Fan rig #2 Build.

$FrMacastan$ · Jun 16, 2013

So the journey to building my 2nd fan rig has begun after a long time looking for the rig I wanted. At first I was going to buy a already built/rigged boat but just never worked out either the seller would back out or to far or to much money ect ect. So I placed a order with backwoods landing on a 1760 with a 50hp tahatsu, but much to my dismay it was going to take around 10 weeks for them to get to my boat. well about 3 weeks into my order being placed I grew impatient called and my boat hadn't been started yet so I cancelled my order. I got to checking craigslist and found a 1760 F&F in ARK. older hull but seemed nice. I made a call to joe greenway and since it was close to him he did me a huge favor by going and looking at the boat to see if it was worth 5k. The seller had told me for the age of the boat that it was in so many words a 9 outa 10 so I was pumped as crap! Little did I know the seller was slap full of crap, bc joe calls me and said the boat was in BAD shape the motor was shot and the whole transome was about to fall off lol....bad deal I was mad at the seller lol. So the search continues and I found a 2010 1860 F&F with a 2010 2 stroke yammy beautiful boat! got my money together went and met the guy and sure enough he was a stand up dude and the boat was near spotless not a single ding/dint in the hull and the motor looked brand new! So I baught it and here she is.

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Needless to say I am in Love with this boat it was one of the last hulls built by the dad at F&F and this thing is a tank! the guy that owned it before me used it to commercial fish out of and had a SS prop put on it that was pitched to get on top with heavy loads. At 3/4 throttle with me and my bro she will run 42, after that I start cavitating so I figure if I wanted a prop just for speed I could get close to 50 outa her with just me in it. But I am just going to keep the prop that is on it for the simple fact 42 is fast enough for me and I like the way this thing jumps outa the hole like it is.

Now with build it had a factory 4ft deck that was inset pretty good as you can see in the pics. I had thought about decking over it but descided to cut ti out and start over.
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I went with a 5' deck with the corners 45ed into the side of the boat.

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heres the bro prepping it for some welding
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to be continued......

$FrMacastan$ · Jul 26, 2013

sorry for the delayed updates, but ive got the deck finished and tiged out.
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got my throttle fabbed up.
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I welded me a piece of 1" pipe about 2" long to run all of my wire and throttle cable.
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$FrMacastan$ · Jul 26, 2013

I built a 10 gal fuel cell for the fan, for my 1st one i feel like it it turned out pretty well.
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fits where i want it like a glove.
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I purchased a holley red line and the holly pressure regulator.
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$FrMacastan$ · Jul 26, 2013

this is where my fan cable will be ran through.
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BOWFISHINGARKANSAS · Jul 27, 2013

What size fan are you going to run on that boat? And if you don't mind me asking how well did that old fan push that 1652? I just went from a 1642 fanboat to a 1652 and I'm wondering what size motor and prop. I had a 16hp duromax with a 32in hascon on my 1642 and loved it. I'm wondering if I got a 40-42in competition prop and used the same fan motor if itd push my 1652 good. I sometimes fish in some pretty fast moving currents so I need a decent amount of power..

$FrMacastan$ · Jul 27, 2013

I will be going with a the same setup as TTG 25hp robin 52inch prop. I had a 33" and a 16hp and it pushed great. You could do a bigger prop I'm sure and it would push fine just as long as you keep your boat light.

Greenway · Jul 27, 2013

Why are you not done yet Kyle.

$FrMacastan$ · Jul 27, 2013

Lack of funds and time bro. Getting married in Oct trying to get my house finished is killing me. Another 800$ should finish it up though. Good thing for me our fishing is good til Nov.

CPrice · Jul 27, 2013

Looks great Kyle

BOWFISHINGARKANSAS · Jul 27, 2013

Thanks man. Your boat is looking great! One of the best stand designs I've seen on here!

jsmith.ownagegar · Jul 27, 2013

same thing i was thinkin, very very clean with the drum in the seat!

$FrMacastan$ · Jul 28, 2013

Thanx dudes! I am happy with it so far, just taking longer than I wanted it to.

kriscad · Jul 28, 2013

looking good!!!

Flounder9.75 · Jul 30, 2013

You better hurry you'll be married before long and you'll have to park the boat and stay home with the Little Lady LOL

$FrMacastan$ · Aug 27, 2013

this is how i ran all my wiring, just some conduit and cut some pipe into the welded them. they worked great!
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here is my control box that will mount to the steer stick. The push start, the kill switch, and the fuel pump.
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$FrMacastan$ · Aug 27, 2013

i bought light brackets from jpeater and they are sweet! self etched them then painted and they turned out great.
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$FrMacastan$ · Aug 27, 2013

Faron at AA worked with me on the lights and answered a ton of questions. here are the 50w true warm mounted and wired.
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$FrMacastan$ · Aug 27, 2013

also we i found this jewl on CL for 325$ 1000w yammy its suhhhweet!

Flounder9.75 · Aug 28, 2013

Damn good deal on the Yamaha Kyle. I'd like to see those 50s all lit up when you get it all done

$FrMacastan$ · Aug 28, 2013

yea we need to go floundering. i built this last week let me know if you want one i may sell a few.
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Flounder9.75 · Aug 28, 2013

If the rain will stay away and the water will clear up we might can do that. Thanks for the gig offer but I'm good for now I just built me another one last year (the treads on 14yr old one weren't holding as good as they use too) I use thread rod for mine. With the barbs on yours you should have a problem keeping them on.

CooNHounD · Aug 28, 2013

GREAT LOOKING BOAT! and congrats on the wedding! you will have to let us know how that alum shaft on your fan stand works.....im a machinist by trade a i really never thought of using alum instead of steel but with the right bearings it shouldnt matter i spose!

abwehrly42 · Aug 28, 2013

CooNHounD said:
you will have to let us know how that alum shaft on your fan stand works.....im a machinist by trade a i really never thought of using alum instead of steel but with the right bearings it shouldnt matter i spose!

Heavy wall tubing is stronger than solid stock when it comes to bending.

CPrice · Aug 28, 2013

Looks good Kyle!

carpmjh · Aug 29, 2013

I would ditch the aluminum shaft and replace it with a steel one. I speak from experience and over time that shaft will crack. Most likely right below your gussets. I never gave it a second thought until we were cruising across the lake one night and I looked back at the fan and it just didn't look right. Luckily I saw it when I did.

carpmjh · Aug 29, 2013

Aluminum is fine for everything except the shaft if braced correctly. The shaft just has way too much stress on it. Mine was 2" with 1/2 wall aluminum and it cracked.

daisycutter85 · Aug 29, 2013

Man how did I miss this thread!!! Sweet work man

$FrMacastan$ · Aug 29, 2013

My last rig had schedule 80 1 1/2" pipe an I pulled that boat on 4 6 hr trips down i-20 going to Toledo and those roads are BAD an the boat got pulled on a 12hr trip to north Carolina where its at now an no cracked shaft. That's been going on 2 years since it was built if welded properly and braced correctly ALU is alot stronger than given credit for. I realize y'all have had bad experiences but I was just giving mine, I have a lil device I built on my last fan that saves cracks or at least aids in preventing it. This boat will have one aswell.

$FrMacastan$ · Aug 29, 2013

Thanx for the compliments guys! I only like about 10 hrs to finish I just can find the time for those 10 hrs no where lol. Flounder where do y'all do halls gigging at? We do all of ours in bayou cumbest in MS, just been so freaking muddy lately ain't nothing to be seen.

CooNHounD · Aug 29, 2013

if you prep the weld and weld it correctly 1.5" round bar should be strong enough...yeah if you dont weld and work with alum everyday it probably is a bad choice

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