Recent content by trippingbilly

I attached the front deck by first putting some 1x6 on the bench seat itself in the center so that the seat bases would be solid. (I attached those using toggle bolts). I cut the deck so that it would fit fairly snug against the sides of the boat so that when I carpted it, it would be tight...

It's been pretty cold in Indiana over the past few weeks, however with the help of a propane heater, I've been able to get 95% complete with the mod. There are about a hundred things I would have done differently, however I'm very pleased with it and I can't wait to get it on the water. I...

I've been able to get some focused time on this and it's starting to come together. Christmas brought some great seats and posts which A) saved me some $$ and B) allowed me to keep pushing. I also took advantage of free shipping from Cabelas and ordered the carpet and some non-skid paint. I...

Spent about 8 hours over the past couple of days (my quarter ended...shew!). Over the thanksgiving holiday I spent more hours than I can say thinking about this and it's coming together. I have the deck pretty much the way I like it and envisioned it and I also have gotten some additional...

Did some work this weekend on the lower hull deck. I had thought about it for a week, if not more, and I'm still not sure what I think. The intent of this lower deck is to set a couple of batteries on top of it as well using it for storage. I think it will accomplish that for sure and I made...

Not sure the Horsepower as the stickers were removed from the Motor... could be a 9.9, but since their are no stickers, I'm thinking it's a 15HP.

I'm just beginning the modification process on a boat my grandfather gave me. I've been scouring these forums for months and have finally decided that this is the time. I'm going to start with the front Deck and would like to create a two layered deck... one that is accessable by hatch that...