First off. Happy Friday everyone it's a much needed end to a long work week! Here in South Texas the weather can't make up its mind 38 degrees on Monday and 83 degrees is on the forecast for tomorrow.
On to the real reason for this post. I've been toying with ideas for the SC16 I am on short the list to build. My plan for now is to run a grab bar with a cooler mount, but i also want to run a navigation system for the skiff. The Laguna Madre is full of channels and super skinny water so it helps having something that remembers how you got in and out of a spot so you don't wind up in a situation where you have to pole or drift a boat a mile back to the intercoastal if you can't find the deeper section you ran in on.
I was considering a tiller console to mount the gps as well as trim tab/nav lights/bilge controls. I want to keep the skiff as simple as possible running a tiller and yeti that will double as a casting platform. My real question is how much weight will the console add to to skiff. I'm passing on the jack plate and remote steering for simplicity sake. I need the skiff to float skinny and don't want to sacrifice a ton of draft. I'm 5'7" 165 so that should help some Haha. If some of you guys have ideas for mounting the navi to the grab bar that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb some pics would be appreciated.
Thanks all and have a great weekend!
On to the real reason for this post. I've been toying with ideas for the SC16 I am on short the list to build. My plan for now is to run a grab bar with a cooler mount, but i also want to run a navigation system for the skiff. The Laguna Madre is full of channels and super skinny water so it helps having something that remembers how you got in and out of a spot so you don't wind up in a situation where you have to pole or drift a boat a mile back to the intercoastal if you can't find the deeper section you ran in on.
I was considering a tiller console to mount the gps as well as trim tab/nav lights/bilge controls. I want to keep the skiff as simple as possible running a tiller and yeti that will double as a casting platform. My real question is how much weight will the console add to to skiff. I'm passing on the jack plate and remote steering for simplicity sake. I need the skiff to float skinny and don't want to sacrifice a ton of draft. I'm 5'7" 165 so that should help some Haha. If some of you guys have ideas for mounting the navi to the grab bar that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb some pics would be appreciated.
Thanks all and have a great weekend!