I don't want to hijack this thread but what kind of battery system are you running t-bone? I set up five 12v 50 watt LEDs on my boat this winter and I'm only getting about 3-3.5 hours of run time per battery. I use the 122 amp hour deep cycle from Walmart.

 

I use 2 of the 122 amp hour batteries ran parallel. I haven't actually timed them I will next time I go out.

 

Thanks. I just keep reading about people getting 4-5 hours of run time per battery and after a few trips with my set up I haven't even come close to that. I'm wondering if its my battery.

 

Could be your charger isn't charging them all the way. Charge them and check the volts then wait a few days and check them again to see if they are discharging without a load.

 

Did you leave the front deck in the boat, also the M means mode Vee.
Let me run out on the floor and see if we make float pods for that it would help a bunch.
The seat also helps hold the beam on that boat so the three rivets on top of the seat will be under alot or pressure.

 

Yes i left the boat intact except the back transom.

 

your boat looks FANTASTIC!

 

thanks Buckmark

 

Looks good

 

Badtxmofo, nice build! Looks sick! Im in the process of doing one on my 1648 flat bottom alumacraft as well. Im struggling figuring out how to mount it. I wanna be able to take in on and off relatively quickly. It appears that you could do this if you wanted. Did you use like 6 inch pieces of 2 inch angle to weld your uprights too that sit on your round side rail of your boat with a bolt through it? Or is that a channel? I'm thinking that's how i want to do mine. Is that all its sitting on is those 6 spots of the edge of the rail? Thanks man

 

No it's al 1 1/2 square, I cut one side out and it fit perfect, I think they are 4inches maybe I drilled a hole in the front two and back two and ran bolts through to secure it. All my lights are run to the deck with trolling motor plugs so I can unplug them and remove it. I made a leg on the front middle with a foot that sits on the little existing deck and one on the back middle that sits on a rib.

 

I found it. Been helping Kevin out on this thing looks dam good. Funny how Greg found this thread too. I know both of y'all but y'all dOnt know each other. Funny how that works. Good looking boat kevin

 

By the way people he wasnt out Of town working, he was cutting peoples heads off with a sharpie marker. army cat

 

Aww Bubba I think I just got a little wet in muh panties with that compliment

 

You know everybody so it aint no suprise

 

Hoop, I'm incognito on here........ Don't call me Greg! I got a rep to uphold. These fellars might think I'm a nice guy...,
So zip it.

 

We would have never known you was a Gregg had you not said somthin, thats very uncognito!

 

I'm still under the radar.......Since I spell it Greg

 

Oh and by the way im stealling your badarse battery storage idea. where did you get the lid?

 

I ordered it from cabela's bout a 130 bucks. I'll get ya the part number if you need it.

 

Thanks i will just search it

 

Oh you mean not like Gregg county? Lol

 

Right! Only in East Texas have I ever been asked if my name has two g's or one. I always reply two. They spell Gregg. I'm like, Nope! That's three G's. lol

 

Weeeelllllll, after being in the water I have already decided to go with 50's... So I will have several 27 watts for sale soon.

 

Here is the latest addition 4 more 50 watt seelites making ten total<a href="http://s782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/Badtxmofo/?action=view&current=null-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/Badtxmofo/null-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>

 

Looks like you have made some mad progression in your aluminum welding!!! Sweet little rig!!