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Hello; Working on my son's 1442 Alumacraft over the winter and need some guidance on the electrical. Will have the following: - Trolling Motor (not sure what voltage / thrust. That's another post). - Bilge Pump. - Fish locator. - Interior LED convenience lights. - Bow and Transom lights...

Reposting because it never posted (that I'm aware of). I don't think I put in a subject. Starting the deck extension portion of my 17yo son's 1442 Alumacraft. A couple of "head scratchers": 1) The factory deck will be extended back to the last rib in front of the middle seat. This should give...

Hello, Have a question regarding carpet for my Jon boat seats and deck: - Is it best to cut out the plywood, waterproof then carpet before installing? - If so, does the carpet wraparound the edge of the plywood OK and stay put? - I'm assuming you just cut the plywood a little shy to leave...

Hello All; Couple of simple questions: I want to put foam underneath the floor decking of my 1442 AlumaCraft. I believe closed cell foam will not absorb and hold water. Is this true? If I foam between all of the floor ribs before decking, does the water that gets dragged into the boat have...

Hello - Looking to start some minor improvements to my 16 YO son's Alumacraft 1442. Can someone help me out w/ the following: What's the best way to fasten the p'wood (assuming 1/2" is ok) to the bench seats? I've seen many different discussions on this. I'm thinking of using the...

Hello, Great forum. Hopefully someone can tell me the best adhesive to use to re-attach the cowling seal / gasket to the cowling. What I've been using so far isn't working. Shouldn't matter but it's a 2011, 9.9HP, 4 stroke. The boy came back from fishing one day and said he couldn't get the...

Hello, I've got a 17.5' Fourwinns. The original stock flip down tongue wheel failed a while back. I bought a replacement and mounted it where the original one was on the tongue. (I couldn't find one that matched the original bolt holes.) When I wheel it around for storage (on smooth cement)...

Hello, On my last outing of the season, I noticed a little different sound or vibration while towing my 17.5' Fourwinns. Since then, I've towed a couple of times between my house and my storage barn (1/4 mile on a county road). I never got over 30MPH and noticed in the side mirror that the...

Hello; I've enjoyed the site for some time now and have learned quite a bit. I live on the upper Mississippi between Elk River, MN and Monticello, MN. (I swear I've seen KT in his RP running around here). I'ts heavy w/ boulders and the levels are up and down. I'm tired of putting around w/ my...