Recent content by sworrior

Nice. The pole wells are a neat idea...think power poles 40 years earlier.

The paint and primer are surprisingly more hardy than I thought. With major scratches I just reapply some spray paint, but that hasn't happened much. She fishes like a champ. Glad I took the time to do it right.

Ended up getting a 1981 Evinrude 7.5HP and a 3gal gas tank. Also got the HDS5 gen2 from Cabelas bargain cave. Ive used downscan imaging before and would love to have that capability with my current setup. Lowrances website is impossible to figure out. Any ideas on what I need to get to add...

Alldone. Finally finished the build. Thanks to Tim, Tony, Kismet, OTW, and everyone for their help...couldn't have done it without you guys. Now time to fish.

Loose fitted the rear seat/deck. Also got the battery selector switch and 2 bank charger installed.

Now that the forward casting deck is carpeted, I framed in the front. The battery position gives me the most room, but it has to be muscled in to place.

The transom is complete. I replaced the stock aluminum screws and washers with stainless fasteners primed and painted to match. I couldn't bring myself to paint the curly white oak, so I used a flat spar varnish to keep more with the theme but still allow the wood grain to show.

Built the front box for the trolling motor. This will raise it flush with the gunwale. I got a plug in connector from the trolling motor and mounted it in the vertical wall to reduce the chances of water intrusion. I also mounted the running light combo to this platform.

Got a little more done on the boat this week--fishing is definitely in my near future. Finished up carpeting the bow. I used Dap Weldwood Contact Cement. First I sealed the wood with whatever I had: exterior spray paint, deck sealer, spar varnish, a combination of leftovers Next I cut the...

Looks like a fun project. Im actually stuck on how to mount my bow mounted trolling motor. How was your front platform built? I need to build something flush to the top of the hull, but im worried about the torque of a 55lb motor ripping apart anything I make out of wood. Any thoughts?

...Soooo, I tried my hand at carpeting last night, and below are the pictures of the finished product. I used the DAP Contact Cement and was very impressed. A long open time allowed repositioning and stretching with a J-Roller I use for gluing up veneers. I will post some more detailed pics...

I solved the fastener issue. I am using Teks screws made by a company called Buildex. They are specifically designed to fasten wood to metal. They are also coated (ceramic, I believe) for exterior use. I pre-drilled my holes, but I also drove a few Teks non pre-drilled and didn't notice a...

Haven't touched the boat in over a week. Working on a special project that takes about 12-15 hours a day which doesn't leave much time for building. I worked a bit tonight and started on the carpeting. I was able to get the front bench carpeted and the front deck. I'll post some pictures...

Great carpet adhesive test by Jay at https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22430&start=15 Leaning towards Dap contact cement, but it seems like a one shot deal. I've noticed some have success with the Loctite spray adhesive. That seems almost fool proof.

Great news. What kind of adhesive did you use for your carpet? Any issues with the install? Looks fantastic.