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Looks great , been waiting a while to see her finished up, your boat was an inspiration for mine, I have the same deep fisherman

Thanks for the compliments guys, the decking for the front casting deck is 1/2 exterior ply with primer and 3 coats of enamel. I added vinyl nonslip strips for grip. The center deck area is also primed and painted, the blue that you see is a product like dri deck but half the cost. Its made of...

When I first got my boat the only bolts that were still intact were stainless steel. There was no reaction from the ss bolts either. I ended up spending well over 100 dollars on just stainless bolts for my rebuild and I am glad I did.

can't wait to get her out, I rebuilt the engine over the winter (blew head gasket). Its been raining here (Philadelphia suburbs) so much that I havent been able to get out. Only advice is that you make sure the paint is cured before pinstriping, some enamels take 4-6 weeks, good luck, post pics

Thanks, That is 4 inch pvc. It is my anchor holder. The hole goes below the casting deck, I designed it so the anchor rope all gets stored below out of the way

A warm spell has allowed me to get the painting done, I also added leds for night fishing. Here are the final pics. Full build is at https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11718 If you look in the background you can see my friends thunderjet, He paid 55,000 I paid 850 for mine...

I have the same exact boat as you, I spent the last 4 months redoing her. Its a great boat for decking. Check out my build and see if it helps. good luck https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=11718

I wouldnt go any higher than the bench seats on your boat. I have a 1972 mirrocraft 14 ft. but it is 60 inches wide. I decked to the bench level and they are good. I would also leave those brackets in, they actually help support the side walls. good luck

Looking real good, seems like your on a good pace to finish for spring fishing, I know I worked overtime on mine to get her ready, a few nice days (forced me) to take her out and fish, Im worried that when the weather is warm enough to paint her I won't want to take her out of commision.

I used spar varnish on all the deck supports and a primer and 2 or 3 coats of rustoleum on the decks

Here is a better picture of the stripes. It is 2 inch embossed grip tape I got from https://www.safetydirectamerica.com/15.html. I got it instead of sandpaper grip tape because it can be cleaned and is less abrasive.

Here is the original

Its been a month since I last posted. I have got a lot done. I was able to paint everything but the interior and exterior aluminum. Anything that could be removed and painted was. I also got to add a stainless steel handrail cut from a pool ladder. It turned out awesome and really makes you...

I varnished all the wood support 2x3s and primed and painted the casting decks, floor panels and bench tops. What is the best way for me to attach the painted ply wood to the removable supports? At first I was going to use stainless bolts, but then I thought I could just use deck sealant to...

Got the back deck built. dry fitted the seats to get an idea of what shes gonna look like.

now you can really tell I have too much time on my hands. Here is a crude 3d model of the finished boat. Just found a stainless steel pool ladder that I am going to convert into hand rails.

Got to work the on her the last few days, heres what I did. Any body use dri deck or similar flexible interlocking tiles on their floor? Thats what I am going to use and wanted some feedback. Also was wondering about bed liner for my interior paint, what is the best brand?

thanks for the input on the extra stringers I wasnt sure if I should add two more to each but now I will. Not sure what you mean by plywood forms do you mean enclose the under part of the seats? If so I do plan on doing that with wood or aluminum I understand it will act as arch support. Also...

Ive been on this site for months getting ideas for my boat. I finally graduated and I have had a little time to get started. The boat was all original from 1972. I fish all the time so I wanted to remove the center seat so I could walk around. I also want a flat deck with casting decks in...