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24.05.2021 3:56:48
There's no wireless remote option for that trolling motor? You can't adapt a wireless system to it from a different model? Then you would have the wireless remote hanging on your neck. here
See full version: Operating a bow mounted trolling motor from a remote location
There's no wireless remote option for that trolling motor? You can't adapt a wireless system to it from a different model? Then you would have the wireless remote hanging on your neck. here
A motor is a motor. I would think there would be a way to adapt it.
Oh wait, some motors are cable controlled, while others are electronically controlled. I'm guessing you have the cable type. That would probably be a problem. more
Any boat has better steerage when at speed because of the increased flow of water across its rudder — in this case a stern-drive. By using the current I was able to control a “dead” boat much as though it were moving.
Docking’s double-edged sword of wind and current gives skippers without the know-how fits. Yet those who’ve mastered some simple principles take wind and current in stride, often counting on an assisting push or a shove from the breeze or the water. Here are some personal anecdotes that prove the point.
Go Against the Flow more
Line-Loose and Fender-Free
Now, I might have deployed a spring line to squeeze safely into the spot, though my crew consisted of a bikini-clad model whose skills were many but did not include tying clove hitches. So I used the current. [links]
While testing a Bayliner on what was then called Puget Sound (it’s now the Salish Sea), I needed to stop for fuel. The dock was full but for a 35-foot length between two other boats. I was running a single-engine 30-footer. more
Centurion takes pride in offering the most adjustable waves and wakes on the water. There are a variety of different features on every Centurion model that allow you to set your wave or wake up for however you like to ride. With so much customization at your fingertips the learning curve can be somewhat intimidating for newer drivers, understanding how a few key features affect your wave and wake can make a world of difference on the water.
People wakesurf at speeds anywhere from 9.5-16 mph, but 10.6-11.8 mph is pretty typical. Riding at a slower speed will make the wave taller, but will also shorten the wave in length bringing the surfer closer to the boat. Riding at a faster speed will make the wave longer and knock down the height. The more ballast your boat has, the faster you can surf while still having a powerful wave. If you are riding a wakeboard, 18-23mph is going to be your range for speed. The faster you go, the longer and cleaner the wake will become. If you are riding at a slower speed try making the rope a bit shorter.
Each boat is going to have a slightly different ballast configuration. Typically, for wakesurfing, you’ll want to fill up all of the available ballast with the exception of the bow. If you have lots of people in the back of the boat, or just want to lengthen out your wave a bit more you might want to try adding some bow ballast. As you might already know, the RAMFILL tanks will fill and drain very quickly on the go (for more about RAMFILL click here). For that reason, you may want to drain 10% from the RAMFILL tank on the opposite side of the surfer to help clean up the wave. Some people will add extra ballast in the form of lead bags, this is optional but not necessary in Centurion models as you can get up to 5550 LBS of internal ballast stock from the factory.
A few years back, I borrowed a Ben Garvey in order to scoot across the Benjamin River for a visit with a large ketch. The spring tide was running close to high on a full moon, which allowed the fading sea breeze to push onefoot-tall waves across the bar near the river’s mouth. Riding on an easy plane, little Ben worked smoothly through this harbor chop and left behind only a barely perceptible wake. As we turned to circle the big sailboat at a respectful distance, the light garvey banked like a wellpiloted aircraft and went where she was pointed. Her ancestors were not always so well behaved. They pounded when traveling fast across anything taller than a ripple, and their flat bottoms often skidded through highspeed turns. If driven too fast with the tillers hard over, they sometimes “tripped” (capsized rapidly toward the outside of the turn). Compared to the old boats, the Ben Garvey’s handling is comfortably predictable and reassuring. more
Built as drawn, these Ben Garveys are tough boats that will be at home in almost any harbor. Boatyard chores, harbor ferrying, recreational fishing, entry-level lobstering or shellfish harvesting…. They can perform every manner of waterfront task with easy competence and honest grace.
During the 19th century, garveys evolved as modified scows (square-ended boats) on the paper-thin waters of southern New Jersey’s coastal lagoons and bays. Because these boats were meant to be rowed and/or sailed, their flat bottoms curved upward back aft to clear their runs and make for easier propulsion at low speeds and/or while carrying heavy loads. The hulls’ sides flared outward, almost in dory fashion. In all, these early garveys showed considerable shape; they were mighty handsome, as scows go.
Photo by Benjamin Mendlowitz