nycgrip Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 so after doing research since last season and slowly getting it together whenever funds allowed, i finally got a decent boat that can go from a manhattan apartment into a car then on the water. loaded on cart its a sea eagle foldcat 325 (single seater), with mk 55# trolling motor, a cabelas size 24 agm 12v battery, and a humminbird 797 ff with 2 mini 12v batteries, with 2 transducers one side imaging, one quadrabeam. it takes 20 minutes to build and breakdown (which should drop a little with the new pump ive ordered) with all the accessories. i have gotten over 12 hours use with the agm 12v battery and tm combination with moderate use. 10+ hrs out of the mini 12v battery and the ff combo on all day. Max speed is 3.4 mph monitored by gps, with the boat having to be driven a little sideways to counteract the drag created by the side mounted transducer bracket. i have now put the quadrabeam transducer on the tm and need to figure out how to get the si transducer and bracket to be more centered on boat to keep the drag from the bracket from twisting the boat. it a great boat and couldnt be more satisfied, need to get a 4'x8' sheet of plywood (birch?) and cut it to make decking to fit between the aluminum slats perfectly instead of with the gaps i have now, and two more on either side of the front bar to extend decking to the front bar and to create storage in front of the bar. this will allow me to have a larger platform to fish from, and will allow me to kneel to get heavier fish out of the water. i usually drive it normal to move from spot to spot, but once there ill spin the handle around and have the tm pull me, considering adding another seat quick release to the front slat so i can move the seat out of the way and operate the tm while standing on a 4'x4' deck. hope this helps anyone on a similar quest. Quote
Super User Grey Wolf Posted July 14, 2008 Super User Posted July 14, 2008 ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
MattStrykul Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Never seen anything like that!!! Awesome and unique. Have fun. Quote
MA_Bass Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Thats sweet. I have a soft spot for collapsable catamarans. One of these days I am going to post pics of the cat I built with 2 friends. Its based on 2 17' Coleman canoes. It has 3 swivel chairs, 2 motors and a table that covers over the gap btwn the hulls. The whole thing takes ~20 minutes to fully set up or take apart. We have about as much fishing area as a bass boat. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted July 15, 2008 Super User Posted July 15, 2008 I hate to admit it but that's a cool looking "Yankee Mobile." Quote
Super User firefightn15 Posted July 15, 2008 Super User Posted July 15, 2008 That thing is the BOMB !!!!!!!!!! ;D Quote
mayassa Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 Very nice set up, I have a toon also, I use it in the shallow waters of the river I live next to. Quote
smokepole Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 I watch a guy put one together last week at the river it did a great job. Quote
Daniel My Brother Posted July 15, 2008 Posted July 15, 2008 That's amazing! I've seen ads for those boats in magazines, but it's nice to get a first hand report. Very cool cool solution for a big city apartment dweller. Quote
BassNub Posted January 14, 2009 Posted January 14, 2009 o man real nice, thats what i want right there! how much did u spend? Quote
farmpond1 Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Didn't I see something like this being used by the Navy Seals? Nice boat! Quote
nycgrip Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 found the boat on ebay for $600 it was refurbished by the manufacturer, they no longer make the single seater, but if you goto seaeagle website they have a 2 and 4 person model. Quote
fishizzle Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Aside from that being a great rig, I love that you bring it on a bellhop cart up the elevator. Never realized you could have a bass boat in a high rise Quote
R@ngerman195vs Posted February 13, 2009 Posted February 13, 2009 That is one sweet setup. I love it! Enjoy my friend! Quote
Super User cart7t Posted February 13, 2009 Super User Posted February 13, 2009 That is a cool setup. 8-) Quote
nycgrip Posted April 24, 2009 Author Posted April 24, 2009 after a long winter and a nagging monkey on my back i got the boat to where i wanted it to be. set the motor up to pull instead of push. added more aluminum planks to have a full floor attached with velcro. put the seat on a 13" riser instead of 7". put the depth finder (portable setup built on a cooler with batteries inside, and weathersense, and smartcast attached to the outside) up on a pedestal attached with release-a-seats for break down. installed a proper anchor setup. used a tote-em-pole to store the rods vertically and out the way. added a release-a-seat towards the rear to get the seat out of the way when i want to stand and fish. Quote
BassnMan Mike Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Very nice! I've been considering one of those as a secondary boat for smaller waters. Did you have to modify the frame to include the new flooring? Quote
Dave D Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 I saw an add for those in BASS. You have an awesome setup on that thing. Post some more pictures if you get a chance! Quote
BassnMan Mike Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 I saw an add for those in BASS. You have an awesome setup on that thing. Post some more pictures if you get a chance! ^^^ Yeah, what he said! Quote
nycgrip Posted April 25, 2009 Author Posted April 25, 2009 ill be going out again mon or tuesday, ill take more pictures, and answer your question with pics after im back. Quote
nycgrip Posted September 27, 2009 Author Posted September 27, 2009 this is the beginning part of the setup, you can see the velcro i used for the additional floor planks the 3 planks you see above are solidly attached to the pontoons using a pipe and groove method, and are the only points that can carry the seat, oar locks, or anchor, and once fully inflated the stabilizer bars (bars under the planks) push up into the planks locking everything in. once fully inflated i add the rest of the alu planks then pedestals and rod holder (need to figure out a better way to store the rods, wind blowing through the lines can get annoying and once in a while on my back cast i hit the rods) and oars in stored position, the rod holder is attached to one of the oar locks and the other is in my tackle bag in case i ever need to use them but outta the way till then. attach motor, depthfinder (with batteries and storage in cooler) and the seat. depthfinder and seat attach quickly and securely using release-a-seats. and good to go, most of the places i fish i can get the car within 10 feet to the water and build and breakdown is about 20 min each. hopefully that answers any questions and sorry it took all season to post. Quote
ArcticCat500 Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 that is a great little craft, Im impressed you mentioned you've hit the rods on a cast or two. What if you were to make a rod holder that possibly leans down in a 45* angle so your not popping them and they may quiet a little...Im looking into a boat this year, but I'll say I've given great thought to fishing yaks and now these,, Quote
Sfritr Posted September 28, 2009 Posted September 28, 2009 That thing is AWESOME!!! There are soo many lakes and ponds that I would like to fish but are too small to put in a full sized bass rig. That would be great for rivers also. Heck you could build some grass walls and duck hunt.. Truly cool. Quote
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