the right load and me riding solo. When its tournament day with a partner and a boat full of gear she does between 49 and 52 dependent on conditions. Its a bass boat though so if im driving under 37 it rides like a snowplow. I drive it 40 any time im not tournament fishing, otherwise I cant afford the gas bill. She eats premium when shes opened up. Gotta love a big carbureted two stroke lol Skeeter makes a good hull, and considering I dont have a jack plate or a trim tab (this annoys me a lot, especially with how important trim is in a bass boat) ive spent enough time driving her now that I can get her going pretty good. I drive the boat by ear, I can tell where the sweet spot in the trim is by listening and feel and watching the GPS. The boat is scary at full throttle, It took me a while to get comfortable driving it that fast, when i first got it I couldnt do it. Im not a total maniac but ive spent my entire life driving stuff, snowmobiles, quads, boats etc. so I drive with a bit of an edge. Enough to scare my friends too sometimes but within reason. If you can believe it, 130 is underpowered shes rated for a 150! heres me scaring my buddies down on Santee Cooper catching some air lol Edited January 31, 2020 by AKRISONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Plug Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 4 hours ago, BillM said: I've raised a few nice ski's in GPool last year but no bites, you ever wanna get out let me know! That launch is 100% better now that they've banned overnight parking, although it could use a yard or two of gravel (Same with the launch at Upper Big Chute) Yes I would be in 100%. We will have set something up for-sure! The launch has been getting better over the past couple years with the addition of the johnny on the spot and regular picking up pf the garbage. The locals who have houses adjacent to the launch are not pleased from what I've heard about the cleanliness and the people who use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsongulf Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 A bit different, but this is the flats boat. Don't have any pics of the old tin boats at the cottage. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 I need to rent one of those the next time I'm down in the Clearwater area and do less shore fishing and more boat fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 56 minutes ago, BillM said: I need to rent one of those the next time I'm down in the Clearwater area and do less shore fishing and more boat fishing Or you just need to make friends down there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 This is my deep water boat, it is a 28ft Marinette with twin 318's. I have a 19ft Ranger from 1989 that I restored and a 2000 Xpress with an outboard jet for shallow river running. Art 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out4Trout Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 1/25/2020 at 5:48 PM, lew said: Loved my SKEETER and had it for 10 years without an issue on boat or motor. It was a great musky fishing boat and we saw plenty of action together. But when I decided to retire from fishing I sold all my gear including the boat and this was the last day I had her and the new owner picked her up just after this picture was taken. Kind of a sad day really. Retire from fishing and sell the boat? That is not just a sad day... but a tragic day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out4Trout Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 Mine is a Princecraft 162 Pro w/ 50hp Merc. Mostly I fish local lakes (Eastern Ont) w/ 1-2 people, it's an ideal size boat for that. For getting into the smaller lakes and rivers, I have an old Springbok canoe w/ 2hp Yammie 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Out4Trout said: That is not just a sad day... but a tragic day. Don't think I'd go quite as far as tragic, I just lost interest LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 6 hours ago, lew said: I just lost interest LOL The same happened to me. That's why my boat was stored for 7 years. The interest came back though and the boat gets used a lot now from ice out to freeze up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, DRIFTER_016 said: The same happened to me. That's why my boat was stored for 7 years. The interest came back though and the boat gets used a lot now from ice out to freeze up. Only been 3 years for me so the desire hasn't come back yet....but ya never know LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 18 hours ago, Out4Trout said: Mine is a Princecraft 162 Pro w/ 50hp Merc. Mostly I fish local lakes (Eastern Ont) w/ 1-2 people, it's an ideal size boat for that. For getting into the smaller lakes and rivers, I have an old Springbok canoe w/ 2hp Yammie Is it just me ,or do they put their console to far forward on their boats ? Myself, I always liked them, but this is one thing that always came to me when I looked at them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 15 hours ago, misfish said: Is it just me ,or do they put their console to far forward on their boats ? Myself, I always liked them, but this is one thing that always came to me when I looked at them . Maybe if your a front of the boat guy. I’m a back of the boat guy so the farther up the better! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 6 minutes ago, porkpie said: Maybe if your a front of the boat guy. I’m a back of the boat guy so the farther up the better! Yep, great lakes troller here , farther forward the better, that front platform was just a handy place to store a big cooler and the front seat hole in the floor a place for a planer board mast 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out4Trout Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, misfish said: Is it just me ,or do they put their console to far forward on their boats ? Myself, I always liked them, but this is one thing that always came to me when I looked at them . I find it balances nicely, with fuel and engine weight in the back... I do a lot of downrigging and like Dave said, need the space behind the seats. Here's a side view that shows console position better... Edited March 3, 2020 by Out4Trout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 5 hours ago, dave524 said: The front seat hole in the floor a place for a planer board mast Makes a good net holder too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 And a stand to hold your camera too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkrp Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 On 2/13/2020 at 7:00 AM, DanD said: With the bit of snow we had on the weekend I was able to get Sally out to the back lot here at the shop. Driving through foot + deep snow banks wasn't an issue. Then I tried climbing a 3-4 foot pile that the snow plow left. Got 3/4 the way over and the now wet tires started to spin inside the tracks. So back to the drawing board and came up with these cleats. One side is about an 1/8 inch down to grab onto the tire. The other side is about a 1/4 inch to dig into the ice. Had a few minutes to put the chains on the quad; so it's read to go as the back up vehicle if Sally craps out? We're going to look like the Nipissing Hillbillies have come to town. LOL Even Rosco my basset hound is ready to go; but my wife says I can't take him with? Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmilley Posted March 8, 2020 Report Share Posted March 8, 2020 Ranger z21 12ft talons bird touchscreens 250pro xs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRISONER Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 12 hours ago, ecmilley said: Ranger z21 12ft talons bird touchscreens 250pro xs How do you like the solixs vs the helixs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkrp Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 I wish I was able to post pictures. I have a Stanley Tiller 17DC and I absolutely love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch01 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 My dream boat - 2018 Hobie Mirage Outback I can't wait to get back on it this spring 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Dutch01 said: My dream boat - 2018 Hobie Mirage Outback I can't wait to get back on it this spring 😁 I have spare 9ft stabilizers for that . 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch01 Posted March 9, 2020 Report Share Posted March 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, misfish said: I have spare 9ft stabilizers for that . 🤣 I've got a lot of seat time in kayaks over the last three years and I'm super impressed with how stable they are. Obv some more than others but I never considered needing a stabilizer. I'm looking to get this one out on Simcoe this spring so maybe that will change 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out4Trout Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 7 hours ago, Dutch01 said: My dream boat - 2018 Hobie Mirage Outback I can't wait to get back on it this spring 😁 Fantastic rig by all accounts... Do you have the Mirage drive, to free your hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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