Post by mytoyzfishing on Dec 19, 2013 18:28:35 GMT -5
Title got ya didn't it? 
But in all seriousness I did have a giant hole in my boat that I put there. Figured this was the best place to put this since its TM related but MODS feel free to move if you see fit.
Christmas came a little early, what can I say I can get impatient
Wife ordered me a ComforTroll. Since I fish out of a bass boat I use a cable steer TM. And come about noon my back, neck, and shoulder aches and hurts from the way stand using these with one leg elevated and most of your weight on the other leg. This thing is an aluminum tray that gets recessed into the deck so the foot pedal now becomes level with the rest of the deck. Making it more comfortable for a day of fishing. Here's my install:
First thing first. Cut out the template and tape it to the deck where you want it. But be careful when cutting the template that you cut the correct lines. Cut the wrong lines and you could have a hole to big for the tray to fit in.
Once the template was in place I took an exacto knife and cut the carpet using the template as a guide then peeled the carpet up. This way I had permanent template in case the paper one ripped with cutting out the deck.
Drilled out the corners big enough to give the blade room to make the turn. Used a Jig Saw to cut out the deck. On one note blades designed for wood do not last long in fiberglass, but hey that's what I had on hand, burned up 3 blades on one side. Picked up a couple of blades made for metal which worked a whole lot better.
The way my boat is designed I had a couple of obstical's I had to deal with. Right under where I was putting the tray was the end of one of my comparments, a tube that runs the length of the boat to run wiring to the front that is PVC encased in fiberglass, and a ton of floatation foam. Had to cut all that out of the way. One thing with Ranger Boats is that there is flotation foam in the whole boat. One of the things that makes Ranger's so safe. You can cut the boat in half and it wont sink. Just makes a mess when you have to cut it out to make room.
All cut out and cleaned up and test fit complete. You want to make sure its a tight fit to give maximum support.
Tray in place and mounted.
Pedal in place. The pedal needs to be secured in some fashion so it does not slide around, not that it can do much sliding as its designed to be a tight fit. Some drill holes in the tray and bolt the pedal directly to the tray. I did not like that idea as if I ever have to remove my TM then you have to take the tray out to unbolt it. So I used industrial strength all weather velcro on the feet of the pedal and then secured the other side to the tray. This way it holds it in place but can easily come out if I want it to.
Sure made a mess. A lot of material had to be removed to get the tray to fist. Still pulling fiberglass splinters out of my hand
should of worn gloves, oh well
Cant wait to get it out and try it out. Looking forward to pain free fishing
But in all seriousness I did have a giant hole in my boat that I put there. Figured this was the best place to put this since its TM related but MODS feel free to move if you see fit.Christmas came a little early, what can I say I can get impatient
Wife ordered me a ComforTroll. Since I fish out of a bass boat I use a cable steer TM. And come about noon my back, neck, and shoulder aches and hurts from the way stand using these with one leg elevated and most of your weight on the other leg. This thing is an aluminum tray that gets recessed into the deck so the foot pedal now becomes level with the rest of the deck. Making it more comfortable for a day of fishing. Here's my install:First thing first. Cut out the template and tape it to the deck where you want it. But be careful when cutting the template that you cut the correct lines. Cut the wrong lines and you could have a hole to big for the tray to fit in.
Once the template was in place I took an exacto knife and cut the carpet using the template as a guide then peeled the carpet up. This way I had permanent template in case the paper one ripped with cutting out the deck.
Drilled out the corners big enough to give the blade room to make the turn. Used a Jig Saw to cut out the deck. On one note blades designed for wood do not last long in fiberglass, but hey that's what I had on hand, burned up 3 blades on one side. Picked up a couple of blades made for metal which worked a whole lot better.
The way my boat is designed I had a couple of obstical's I had to deal with. Right under where I was putting the tray was the end of one of my comparments, a tube that runs the length of the boat to run wiring to the front that is PVC encased in fiberglass, and a ton of floatation foam. Had to cut all that out of the way. One thing with Ranger Boats is that there is flotation foam in the whole boat. One of the things that makes Ranger's so safe. You can cut the boat in half and it wont sink. Just makes a mess when you have to cut it out to make room.
All cut out and cleaned up and test fit complete. You want to make sure its a tight fit to give maximum support.
Tray in place and mounted.
Pedal in place. The pedal needs to be secured in some fashion so it does not slide around, not that it can do much sliding as its designed to be a tight fit. Some drill holes in the tray and bolt the pedal directly to the tray. I did not like that idea as if I ever have to remove my TM then you have to take the tray out to unbolt it. So I used industrial strength all weather velcro on the feet of the pedal and then secured the other side to the tray. This way it holds it in place but can easily come out if I want it to.
Sure made a mess. A lot of material had to be removed to get the tray to fist. Still pulling fiberglass splinters out of my hand
should of worn gloves, oh well
Cant wait to get it out and try it out. Looking forward to pain free fishing
