Rocna 6kg fisherman anchor. SeaDog pivoting bow roller.
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EZ Anchor Patriot 2. This is the best upgrade I have made. Push of a button deploy and retrieve. No more wet rope in the cuddly.
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Another view. Loaded with 30ft 1/4 chain, 150ft 3/8 nylon, 150 ft 5/16” Dyneema.
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Rode was jumping off the side of the factory Sea Dog Roller. I modified it by welding the EZ Anchor supplied roller to the rear. Works great!
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E-Z Anchor Patriot 2 Drum Anchor winch
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My boat is moored 6 month or more of the year. I wanted the outboard completely out of the water when docked to eliminate corrosion / Sea Growth. The motor is mounted with a 4” setback manual jackplate.
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Garelick Heavy Duty outboard bracket. 9.9 kicker, remote controlled.
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I do a lot of trolling for Salmon, I needed steering and throttle on the deck. I built the helm mount by modifying one I had on hand from a Livingston. Steering is a Baystar system, Mercury Shift Throttle control. I love the set up. 10” Garmin plotter / Sonar not show.
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Remote mounted Mercury 9.9 in action
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Door is finished with window and lock installed. Steering console ready for baystar system.
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Door is toast. I will be building a new fiberglass one. (Pictured is the bottom of the door).
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The beginning of my new fiberglass door. Very simple MDF mold. Modeling clay radiuses in corners, Duratec surfacing primer sprayed. Followed by Lite polishing, 4 coats of wax release, 2 coats of PVA.
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Once the mold was prepped, I brushed on a Couple heavy coats of Gelcoat. 3 layers of Mat, HoneyComb core, three more layers of mat, Gelcoat. I laminated block of hardwood where hinges, door handle are mounted
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Door is installed for test fit. I was pretty happy with how it turned out, not perfect but better than the old one. The green coating is the PVA, it washes off with water. Window was installed using the old door as a pattern.
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Door, just out of the mold.
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Installed the blue sea add a battery system. The switch is run in the on position, both batteries are charged when charging voltage is available. During discharge they are separated so your starting battery will not be drained.
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It was a tight fit but happy with the result. This is the starboard rear transom hatch. I build a fiberglass bracket to install the Blue Sea battery combiner and on off switch
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IMG 20230630 194028145 HDR Original
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My second mate.
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Photo from the Reid harbor dock.
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On the hook.. Patos Island, Wa state
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image Original
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I glassed both sides of 3/4” piece of plywood core to fill hole. Once faired it was finished with a krylon paint job. High build primer filled by antique white top coat. Close enough.
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IMG 20230806 140535113 HDR Original
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