RenegadeBassin Posted January 9, 2019 Author Posted January 9, 2019 On 12/6/2018 at 9:53 AM, Janderson45 said: Well.. I just got a deal too good to pass up on a pair of 8’ powerpole blades, mounting brackets and wireless footswitch, so I guess I’ll be adding a pair of poles to my rig over the winter as well. Right now the plan is to install them myself like @RenegadeBassin did- I think I even have the same same sandwich brackets that he did- biggest issue is going to be getting the outboard and jackplate off to mount the sandwich brackets.. I may have to take it to a dealer to do that. The rest seems pretty simple, with the second biggest obstacle being finding a suitable mounting spot for the pumps and running the hydraulic hoses. @RenegadeBassin if you don’t mind me asking, how did you mount your HPUs and where did you run the hydraulic lines? Did you use access that was already available from your outboard or did you have to drill into the transom? Do you have any pics that you could share of the pumps mounted and hydraulic lines plumbed through the transom? Do you have any issues or complaints with your blades yet? Would you install them yourself again or have a professional do it second time around? My boat is in the shop currently so I can’t crawl around it to figure out how I’m going to make all of this work, but I’ll have it back soon enough and then I’ve got all winter to figure it out. Sorry for taking so long to respond, I don't check these forums much anymore because everything with my boat is working how I'd like it to! I am also working on having my first house built and that has most of my attention this winter. My 8' blades have been great and I don't have any complaints about them. I had a faulty pump and Powerpole sent me a new one no charge. Doing the install yourself is the way to go, other than the stuff involving removing the outboard from the boat. I had my dealer do that cause I didn't want to risk anything and I don't have a motor hoist. Other than that it is really simple with patience and care. The only difficult part is mounting the pumps in the bildge compartment, I had to move my batteries around and fab a custom tray so I can put them in the long way to make room for the pumps. There are pictures of how I have it laid out a few pages back on this thread (page 6 I think). My hoses fit through the pre-existing access. It was a little tough getting the fitting through but once those are through the hoses themselves are very thin and fit fine. I have a thread about the entire process on the other tin boat forum. (I like the people better on bass resource though ?) 1 Quote
Brent Christian Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 nice looking boat, what kind of speed you get out of that? ive been looking to go to an aluminum boat, lund, ranger, and vexus are my picks. Quote
Janderson45 Posted January 10, 2019 Posted January 10, 2019 The 1875 (18’9”) Renegade with a high output 115hp outboard & stainless prop gets +\- 50mph depending on load and various other factors. Not a speed demon, but not a slouch either. 45-50mph suits my needs well. 1 Quote
RenegadeBassin Posted January 22, 2019 Author Posted January 22, 2019 Yeah I've seen 50.1 on my gps since I've put my powerpoles on. 1 Quote
Janderson45 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 2 hours ago, RenegadeBassin said: Yeah I've seen 50.1 on my gps since I've put my powerpoles on. Can’t wait to get my poles on! Checked out your more in-depth thread on another forum and it was helpful, thanks for posting up detailed pics and thoughts on the install. That’s too bad about the Mercury warranty requiring you to use the side mount brackets off of the sandwich brackets, I’m happy that I can just use the straight sandwich brackets with an Evinrude. Quote
RenegadeBassin Posted January 23, 2019 Author Posted January 23, 2019 22 hours ago, Janderson45 said: Can’t wait to get my poles on! Checked out your more in-depth thread on another forum and it was helpful, thanks for posting up detailed pics and thoughts on the install. That’s too bad about the Mercury warranty requiring you to use the side mount brackets off of the sandwich brackets, I’m happy that I can just use the straight sandwich brackets with an Evinrude. Oh that will make it even easier for you! Those were kind of confusing for the install. Powerpole has great customer service and is a really great product, but their directions were a little weird. Mostly just which bolts to use, that part was confusing. Quote
sej71 Posted February 12, 2019 Posted February 12, 2019 On 5/21/2018 at 3:15 PM, RenegadeBassin said: While I'm here, I have story/warning for you new boat owners like me that I don't think I've shared with you guys yet. Some of you may already know to do this but I didn't and its got my boat currently somewhat out of commission. A couple of weekends ago I was fishing a tournament and the wind was really blowing for the morning blast off. I'm talking about 3 and 4 foot waves. I drew number 1 so I got to go first when we started and so I didn't really have anyone to watch in front of me to gauge just how big those waves were for Maine. I haven't experienced anything like that around here before. I took off across the lake at a speed that I thought was safe, but would also get me to where i wanted to go without getting passed by the entire club behind me. Well, little did I know, in situations like that you want to have a stabilizer bar under your trolling motor. I've seen them before but mine did not come with one from the factory so I didn't think I needed it. If you are going to be going through waves, GET ONE. My fortrex mount basically snapped in half from the force of those waves. Luckily, minn kota is fixing it for me under warranty since I was not abusing it or mistreating it, I just was going through some unavoidable waves. I haven't been able to go fishing for like 2 weeks though and its driving me crazy. My advice, if you don't have something to support the head of your trolling motor, I would seriously consider getting one. If I had had one I wouldn't be in the situation I'm in now. @RenegadeBassin how was the ride in those 3'-4' waves? I'm considering a 1775 Renegade but I'm kinda worried about how it will do in rougher water. Thank you, Shayne Quote
RenegadeBassin Posted February 28, 2019 Author Posted February 28, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 11:06 AM, sej71 said: @RenegadeBassin how was the ride in those 3'-4' waves? I'm considering a 1775 Renegade but I'm kinda worried about how it will do in rougher water. Thank you, Shayne When I did that to my trolling motor I was pushing it a little harder than I should've been. I remember after I realized it was broken and headed back to the boat launch I went a lot easier and it wasn't too bad of a ride. You're never going to have a very good time in waves that big in an aluminum boat, in my opinion, but if you take your time and be careful its not too bad. Typically on a day like that I would just not fish. We don't get waves that big up here very often at all. Quote
Angler Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Can you put Talon(s) on the 1875 and not void the hull warranty .. like Ranger says they will do if you install Talons on the RT aluminum boats? And has anyone here put Talons on their 1875? Quote
DJ Funk Posted March 22, 2020 Posted March 22, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 1:26 PM, Angler said: Can you put Talon(s) on the 1875 and not void the hull warranty .. like Ranger says they will do if you install Talons on the RT aluminum boats? And has anyone here put Talons on their 1875? My dealer told me that they have put talons on other renegades without issues. My concern was too much weight on the transom. Quote
Hower08 Posted March 24, 2020 Posted March 24, 2020 How dry is the storage in the renegades. Next year I'm hoping to be in a position for a new boat and it will honestly probably be my last one. Want to make sure what I decide on is exactly what I expect quality wise. I know in my dads RT188 it's storage is bone dry and another guy I know with a vexus says the same. I do really like the layout of the lunds Quote
RenegadeBassin Posted March 25, 2020 Author Posted March 25, 2020 On 3/24/2020 at 12:21 AM, Hower08 said: How dry is the storage in the renegades. Next year I'm hoping to be in a position for a new boat and it will honestly probably be my last one. Want to make sure what I decide on is exactly what I expect quality wise. I know in my dads RT188 it's storage is bone dry and another guy I know with a vexus says the same. I do really like the layout of the lunds I don't know if they've made any improvements on the new models, but the storage on mine will get wet if it gets poured on. 1 Quote
Fish0093 Posted March 31, 2020 Posted March 31, 2020 For those of you that own the boat, what size batteries are you running? Could you share some photos how you have them arranged? I know it was touched on earlier but I’m trying to decide which group sizes to get when my boat arrives. I’m planning on running three batteries (2 for trolling motor and 1 for cranking/electronics) and eventually mount two power pole pumps in the future. Quote
NateA2912 Posted April 21, 2020 Posted April 21, 2020 I’m installing a power pole sportsman II to my 2018 Lund Renegade 1775. Anything I need to know before hand? I have a mercury 90 HP, so I can’t use a sandwich bracket and will be mounting directly to the transom. Quote
BasstrackerPete Posted May 14, 2020 Posted May 14, 2020 Questions for the 1875 Renegade owners? 1. Storage, Lund says 22.5 what do you guys measure with motor trimmed down and turned? 2. Partner rod rack, could you fit 6 rods there? 3. Can you fit rods in the console side long storage box? thanks for the great information. Quote
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