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Im working on building a 165 pro team bass tracker into a salt water flats boat. I’ve moved the gas tank to the front, I’m converting it to a center console too and mounting the batteries under it to move the weight load up front. With all of the research I’ve done I’ve decided to do 1/2”...

Well time to wake this thread up! I’ve taken a big break on this thing and now that the weather is warming up again I’ve gotten the itch to get this thing in the water. Quite a bit has gotten done since my last updates. I finally got some man time in the garage last night and got a bunch of...

Cool man, I'll have some other work for you too. shoot me a text so I have your number, 332-2937 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well do you have an idea of what you'd want just to do the transom caps? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I might cut the splash well out and replace the transom while I'm this far but I haven't committed to it yet. Do you have a tig machine or are you using a spool gun? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I was just scrolling thru Craigslist and saw your boat. small world because im in Virginia beach haha beautiful build man Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you, it was a really slow start but it's coming along! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got some more done tonight. All of the floor boards are painted, console is painted except the outside because I'll be spraying that after all of the body work. Got the whole back deck laid out on the wood and cut it out. It's definitely moving along now! Had my little helper out with us...

Well I've been getting a lot done on the boat over the last week. I got the front deck framed for all of the hatches and gas tank, got the rear deck framed out and got two tough boxes mounted as well as the livewell, painted the whole inside of the boat, got the center console mocked up and got...

Yea it's a 2000 mercury 2 stroke. I don't usually fish that far from the ramp anyways because our grass flats are right next to it. I have a feeling once I put a new e-tec on it I'll go a good bit further tho Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used t21 fusor and JB weld to fill the pits Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

After fixing all of the corrosion on the bottom and transom I got the boat flipped back over and stuck in the garage where it's going to live for a while. Got some materials ready and the actual build is about to start. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Alright so I'm converting my basstracker to a center console flats boat. I'm moving all of he weight (gas tank and batteries) up front. The gas tank will be under the console to offset the batteries and livewell. I'm trying to keep the console as small as possible but I have to build it around...

Yea I just didn't feel like spending the money on steel just to have something I would potentially not even like. It fits the boat perfectly now so I'm happy with it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So I finally got about 2 hrs to get some work done. I got the boat flipped over and found a ton of corrosion, holes and sloppy repairs. This boat must have spent its entire life in salt water and never got sprayed down. In between the keels where the trailer bunks sat is really bad. There was...

Any way to lower the bunks? Smaller tires? I wouldn't mess with the lead springs because they are setup for the weight of the boat. When it comes to the exhaust, it can go under water as long as the truck stays running and it still wouldn't really matter unless you whole truck was under water...

I just realized I never posted any pics of the trailer completed. Still need to sand, paint and rewire but that will come with the boat build. I'll take some better pics during the day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've been hunting birds for years and my lab hasn't been with me once. I hunt out of a native slayer kayak. Super stable, plenty of room for gear and I built a folding blind for it. As for a boat, a trolling motor or a push pole should be just fine for picking up birds and decoys. Like mentioned...

Yea I live just south of you in Virginia Beach. I do a lot more hunting in the woods and creeks than open water so I mainly just hunt out of my kayak being that I only throw out about 5 decoys plus I can get into the skinny water that woodies like to hang out in Sent from my iPhone using...

Honestly depending on if your hunting open water or flooded timber, that will dictate how many decoys you will have to be able to haul. In my opinion, I'd just use what you have and adapt to it. As long as you have a stable place to sit and have a place to set your guns so they won't fall out...