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2013 Tracker Topper 1436 help
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<blockquote data-quote="Earlo" data-source="post: 312084" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>Johnny,</p><p></p><p>Here's a link to a tracker 1436 I did a couple of years ago: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=16622</p><p></p><p>I also had essentially the same trailer, but was from Northern Tool. Stability with the boat was never and issue for me. Leaking definitely was. The places where rivets leaked were near the trailer bunks, and I believe the problem was amplified by the weight that was added to the boat. Hitting potholes with a cheap trailer and a thin boat with added weight was a bad combination. I made some bunks out of 2 x 6's laid flat to help distribute the impact and that seemed to help. Ultimately wound up getting a welded boat. I caught a lot of fish from that tracker, and I think the leaking was something I caused or at least contributed to. Just some things to keep in mind during your build. Good luck, and look forward to your progress. </p><p></p><p>This forum is a great resource, and I learn something new every time I poke around here. Like this, if you haven't been told it already: always use either alum. or stainless steel, and never use treated lumber. Over time, other metals (like galvanized brackets) and copper from wood treatment solution will cause your boat's metal to deteriorate. Never would have known that without the fine folks here.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earlo, post: 312084, member: 4386"] Johnny, Here's a link to a tracker 1436 I did a couple of years ago: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=16622 I also had essentially the same trailer, but was from Northern Tool. Stability with the boat was never and issue for me. Leaking definitely was. The places where rivets leaked were near the trailer bunks, and I believe the problem was amplified by the weight that was added to the boat. Hitting potholes with a cheap trailer and a thin boat with added weight was a bad combination. I made some bunks out of 2 x 6's laid flat to help distribute the impact and that seemed to help. Ultimately wound up getting a welded boat. I caught a lot of fish from that tracker, and I think the leaking was something I caused or at least contributed to. Just some things to keep in mind during your build. Good luck, and look forward to your progress. This forum is a great resource, and I learn something new every time I poke around here. Like this, if you haven't been told it already: always use either alum. or stainless steel, and never use treated lumber. Over time, other metals (like galvanized brackets) and copper from wood treatment solution will cause your boat's metal to deteriorate. Never would have known that without the fine folks here. [/QUOTE]
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