[stickemdeep]

dont know that area, im in kennesaw. where do you normaly go

 

[tbone22]

Usually north end of lanier or hartwell they are both about 30 minutes away.

 

[RPbwhntfsh]

U float her yet?

 

[tbone22]

Nope hopefully Saturday. Gotta work but if I get off early I will be heading to the lake

 

[RPbwhntfsh]

any news?

 

[slewrat12]

What do the pods do?

 

[tbone22]

Sorry I been working on another boat in the yard all day.. Yes took it out last night good news I didn't sink..lol. When sitting still the water comes up to about 1/2 inch of the top of the pod. It floated several inches higher don't know exactly how many because I never paid attention to it before just know it was higher. I couldn't get it on plane but the motor was trimmed up 2 holes so I think if I drop it down 1 or 2 it should plane out fine. I would have tried to do it last night but the motor was running rough ( bad gas) so I wanted to wait till it was running right before I started adjusting things. The cool part was when I got it wide open and the engine did cut off the back popped right up and the wake never came close to coming over the transom. Also floated some skinny water and was able to stand on the pods to pick the front of the boat up enough to clear a sand bar. I will try to test it again next weekend or sooner if I can and give a better assessment when the motor is running better. To top it off we put some good ones in the boat..

 

[tbone22]

What do the pods do?

they give you more buoyancy in the back of the boat. so you can put more weight back there. Whether it is a bigger motor, genny, fan or fat boys like me..

 

[tbone22]

this should help a little

 

[tbone22]

got some self etching primer and painted the pods then painted spray on bed liner on the top of them.. some pictures

 

[tbone22]

Ok time for a update. Got the boat running good and am pleasantly surprised with the pods. First off they pick the back of the boat up several inches even though I have moved the genny closer to the back of the boat. The fact that I made them out of old road signs doesn't seem to make them weak at all. I was able to stand on them and they showed no sign of moving or bending under my 230lbs even without any internal bracing. At rest the water came about a inch below the top of the pods but when on plane they are pretty much out of the water. One of the best benefits I have found is the fact that they keep the water pushed down around the prop. I was having issues with blow outs due to the irregularities of the bottom of the boat causing air gaps at wot. It no longer has this issue and I am pretty sure I can go ahead and raise the jack plate up to where it should be so I can get a little more top end. I had to put the motor in the bottom hole (trimmed down) to get it to plane out so trim tabs may be in the future. It does plane out now but if I went with tabs then I would be able to raise the motor back up to allow for shallower water and a little more top end. All in all the pods are one of the best addons I have put on the boat. I did not experience any of the steering issues that I have read about but that could be due to having the motor mounted on the jack plate so it is farther back.