fishthedayaway
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hey, im getting my first boat (im 16) on saturday and i plan on converting it. Im not sure on the brand of it for sure right now but it shouldn't matter too much. my plans are to
1- cut down a portion of the front and center bench seats in the middle to lower the height of the deck when it goes on in order to lower the center of gravity.
2- build the frame out of 2x2s because i only plan on keeping it for a couple years before upgrading. the framing will be from the center bench seat going forward and will have plenty of storage underneath the deck.
3- build my own removable live well that will have a removable cutout in the bottom floor so it will be lower in the boat with all the water weight.
4- deck and carpet it from front to back to give it a better look and feel.
5- run electrical underneath the deck from the trolling motor and graph to the batteries.
6- find an electrical panel where i can control what power is going to what accessories
and im probably forgetting some things that i will end up doing like everyone does. im going to keep a running tab on how much this whole project is going to be below. also instead of posting up a ton of pictures, im going to record the progress of working with my GoPro to make things simpler. any tips or comments will be appreciated since this is my first project.
Boat, motor & trailer - $160
45lb Thrust bow mount - $45
Battery - $60
Materials - $110
Charger - $50
TOTAL - $325 (so far)
1- cut down a portion of the front and center bench seats in the middle to lower the height of the deck when it goes on in order to lower the center of gravity.
2- build the frame out of 2x2s because i only plan on keeping it for a couple years before upgrading. the framing will be from the center bench seat going forward and will have plenty of storage underneath the deck.
3- build my own removable live well that will have a removable cutout in the bottom floor so it will be lower in the boat with all the water weight.
4- deck and carpet it from front to back to give it a better look and feel.
5- run electrical underneath the deck from the trolling motor and graph to the batteries.
6- find an electrical panel where i can control what power is going to what accessories
and im probably forgetting some things that i will end up doing like everyone does. im going to keep a running tab on how much this whole project is going to be below. also instead of posting up a ton of pictures, im going to record the progress of working with my GoPro to make things simpler. any tips or comments will be appreciated since this is my first project.
Boat, motor & trailer - $160
45lb Thrust bow mount - $45
Battery - $60
Materials - $110
Charger - $50
TOTAL - $325 (so far)