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my 12 ft v-bottom conversion idea
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<blockquote data-quote="bassbuster2011" data-source="post: 190607" data-attributes="member: 4561"><p>I am hoping to get it out soon. The winter still isnt quite done here in Northern Indiana. We actually had a few flurries yesterday. The ice is off the lake though. I dont think it will take to much longer to warm up. I am ready to get to the lakes. To answer the question on how I attached it, For one I used 5/8'' thick plywood. For the bow to be attached right I put two, 2x4's under the front deck on the front bench and then had the bolts going throught the plywood and the 2x4's AND the bench. The reason I had to do this, was because the middle bench sits a little higher then the front one in my boat. I had to use 2-6'' bolts along with locknuts. The back part of the front deck is attached with 8- 1/4x1 1/2 self tapping screws w/ washer under head. (Evenly spaced leaving room for the seat mount). All bolts were Stainless steel. Cost was around $22 at Ace Hardwarde. About $35 if I went to Lowes or Menards. The back deck is the same. As for the seats, I used 4- 3/8x1 1/2 self tapping screws on each. It seems to be holding pretty well.(Very sturdy) We could pull on the seats just about as hard as we could and they would not budge. We even sat in it and moved around quite a bit. The real test is going to be the water. I think it will be a little unstable at first, but if we can get use to it I dont think it will be a problem. I even mounted my seat in the center of the back deck and can still start the motor (PULL START) from that seat without even standing, which is nice. Any other questions, just ask and I will be more than happy to answer them the best I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassbuster2011, post: 190607, member: 4561"] I am hoping to get it out soon. The winter still isnt quite done here in Northern Indiana. We actually had a few flurries yesterday. The ice is off the lake though. I dont think it will take to much longer to warm up. I am ready to get to the lakes. To answer the question on how I attached it, For one I used 5/8'' thick plywood. For the bow to be attached right I put two, 2x4's under the front deck on the front bench and then had the bolts going throught the plywood and the 2x4's AND the bench. The reason I had to do this, was because the middle bench sits a little higher then the front one in my boat. I had to use 2-6'' bolts along with locknuts. The back part of the front deck is attached with 8- 1/4x1 1/2 self tapping screws w/ washer under head. (Evenly spaced leaving room for the seat mount). All bolts were Stainless steel. Cost was around $22 at Ace Hardwarde. About $35 if I went to Lowes or Menards. The back deck is the same. As for the seats, I used 4- 3/8x1 1/2 self tapping screws on each. It seems to be holding pretty well.(Very sturdy) We could pull on the seats just about as hard as we could and they would not budge. We even sat in it and moved around quite a bit. The real test is going to be the water. I think it will be a little unstable at first, but if we can get use to it I dont think it will be a problem. I even mounted my seat in the center of the back deck and can still start the motor (PULL START) from that seat without even standing, which is nice. Any other questions, just ask and I will be more than happy to answer them the best I can. [/QUOTE]
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