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12' Alumacraft (V-hull) Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="manley09" data-source="post: 202788" data-attributes="member: 2750"><p>Ok So I got a lot of work done.</p><p>Here's what I've done.</p><p></p><p>The L brackets I put in I had to grind down the corners on them so it would lay flat. Then I went and bought this plywood[ATTACH=full]24240[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Cut the pieces to fit with a jig saw and then sealed it up with thompsons water seal. Used a cardboard template to trace it on the wood</p><p>[ATTACH=full]24246[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Then Took it out on the water to see how stable it was. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]24247[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>It is SUPER STABLE! No COG problems at all. Before when I had the bench seats in if you would stand on top of them it was extremely tippy. I made the deck about half the height of those benches and it turned out great.</p><p></p><p>Next I cut a storage hatch in the front and carpeted it. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]24243[/ATTACH]</p><p>Put in some hinges!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]24244[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>And this is where I am at right now </p><p>[ATTACH=full]24245[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In the back the peice missing on the left side is going to be a flip up storage hatch. I had to recut that to make room for the carpet and reapplied thompsons water seal on it so it was drying at the time.</p><p></p><p>The gap in the middle is going to be filled in with a floor that is lower than the current deck. after that I just need to add my seats and other misc items and I'm in fishing heaven!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="manley09, post: 202788, member: 2750"] Ok So I got a lot of work done. Here's what I've done. The L brackets I put in I had to grind down the corners on them so it would lay flat. Then I went and bought this plywood[ATTACH type="full" alt="0204111215.jpg"]24240._xfImport[/ATTACH] Cut the pieces to fit with a jig saw and then sealed it up with thompsons water seal. Used a cardboard template to trace it on the wood [ATTACH type="full" alt="mms_picture_3.jpg"]24246._xfImport[/ATTACH] Then Took it out on the water to see how stable it was. [ATTACH type="full" alt="mms_picture_4.jpg"]24247._xfImport[/ATTACH] It is SUPER STABLE! No COG problems at all. Before when I had the bench seats in if you would stand on top of them it was extremely tippy. I made the deck about half the height of those benches and it turned out great. Next I cut a storage hatch in the front and carpeted it. [ATTACH type="full" alt="mms_picture_2.jpg"]24243._xfImport[/ATTACH] Put in some hinges! [ATTACH type="full" alt="mms_picture_1.jpg"]24244._xfImport[/ATTACH] And this is where I am at right now [ATTACH type="full" alt="mms_picture (1).jpg"]24245._xfImport[/ATTACH] In the back the peice missing on the left side is going to be a flip up storage hatch. I had to recut that to make room for the carpet and reapplied thompsons water seal on it so it was drying at the time. The gap in the middle is going to be filled in with a floor that is lower than the current deck. after that I just need to add my seats and other misc items and I'm in fishing heaven! [/QUOTE]
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