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[roby]

I got some advice from a friend I wanted to pass on. A light up front will actually work against you at night. It's better to place the light behind you if possible....

Cool mods by the way....

[Chief Gunner]

Very Good Point! So I did a Quick & Easy Fix. I took a soft large tapered red scupper plug and drilled a 3/4" hole through the center of it, cut it in half and slid the two pieces up the bottom of the light pole and spaced them out. It seats vey snugly in the center rod holder on my bait tank (I can even lift the hole thing by grabbing the pole)it is not going to slide out if I roll over. It pops right out too with a little tugging. I'm not too worried about losing a rod holder at all since it is a PA & I have more than enough places to put rods. Always Better to be safe than sorry fer sure.

[echo1er]

another DIY bait tank.
I went back to my smaller tank cause the other one seem heavy.
Went to OEX Oceanside Dive and Kayak to get the pump.
Now all I have to do is wire up the battery box.
Trying to test this out tomorrow.

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by echo1er

another DIY bait tank.
I went back to my smaller tank cause the other one seem heavy.
Went to OEX Oceanside Dive and Kayak to get the pump.
Now all I have to do is wire up the battery box.
Trying to test this out tomorrow.

The overflow looks way to low, you might want to put an elbow on it and raise it by a few inches.

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

The overflow looks way to low, you might want to put an elbow on it and raise it by a few inches.

The same comment could be applied to the input from the pump. If you leave the intake tube at the bottom of the tank, all the water will drain out when the power is off. Put a 90 degree ell on the pump and add a piece of pipe that extends up about 6 inches. That way, if you lose power or accidentally turn off the pump, your tank will stay full of water and your bait will live a bit longer.

Bob

[echo1er]

thanks added the elbow. Got a some ideas off Youtuber rudyhail77.

[Cvaladez2]

Why spend tons on a Scotty rod holder? $3 bucks PVC LOL....

[jorluivil]

I decided to replace my Hobie Stock P.O.S Seat so I contacted Andy @ OEX, asked for a price and recommendation, got an answer back in no time and paid him a visit. Ended up purchasing the last last years years model Pacific Anglers seat, as always, Andy took care of me.

After looking at the structure of the old seat and the new one I chose to not use the standard pegs that the Hobie seats come with. Since the PA seat is not made to accept these pegs I would have had to drill/cut into the new seat, the problem with this idea is that the area where the plugs would have placed is not sturdy, there is a great chance I would have damage the integrity of the seat, maybe not now but definitely over time.

First step and the most obvious was to remove the stock seat




Step 2

Mount the bait tank and check the surrounding area to make sure that I have space for the eyelets mounts without affecting the installation of the bait tank and the buckles for the seat




Step 3

Drill, goop and rivet eyelets that will receive the rear buckles




Step 4

Adjust seat, make sure everything fits and load car for fishing tomorrow