1987 smokercraft magnum 161mg rebuild/total nautolex

[wiredneck1]

got the bow framed in also

 

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got all the electrical ran and wires hidden behind the switch/control panel.

 

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took the boat over to my dads heated garage to glue in the nautolex on the sides, I used contact cement for this

 

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cutting and mocking up the side hatches.

 

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3 coats spare urethane on each side for the side panels and back bench area.

 

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side hatches covered and installed

 

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my kids having fun checking out the progress

 

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heres a before and after picture of the outside paint

 

[25yamaha]

My dad has the same boat just a sylvan he has a 88 hp spl Johnson and gets around 40mph with 2guys and gear it tubes pretty well too

 

[DaleH]

Were those side vertical hatches already there? They look sweet all covered with new nautolex!

Just curious ... how much smaller than the cut-out is the hatch panel, before covering with the fabric?

You did a really neat job with the corners from what I can see. Did you use monel or SS staples in addition to the fabric glue?

 

[wiredneck1]

The side hatches are actually custom....there was side hatches on the boat from the factory but the guy I bought it from took them out (he also had taken out the storage around the battery/gas tank area also)and I had absolutely nothing to work with besides a shelf and the wood that was around the shelf. It took be a bit to figure out how I was gonna make them but I am very satisfied with how they turned out.

The hacth panels are probably 1/4 inch smaller than the cutout and they are still really tight so I wish I would've went a little smaller yet but oh well live and learn.

The corners glued completely around the corners with weldwood contact cement and I also secured them with ss staples just to be sure that they last.

I really appreciate everyones comments on the work I've done so far and I will add that this is my first ever boat project so I think it is turning out great.

 

[wiredneck1]

well I got it all done so here are the remaining pictures of the build/rebuild

 

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gas tank is under the port side door and the starting and trolling motor battery are under the starboard side door

 

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the bow storage is big enough that I can store 2-20lb anchors and the rope for the bow when I launch the boat

 

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console was installed

 

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depth finder, steering wheel and led interior light all installed

 

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couple of the completed interior

 

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I made some vertical rod holders to hold my trolling rods and also added a plier holder and a net holder

 

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I made a windshield out of plexiglass that I got for free. the windshield folds down in the front so when I have the duck blind on it the windshield wont interfere with it.

 

[wiredneck1]

other things I did to the boat were I replaced the bunks on the trailer and also made some guide on side bunks for it. I added a motorguide wireless 55 trolling motor to the bow that I traded a guy a transom mount trolling motor for even up. Now im waiting on some warmer weather to take the boat for a spin since they have been doing really well on the walleyes on the wolf river for the last 3 weeks