Princecraft Yukon 15
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ProduceMan
- Posts: 138
- Joined: 14 May 2015, 19:14
- Location: San Diego Ca.
Princecraft Yukon 15
A tip I got from this sight, use heat-shrink tube on your foil's bolts.
1973 Hewescraft Big Fisherman 14
1980 Johnson 15
“I love being alive and will be the best man I possibly can. I will seek knowledge from those wiser than me and try to teach those who wish to learn from me.” Duane Allman
1980 Johnson 15
“I love being alive and will be the best man I possibly can. I will seek knowledge from those wiser than me and try to teach those who wish to learn from me.” Duane Allman
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TheLastCall
- Posts: 80
- Joined: 20 Nov 2017, 12:35
- Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Princecraft Yukon 15
So it’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to update my build.
I’ve been away for work for the last 4 1/2 months. Work keeps getting in the way of my hobbies.
I got the electrical panel sorted out and put back in. It’s raised off the bottom on the boat by almost 3 inches so even if I do get water in the boat I don’t worry about it.
All the benches are back in, for now.
I got a Garmin Striker 5cv to put in the boat. To mount the transducer I used a 1 inch cutting board bolted on the transom. Worked amazing. Now I can move or add transducers as needed without drilling new holes. I mounted the unit across for where I sit ( I don’t care for it there more on that later)
So I got the motor back on the boat, went to start it and ... nothing. I ended up having to rebuild the carburetor, old fuel gelled in it.
So I’ve had it out a few time now and figured out what I like and why needs to change, I’ll start with the likes;
- the hydrofoil, it has cut my bow rise by more than half. The boat gets up on plane really fast and it will stay on plane at 1/2 throttle.
- the scotty mount on the stern are great for keeping rods away from the kids, and clears up space in the boat
- the new battery location and securing fuel tank. Again it cleared clutter in the bottom of the boat. I also put it opposite to where I sit so it evened out the weight.
Now for the dislikes;
- fish finder location. I find I’m looking down at it more then I should so I’ll be moving it to one of the oar locks so it’s closer to me when fishing from the front and up a little when moving.
- fish finder. Don’t get me wrong I love the unit and it’s great quality but the gps function is useless to me the lakes here are all fairly small and generally I fish the same lake over and over so I know where things are and don’t need a gps.
- no storage. All my gear is kept in milk crates so it’s easy to move around but I want something more permanent so I don’t have to move it around.
- I need a trolling motor. Where I fish smaller lake running my outboard is like a siren for the fish. And the lakes here are all shallow ( 25 ft deepest), I’m usually fishing in less than 5 ft of water. Running a trolling motor will save my outboard.
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I’ve been away for work for the last 4 1/2 months. Work keeps getting in the way of my hobbies.
I got the electrical panel sorted out and put back in. It’s raised off the bottom on the boat by almost 3 inches so even if I do get water in the boat I don’t worry about it.
All the benches are back in, for now.
I got a Garmin Striker 5cv to put in the boat. To mount the transducer I used a 1 inch cutting board bolted on the transom. Worked amazing. Now I can move or add transducers as needed without drilling new holes. I mounted the unit across for where I sit ( I don’t care for it there more on that later)
So I got the motor back on the boat, went to start it and ... nothing. I ended up having to rebuild the carburetor, old fuel gelled in it.
So I’ve had it out a few time now and figured out what I like and why needs to change, I’ll start with the likes;
- the hydrofoil, it has cut my bow rise by more than half. The boat gets up on plane really fast and it will stay on plane at 1/2 throttle.
- the scotty mount on the stern are great for keeping rods away from the kids, and clears up space in the boat
- the new battery location and securing fuel tank. Again it cleared clutter in the bottom of the boat. I also put it opposite to where I sit so it evened out the weight.
Now for the dislikes;
- fish finder location. I find I’m looking down at it more then I should so I’ll be moving it to one of the oar locks so it’s closer to me when fishing from the front and up a little when moving.
- fish finder. Don’t get me wrong I love the unit and it’s great quality but the gps function is useless to me the lakes here are all fairly small and generally I fish the same lake over and over so I know where things are and don’t need a gps.
- no storage. All my gear is kept in milk crates so it’s easy to move around but I want something more permanent so I don’t have to move it around.
- I need a trolling motor. Where I fish smaller lake running my outboard is like a siren for the fish. And the lakes here are all shallow ( 25 ft deepest), I’m usually fishing in less than 5 ft of water. Running a trolling motor will save my outboard.
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TheLastCall
- Posts: 80
- Joined: 20 Nov 2017, 12:35
- Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Princecraft Yukon 15
So here is the plan for the future, when I get more funds. The boat is very stable so I’m not concerned about the raised deck. I might add a seat near the bot but I’m still undecided. 
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