Scott Hammer TOXIC
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So, I decide to get off my fat arse and get the boat out. Talked to Mini and he scolded me pretty good!!:lol::lol: It hit home when he said he would have to go cut a hole in the water:lol:...and was ready to do it. I needed to move my sonars around also. I had the HD5 on the bow and a 332c at the helm. Well, the antenna went out on the 332c and rather than buying another, I just wanted to move it to the bow, hook it up to the TM puck and have the internal antenna and actually better mapping which I need here because I can get lost in my backyard!!
Well, I forgot that I drilled the center of the mount and then ran the wiring thorough....I had to untangle a mess of spaghetti. Uggg, I had to un-wire everything to get it out. Finally got that done, both work, so I went a spooled up about 5 rods, put my baits of choice together dropped the boat off the lift and ran across the river. Found what looked like some good fish around the bridge pilings, drop the TM and.....NOTHING:angry: :angry:WTH? Check the onboard fuses, fine....So I run back across the river, put the boat back on the lift, go get the tester and find I have power to the plug (pull the whole assembly off the panel)....Open the hatch, plug in the charger....3 green lights...Batteries should be fine....Go back upfront to check the pedal connections and when I hit the switch....TM runs fine. Well, great, my first stroke of luck....Drop the boat off the lift, unplug the charger, walk up front and just for grins, hit the TM switch and......nothing.... Put the boat back on the lift, plug in the charger and it works...Another call to Mini:lol::lol::lol: Consensus is that my batteries are fried....I make the 150 yard trek to the house, get the 2-wheeler, un hook both the TM batteries, wheel them back to the house, load them into the truck, drive to the battery store, drive back, load them back on the 2-wheeler, trek back out the boat, re-install them, cross my fingers, walk upfront, hit the pedal and viola!! I got game!!:lol::lol: Drop the lift, put the boat in reverse and I CAN'T GET OFF THE FRICKIN LIFT Dead low tide and the water is not deep enough. :huh::wacko: I loaded all my gear on the 2-wheeler came back to the house, opened a new bottle of Jack and I am waiting for the game to start. What a day.
TOXIC
Well, I forgot that I drilled the center of the mount and then ran the wiring thorough....I had to untangle a mess of spaghetti. Uggg, I had to un-wire everything to get it out. Finally got that done, both work, so I went a spooled up about 5 rods, put my baits of choice together dropped the boat off the lift and ran across the river. Found what looked like some good fish around the bridge pilings, drop the TM and.....NOTHING:angry: :angry:WTH? Check the onboard fuses, fine....So I run back across the river, put the boat back on the lift, go get the tester and find I have power to the plug (pull the whole assembly off the panel)....Open the hatch, plug in the charger....3 green lights...Batteries should be fine....Go back upfront to check the pedal connections and when I hit the switch....TM runs fine. Well, great, my first stroke of luck....Drop the boat off the lift, unplug the charger, walk up front and just for grins, hit the TM switch and......nothing.... Put the boat back on the lift, plug in the charger and it works...Another call to Mini:lol::lol::lol: Consensus is that my batteries are fried....I make the 150 yard trek to the house, get the 2-wheeler, un hook both the TM batteries, wheel them back to the house, load them into the truck, drive to the battery store, drive back, load them back on the 2-wheeler, trek back out the boat, re-install them, cross my fingers, walk upfront, hit the pedal and viola!! I got game!!:lol::lol: Drop the lift, put the boat in reverse and I CAN'T GET OFF THE FRICKIN LIFT Dead low tide and the water is not deep enough. :huh::wacko: I loaded all my gear on the 2-wheeler came back to the house, opened a new bottle of Jack and I am waiting for the game to start. What a day. TOXIC
