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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Smackdaddy's "Pole Dancer" 1652 Polar Kraft flush deck jet b
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<blockquote data-quote="smackdaddy53" data-source="post: 306535" data-attributes="member: 10154"><p>Found a Blue Point poling platform that came off a Hells Bay skiff for $150...[ATTACH=full]49595[/ATTACH]</p><p>Heres the jet before I removed the lower unit, stripped it and sandblasted it to bare aluminum. It will stay bare and I am adding a zinc anode to kill corrosion. It has 45 Jet decals because it came from Mercury with the lower unit and has a 60 HP block. A jet unit drops the block HP rating by about 30%.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]49597[/ATTACH]</p><p>I also found a great center console off a Carolina Skiff but it will fit my boat perfectly. I had a buddy hook me up with a big sheet of 1/4" smoke tinted Lexan and I cut out a windshield and heat bent it to fit. I used the old cracked windshield as a basic pattern and made it a little taller. I cant find my pics of the windshield but will take more later. Here is the stripped console. [ATTACH=full]49598[/ATTACH]</p><p>I also jumped the gun and bought a Lowrance HDS 5 Chartplotter/fishfinder but it will work for what I need. </p><p>More to come...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smackdaddy53, post: 306535, member: 10154"] Found a Blue Point poling platform that came off a Hells Bay skiff for $150...[ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1364002689.373920.jpg"]49595._xfImport[/ATTACH] Heres the jet before I removed the lower unit, stripped it and sandblasted it to bare aluminum. It will stay bare and I am adding a zinc anode to kill corrosion. It has 45 Jet decals because it came from Mercury with the lower unit and has a 60 HP block. A jet unit drops the block HP rating by about 30%. [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1364002801.921605.jpg"]49597._xfImport[/ATTACH] I also found a great center console off a Carolina Skiff but it will fit my boat perfectly. I had a buddy hook me up with a big sheet of 1/4" smoke tinted Lexan and I cut out a windshield and heat bent it to fit. I used the old cracked windshield as a basic pattern and made it a little taller. I cant find my pics of the windshield but will take more later. Here is the stripped console. [ATTACH type="full" alt="ImageUploadedByTapatalk1364003191.605501.jpg"]49598._xfImport[/ATTACH] I also jumped the gun and bought a Lowrance HDS 5 Chartplotter/fishfinder but it will work for what I need. More to come... [/QUOTE]
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