my dad is getting older, i would rather have him up front sitting in the hole next to the consoles so i can help him versus him sitting in the back by himself. so yes i want to cover that area up and make it more of a deck for him…….
im going to have to trade off loosing the cooler and day box if i do anything, i added the second console which is kind of like my day box….. i didnt think about the big step for him……sounds like some engineering is coming soon lol…..ill post pictures of what i come up with….
a good rule of thumb in this case is not to exceed 100 degrees over ambient temperature, never had a problem with any of my 1500 silverados. have a duramax 2500 now and the temperature doesnt change much pulling my puma… an example is 90 degrees outside, you dont wanna see tranny temps over 190-195 this is normal…. after 10,000 miles i switch my fluids to amsoil in the diffs and transmission, never had any problems….
i have 2 12 talons and it did slow my holeshot down a little, have thought about drilling the extra holes but havent done it yet because its still a fastboat and it doesnt bother me that bad yet…
oh and my 12 hold in 11.5 feet of water with a good wind….
so holes drilled is the answer to this tonkacat? is there a blue print somewhere so i can take it to my prop guy. i dont want to mess up an expensive prop?
i figured out how im going to do this. will take some welding and bending with aluminum sheet metal 3/16……… sorry for resurecting a old thread. but i wont lose access to the ice chest or the day box. i will start making them if people have requests…
oh and i would like to get a set of spark plugs as well
im interested in this too, after adding talons the puma is a dud out of the hole with full wells and a passenger…
Rick, BCB, I dont really care who you are posting as. You should be listening to direct customer feedback, this is a good business practice, and your getting it for free. Boat WRX in Missouri has not told me anything for 7 MONTHS! I live in the Houston area and went with this dealer because they told me they a had a build slot that would be here around Christmas delivery. Dealers are your conduit but not your customers, that’s bull shit. Go sell that to someone else. Last time I checked dealers don’t purchase and hang on to boats, customers like me buy the boats. Without customers, you have no dealer network. If yall need consulting on how to run a business and lean manufacturing practices and techniques, I do it for a living, just let me know. This is not how you run a business. Update people on delivery windows, it is acceptable for them to move based on the covid economy, as it is a facet of life right now. NO COMMUNICATION AT ALL IS UNACCEPTABLE! I fully expect you to address your dealer I have mentioned by name and ask them why they are not communicating with YOUR customers as they sell other brands of boats and you are saying they are your customer. Either the RSM sucks, or the dealership sucks, either way they are associated with Basscat. You should want to fix that problem that has resulted in a complaint that will reach tens of thousands of people who search forums on where to get info for their next boat purchase.
I wanted to clear this up a little better and give an update as I told the RSM I would. I got a phone call from Mr. Jack from basscat with an update, extremely nice and informative. He gave me an update on just about everything he could. I wanted to clarify, the frustration was not about delivery. I work in industry and know about the supply chain issues. My expectation was of communication, and it was high, as I just bought a jeep wrangler I waited 7 months for and got an update every 2 weeks. I understand manufacturers not wanting to give firm dates in case they slip on production times, this is where us as consumers have to be flexible in today’s time. I went with Basscat because of the build quality and customer service I was used to with my 2013. I am sure it is hard to keep up with all the customers and build times, especially when backed up, and I don’t expect an automated system like jeep. Maybe a monthly phone call from the RSM’s would be good without overloading the RSM’s? Overall communication has been established and now I can check on progress with Mr. Jack.
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