jixer
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I have Been working on Round 2 of the boat mods, so I thought I would put up some pics. I got the boat late summer last year. All I really had time for is setting it up how I felt it would work the best, then fishing it the rest of the year. Of course I was wrong, so the last few weeks I have been working on fixing the things that I didnt think of.
Fishfinder had to be moved to the tiller handle side where I can see it (go figure)
Removed front lights (didnt use them much)
Skirted the seats down (just looks better)
Added hardwired radio (portable radio was just another thing to remeber)
A hinged skirt for the bow (gf dropped a fish last year and he flopped his way under the deck/battery at the front, trying to keep things out of there this year, and it looks cleaner)
Moved the TM to the bow (reversed the head on my 30/30 endura, picked up a bow mount maxxum 55 but its heavy so not sure yet)
Replaced the transom board again (but now its not green treated)
Moved rear seat off center (arm was at a wierd angle for the tiller handle)
Reinforce the front deck (Battery weight made it sag)
I still have yet to decide If I want to deck the floor, I probably will go with Food service rubber mats just to keep it easy to clean because my lab likes to get in and out, The boat is pretty flat and the ribs are as tall as the mat. I need to get two of the seat bases for the front seat to move from the bow to the middle seat. I took it out yesterday and the changes are great so, now I get to take it all apart and paint the wood, Boat, and trailer.
Then it has been sort of crazy with all the trading and swapping to get a motor that was right for what I need. First I traded a mercury 9.8 for some extra flooring I had, it was rough and needed alot of work but it would have gotten me on the 10hp limit lake I like. I finally found a good home for the evinrude. I got a call about a guy wanting to trade a couple motors for some work, so that ended up being a chrysler 6 for me, and I traded back the mercury for another parts motor chrysler 6 (good thing because I already used it).
Fishfinder had to be moved to the tiller handle side where I can see it (go figure)
Removed front lights (didnt use them much)
Skirted the seats down (just looks better)
Added hardwired radio (portable radio was just another thing to remeber)
A hinged skirt for the bow (gf dropped a fish last year and he flopped his way under the deck/battery at the front, trying to keep things out of there this year, and it looks cleaner)
Moved the TM to the bow (reversed the head on my 30/30 endura, picked up a bow mount maxxum 55 but its heavy so not sure yet)
Replaced the transom board again (but now its not green treated)
Moved rear seat off center (arm was at a wierd angle for the tiller handle)
Reinforce the front deck (Battery weight made it sag)
I still have yet to decide If I want to deck the floor, I probably will go with Food service rubber mats just to keep it easy to clean because my lab likes to get in and out, The boat is pretty flat and the ribs are as tall as the mat. I need to get two of the seat bases for the front seat to move from the bow to the middle seat. I took it out yesterday and the changes are great so, now I get to take it all apart and paint the wood, Boat, and trailer.
Then it has been sort of crazy with all the trading and swapping to get a motor that was right for what I need. First I traded a mercury 9.8 for some extra flooring I had, it was rough and needed alot of work but it would have gotten me on the 10hp limit lake I like. I finally found a good home for the evinrude. I got a call about a guy wanting to trade a couple motors for some work, so that ended up being a chrysler 6 for me, and I traded back the mercury for another parts motor chrysler 6 (good thing because I already used it).