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I have been been trolling with two different types of boards (Large yellow Walker, and Matercraft Super Ski's) I am not impressed with either. Does anyone have plans or a link to make a hard pulling board that folds up. I really dont want to spend 150.00 if I can help it. I have heard the Amish boards and Skipper9's boards work great. Any help would be appreciated. :D
I purchased the skippy nine seriers board, remove a couple weights= and I can jerk on 5 50jets per side fine. They work good, the added weights help the boards plant into the water...
Thanks rsfrail, Do your boards fold up?? and if not how big are they. I have a 20' lund fisherman and would love store out of the way if we are jigging or drifting.
Heres a set of plans that I made mine from,only I used 1 x 8 instead of 1x6 and made them 12" inside dim. The key to get them to pull hard is to weight them down ,mine weigh approx 13# each and only stand out of the water approx 1". these do not fold but pull like mules. you might be able to get your current boards to pull harder by adding weight to the bottom of them and changing the location of the pulling point [just a thought]
Don M
I will let you check out the boards so you can duplicate them. (Bad karma) made some just by looking at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by bonedaddy
Thanks for your plans Don! I think I am going to try to build a set. Do you think that the folding hardware from the Mastercraft boards I already have could be used on larger wooden set?
Thanks
I never knew they made some with folding hardware. Could you send a photo of the hardware. I have some homemade boards that work great. I just hate keeping them in the boat because they take up some much room. Thanks
John
Bone
I don't know if it would work or not. but I have heard other people that like the the Mastercraft super ski's. If possible I would like to see a picture of them also,
Thanks Don M
I HAD a pair of Amish boards. Ran them once and sold them. My home made boards pull twice as good. Weight is the key. They got to sit down far on the water.
Here are pics of the my folding Mastercraft boards. They work OK but they tend to lag back and turns have to be done wide. I was thinking of taking the hardware off these and mounting on something a bit bigger with a little more weight. Any thoughts
Those Super Ski Boards suck they dont pull hard and the folding hardware always loosnes up. I use the same plans that were posted above for my boards. Mine pull like 30lb king..lol I added no weight all I did was draw the front of the inside board in towards the outer board about 3/4- 1"and it did the trick. Try that for harder pulling boards.
Bone
How low do those boards sit in the water? Just a thought ,I would use those boards just reconfigure them. typically the outside board is forward, if you relocated the folding hardware to change the stagger, and relocated the towing eye like the plans they might pull harder and still fold and it looks like it would only be a matter of drilling a few holes [you might have to play around with the location of the towing eye] JMHO
Don M
Try looking at these boards. Ihave been running them for 6 years with no problems. They are pricey but are worth every dollar. Every time I loaned them to people they bought a set... Auroalites.com
The Aurora boards look nice and I do like that they fold up... but the price?? I might have to tinker a bit before I drop $350. Thanks MrGreen
skipper nine boards all the way, just drop in water and away you go, can turn on a dime, we pull 8 rods per side with no tangles. Wayne and Capt, Mike Reel Sport Charters
If you want to make your own boards you can get the white board material called Azek. That's what I made mine out of. It is a composite decking material. The same as the boards. Some building supply stores have it. Otherwise save your tsime and get some from skipper9.
Carter Lumber carries Azek and it's cost the last time I asked them was $57.00 for an 18 ft pc. of 1 x 8 which of course is 3/4 x 7 1/2.
I will let you use a try a set of boards out. You can copy them or buy them for $150. The only reason that I am charging $150 is that that is how much it cost for me to make them. Let me know when you will be in marblehead Ohio and I will give you a set to use.