Hairie"s South Wind Build.

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:02 am

.thanks guys,

I got her outside in the sun today while I clean up the shed a little.

Here are a couple showing her colours more truely.

dangermouse01 · Post by **dangermouse01** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:36 am

Mick;
Looks great, golf clap all around.
I am with everybody else here tho, cant wait to see her on the water.

DM

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:49 am

Hi DM,

Thanks mate.

I think this one will be a credit to the genius that is Matt. I keep going back down the shed and just walk around her and stare. i am busting to put her through her paces but will let he rest for a few days to give the epoxy a chance to properly cure. Hopefully, I will avoid any possible amine blush problems this way.

Couple more piccies.

Quick & easy rod & echo-sounder mount. will make something prettier when I get the chance.

scottrunnr · Post by **scottrunnr** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:48 pm

Mick,
she's BEAUTIFUL!!!!! You really out did yourself on this one. She's like a work of art! And rigged for fishing as well!

gken · Post by **gken** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:24 pm

Wow. Thats it, just Wow.

Seriously though Mick, Shes perfect. I hope she sets you up well to catch the big one. Clever idea for a depth sounder, I was pondering doing the same thing to my freedom. How did you mount the transducer? A pickie might help if you know what I mean

--Garrett

gken · Post by **gken** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:42 pm

One other thing, I am jelous of green grass. I just got burried up to my waist in snow this last weekend. I wont see my grass for another 6 weeks. Then it will be another 6 weeks before I can touch it without sinking up to my waist in mud. Ah, how wonderful it is to live in Maine. Just thought I might vent a little. Thanks for listening. --Garrett

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:48 am

Heya Garret & Scott,

Thanks guys.

Garret, here is what I do for the transducer install. My sounder won't shoot through the ply properly so I sand a patch of ply, about the same size as my transducer allmost right out and then fill it with epoxy/woodflour
The rule is a 6 inch one to give an idea of scale.

Then, I cut a piece of 3" poly-pipe, 2" long and fit it to the shape of the boat's bottom

I stick it down and seal it with silicone

(not done yet)

the transducer sits in the pipe like this.

And is held in place with a cut piece of pool noodle.

Yo make it work, I then pour about a cup of water into the pipe and the transducer shoots right through the hull beautifully.

gken · Post by **gken** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 3:31 pm

The transducer wont shoot through the ply, but it has no problem with the epoxy with wood flour? I would think the epoxy would be more dense. Thanks for the pics Mick, they helped. --Garrett

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 4:03 pm

Hi Garret, No problems mate. iIhink the issue with shooting through ply is the air that is in the wood. The sound doesn't travel as well through it as the solid epoxy.

With the epoxy plug there, the sounder will display arches and very fine bottom detail. Shooting through wood, the readings are ,at best, intermittant and pretty much, only show bottom - sometimes.

gken · Post by **gken** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:20 am

Interesting, thanks for the info Mick. I would probably have been cursing about that forever. Another question if you dont mind, do you put the battery fore or aft? Im sure it doesnt matter with a canoe as much as a kayak, but it doesnt hurt to ask. Thanks again, --Garrett