Sailor Jules
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Hello all! I picked up a great little 17ft Bass Tracker from a friend, he upgraded to a nice new sleek tracker 4 years ago and this one had been sitting since then. His wife wanted it out and I needed a boat, great timing for me!
So... I have started pulling apart the entire interior to get to the ribs and spars along the hull, no obvious damage but he did tell me that it has some leaks.
My plan is to seal the hull and rivets, what would be the best sealant to use for this job? I have seen a number of posts mention Gluv-It Epoxy around the rivets.
I have been drilling out all of the interior aluminum around the aft livewell, fuel tank storage area, and rear floats, etc. Any recommendations on where to purchase rivets, or what specific rivets Bass Tracker used when producing these boats? I will need to look up which specific make and model of my boat and I will post that in a future post.
What is the best foam to use to replace the stuff I am digging out? I see there are sheets of foam under the wooden deck, Livewell, and fuel compartment panel. Is the stuff from Lowes or Homedepot acceptable?
What is the best spray foam or expanding foam to use in the bow and aft side sections?
Originally this boat came with carpet and my buddies dad began recarpeting the bow about a year ago, Ive got enough carpet to finish the boat, but after checking out some posts I see some folks are choosing a non-skid type paint. The non-skid is probably super easy to hose off after a few days/nights of fishing and I wanted some thoughts on what you guys out there preferred.
So to recap...
Sealant -
Rivets -
Carpet/non-skid -
Thanks guys!
Pics dont want to download at work, ill post them later tonight.
So... I have started pulling apart the entire interior to get to the ribs and spars along the hull, no obvious damage but he did tell me that it has some leaks.
My plan is to seal the hull and rivets, what would be the best sealant to use for this job? I have seen a number of posts mention Gluv-It Epoxy around the rivets.
I have been drilling out all of the interior aluminum around the aft livewell, fuel tank storage area, and rear floats, etc. Any recommendations on where to purchase rivets, or what specific rivets Bass Tracker used when producing these boats? I will need to look up which specific make and model of my boat and I will post that in a future post.
What is the best foam to use to replace the stuff I am digging out? I see there are sheets of foam under the wooden deck, Livewell, and fuel compartment panel. Is the stuff from Lowes or Homedepot acceptable?
What is the best spray foam or expanding foam to use in the bow and aft side sections?
Originally this boat came with carpet and my buddies dad began recarpeting the bow about a year ago, Ive got enough carpet to finish the boat, but after checking out some posts I see some folks are choosing a non-skid type paint. The non-skid is probably super easy to hose off after a few days/nights of fishing and I wanted some thoughts on what you guys out there preferred.
So to recap...
Sealant -
Rivets -
Carpet/non-skid -
Thanks guys!
Pics dont want to download at work, ill post them later tonight.