Good Ol Sarge
Active member
hi everyone,im brand new here. just wanted to show some pics of my first boat. i pieced it together over the long winter. most of everything i got was off craigslist.
first i picked up the 2007 grizzly tracker 1448 for about 1000 bucks. then i purchased a new trailer from a marina. my motor is a 2005 Johnson 15hp 2 stroke.the boat itself is in great shape, few scratches but nothing major. the guy i bought it from had installed a wood floor because the 2007 model didnt come with the aluminum floor. it was a little ruff, uneven and kind of high, it was partially covering the storage compartment under the front deck. plus i really didnt like the way the green turf rug looked! i replaced the floor with 4 smaller beams and a 3/4 pressure treated piece of plywood. now the floor sits just under the compartment and it looks pretty good with the new marine carpet i put down.i was actually thinking about replacing the wood beams with some sheets of foam insulation to cut back on some weight. does anyone have experience or advice for that? i thank everyone in advance for any input!![IMG_0263.JPG IMG_0263.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/19/19293-e0a620766154550759b64be0eef7aac1.jpg)
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first i picked up the 2007 grizzly tracker 1448 for about 1000 bucks. then i purchased a new trailer from a marina. my motor is a 2005 Johnson 15hp 2 stroke.the boat itself is in great shape, few scratches but nothing major. the guy i bought it from had installed a wood floor because the 2007 model didnt come with the aluminum floor. it was a little ruff, uneven and kind of high, it was partially covering the storage compartment under the front deck. plus i really didnt like the way the green turf rug looked! i replaced the floor with 4 smaller beams and a 3/4 pressure treated piece of plywood. now the floor sits just under the compartment and it looks pretty good with the new marine carpet i put down.i was actually thinking about replacing the wood beams with some sheets of foam insulation to cut back on some weight. does anyone have experience or advice for that? i thank everyone in advance for any input!
![IMG_0263.JPG IMG_0263.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/19/19293-e0a620766154550759b64be0eef7aac1.jpg)
![IMG_0572.JPG IMG_0572.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/19/19294-a652d608937bce82863fd702e6484252.jpg)
![IMG_0579.JPG IMG_0579.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/19/19295-e3dba82f30711ef5022bf0653c42d45e.jpg)
![IMG_0620.JPG IMG_0620.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/19/19296-ef99d220cf61c14f3065dd5e654d515d.jpg)