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Alumacraft 1436LT Conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 345459" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>While I'm fortunate that there isn't access for motor boats on the waterway behind my house I still didn't want to push my luck with elevating the front deck. </p><p></p><p>I wish I could have worked with something wider but the 1436 LT (base of 145lbs for my 2002 model) was the biggest size I could work with so that once I add the weight of the decking to it my brother & I can still carry over the barricade at the car-top launch. I'll have to run back and forth to add the trolling motor, battery, fuel tank & gas motor afterwards...and all our gear...but once it's in the river it'll stay for the season - so I want materials that can take a lot of exposure and still last me a long time (I'll cover it but it only protects so well.)</p><p></p><p>If it weren't for the fact that it will barely clear the fuel tank in the back and needs the ~1/2" foam backing for support I'd be level with the tops of the benches. Very lucky my father is an engineer - by his math this setup should save half the weight that I otherwise would have added using 1/8" aluminum angle and sheeting, with similar cost savings too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 345459, member: 13702"] While I'm fortunate that there isn't access for motor boats on the waterway behind my house I still didn't want to push my luck with elevating the front deck. I wish I could have worked with something wider but the 1436 LT (base of 145lbs for my 2002 model) was the biggest size I could work with so that once I add the weight of the decking to it my brother & I can still carry over the barricade at the car-top launch. I'll have to run back and forth to add the trolling motor, battery, fuel tank & gas motor afterwards...and all our gear...but once it's in the river it'll stay for the season - so I want materials that can take a lot of exposure and still last me a long time (I'll cover it but it only protects so well.) If it weren't for the fact that it will barely clear the fuel tank in the back and needs the ~1/2" foam backing for support I'd be level with the tops of the benches. Very lucky my father is an engineer - by his math this setup should save half the weight that I otherwise would have added using 1/8" aluminum angle and sheeting, with similar cost savings too. [/QUOTE]
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