splashguards

[mark]

Got soaked last saturday. Is there any company other than wavewackers for splashguards? I dont want to spend alot.

[dave]

Try Whitecap splashguards. A friend of mine has them and i am planning to get a set myself. There Website is: www.whitecapmfg.com

[RocFish]

You can also call Walleye Masters for a catalog.
218-943-6221 - Miltona, MN ... Good Luck

[RD]

Tried a new set of Whitecaps last week on Mr. Pike Lund and they were absolutely essential to our fishing when high winds entered the Dakotas.

Recommend them highly.

[REW]

If you want to go cheap-- do the following.
Go to a surplus store and pick up a couple sheets of 1/4 inch plexiglass. You can often get these at a surplus store for 5-20 for a sheet big enough to make splash guards.

A couple of different things that you can do --
1. You can make a virtual copy of the Wave wacker or ther large splash guards -- the kind that are as tall as your motor -- and then come up with a relatively thick piece of rubber to bolt on the side to allow for motor movement. or
2. You can make a very short set of splash guards that work about 85 % as well as wave wackers and need no rubber. To make these short ones -- simply cut a piece of plastic as wide as the motor cutout. Make the plastic about 6-8 inces wide. On most transoms -- there are screws around the splash guard opening for trim pieces or other . These screw holes can be used with longer screws to mount the splash guard that you are going to make.

After cutting out the plexiglass as wide as the opening -- use a propane torch to hit the middle of the plexiglass -- full width. Run the flame gently and fairly quickly back and forth over both sides of the plexiglass.

To help in doing this -- clamp the plexiglass in a pair of 2X4's with c-clamps.

The object of heating the plexiglass is to put a gently rounded 90 degree bend in the plexiglass. Then you will be mounting this 90 degree bent plexiglass on the top of the splash well -- with the bend facing backward. The top of the bend will be below the bottom of the motor power head.

The way that this little splash guard works -- is that as a wave somes to the back of the boat - it rolls up the transom, and when it hits the splash shield - it is basically deflected backward 90 degrees into the lake. Obviously if it is a very large wave -- the wave will overwelm the splash guard and let water enter the boat.

However, if you want the very largest % of water left out of your boat for the lowest $ - give these shorty splash guards a try. Cheap easy to make -- and they work reasonably well. Another nice thing is that they don't need to be removed for traveling for for long term storage.

Good luck

REW