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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Buckethead's 1974 Duracraft 1720
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<blockquote data-quote="Buckethead" data-source="post: 314642" data-attributes="member: 9470"><p>Not sure on a access door yet, I'm probably going to fab it out of 1" tube or angle that way it will be the size I need. I thought about the lids from the livewell but they're too wide. </p><p></p><p>As far as stealing my idea, have at it. It was really simple and took less than an hour to do. I don't think I mentioned it but I used my orbital sander to remove all the paint where the two pieces of aluminum came together, lots of 5200 and riveted from the bottom up. I think it made a good enough seal to hold water but I had some leftover silicone from foam placement that I put on the inside seams and the rivets. You can figure out your gallons by taking L x W x H, then divide by 231, that should be pretty close. I'm gonna leak test it this weekend, I'll post results. </p><p></p><p>Gonna try to get the fuel tank placed and refit this weekend, maybe more framing, just have to see how much time I'm going to have. Daughter coming home from college, graduation parties. Amazing how so many things come up when you really want to get a project done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buckethead, post: 314642, member: 9470"] Not sure on a access door yet, I'm probably going to fab it out of 1" tube or angle that way it will be the size I need. I thought about the lids from the livewell but they're too wide. As far as stealing my idea, have at it. It was really simple and took less than an hour to do. I don't think I mentioned it but I used my orbital sander to remove all the paint where the two pieces of aluminum came together, lots of 5200 and riveted from the bottom up. I think it made a good enough seal to hold water but I had some leftover silicone from foam placement that I put on the inside seams and the rivets. You can figure out your gallons by taking L x W x H, then divide by 231, that should be pretty close. I'm gonna leak test it this weekend, I'll post results. Gonna try to get the fuel tank placed and refit this weekend, maybe more framing, just have to see how much time I'm going to have. Daughter coming home from college, graduation parties. Amazing how so many things come up when you really want to get a project done. [/QUOTE]
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