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hydrilla gorilla
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Joined: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:12 pm Posts: 111
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 20x54
20X54 boat 35 GTR (stage 2) 3/16" Bottom 1/8" Sides 24" Sides Catwalks 5 1/2' Front Deck 16" Hunt Deck Front and back spud holes Terra 4500lb winch Square Chine Shark Eye Navigation Lights 2 bazooka 8 inch speakers Jenson water proof radio 200 watt amp Schumacher 3 banks batter charger 2 AGM batteries Lowrance Elite 7- HDI depth finder and nav. Led lights under cat walks and in each hatch Camo Hydro Turf Gator Glide Trolling Motor 2- 8 inch HID spot lights
This boat is a barge but that is what I wanted. I have only ran it a couple of times now that everything has been fixed. I was getting 26 mph into white caps yesterday on the lake. I have found the sweet spot and it runs pretty good. The 26 mph was with 3/4 tank of gas a yeti cooler full of water and me driving into the wind. I am ready to get into some smooth shallow water and mud and see how she performs. The Gator Glide is pretty sweet but makes it hard to load and unload your boat by yourself. Once you do it a couple of times its no big deal. I would recommend the Gator Glide to anyone who is thinking about it. I am sorry if the pictures are not up right I don't know how to fix them.
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:07 am |
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hydrilla gorilla
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 Re: 20x54 custom
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:09 am |
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JLACOUR
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:18 pm Posts: 4915 Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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 Re: 20x54 custom
Looks good! No interest in hanging two off the back?
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:17 am |
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JIMMY W
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 4534 Location: South Louisiana
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 Re: 20x54 custom
You might want to get 2 GatorTails!
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:40 am |
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BayouBuster
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Joined: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:33 am Posts: 1352 Location: Genoa AR
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 Re: 20x54 custom
I think Caddoz has a 20x54 with a stage 2 GTR, it seemed to run fine when I saw him at caddo.
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:02 pm |
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hydrilla gorilla
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Joined: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:12 pm Posts: 111
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 Re: 20x54 custom
I did think about putting two motors but I did not want the extra weight in the back with the hard bottoms I run. It is going to have a stage 2. I was only going to go with the 18 foot boat but ran a another boat the same size with a stage 2 and it ran just fine. I have read many different reviews and did my research and can not see why everyone says it will not have enough motor. From my understanding there is not much weight difference in a 18x60 and a 20x54. There are plenty of guys on here that run a 1860 and do just fine.
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:28 pm |
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willett
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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 Re: 20x54 custom
We built this boat and it is nearly identical to another we built and with Hoyt stage 2 GTR it was pushing 30+ which is the same motor going on this one.
Duals are not practical up here unless you are someone who has to have a larger heavy boat
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:04 pm |
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calphil
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Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:49 pm Posts: 1715 Location: Kingwood,TX
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 Re: 20x54 custom
Looks good hydrilla .. Willet does build a tank
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 3:44 pm |
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CaddoZ
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm Posts: 236 Location: Caddo lake, Tx
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:31 pm |
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CaddoZ
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm Posts: 236 Location: Caddo lake, Tx
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 Re: 20x54 custom
Hey willett bout 2 more months up here then I'm dropping my boat off for you
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:33 pm |
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cb5331
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Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:35 pm |
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CaddoZ
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm Posts: 236 Location: Caddo lake, Tx
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 6:43 pm |
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hydrilla gorilla
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Joined: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:12 pm Posts: 111
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 Re: 20x54 custom
Mine will be dialed in and I got the high rev coils. I just hope I can get 27-28 out of it.
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:11 pm |
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CaddoZ
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm Posts: 236 Location: Caddo lake, Tx
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Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:36 pm |
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DirtNasty
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Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:55 am Posts: 221 Location: Bullard, TX
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So I guess its workin out good for ya caddoz??
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:51 am |
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CaddoZ
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm Posts: 236 Location: Caddo lake, Tx
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:39 am |
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DirtNasty
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Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:55 am Posts: 221 Location: Bullard, TX
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ya i did the same thing with about 5 big folks and a bunch of gear and she was struggling. needs the coils... carb....? ? should have been pretty close but not sure. I always ran super unlead.nwith some sea foam. glad you like it.
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:56 pm |
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CaddoZ
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Joined: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:47 pm Posts: 236 Location: Caddo lake, Tx
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Yea I'm sure it is but just going to check and make sure. I'm ready to come home and put some time on that boat. I think I'm going to get willett to drop one of the catwalks down to the floor (enclose it) for a gun/rod box. And rig it for bowfishing paint and turf and gator glide and call it done
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Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:25 pm |
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hydrilla gorilla
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 Re: 20x54 custom
Got the Gator Glide on. Now I just have to wait on the drying time. Once this is done I will rig out the boat and get a formal review on the whole set up. It is coming together fast.
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:26 am |
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The Legend
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Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2011 8:29 pm Posts: 775 Location: Bridge City, TX
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Lookin good
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:35 am |
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hydrilla gorilla
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 Re: 20x54 custom
Thanks.
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:40 pm |
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calphil
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Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:49 pm Posts: 1715 Location: Kingwood,TX
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You doing the rigging yourself ??
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:04 pm |
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hydrilla gorilla
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 Re: 20x54 custom
No, way to much going on this thing.
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Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:48 pm |
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hydrilla gorilla
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 Re: 20x54 custom
here are a few updated pictures. I am still waiting on my lean to seat and hydro turf. I am sorry if the pictures are not right side up I don't know how to rotate them. I ran the boat yesterday but I believe the float is sticking in the carb. I should have this fixed today and then I will be able to give a formal review.
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:33 am |
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OwenDickeson
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Joined: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:45 pm Posts: 9869
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Were there any performance issues with the carb? Or did you just have fuel coming out of the overflow hose?
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:47 am |
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hydrilla gorilla
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don't think anything is wrong with the carb other then the overflow. I wont really know until I run it again. With the float being stuck in the carb then I am sure it was causing a performance issue because it was not getting the correct air-gas mixture. I hope to run it again today.
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:52 am |
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calphil
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Joined: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:49 pm Posts: 1715 Location: Kingwood,TX
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Liking the setup ..
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Team Camo
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Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:49 pm Posts: 8536 Location: Bridge City, TX
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Lookin good Darren. Get that carb adjusted & run up the hours on her!!!!
BTW, your carb cover shipped out this morning.
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 2:26 pm |
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Woodiebuster
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Joined: Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:00 pm Posts: 6060 Location: Choudrant, La
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Is that 7 2x2's?
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 7:28 pm |
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willett
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:22 am Posts: 1764 Location: Tyler, TX
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_________________ Pete Willett WC Custom Boats - Tyler, TX http://www.wccustomboats.com
WC Custom 2048 3/16 Bottom Center Console with 35 PD EFI GTR WC Custom 1840 Hybrid 3/16 Bottom with 37 EFI BOSS
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:03 pm |
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lastchance
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Joined: Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:56 pm Posts: 1646 Location: Chauvin
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Nice!!
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:16 pm |
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TXHUNTER
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Joined: Sun Jan 16, 2011 4:48 pm Posts: 251
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What are you running now?
TX
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Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:24 pm |
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DirtNasty
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Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:55 am Posts: 221 Location: Bullard, TX
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Wed Aug 21, 2013 5:49 pm |
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hydrilla gorilla
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 Re: 20x54
updated info and pics up top.
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Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:17 am |
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