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Alumacraft 1232 Jon Boat (Miss Peach) - Complete!
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<blockquote data-quote="super_dork" data-source="post: 220781" data-attributes="member: 6531"><p>This weekend I was able to finish up most of the remaining items. I ran out of electrical connectors, so I have to get some and redo some of the connections. I started removing the Alumacraft lettering with a heat gun so I can the name on the side, not sure on what I'm going to put yet though.</p><p></p><p>On Saturday morning, I took the wife out for a test run. We didn't have any issues and most things worked as expected. The boat is a little tippy in the front, which was expected. I wasn't a fan of the bow trolling motor though. I used a 24" pole seat while driving it, but it found that being that high wasn't very stable when changing direction and that the foot control was very erratic. Overall though, it was a success and the wife loved it! I wasn't too crazy about the position of the back seat, which is off center. I wasn't thinking when I added the battery to the same side as the seat offset, so it kinda leans, but it's not too bad.</p><p></p><p>When we got home, I found a remote control MotorGuide Lazer 370 RF bow mount motor on Craigslist for $75. When I told the guy I was coming from an hour away, he dropped the price to $50. It works great and I'll be able to drive sitting in the front of back without having the step on the pedal! So, now I get to sell the other bow and the transom mount motors! Getting a little money back!</p><p></p><p>Thanks to everyone for the advice and guidance. It really helped!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]28104[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="super_dork, post: 220781, member: 6531"] This weekend I was able to finish up most of the remaining items. I ran out of electrical connectors, so I have to get some and redo some of the connections. I started removing the Alumacraft lettering with a heat gun so I can the name on the side, not sure on what I'm going to put yet though. On Saturday morning, I took the wife out for a test run. We didn't have any issues and most things worked as expected. The boat is a little tippy in the front, which was expected. I wasn't a fan of the bow trolling motor though. I used a 24" pole seat while driving it, but it found that being that high wasn't very stable when changing direction and that the foot control was very erratic. Overall though, it was a success and the wife loved it! I wasn't too crazy about the position of the back seat, which is off center. I wasn't thinking when I added the battery to the same side as the seat offset, so it kinda leans, but it's not too bad. When we got home, I found a remote control MotorGuide Lazer 370 RF bow mount motor on Craigslist for $75. When I told the guy I was coming from an hour away, he dropped the price to $50. It works great and I'll be able to drive sitting in the front of back without having the step on the pedal! So, now I get to sell the other bow and the transom mount motors! Getting a little money back! Thanks to everyone for the advice and guidance. It really helped! [ATTACH type="full" alt="photo.JPG"]28104._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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