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Aug 20, 2009Salmon Fever
Here are a few things we learned: *Outboard trolling - When trolling with the wind and in calm seas the autopilot steers fine. Sometimes going upwind caused the bow to push and the autopilot would fault out because the rudder can't bite enough water to steer the course. Not good with lines out....    See all blog posts...

Electronics

• Auto Pilot: Raymarine S1G AST, type 1 hyd pump
• Fish Finder: Raymarine DSM300
• GPS: Raymarine Raystar 125
• Radar: Raymarine 4KW radome
• Radio: Raymarine Ray54 DSC, MMSI#338068864
• Other:

  Raymarine E120 multifunction display v4.29, Raymarine ST8002 AP control head, Raymarine SR100 SIRIUS satellite weather, Floscan 9000-20B-1 GPS interface fuel flow computer, Newmar Start Guard NS-12-20, Bennett trim tab position indicator, Navionics Platinum Plus West Great Lakes, LED step plates, Aqua Light 35W halogen underwater lights, overboard color video camera

Crew

• #1: Captain Ron: "If anything's gonna happen, it's gonna happen out there."
• #2: Mel Fisher: "Today's the day!"
• #3: Get busy living, or get busy dying.

Living

• Staterooms: 1
• Heads: 1
• Galley: Carrier 13.5K BTU low profile roof mount air conditioner (2008), spacesaving combo microwave/coffee maker, frig, sink, etc...Flojet Quiet Quad fresh water pump (2008), Jabsco Par-Max 4gpm washdown pump (2009)

DVDs by DiverDennis (bruizer-man) on eBay

COZUMEL MEXICO DIVING (most popular) ALPENA HURON GRECIAN MONTANA COPPER HARBOR COAST GUARD MESQUITE MACKINAC HIGGINS TRAVERSE GILBOA

FISHING EQUIPMENT

Two Big Jon electric downriggers with 52" booms on Traxstech 3" swivel mounts and quick slides, 4 Bert's ratchet holders for dipsies and birds, Bert's tool holders, all on two 48" Bert's track. Fish Hawk X4, Par-Max washdown pump, Okuma line counter reels on Okuma downrigger, dipsy, and copper rods, Igloo "Salmon Coffin" mounted on swim platform.

PAINT AND BRIGHT WORK

Bottom paint stripped to bare metal and recoated with antifoul in 2006 (Interlux Trilux 33). Hard top, sun deck, trim, new aluminum tracks for sliding windows, fixed window frames and windshield glass removed and refurbished, all salon teak (Goldspar) done in 2007 (Interlux Brightside and powder coating on trim). Gunnel, coamings, and nonskid deck paint (Brightside and powder coating on trim). Also new Perko bilge vent cowls, Perko LED step plates, Perko navigation lights, and a HD SS sampson post (2008).

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

ACR 406 Cat 1 EPIRB model 2774NH, Sea-Fire Marine automatic halon fire suppression, Mustang MD3154 inflatable PFDs with HIT, Safe-T-Alert gas vapor detector, engine compartment color video cameras (2), Raymarine Ray54 DSC VHF radio

STEERING SYSTEM

Seastar hydraulic, 5271 helm, 5313 cylinder, Raymarine type 1 autopilot 24 volt, 55LB, Navigator trolling motor mounted as a STERN THRUSTER, 15hp Yahama 4 stroke Kicker, elect start and tilt controls on helm, solenoid enabled UltraFlex 132-OBS side mount hydraulic steering, ControlKing remote throttle controller, mounted on a 90 degree swivel mount (nauticaltwist.com)

SYSTEM MONITOR

Custom engine monitor sub panel with switchable piezo 100db alarms: LOW WATER PRESSURE ALARM, LOW OIL PRESSURE ALARM, HIGH ENGINE TEMP ALARM, HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMP ALARM Digital display showing ships power and thruster voltage (selectable)

TOWING COMPONENTS

2008 Chevy 1/2 ton 5.3L 4X4 crew cab with Timbren suspension enhancement system, Loadmaster tandem axle twin I beam aluminum trailer with electric brakes on all 4 wheels, Swift Hitch wireless backup camera system, heavy duty custom made guide ons, PowerWinch RC30 with wireless remote control, posi-lube removable spindles.

VIDEO AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

Sirius XM radio, Pyle PLTFD122 TV tuner/DVD player, Clarion M455 CD reciever/CeNET control with CRMC1 wired remote control, Clarion DCZ625 6 disc CD changer, Emerson 21" LCD HDTV, Pyle 15" flip down color monitor, Sony surround sound speaker system with sub woofer, Shakespeare Seawatch 2025 marine amplified TV antenna system