Recent content by Bad Boy

Marc, Could you tell if they held the transom higher on the water than with the Armstrong brackets? Looking at the profile of my Armstrong design, it looks like it tapers up and away from the waterline. The PDR brackets looks like it is more parallel with the waterline and helps with the...

Yes, I did see that thread about paint problems. I am interested to see if the different design actually worked to raise the transom and helped with the drain issues. I do a lot of tuna fishing and find it annoying to have the fish blood and rinse water puddle up 1" and it won't drain until I...

Does anyone have any experience with the newer transom brackets installed on the Tomcat? Older version were manufactured by Armstrong. The newer ones are from PDR Marine. Supposedly Northwest Marine had PDR design a new bracket to help raise the transom, which also helps the cockpit drains to...

If you like to fish, ship your boat to Hawaii! Great way to retire. Calm waters, short run to fishing grounds and easy sell when you are done boating. Congratulations on your purchase.

Do not install the bait well on the bow of a small boat. It is a rough ride in the front versus the transom area and it will cause your bait stress and collision to where the bait will not be useable to fish. Only large yachts can get away with a bow mounted bait tank because it doesn't have...

Bob Austin, Would you be able to provide the distance between the front stop and the forward end of your bunks? I suspect my trailer was built with the bunks too close to the front stop and causes a tremendous wear on the knife-edge of the sponsons. I am thinking of cutting off 12" off the...

You can also view photos of my radar installation in my modifications folder. The array needs to clear the rod holders. I mounted it 5-degrees tilted down because I determined that was the average lift when the boat was underway at 10-knots, which is the speed I travel at night. Be sure to...

I have experienced the frustration of these scuppers when tuna fishing, but I find that once I get the Tomcat moving forward, the drains work better as the flapper raises higher and is not held shut by seawater. My only caution with using a sump pump is that you will be in a world of hurt if...

There is a lot of information on the internet on Verado engines. You should find that the torque on these Verados are tremendous at lower RPMs than the other engines you mentioned. I would personally use a 17" pitch, 3-blade prop instead of the 4-blade to take advantage of the torque of the...

New Outriggers

Maximizer mounts allow this angle to keep lures in water and have a wider spread in calmer water.

This angle is normal for most outrigger mounts.

This angle when traveling to fishing grounds.

Roger, I added pictures of my outriggers to my photo album. Note, my outrigger mounts to a Maximizer, which allows me to adjust the angle of the outriggers to almost parallel to the water. This allows me to keep the lures in the water in rough seas or if I want to troll at faster speed...