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Derek's Tracker TX-17 rebuild
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<blockquote data-quote="Derek" data-source="post: 237359" data-attributes="member: 2615"><p>Well its that time of year again. Going to be going through the boat this winter to do some things I wish I had done last year, and some new things that have come up. First order of business is to get the hull solid and leak free. I have a couple areas on the boat where small stress cracks have started forming from the rivet holes. I plan to have these cracks welded up.</p><p></p><p>2 weeks ago I pulled most of the boat apart. Disconnected all the wiring, everything was plugs/connectors. Pulled the console out, then portions of the front deck and compartments. Lastly the floor and foam underneath. Disconnected the motor and removed the trolling motor.</p><p></p><p>Last weekend we pulled the motor off, put it on the stand for some maintenance this winter. We then flipped the boat so I could inspect for cracks. My father and I then re-bucked every rivet we could get to.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v462/rollin37s/IMG_20120115_122646.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Plans for the winter:</p><p>- Get the hull welded (still have to find who I am going to have do it)</p><p>- Steelflex the bottom of the hull to seal it all up. I'm thinking black steelflex</p><p>- Remove decals and paint the upper half of the boat. Still undecided on color.</p><p>- Maintenance on Johnson 70hp</p><p>- tach and other gauges for the motor</p><p>- New seating</p><p>- rerun some wiring, add interior lighting</p><p>- New springs/mounts and new bunks for the trailer</p><p>- on the wish list is power tilt/trim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Derek, post: 237359, member: 2615"] Well its that time of year again. Going to be going through the boat this winter to do some things I wish I had done last year, and some new things that have come up. First order of business is to get the hull solid and leak free. I have a couple areas on the boat where small stress cracks have started forming from the rivet holes. I plan to have these cracks welded up. 2 weeks ago I pulled most of the boat apart. Disconnected all the wiring, everything was plugs/connectors. Pulled the console out, then portions of the front deck and compartments. Lastly the floor and foam underneath. Disconnected the motor and removed the trolling motor. Last weekend we pulled the motor off, put it on the stand for some maintenance this winter. We then flipped the boat so I could inspect for cracks. My father and I then re-bucked every rivet we could get to. [img]https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v462/rollin37s/IMG_20120115_122646.jpg[/img] Plans for the winter: - Get the hull welded (still have to find who I am going to have do it) - Steelflex the bottom of the hull to seal it all up. I'm thinking black steelflex - Remove decals and paint the upper half of the boat. Still undecided on color. - Maintenance on Johnson 70hp - tach and other gauges for the motor - New seating - rerun some wiring, add interior lighting - New springs/mounts and new bunks for the trailer - on the wish list is power tilt/trim [/QUOTE]
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