phester's ride.

rx needs a priority check....#1.....motor,#2.....windshield.....#3 enclosure. Come to think of it don't you have #'s 1 & 2 in order? here's the deal, Skools posted the link [from e=bay]last july?august? If I recall the" buy it now" was 400.00. Called the guy, assured me it was in perfect cond, I told him I was on my way [Long Island to somewhere in Brick Township ,New Jersey]about 100 miles. I did have a "mobile canvas" guy put it on.....another 200.00 and I gave him a 50.00 tip. So in round #'s 650.00, installed. Haven't seen any on E-bay since.....not that I've been lookin lately ;D RX only needs the bimini down south
 
#1- check #2- check #3 (kicker motor) pending #4 enclosures. like i said, i wasn't gonna bid. just aggrivated cause i could not find them. i thought you meant thier were some on ebay now. i just wanted to look.
 
FYI- it dont get cold here like it does up north. but, we do hit the 30's and 20's here. never for more than 3 or 2 days in a row. but, thats the best time to catch winter reds close in. and flounder. with 80-95 percent humidity, thats a cold night on the water, imo! enclosures and heater would be the fershizzle my nizzle!
 
I am trying to wheel and deal one right now??

CB and my buddy want to be fishing for Cod and Haddock thur Nov. I need it!!
 
it seems fine. i just worry since it was submerged. talked to skoolz and others and decided to get a kicker just in case, so i can get home,lol. plus i been wanting one anyway. gonna save my pennies and repower with e-tec next year, if 175 holds together. winders on thier way! i get them mounted, couple other things i been procrastinating on, and i will put some hours on her. will know soon.
 
I'm feelin a kicker in my near future, I've got a 14.5' tinboat w/ a 35 rude, too much motor for the boat. What I'd like to do is get rid of the 35 and get a 15 hp use it on the tinboat and a kicker on the V
 
Whats the fuel hook up on a kicker ??, bring along a seperate tank, or connect it from your primary tank ?
Does it really matter what side you mount it on ?
 
Kajun said:
nice V phester! thanks for the pics!
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thanks Kajun......TheTinMan posted the pics for me. Hammer,I've have ,what appears to be, 4 ss nuts/bolts in such a pattern that would suggest that the previous owner had a kicker on there at one time or another. It's on the port stern and I'm guessing the logic behind that is ,if your out solo, the kicker mounted opposite of the helm sorta evens out the weight. As far as fuel goes, you can of course have a separate 6 gallon tank on board or I've got a "diverter" atop my h20 separator that I can turn 90* and send gas through another line to the kicker
 
Phester I agree, get rid of the 35hp and get a 15hp for kicker and the tin boat. 8)

I don't know if you remember but I got my enclosure on here from Franco. $500 (or $550, can't remember) and I installed myself. It was on his '83 I/O which is a little different than the V-21 but I made it work.

Had to buy a snap wrench/tool to put new snaps on the side windows, but all front snaps were able to be lined up fine. Also, on the rear curtain on both corners there is a strap sewn in with a hook on the end. I took small bungees and fastened it down to the hole in the rod box and this keeps the back curtains from blowing around like mad. I could install snaps on the livewell and fishbox to hold the back curtains in place but I'd just rather not drill any holes ya know? ;)
 
As far as the kicker's fuel hookup, I am planning to use the same fuel line connection as the outboard. The drawback is that if the problem is fuel contamination then the kicker will not save the day.
 
MSBHAMMER said:
Whats the fuel hook up on a kicker ??, bring along a seperate tank, or connect it from your primary tank ?
Does it really matter what side you mount it on ?
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I guess the 1st consideration on what gas is whether or not the two motors use the same gas...could be one straight: one mixed...VRO would be straight gas comin' from the tank for instance; if kicker needs mixed, then ya gotta carry extra...assumin' the gas matches, and you have room, carry 6-gal tank for kicker AND have capability to hook to main tank...that way you've covered yourself from both directions ;) ;D ...
 
bassarama said:
Hey Guys

Maybe you can help me... why is that I can't see those pics? ???
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Are you lookin' at page 1 of this thread...if you are and still not gettin' pics, then your computer's not loadin' the pcs... :-[ ...
 
Thanks for the pics Tin of a sweet rig, nice job on the teak Phes. And yes for me the kicker motor came as #2, it is only a 9.9 so I can use the V in fresh water lakes here in NJ. But it pushes the V cuddy to 10 mph. Should get me home if nothing else. I hooked up a duall outlet single inlet new fuel filter to handle it. I also have a five gallon plastic tank that I take if fishing off shore to have a seperate fuel source if needed, it fits on the floor in the cuddy until needed, but I seldom bring it for my mostly close to shore fishing
 
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