Tracker 2018 Heritage/2019 Classic edition boat

[kenmitch]

On 8/29/2018 at 8:07 AM, ratman said:

Mounted mine a little right of center,and I pretty much always fish from port side.Console is in the way when fishing from other side,especiallly when doing any skipping.Also being right handed just works better,I use left handed reels,cant figure out why right handed people reel with right hand.To me its like being RH but batting left or shooting left.Seems like your dominant hand should control the rod.Just a thought.Fishing is really tough here right now.

I know it doesn't pertain to the Heritage boat....But the cast and switch method works best for many anglers and you'll even see pros doing it. I guess in the end it's what works best for you. I've always done the switch over as it's what feels more natural too me being right handed. I use my left for guiding/holding in real life so it's only fitting I use my left to guide the fish were I want it to go.

[Bolar]

Anyone change their oil yet?  The filter on my engine says 35-877768K01.  Of course I can't find that, but it looks like most of the filters stamped 4 Stroke will fit.  It's short like the 35-877761K01 so I'll probably go with that.  None of the kits have 10W-30 so I'm going to have to buy it all separate. 

[SeriousBlack]

Well it finally happened. After I launched the boat and parked the truck I saw this on the bottom of the lake. I looked at it puzzled for a bit then realized it was my hub cap. I "fished" it out. They are known to fall off but it's been miles with me. I did hit a hard bump on the way to the ramp. I still have it!

[jaimeastin]

14 hours ago, SeriousBlack said:

Well it finally happened. After I launched the boat and parked the truck I saw this on the bottom of the lake. I looked at it puzzled for a bit then realized it was my hub cap. I "fished" it out. They are known to fall off but it's been miles with me. I did hit a hard bump on the way to the ramp. I still have it!

Yeah, when I lost mine the first time, I fished it out of the lake.  I haven't put mine back on since they have been replaced.

On ‎8‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 6:04 PM, Brinkley said:

I have had my Heritage out 4 times since I took delivery June 14th. Today when I went to remove seat post from the rear deck it would not turn. Took a pair of channel locks to post and it turn and turn and turn,....took small nail puller and pry it up to remove. It appears that the base is no longer straight where the threaded shaft goes in (front just drops right in and screws into place to mount sect on). Has anyone else had this issue? Is this something that maybe covered under warranty?  Also, has anyone mounted their TM foot control in one of the recessed boxes or just bolted/screwed to floor or have just left it loose? If recessed box mount, was it mounted off center to right/left? 

 

I have yet to mount mine.  When I went to the dealer for warranty work on the carpet.  I told them to just cut the hole for the recess box and install one.  I would pay for it all just to have the warranty... They said okay, but came back and said that they couldn't do it.  

 

Since my back has been iffy and I am recovering now, it is hard on my right leg to man the trolling motor.  I like mine loose because I switch legs and the positioning is different for my wife.  Its messy, but it works.  I almost upgraded to one with ipilot, but I love the drive by cable.  The cable is very responsive where as digital might not get me out of a potential jam as fast.

 

Finally, on another subject, I am replacing the prop with a weedless one.  The MKP-6 fits the edge 45lbs trust.  

[J Francho]

9 minutes ago, jaimeastin said:

Its messy, but it works.  I almost upgraded to one with ipilot, but I love the drive by cable.  The cable is very responsive where as digital might not get me out of a potential jam as fast.

Ultrex solves all that.

[jaimeastin]

Just now, J Francho said:

Ultrex solves all that.

I bet it does   I am thinking of my next big upgrade, just cant happen right now.  I have to really use what I have and let it work.

[J Francho]

Would something like a T-H Marine G-Force Troll Perfect help?

[Bolar]

20 hours ago, SeriousBlack said:

Well it finally happened. After I launched the boat and parked the truck I saw this on the bottom of the lake. I looked at it puzzled for a bit then realized it was my hub cap. I "fished" it out. They are known to fall off but it's been miles with me. I did hit a hard bump on the way to the ramp. I still have it!

 

Occasionally tap the caps with your foot.  If they rattle, time to readjust.   It's also a good time to give the axles a shot or two of grease. 

 

["D"]

3 hours ago, jaimeastin said:

Yeah, when I lost mine the first time, I fished it out of the lake.  I haven't put mine back on since they have been replaced.

I have yet to mount mine.  When I went to the dealer for warranty work on the carpet.  I told them to just cut the hole for the recess box and install one.  I would pay for it all just to have the warranty... They said okay, but came back and said that they couldn't do it.  

 

Since my back has been iffy and I am recovering now, it is hard on my right leg to man the trolling motor.  I like mine loose because I switch legs and the positioning is different for my wife.  Its messy, but it works.  I almost upgraded to one with ipilot, but I love the drive by cable.  The cable is very responsive where as digital might not get me out of a potential jam as fast.

 

Finally, on another subject, I am replacing the prop with a weedless one.  The MKP-6 fits the edge 45lbs trust.  

I've swapped to the MKP-6 and it works great. I haven't been in a lot of weeds, but it seems to pull strong.

 

I've also swapped props on the Merc to a Spitfire 4 blade 10.6x12 for more acceleration. I may see if it is possible to get the prop cupped as it now pulls about 6200 rpm@ 29 -30 mph.

 

[ratman]

11 hours ago, jaimeastin said:

Yeah, when I lost mine the first time, I fished it out of the lake.  I haven't put mine back on since they have been replaced.

I have yet to mount mine.  When I went to the dealer for warranty work on the carpet.  I told them to just cut the hole for the recess box and install one.  I would pay for it all just to have the warranty... They said okay, but came back and said that they couldn't do it.  

 

Since my back has been iffy and I am recovering now, it is hard on my right leg to man the trolling motor.  I like mine loose because I switch legs and the positioning is different for my wife.  Its messy, but it works.  I almost upgraded to one with ipilot, but I love the drive by cable.  The cable is very responsive where as digital might not get me out of a potential jam as fast.

 

Finally, on another subject, I am replacing the prop with a weedless one.  The MKP-6 fits the edge 45lbs trust.  

Did they look at your outboard yet?

[jaimeastin]

2 hours ago, ratman said:

Did they look at your outboard yet?

No.  I haven't had the time drop it off.  I was hoping to get the boat to them before my surgery, but it didn't happen.  I will be seeing them next week.

[jaimeastin]

So... I think I told you all a little over a month ago, I left a box of recyclable items on the corner of my driveway.  I forgot they were there when I was backing my boat up and busted the tail light... I went to bass pro yesterday and purchased a replacement, at least I thought it was.  The one that comes on the boat is a sealed LED.  The one that BPS has is two bulbs is not sealed.  I have not asked the dealer to order one yet or been able to find the model online.   There is also a slight design difference.  I was originally hoping to just replace the cover, but you cant do that.  I will probably just seal the lights and use the new one.

 

Secondly, my lovely wife decided to take me fishing on labor day at her favorite place. Thing is it was low, full of weeds, and no motor over 10HP was allowed to be used.  We had to troll the whole thing.  Today, I replaced it with the MKP-6 weedless prop.  When I removed the prop, the pin was broken and rusty. I am happy I found it today and not while I was fishing.  I already had a couple replacement pins.

 

With all of that, I found something I am thinking about buying... The minnkota engine mount.  This way, I can fish in places that are electric only and control it from the console. https://minnkotamotors.johnsonoutdoors.com/freshwater-trolling-motors/engine-mount  

 

I have not spec'd it out and it is kinda overkill.. but it is interesting.

[J Francho]

Oh man, don't buy tail lights at BPS!  The exact same LED trailer lights are Harbor Freight for 1/2 the price.  Found this out when I whacked my son's trailer with the lawnmower, lol.

[Bolar]

14 minutes ago, J Francho said:

Oh man, don't buy tail lights at BPS!  The exact same LED trailer lights are Harbor Freight for 1/2 the price.  Found this out when I whacked my son's trailer with the lawnmower, lol.

 

You want to stay with LED's also.  The incandescent will only be a problem down the road for you.  That engine mount is an interesting thing.  I've never seen that before. 

[J Francho]

There should be shear pins in the mount.  All my MK TMs had them, and I've had to replace them after hitting rocks with the TM.

[jaimeastin]

3 hours ago, J Francho said:

Oh man, don't buy tail lights at BPS!  The exact same LED trailer lights are Harbor Freight for 1/2 the price.  Found this out when I whacked my son's trailer with the lawnmower, lol.

Yeah, I will return them. I will check out harbor freight when I go for a walk this morning.  I

3 hours ago, Bolar said:

 

You want to stay with LED's also.  The incandescent will only be a problem down the road for you.  That engine mount is an interesting thing.  I've never seen that before. 

Yeah, I really do.  I don't want to have to seal these and then have to change bulbs all the time because these will go out.  Hopefully my HF will have light I need so I can make this thin pretty again

[ratman]

6 hours ago, jaimeastin said:

Yeah, I will return them. I will check out harbor freight when I go for a walk this morning.  I

Yeah, I really do.  I don't want to have to seal these and then have to change bulbs all the time because these will go out.  Hopefully my HF will have light I need so I can make this thin pretty again

Found exact replacement's on optronics website,I think they are STL 36/37.

[SeriousBlack]

Added a little tech to my Tracker. What do you think? Takes away from the heritage theme too much?

[12poundbass]

1 hour ago, SeriousBlack said:

Added a little tech to my Tracker. What do you think? Takes away from the heritage theme too much?

Looks good to me. 

[Bolar]

4 hours ago, SeriousBlack said:

Added a little tech to my Tracker. What do you think? Takes away from the heritage theme too much?

 

Not at all.  Everyone needs a retro GPS fish finder. 

 

 

[jaimeastin]

On 9/7/2018 at 3:56 PM, ratman said:

Found exact replacement's on optronics website,I think they are STL 36/37.

I will get those.

So I finally picked up my steering wheel cap and hubcaps from the dealer. I use silicon to stick the steering wheel cap on the steering wheel. And yes, if you see my videos I originally decided not to use my hubcaps do to them falling off. As you can see from photos, how caps are back on my trailer. I used a lot of clear silicon around the hubcaps and I finished it all inside and around it.

 

My Hope Is that the silicone will hold the hub caps as well as absorb any vibrations at could make it loose. I'm happy to have the cap capsule back on because it just goes with the design of the boat looks good.

 

Now I just need to order the new light and replace it.

[ratman]

34 minutes ago, jaimeastin said:

I will get those.

So I finally picked up my steering wheel cap and hubcaps from the dealer. I use silicon to stick the steering wheel cap on the steering wheel. And yes, if you see my videos I originally decided not to use my hubcaps do to them falling off. As you can see from photos, how caps are back on my trailer. I used a lot of clear silicon around the hubcaps and I finished it all inside and around it.

 

My Hope Is that the silicone will hold the hub caps as well as absorb any vibrations at could make it loose. I'm happy to have the cap capsule back on because it just goes with the design of the boat looks good.

 

Now I just need to order the new light and replace it.

How much were the new hubcaps,I need a pair.Well my dad wants a new set, them old guys sure seem to like those moon hubcaps.

[jaimeastin]

15 hours ago, ratman said:

How much were the new hubcaps,I need a pair.Well my dad wants a new set, them old guys sure seem to like those moon hubcaps.

My dealer order my replacement under warranty. The package that they came in and the invoice said $13.95 each.

 

That's funny you said "them old guys sure seem to like those hubcaps".  While I do not care too much for them and they do not add anything to my fishing, it's nice to have them on there.  They are supposed to be apart of the packaging so much that it was a "special feature".   I am happy to have them back on and I hope the silicon works.  No one can tell it's there and it is easy to remove/replace when it is time to pack the hubs.

 

BTW, since I was running. Without hubs, I noticed grease trails from the hub to the rims. Nothing greasy, just black stream marks.  I cleaned my wheels and hub with a littlw accetone before gluing them down.

[jaimeastin]

Okay I returned the other light to Bass Pro Shops. Until I get the replacement in, I went ahead and put some red tail light tape on it. Looks a little cheap, but it gets the job done. Better than riding with a broken tail light and when I hit my brakes people see red and yellow lights.

[Bolar]

18 hours ago, jaimeastin said:

Okay I returned the other light to Bass Pro Shops. Until I get the replacement in, I went ahead and put some red tail light tape on it. Looks a little cheap, but it gets the job done. Better than riding with a broken tail light and when I hit my brakes people see red and yellow lights.

 

Nice.  Do you have all of the pieces?  You could try gluing it back together.  The plastic is cheap so it should take the glue pretty well.