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'83 Bass Tracker Revival
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<blockquote data-quote="BYOB Fishing" data-source="post: 224406" data-attributes="member: 1756"><p>I was able to reach a mile stone today! The transom has been welded back together, and the bow eye has been repaired. Honestly, sometimes I thought I would never be able to get it back together, but there are just a couple of small things to put back together, and it will be ready for paint!</p><p></p><p>Unfortunatly, I found a few problems with my trailer. Since the trailer isn't titled, registered and doesn't have lights, I put the bass tracker on my smaller jon boat trailer. While it was out getting welded, I flipped the bass tracker trailer on it's side against a tree and found the rear cross member is nearly rusted out. I don't think it will support the weight of the boat and motor, especially when I put on the transom saver. I'm going to have to get it cut out and replaced. I know a few more people that can weld regular steel, so hopefully it isn't going to be as big a deal as it was to have the aluminum transom welded up, but the angled "V" bend worries me. I've included a few pics of the transom and the trailer damage. Would it be easier to replace all the cross memebers with straight ones, with no "V" shape?</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]28861[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28862[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28863[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28864[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]28865[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BYOB Fishing, post: 224406, member: 1756"] I was able to reach a mile stone today! The transom has been welded back together, and the bow eye has been repaired. Honestly, sometimes I thought I would never be able to get it back together, but there are just a couple of small things to put back together, and it will be ready for paint! Unfortunatly, I found a few problems with my trailer. Since the trailer isn't titled, registered and doesn't have lights, I put the bass tracker on my smaller jon boat trailer. While it was out getting welded, I flipped the bass tracker trailer on it's side against a tree and found the rear cross member is nearly rusted out. I don't think it will support the weight of the boat and motor, especially when I put on the transom saver. I'm going to have to get it cut out and replaced. I know a few more people that can weld regular steel, so hopefully it isn't going to be as big a deal as it was to have the aluminum transom welded up, but the angled "V" bend worries me. I've included a few pics of the transom and the trailer damage. Would it be easier to replace all the cross memebers with straight ones, with no "V" shape? [ATTACH type="full" alt="091511192303.jpg"]28861._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="091511192216.jpg"]28862._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="091511192144.jpg"]28863._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="091511174158.jpg"]28864._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="091511174312.jpg"]28865._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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