My Turn now

[fatrap]

Went fishing with the Tundra today and once again the roller stop on the winchpost didn't line up with the pointy part or the bow. My neighor and I got under the trailer and it's perfect. We found out the winch is offset. Now way to really fix it because I can't move the winch post and inch and a half to port, so tomorrow it goes to the dealer. Also the Bilge is silent when I turn on the switch. Does anyone know if it has to be submerged in water to turn on??? I realize these are minor gliches so I'm not peeved yet.

But the boat runs and preforms great. The 150 Opti hits 55mph with me and empty livewells and a half tank of gas goes through rough water like a hot knife. Fishes super and is unbelieveabley comfy. I loved my Nitro but this thing is a dream to fish out of. Other than the alighnment issure it trailers down the highway great and the trailer brakes makes me wish I'd always had them.

I caught only one eye and a few slab crappie but started fishing finess worms and hit 19 bass from 13 to 16 inches on a lake that was killed and restocked four years ago.

A great day for it being almost 100 degrees.

fatrap

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Sorry since you confessed to being bifishual, I refuse to help.....LOL

On my automatic bilge pump, if there is no water it won't turn on. If it's a manual only then there may be a flaw in the wireing? If it has a float and its dry then no it won't turn on?



BF

 

[Ken Neeley]

All in all it's just another brick in the wall.........

 

[Bill McElroy]

Fatrap,...the bilge pumps should work in or OUT of the water.......pour a gallon of water in there and turn'em on...you'll know right away if they're working or not.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Check your fuses first and go from there. It should work either way if it's manual.

If it's automatic, it should have a float switch on it.

Does the tongue on the trailer look straight?

Hard to believe that the bow stop is off 1 1/2" unless it was bent really bad before they put it on....seen stranger things.

 

[Edward Lea.]

So that was you terrorizing all the new fish at Icaria hey. My son and I tried to drag crawlers on walleye rigs down there a couple of weeks ago. In the main lake we caught a zillion little bullheads, 3 to 4 inchers. I think they are going to be Icaria's next problem. Glad to here the boat is running good for you.

 

[fatrap]

Ken that hurt



ED yeah I'm the only white or other color Tundra in the area. Next time say Hi. I'm getting quite a collection of eye fillets in the freezer.



One fuse blown and replaced. I think the pump is bad. Monday it goes in. Everyone is too busy with the Hunting Classic right now. Myself included.



fatrap

 

[Troy Murphy]

Fat rap,

Nice boat, I have the same in team edition. I can't hear my bilge pump but it does work. The one thing I don't like is the pumps are very hard to get to.

Also, some advise put some weather stripping around the radio cover. Water got in mine and shorted it out. I just installed a Clarion sterio and two more speakers behind the rear deck cup holders.

I am thinking of installing some trim tabs to control a list to port. The trolling bateries under to console causes it. Have you ever seen any on a Tundra? I live on the Gulf, not many Tundras here to compare to.

Again nice boat,

Troy

 

[fatrap]

Troy

I have only seen a 21 foot Team Tundra and a single console that we have in the store. I'll look at my stero and see if it needs any stripping. I never used the one on my Nitro but I want it to work. I tried to get a Marine band radio instead but no dice.

My 18 footer has absolutely no list to Port. I believe that they may have added floatation on that side. I was told the Tracker boys would mount my batteries in the floor compartment if I wanted them too.

Other than it not snuggiing up to the front roller things are good.

fatrap

PS I don't feel the bilge running either but I may be wrong.

 

[Donn Norton2]

I don't have a Tundra but I do have a Tracker, Tahoe. It has an auto bilge pump but also has a bilge punp switch on the dash which works. In other words my bilge works automaticlly and manually. I assume that Tracker uses the same bilges on all their boats.

 

[fatrap]

I hosed some water in the back and tried it. Nuthin. Tim at Tracker said he'd have that fixed PDQ. What I'm worried about is the bow allignment.

fatrap

 

[Ken Neeley]

Fatrap,

Sorry brotha......I actually think the Tundra is one of the nicer boats they make.

 

[fatrap]

Ok Ken your still on my "Send the Good Email Stuff List"



fatrap