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Hatches came from : https://www.rnrd.com/mpa.main.html# They do great work, just order well ahead of time, they worked perfectly. Thanks for the kind words.

Drackk - Great question. We got the hatches from https://www.rnrd.com/mpa.main.html# R & R designs online. They are the same hatches you can get at Cabelas or Bass Pro but much cheaper. The standard size was I believe 12x22 and the custom hatch in the middle was 14x44 but you can get any of them...

Finished for now... MORE TO COME!!!

I got this Old, run down, dilapidated, ramshackled, shabby, neglected, badly maintained, in ill repair, horrifying, piece or manuere and look at it now... Glad to put this baby back on the lakes, MANY fish were caught off this baby in the past, many more to come!

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All FINISHED!!! Clarkster 2000 and I put the final finishing touches on the boat today. Finished the decking for the front trolling motor, ran the rest of the electrical, put the fuel line around the boat for finishing touches etc. Glad to be complete, it was a great project to do this winter...

That is what mine looked like about 60 days ago. It was really not that hard to build out...Clarkster 2000 helped alot as this was my first build. You can crush this project if you have a spare week lying around somewhere. Just need to have the items in hand to get going. I wanted to use...

who pooted? - that is a great name! The hatches came from https://www.rnrd.com/mpa.main.html# (R&R Designs) They are awesome and very easy to install. They are the exact hatches you can buy at like Cabelas but MUCH cheaper. Very Nice design, also very strong. Their standard size is the 12X22...

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Clarkster 2000 and I were busy today with the finishing touches to the boat. We did the entire top deck and finished the carpet except for the hatch tops. Everything else is complete though. Everything worked out perfect!!! Take a look.

Henry Hefner - well just like that my boy stopped by tonight and routed the entire lot of hatches in about an hour...What a relief, that would have sucked with a chisel. Thanks again for the comment, it helped me alot. They look awesome flush with the deck!!! Just like that!

Henry Hefner - Thanks for the idea on the router. I made some calls and just like that a buddy of mine is stopping over to do all of the routing tomorrow. You are the man - Thanks again.

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More pics as I worked on the boat most of the day today. Dreading the chiseling!!!

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Ok clarkster 2000 and I got about 80 percent of the deck complete yesterday. I think the best addition so far were the coolers for the deck. They butt up against the top of the deck so they should work perfectly. They look awesome. We made a few additions under the deck as well for storage etc...

Fish 18 - thanks alot. It is coming together nicely! Should almost be finished this weekend. Will post more pics for everyone to see! Three coats will be more then enough and I have a bit of paint left over too...you will be fine. Remember to put the paint on with a FOAM roller then smooth it...

PAINT DETAILS AGAIN: Steps to Painting an aluminum boat: 1. Clean the boat thoroughly with just a simple wash. Wipe the boat down with either mineral spirits or Pettit 120 Thinner. 2. Rough sand the boat with 120 Grit paper just to scuff the boat a little so that the paint will adhere better...

This was the last post with a question Fish 18 - Gotta love that color! Was thinking about painting my entire boat also. Great job! I am in Frederick MD, used to fish them resevoirs all the time Liberty, Prettyboy, Loch Raven, 4 batteries ain't gonna cut it! I did not see a question in here. I...

Cheeseball - the grey box is an onboard charger which will have a female outlet attached to the top of the deck with a waterproof cover. When I come home that will all be hooked up under the deck to the 5 batteries and I will pull the cover off of the female outlet and plug it into the wall and...