I traded 2 guns for this boat and 50lb trolling motor
I started cutting it up today. I cut out the middle seat leaving about 1.5" of the seat metal to use as a flange to screw 2x2s to. by cutting out the seat i lost some of the rigidity of the side walls. a 2x2 frame with plywood gusetts will be bolted to the remaining seat flange to restore the lost rigidity. more on that in days to come.
this is the start of the frame for the floor. nothing is screwed together yet still need to fit a few more cross braces and cut a bunch of gussets. you can see in back the rear seat is notched for a short rear deck.
batteries are up front to help spread out the weight. i cut the front seat out so they would sit lower. they will be covered with a very small deck just big enough to cover the batts and mount a trolling motor. the trolling motor deck will sit flush with the top of the boat but will not be fished from, to small and to tall. there will be a small front casting deck below the original seat height.
well thats about all i got done today... spent more time stareing and talking about how cool it will be when its done then actually working. i will get some more done tomorrow and post up more pics.
I started cutting it up today. I cut out the middle seat leaving about 1.5" of the seat metal to use as a flange to screw 2x2s to. by cutting out the seat i lost some of the rigidity of the side walls. a 2x2 frame with plywood gusetts will be bolted to the remaining seat flange to restore the lost rigidity. more on that in days to come.
this is the start of the frame for the floor. nothing is screwed together yet still need to fit a few more cross braces and cut a bunch of gussets. you can see in back the rear seat is notched for a short rear deck.
batteries are up front to help spread out the weight. i cut the front seat out so they would sit lower. they will be covered with a very small deck just big enough to cover the batts and mount a trolling motor. the trolling motor deck will sit flush with the top of the boat but will not be fished from, to small and to tall. there will be a small front casting deck below the original seat height.
well thats about all i got done today... spent more time stareing and talking about how cool it will be when its done then actually working. i will get some more done tomorrow and post up more pics.