That is a SHARP looking boat Randy! Congrats on the purchase. Do you run downriggers or just lead lines and planer boards?? I enjoy the process of setting up a new boat exactly how you want it to fit your needs, when I bought my last boat I spent hours just planning where everything would get...
We go to Vegas every year for the The Vegas Shoot archery (since 2010). We have done all the touristy things and checked out some cool places if you have never been out there...most require a car to get around though (Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, Hoover Dam etc). Some of our favorite...
Ionic Lithium Blue. I use 2 50aH to run my 70lb Minn Kota Power Drive iPilot. I get 6hrs trolling for salmon and lakers at ~1.5mph both into and with the wind with usually about 25% battery remaining. If I was shore fishing for bass I would get all day. If I was trying to hold over structure...
What size holes in the plates of the grinder? That could account for the consistency?? Also I know that there are freezer packs that you can put around the neck of the grinder while it is running. It helps keep everything really cold...maybe try one of those?
For LH bolt guns I have both a Browning A-bolt II in 270WSM and a Browning X-bolt in 7mm-08. THey are both fantastic shooters with the right ammo. I would not hesitate to buy any LH Browning or Tikka in 308, 270 or 30-06 if ammo availability is ever a question.
I know Henry is coming out with a Long Ranger in 308 with an 18" barrel and Skinner peep sight installed (Big Woods Bucks Model). Also heard rumblings that they would be offering the Supreme in some different calibers (hopefully 308) short barrel with a flush magazine option....the tang safety...