Hammer

30' Sport Fisherman   Boat building project

design and build of a center console offshore sportfishing boat 

 

OUTFITTING:

 These are some of the manufactured items that have found their way onto the boat.

Dana Marine trim tabs  pair of dual acting single cylinder 12"x24" tabs. 

Kodiak Marine bait tank  17 gallon Pro Flow oblong low profile. This will be transom mounted. It seems small compared to the now almost standard 50+ gallon tank but it seems adequate alternative to hauling around 350# of water.

E-Tec Marine products Sailfish outrigger elbows. These operate   similar to Rupp Top Gun t-top out rigger elbows but after checking them out at the Miami Boat Show, I thought the E-Tec was the one to get. They feature non metallic bearing and locking mechanisms.

Navico PH500 Autopilot. now Simrad! got it at a good price and read some good reports on this unit.

Ezell Industries fuel tanks, (2) 100 gallon aluminum fuel tanks fabricated by some real pros at Ezell in Perry FL.

Armstrong Marine Deck plates, (1) 10" x 20" in the engine bracket and (1) 10" round for rear tank gage and fittings. These are not your average deck plate, they are really nice.

Teleflex Sea Star II hydraulic helm also ordered a 20 deg. base so that it can be mounted on a 20 deg. angle from a level surface. This will help accomplish  the center console design that I am looking for. I am using the "big" helm pump designed for dual cylinders and I am using a single cylinder. This gives very quick steering.

Raytheon SL 72 Radar since radar is only of occasional use, I opted for a 2 kw unit. For an LCD unit these seem to work well.

Furuno FCV 582L  I bought this stand alone fish finder. This is a great one!

Garmin 2006 chartplotter/gps    Replaced my 210 with this great unit, I think Garmin is the best in class.

SOS Tele-rigger Outriggers ( Now Taco Sportfishing) These collapsible outriggers are will suit my needs for trailering so that I can store them on board in a collapsed length of under 6 feet. I was able to use these on another boat I fished and they were stiff enough.

ICOM 502 and ICOM M45   VHF radios 

Schimdt    13" ss steering wheel with knob ( I love the knob)!

Towmaster Trailer The trailer is an aluminum Towmaster with tandem rubber torsion axles and disc brakes on all wheels. I choose the two axles over three axles since the boat was well within the max load of 8200# of the trailer.

Lee's Rod holders I have mounted (11) medium duty 30 degree holders.

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Last modified: October 29, 2004